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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Religions in Gopalganj District

Religion
The district of Gopalganj has 356 mosques, 359 temples, 250 churches and 4 tombs.



Places of interest
Ulpur has a former Zamindar palace which is currently used a Tafsil Office. There are also many other Zamindar mansions from Mughal and British era. Arpara has a zamindar palace of former zaminder Munshi Abdur Razzak Chowdhury. Orakandi Thakur Bari in Kashiani, Anyanya Chandra Ghat in Sadar and zaminder Girish Chandra Sen's palace in Bhatiapara of Kashiani are some other historically notable places.
Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Mausoleum Complex, Boddhyo Bhumi Memorial, Court Mosque, Gaohor Danga Madrasa, Madhumati riverbank developed in 2014, Bornir Baor, Sheikh Kamal International Stadium complex (including a state of the art swimming pool and gymnasium) and Tangrakhola Bazar are some other places of attraction.

Water bodies
Rivers: Garai, Modhumoti, Kaliganga, Madaripur Beel route channel, Hunda, Ghagore and Old Kumar rivers.

Large Water Bodies/Beel/Haor/Baor: Borni Baor, Chandar beel and Baghyar beel.


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