Puthia

Puthia has the largest number of historically important Hindu structures in Bangladesh. The most amazing of the village's monuments is the Govinda Temple, which was erected between 1823 and 1895 by one of the maharanis of the Puthia estate. It's a large square structure crowned by a set of miniature ornamental towers. It's covered by incredibly intricate designs in terracotta depicting scenes from Hindu epics, which give it the appearance of having been draped by a huge red oriental carpet.

The ornate Shiva Temple is an imposing and excellent example of the five-spire Hindu style of temple architecture common in northern India. The ornate temple has three tapering tiers topped by four spires. It's decorated with stone carvings and sculptural works, which unfortunately were disfigured during the War of Liberation. The village's 16-century Jagannath Temple is one of the finest examples of a hut-shaped temple: measuring only 5m (16ft) on each side, it features a single tapering tower, which rises to a height of 10m (33ft). Its western facade is adorned with terracotta panels of geometric design.

Puthia is 23km (14mi) east of Rajshahi and 16km (10mi) west of Natore.

The scenery of Puthia is very much charming. Anybody attach from this beautiful scenery.

Choto Sona Mosque

One of the most graceful monuments of the Sultanate period is the Choto Sona Masjid or Small Golden Mosque at Gaur in Rajshahi Built by one Wali Muhammad during the region of Sultan Alauddin Husain Shah (1493-1519). Originally it was roofed over with 15 gold-gilded domes including the 3 Chauchala domes in the middle row, from which it derives its curious name.

It is really nice scenery in Bangladesh. Any one can enjoy from it when they have seen it. Every year lots of people visit this historical archaeology place.

Shopnopuri

Shopnopuri is one of the most beautiful artificial tourist spot in North Bengal. You can go there either from Hili or from Dinajpur. There you can enjoy your full day watching this artificial beauty.

You can spend night also In Shopnopuri rest house but for that you will have to book in advance. It is an idle Picnic spot also where lots of picnic parties come every year.It is also an attractive scenery in Bangladesh.

Paharpur Buddhist Monastery

Paharpur Buddhist Monastery is another scenery and tourist attraction of North Bengal. Paharpur is a small village 5 km. west of Jamalganj in the greater Rajshahi district. You can go to Paharpur from Jaipur district. It’s only 10 km from Jaipur.

King Dharma Pal established Paharpur Buddhist Monastery in 7th century, which is the most important and the largest known monastery south of the Himalayas, has been excavated. The main Mandir is in the center of this Monastery. This 7th century archaeological find covers approximately an area of 27 acres of land.

The entire establishment, occupying a quadrangular court, measuring more than 900 ft. externally on each side, has high enclosure- walls about 16 ft. in thickness and from 12 ft. to 15 ft. height. With elaborate gateway complex on the north, there are 45 cells on the north and 44 in each of the other three sides with a total number of 177 rooms. The architecture of the pyramidal cruciform temple is profoundly influenced by those of South-East Asia, especially Myanmar and Java. A small site-Museum built in 1956-57 houses the representative collection of objects recovered from the area, where you can see the statues of Buddha and Vishnu. The excavated findings have also been preserved at the Varendra Research Museum at Rajshahi. The antiquities of the museum include terracotta plaques, images of different gods and goddesses, potteries, coins, inscriptions, ornamental bricks and other minor clay objects.

It is totally good scenery in Rajshahi in Bangladesh. The whole place is really attractive from inside to outside interior. Every one can pass his/her free time.

Tajhat Rajbari

Tajhat is a historical place of Bangladesh, just south of the city Rangpur. It has a nice Jamidarbari (Palace) which in 2005 it was largely restored and turned into a museum. This museum is about 10 mins drive from Rangpur town, near Lalbagh. The Museum was inaugurated on March 20, 2005, by the Government of Bangladesh Minister for Cultural Affairs, Begum Selima Rahman and Secretary Mr. Mahmudul Masud. Dr. Alain Labrique of the Johns Hopkins University also made some invited remarks.

The place in Tajhat, commonly known as Tajhat Rajbari was built by Maharaja Kumar Gopal Lal Roy in the beginning of the 20th century. He was a descendent of a Hindu khatari who emigrated from Punjab. He was a jeweler by profession. It is believed that from the conspicuous appearance of his Taj or jeweled crown his estate derived the name of Tajhat. From the name of his estate, the area is known as Tajhat.

The place, with about 76 meters frontage, raises two stores and faces east. The board staircase in the center, paved with imported white marble. The place is crowned by a ribbed conical dome in the center of the roof with a tall octagonal neck. It was originally embellished with various sculptures of classical Roman figures in Italian marble. Ground-floor level there is a very large hall, measuring more than 18-13 meters. There are 22 apartments on two floors. In 1995 the place was declared as a protected monument by the Department of Archaeology.

If we measure it in Scenery wise it was too nice. Tajhat Rajbari is one of the most attractive scenery in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD)

Establishment and Location

Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) , Comilla is located at Kotbari, a rural area along the Mainamati-Lalmai (one of the archeological sites of Bangladesh) hill range in Comilla district at a distance of about 100 kilometers from the capital city of Dhaka. The sprawling campus covers an area of 156 acres of land including undulating hilly terrain and valleys. A large part of the campus is orchards, vegetable farms, nurseries, parks and roads lined with shady tropical trees. The office and the residential buildings have been designed and located in harmony with the topography and surrounding landscape. The well-planned layout of the institution and green landscape give the campus a serene and idyllic beauty.

The Profile

The Academy was established in 1959 basically as a training institute to train government officials and representatives of the local government and village organizations in various subjects relating to rural development. It is an autonomous institution governed by a Board of Governors of which the Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives is the Chairperson. Administratively, it is attached to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives. The Board of Governors formulates policies and the Director General of BARD as the Chief Executive implements the policies and conducts the day-to-day affairs within the framework of the ordinance and Service Rules of the Academy. The activities of the Academy carry out by its Faculty working in 9 Divisions each of which is headed by a Director. The Divisions are divided into two broad categories: Service Divisions and Academic Divisions. The Service Divisions include Training; Research; Project; and Administration. The Academic Divisions are Rural Administration and Local Government; Rural Economics and Management; Rural Education and Social Development; Rural Sociology and Demography; and Agriculture and Environment. The strength of the faculty is 60 including the Director General, Additional Director General, 9 Directors, 14 Joint Directors, 13 Deputy Directors and 22 Assistant Directors. 305 supporting officials and staff assist them.

Famous and Award

The Academy is famous for its evolved model “Comilla Approach to Rural Development” in home and abroad; and received National Award in 1986 for its remarkable contribution in Rural Development.

Ultimately BARD is a most beautiful place in Comilla. Its scenery is attractive. For anyone can attach from this attractive scenery. Its really a nice place for enjoyment.