This is a list of archaeological sites in Bangladesh:

Dhaka Division

Sat Gambuj Mosque The Sat Gambuj Mosque () is near the northwestern outskirts of Dhaka in the Mohammadpur area. It is a fine example of the provincial Mughal style of architecture introduced in Bangladesh in the 17th century. The mosque's most notable features ar ...

Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque The Khan Mohammad Mirza Mosque is a historical mosque near Lalbagh Fort in Dhaka, Bangladesh. History The mosque was built in Atish Khan Mahalla by Khan Mohammad Mridha under the instruction of Qadi Ibadullah in 1706 CE. The mosque rises above it ...

Bara Katra Bara Katra ( bn, বড় কাটরা; Great Caravanserai) is one of the oldest historical and architectural monuments in Dhaka. The word Katra may have originated from Arabic word Katara which means colonnaded building. 'Katra/ katara' in ...

Lalbagh Fort Lalbagh Fort ( bn, লালবাগ কেল্লা) is a fort in the old city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its name is derived from its neighborhood Lalbagh, which means Red Garden. The term Lalbagh refers to reddish and pinkish architecture from ...

Chhota Katra Chhota Katra ( bn, ছোট কাটারা; ''Small Katra'') is one of two Katras built during Mughal's regime in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was constructed in 1663 by Subahdar Shaista Khan. It is on Hakim Habibur Rahman lane on the bank of the ...

Shahbaz Khan Mosque Shahbaz Khan Mosque is a historic mosque located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Located near Mir Jumla’s Gate, this mosque serves as an example of late Mughal architecture in Bengal, known as the Shaista Khan architectural style. History The mosque ...

* Musa Khan Mosque *

Northbrook Hall Northbrook Hall (also known as Lalkuthi) was originally built as a town hall during the British period. It is situated at Farashgonj road in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh, on the north bank of the Buriganga River. History In 1874, Indian Governor Th ...

* Ruplal House *

Rose Garden Palace The Rose Garden Palace is a mansion and garden in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. Built in the late 19th century, it became birthplace of the Awami League in 1949, when East Bengali liberal and social democrats converged in Dhaka to form an alternative p ...

Bhajahari Lodge Bhajahari Lodge is a protected early 20th century mansion in Tipu Sultan Road, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was built by Bhajahari Saha Banik around 1925. Although it was primarily a residence, Bhajahari and his brother Lal Mohan Saha founded a theatre ...

Panam Nagar Panam City ( bn, পানাম শহর/পানাম নগর; ''romanised: Panam shohor/panam nogor'') was an ancient city, the archaeological ruins of which is situated at Sonargaon, Narayanganj in Bangladesh. It is one of the earliest ...

Sonakanda Fort Sonakanda Fort is a river fort situated in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on the eastern bank of Shitalakshya River. Though the time of its establishment could not be ascertained, historians believe that the river fort was built by Mir Jumla II, a S ...

Hajiganj Fort Hajiganj Fort also known as Khizirpur fort, situated at Hajiganj locality of Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on the western bank of Shitalakshya. History The exact date of Hajiganj fort is uncertain but it may have been built soon after Subahdar Isl ...

* Baliati Zamindari *

Idrakpur Fort Idrakpur Fort is a river fort situated in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. The fort was built approximately in 1660 A.D. According to a number of historians, the river fort was built by Mir Jumla II, a Subahdar of Bengal under the Mughal Empire, to estab ...

* Baba Adam's Mosque *

Wari-Bateshwar ruins The Wari-Bateshwar (Bengali: উয়ারী-বটেশ্বর,''Uari-Bôṭeshshor'') ruins in Narsingdi, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh is one of the earliest urban archaeological sites in Bangladesh. Excavation in the site unearthed a ...

* Pathrail Mosque

Chittagong Division

Shalban Vihara Shalban Bihar (Sanskrit; bn, শালবন বিহার ''Shalban Bihar'') is an archaeological site in Moinamoti, Comilla, Bangladesh. The ruins are in the middle of the Lalmai hills ridge, and these are of a 7th-century Paharpur-style ...

Bariura Old Bridge Bariura Old Bridge ( bn, বাড়িউড়া প্রাচীন পুল) or Hatirpool ( bn, হাতিরপুল) is one of the ancient bridges in Sarail Upazila of Brahmanbaria District, and is located north of Brahmanbaria. It ...

Sylhet Division

Ghayebi Dighi Masjid Ghayebi Dighi Mosque, ( bn, গায়েবী দিঘী মসজিদ, ar, مسجد بركة الغائبي), was an ancient mosque located in the Barothakuri Union, Zakiganj Upazila in Sylhet District. It is an important site managed by ...

Shankarpasha Shahi Masjid Shankarpasha Shahi Jame Masjid, ( bn, উচাইল শংকরপাশা শাহী মসজিদ, fa, شاهي مسجد شنكرپاشا) is an ancient mosque in the Habiganj Sadar Upazila of Bangladesh. It was built during the 15th ce ...

Barisal Division

Nasrat Gazi Mosque Nasrat Ghazi Mosque ( bn, নসরত গাজীর মসজিদ, ar, مسجد نصرت غازي) is a 15th-century one-domed mosque and archaeological site located in the village of Middle Sialguni in Bakerganj Upazila, part of the Baris ...

Qasba Mosque Qasba Mosque ( bn, কসবা মসজিদ, ar, مسجد القصبة) is an early 16th-century nine-domed mosque and archaeological site located in Barisal District of Bangladesh. It is located in the Qasba village under Gournadi Upazila. ...

Mahilara Sarkar Math Mahilara Sarkar Math is an ancient Hindu temple and archaeological site located in the Barisal District of Bangladesh. It was built by a local influential man named Rupram Das Gupta during the reign of Alivardi Khan in the 18th century. The Shikh ...

Kamalapur Mosque Kamalapur Mosque, also known as Masum Khan Mosque, is a square shaped three domed ancient mosque and archaeological site located in Barisal District of Bangladesh. It is located in the Kamalapur village under Gournadi Upazila. It was built in the ...

Miah Bari Mosque The Karapur Miah Bari Mosque ( bn, কড়াপুর মিঞা বাড়ি মসজিদ, ar, ) is a three domed ancient mosque and archaeological site located in the Barisal District of Bangladesh. It is located in Miah Bari, in t ...

Bibi Chini Mosque Bibi Chini Mosque ( bn, বিবি চিনি মসজিদ) is an ancient mosque and archaeological site located in Barguna District of Bangladesh. It is located in the Bibi Chini village under Betagi Upazila. This Mughal architecture sty ...

Collectorate Bhaban, Barishal Barishal Collectorate Bhaban or Barisal Collectorate Bhaban is British colonial administrative building located in Sadar Upazila of Barisal District in Bangladesh. It is now classified as a protected site of the Department of Archaeology. The go ...

Rajshahi Division

Bagha Mosque Bagha Mosque ( bn, বাঘা মসজিদ) is a mosque located at Bagha, southeast of Rajshahi in Bangladesh. History The mosque was built in 1523-1524 (930 AH) by Sultan Nusrat Shah, son of Alauddin Shah, the founder of the Husain Shahi ...

* Kismat Maria Mosque *

Bara Anhik Mandir Bara Ahnik Mandir () is a Hindu temple of the Puthia Temple Complex in Puthia Upazila, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. It stands next to Chauchala Chhota Govinda Mandir and faces east. Architecturally it is exceptional for Bangladesh, the only ot ...

Puthia Rajbari } Puthia Rajbari is a palace in Puthia Upazilla, Rajshahi in Bangladesh, built in 1895, for Rani Hemanta Kumari Debi, it is an example of Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture. The palace is sited on the Rajshahi Natore highway 30 km from the ...

Chota Anhik Mandir Chota Anhik Mandir ( bn, ছোট আহ্নিক মন্দির) is a Hindu temple of the Puthia Temple Complex in Puthia Upazila, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. Location Puthia town where the temple is located is accessible by road ...

* Pancha Ratna Shiva Temple * Dol-Mandir *

Pancha Ratna Govinda Temple The Pancha Ratna Govinda Temple (Bengali: পঞ্চরত্ন গোবিন্দ মন্দির) in Puthia village, Rajshahi district in Bangladesh. The temple is a striking monument, which was built in the 19th century. It has the ...

Somapura Mahavihara Somapura Mahavihara ( bn, সোমপুর মহাবিহার, Shompur Môhabihar) in Paharpur, Badalgachhi Upazila, Badalgachhi, Naogaon District, Naogaon, Bangladesh is among the best known Buddhist viharas or monasteries in the Indi ...

Halud Vihara Halud Vihara is west-southwest from the World Heritage Site of Somapura Mahavihara, at Pahapur in the Naogaon District of Bangladesh.The main feature of the site is "a large mound 100 feet across and 25 feet high",Kusumba Mosque Kusumba Mosque ( bn, কুসুম্বা শাহী মসজিদ) is a mosque in Manda Upazila of Naogaon District of Bangladesh. This mosque can be found in the village of Kusumba, which is its namesake. It was built in 1558–59 and is ...

* Jagaddala Mahavihara *

Uttara Ganabhaban The Uttara Ganabhaban ( bn, উত্তরা গণভবন, Uttora Gonobhobon, Northern People's House) is an 18th-century (1734) royal palace also known as Dighapatia Palace ( bn, দিঘাপতিয়া রাজবাড়ী, Digh ...

Natore Rajbari Natore Rajbari (also known as Pagla Raja's Palace, Natore Palace) was a prominent royal palace in Natore, Bangladesh. It was the residence and seat of the Rajshahi Raj family of zamindars. The famous queen Rani Bhabani lived here and after the ...

Choto Sona Mosque Choto Shona Mosque ( bn, ছোট সোনা মসজিদ, ''Small Golden Mosque'') is located in Chapai Nawabganj district of Bangladesh. The mosque is situated about south of the Kotwali Gate and to the south-east of the Mughal Tahakhana ...

Darasbari Mosque Darasbari Mosque ( bn, দারসবাড়ি মসজিদ) is a historic mosque that was built in 1479 AD and is located in Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj, Shibganj Upazila of Chapai Nawabganj District, Bangladesh. It is situated abo ...

* Mughal Tahakhana * Rohanpur Octagonal Tomb *

Mahasthangarh Mahasthangarh ( bn, মহাস্থানগড়, ''Môhasthangôṛ'') is one of the earliest urban archaeological sites so far discovered in Bangladesh. The village Mahasthan in Shibganj upazila of Bogra District contains the remain ...

Gokul Medh Gokul Medh is an archaeological site in Bangladesh. It is an excavated mound in the village of Gokul in Bogra Sadar Upazila, Bogra, about 2km southwest of Mahasthangarh. It is also known as ''Lakshindar Medh,'' as it is known in folklore as the ...

Vasu Vihara Vasu Vihara or Vasu Bihar is one of the famous archaeological site in Bangladesh. Locally is popular by the name ''Narapatir Dhap''. It is one of the ancient Buddhist heritage of Bangladesh. Location It is situated in Shibganj Upazila of ...

* Mangalkot (ancient sculpture)

Rangpur Division

Kantajew Temple Kantanagar Temple, commonly known as Kantaji Temple or Kantajew Temple ( bn, কান্তজীর মন্দির) at Kantanagar, is a late-medieval Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. The Kantajew Temple is a religious edifice belonging ...

Khulna Division

Sixty Dome Mosque The Sixty Dome Mosque ( ''Shaṭ Gombuj Moshjid''; more commonly known as ''Shait Gambuj Mosque'' or ''Saith Gunbad Masjid''), is a mosque in Bagerhat, Bangladesh. It is a part of the Mosque City of Bagerhat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is t ...

Nine Dome Mosque The Nine Dome Mosque ( bn, নয়গম্বুজ মসজিদ) is a historic mosque in the Mosque City of Bagerhat in Bangladesh. It was built during the governorship of Khan Jahan Ali in the 15th century, under the reign of the Bengal ...

Singar Mosque The Singar Mosque ( bn, সিঙ্গাইর মসজিদ)Transliterations vary. Signage on site spells it Singair. Perween Hasan uses Shingria and ''Banglapedia'' uses Singria, whereas most other sources use Singair. is a 15th-century m ...

* Mound of Dam Dam Peer * Masjidkur *

Rabindra Complex Rabindra Complex is located in Dakkhindihi village, Fultala Union Parishad, Phultala Upazila, 19 km from Khulna city, Bangladesh. It was the residence of Rabindranath Tagore's father-in-law, Beni Madhab Roy Chowdhury. In British Indian Empire ...

* Tetulia Jami Mosque

References

{{Reflist Archaeology of Bangladesh

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Archaeological sites An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and ...