Kushtia – Lonely Traveler

Gorai river – Kushtia

Lonely Traveler — Sat, 26 Feb 2022 23:18:09 +0000

Gorai is the second largest river from Kushtia district after river Padma. The main town of the Kushtia district is situated by the river Gorai. This river originated from the Padma river in Kushtia. Throughout Kushtia this is known as the Gorai river. But after that this is known as...

Tomb of Fakir Lalon Shah – Kushtia

Lonely Traveler — Mon, 31 May 2021 15:06:00 +0000

Lalon Fakir (or Lalon Shah) was a famous philosopher and songwriter from Bangladesh known for many popular songs related to life and spirit. He was born in around 1772 and died in 1890 in Kushtia. It was not known about his religion and also he didn’t have any formal education....

Top 9 tourist attractions from Kushtia

Lonely Traveler — Sun, 25 Nov 2018 23:10:00 +0000

Kushtia is a district from the western part of Bangladesh, which is now under the administration of Khulna division. This district is located beside the river Padma, and another major river Gorai. This district offers several tourist activities which are related to nature, history, and archaeology. Handloom weaved Gamchha are...

Exploring Jugia Tati Para – Kushtia

Lonely Traveler — Mon, 31 May 2010 17:31:00 +0000

In Bangladesh we have several districts which are famous for producing cloth using handlooms. Kushtia is one of those. This district is famous for producing finely knitted Gamchha, Lungi, and Shari using handlooms. Jugia is a village near the Kushtia town which still has several families that use handloom to...

A Christian Cemetery in Kushtia

Lonely Traveler — Mon, 31 May 2010 17:18:00 +0000

This Christian cemetery is a different kind of place which wasn’t in my list during visiting Kushtia. After returning from the Jhaudia Shahi Mosque I found this christian cemetery just before the Mojompur bus stoppage. I like to be around the old graves. So I decided to peep inside for...

Jhaudia Shahi Mosque – Kushtia

Lonely Traveler — Mon, 31 May 2010 17:03:00 +0000

Jhaudia Shahi Mosque (also Jhaudiya Mosque) is an old mosque that is located in Kushtia district of Bangladesh. It is unknown about when the mosque was built. But the structure of the mosque which gives it similarity with other known mosques from Bangladesh gives a hint that it would be...