Mridha Bari (Traditional House of Munshiganj)

Type: স্থাপত্য

Contributed By: Nayeem

image of Mridha Bari (Traditional House of Munshiganj)

image of Mridha Bari (Traditional House of Munshiganj)

image of Mridha Bari (Traditional House of Munshiganj)

Brief

If you cross the mighty river Padma via Maowa ferry terminal, you will see a unique shaped two storied Tin made house in the riverbank of Louhajong area. These are the traditional house of Munshiganj.

Many people are visiting Padma Resort and Maowa Resort nowadays. Both of the places are situated in Louhojong, Munshiganj. This area was previously known as “Bikrampur” before the political border of Bangladesh has formed. These types of houses are made over a base of land. The unique function of that house is these are made of corrugated tins and can be reassembled in a different place. The main structure of these houses are wooden logs.

Mridha Bari: On the way from Dhaka to Baligaon, there is a bus stand named Bejgaon. In bejgaon area, a lot of traditional house is seen. At the end of the bejgaon road, there is a house made by a local family known as Mridha Bari at the bank of Padma River. Though it is a private property, it is sometimes open for the public to pay a visit and spend some time. It is actually a Garden House surrounded by flowers.

If anyone visits Padma Resort with their own vehicle, then we can suggest them to visit the Padma riverbank in the bejgaon area. It is a very beautiful but small village in Louhojong after Ghordour Bazar. You can enjoy the sunset from Mridha bari premises which will make your mind refreshing and cheerful.

How to go

On the way from Dhaka to Baligaon, there is a bus stand named Bejgaon. At the end of the bejgaon road, there is a house made by a local family known as Mridha Bari at the bank of Padma River.

How To Reach: মুন্সীগঞ্জ জেলা

There are several transport is available from Dhaka to Munshiganj. The bus services are “Nayan Paribahan”, “Dighir par Paribahan” and “Dhaka Transport”, all of the buses used to start from “Gulistan” of Dhaka. It will cost you 60-80 taka, and will require 1 hrs to 2 hrs bus journey depending upon the road traffic.

Also you can hire CNG auto rickshaw from the “Postogola”, and it will take you 250-350 to take you at Muktarpur bridge. Remember, if you are hiring CNG, make sure who will provide the toll of the bridge. For you information, the toll fee is 20 taka. So negotiate with the driver of CNG about who will provide the toll.

Where to Stay

Though the district is just beside the Dhaka, still its hard to find a suitable hotel from the district. The main reason, may be people from dhaka used to come this place for a single day trip. But anyway, if you need to stay at Munshiganj town, that case I’ll suggest you to stay at “Hotel Comfort” this one is the best from the town. Also you there is another one which is “Hotel three star international”. But the quality of the rooms of this hotel is not that much good. For both cases, it will take 100-700 taka per night depending upon the room.

1. Mawa Resort

Contact: Md. Ali
Phone: 01711676058

2. Padma Resort

Contact: Mohammad Ali
Phone: 01713033049

3. Padma Rest House

Bridge Division, Ministry of Roads and Communications
Executive Engineer
Phone: 01715561933

Things to do

Enjoy the scenic beauty of this traditional house. Its architectural characteristics is something to watch closely.

Eating Facilities

Referred to where to eat at Munshiganj. Click here

Map

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Rangamati is a popular place in Bangladesh. It is located seventy seven kilometers away from Chittagong City.

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Whenever a traveler wish to pay a visit in this spot he/she may enjoy several adjacent features along with that. Kaptai Lake is dispersed all around the place and several attractions like Shuvolong Waterfall, DC Bungalow and Peda ting ting is reachable through the channel of this Lake.

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The condition of this building is not good, as this years old structure has not been renovated yet and remain forsaken or excluded. Also, the government has not been any precautions to preserve this building. Now, it is being using by local people for some other purposes. The local government authority should take steps to save this historical attraction.

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