Mosque and shrine, Chandpur
Hajiganj Boro Mosqueহাজীগঞ্জ বড় মসজিদ
- Time needed
- Half an hour.
- best months
- Nov–Feb
- Cost
- Free.
The great mosque in the middle of Hajiganj bazar, begun in the 1930s by the Haji family who gave the town its name: a wide prayer hall, a tall minaret and a madrasa complex around it.
At a glance
- Begun
- 1937
- Minaret
- About 150 ft
About
Hajiganj grew around the Haji family's bazar on the Dakatia, and the mosque is their monument: built from 1937 on a site the family gave, with a 150-foot minaret that is the landmark of the town, a hall for several thousand, and an alia madrasa, a library and a hafizia school around the yard. It was extended in later decades and is the biggest mosque in the district.
The bazar around it is the place for sweets.
Getting there: Hajiganj is on the Cumilla–Chandpur road, 30 minutes from Chandpur by bus or CNG; the mosque is in the bazar.
Things to do
- Try the misti in the bazar lanes.
Good to know
- Visit between prayers; Friday noon is packed.
