Histories

Kadam Rasool History Kadam Rasool is located in Gaur. The building was built to pay tribute to the traces of the Prophet. It was built by Nasrat Shah (1531 AD). In one of the rooms in this building, a piece of stone with the footprints of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) was placed on a carved black marble altar.

Ak Lakhi Mosque History Notable achievements of the reign of Sultan Jalaluddin Ak Lakhi Mosque in Pandya. Its construction period is 1418-1423 AD. There is a proverb that at that time one lakh taka was spent for its construetion. Then the Mosque is known as Ak Lakhi Mosque. This Mosque is actually a tomb. He and his wife and  childrens were buried in this mausoleum.

Adina Mosque History The capital of the Muslim Sultans of independent Bangla was first Gaur, than Pandua and than Gaur again. Therefore, the architectural monuments of the Muslim tradition were first developed in these tow cities. In 1369, Sultan Sikandar Shah built the Adina Mosque. The grave of Sikandar was built on the north side of the Mosque.

The Somapura Mahavihara History paharpur is an important archaeological site situated in a village named Paharpur in Naogaon district of northern Bangladesh. Naogaon is mainly plain land but in the middle of it stood a hill covered with jungle. When the jungle was cleared and the hill excavated, there emerged a lofty ruin of an ancient temple. The temple is about 24 meter high from the surrounding level. Pahar means hill. Hence is the name Paharpur. The paharpur site has been excavated and re-excavated a number of time by archaeologists. sir Alexander Cunningham, archaeological surveyor of India, visited the place in 1879. He intended to carry out an extensive excavation but was prevented by the land owner. Nevertheless, he was satisfied with whatever excavation ha was permitted to carryout. The site was declared to be protected by the Archaeological Survey of India in 1919 under the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act of 1904. Systematic and regular excavation started jointly by ...