Known for
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A small farming district.
Joypurhat, cut out of Bogura in 1984, is flat rice and potato country with a few quiet sights: the big Nandail dighi, the ruined Lakma rajbari near the border, and old temples and a mosque scattered through the upazilas.
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An easy add-on.
Most visitors see it in a day from Bogura or on the way north; Mahasthangarh is not far.
Best season
GoodFairNov–Feb
November to February: cool and dry, and migratory birds come to Nandail dighi in winter.
Getting there
Bus
Dhaka
Over the Jamuna bridge, via Bogura
Train
Dhaka
Intercity trains to Joypurhat station
Getting around
Joypurhat town
CNG or auto-rickshaw to the sights
Buses run from Dhaka to Joypurhat over the Jamuna bridge, and trains stop at Joypurhat station on the line north. From Bogura it is a short bus ride. Around the district, CNGs and auto-rickshaws go from the town.
Local food
Bogura doi
Sweet curd from the neighbouring district
Everyday Bengali home food in the town; Bogura's doi is close by.
Places to see
Hindu templeRafiq2513 · CC BY-SA 4.0Gopinathpur Temple
An old temple of Gopinath at Gopinathpur in Akkelpur, held to be about five hundred years old, and a place of pilgrimage with a yearly fair.
Hinda-Kasba Shahi Mosque
A five-domed mosque at Hinda village in Khetlal, built in 1958, its walls covered in mosaic of glass and china shards in a Mughal-inspired style.
Fort and palaceRangan Datta Wiki · CC BY-SA 4.0Lakma Rajbari
The ruined brick mansion of an old zamindar family near the Indian border in Panchbibi.
Nandail Dighi
The largest dighi in Joypurhat, nearly a kilometre long, at Nandail village in Kalai, where migratory birds gather in winter.
Pathar Ghata Temple
A small old temple known locally in Joypurhat, worth a stop if you are nearby.
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