Where to Stay
1. Hotel Raffell Inn
Gowalchamot (গোয়ালচামট), Faridpur
32 rooms, Non-governmental,
Phone: 0631-61106
2. Hotel Laxury, Resident
Gowalchamot (গোয়ালচামট), Faridpur
65 rooms, Non-governmental,
Phone: 0631-62623
3. Hotel Padma, Resident
Mujib Road, Faridpur
45 rooms, Non-governmental,
Phone: 0631-62685
4. Hotel Park Palace, Resident
38 rooms, Non-governmental,
Phone: 01556327067
5. Hotel Shyamoli, Resident
Mujib Road, Faridpur
13 rooms, Non-governmental,
Phone: 0631-64538
6. Hotel jonaki, Resident
Gowalchamot (গোয়ালচামট), Faridpur
44 rooms, Non-governmental,
Phone: 0631-64168
7. Regional Rice Research Institute, Guest House
Chief Scientific Officer, Regional Rice Research Institute,
Vanga (ভাঙ্গা), Faridpur
Governmental, 100/- for Non-AC
Phone: 06323-56329
8. সুকন্যা ভবন
Address: Faridpur District
9. Jui House
Faridpur – Magura – Jhenaidah – Jessore – Khulna – Mongla Road
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Patharghata Catholic Church (also known as Portuguese Catholic Church) is situated at Patharghata in Chittagong district. This beautiful church was established around 500/600 years ago.
This church has a graveyard inside it. People left their beloved person at this grave, and each of the tomb is epitaph by the word from their heart. When you'll read those notes from the tomb, it will just touch your emotion.
Most interesting thing from the church is, it has a grave and where "Sir Henry Leland Harrison" lied. The grave was made by white Marble Stone. Local says, it is an exceptional grave of the church, as the tomb has stairs as passageway inside.
Henry Leland Harrison was a writer, and his book's name is "Bengal Embankment Manual, Containing an Account of the Action of the Government in Dealing with Embankments and Watercourses." It was first published from Calcutta, Bengal Secretariat Press in 1875. From the tomb of the Harrison, it was found that the fellow was died after suffering from a Cholera at 5th May 1892. Henry Harrison was born at February 5th 1837. He was only 55 years of old when He died.
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গির্জার অভ্যন্তরে একটি কবরস্থান রয়েছে যেখানে মানুষ তাঁদের আপনজনকে চিরনিদ্রায় শায়িত করেন এবং কবরের এপিটাফে তাঁদের হৃদয়ের অনুভুতি লিখে রাখেন। এপিটাফের উপর লেখা এসব অনুভুতি আপনার হৃদয় ছুঁয়ে যাবে।
গির্জায় অবস্থিত কবরস্থানে ‘স্যার হেনরি লিল্যান্ড হ্যারিসনের সমাধি রয়েছে। সাদা মার্বেল পাথরে সমাধিটি মোড়ানো হয়েছে। স্থানীয়দের মতে হেনরি লিল্যান্ড হ্যারিসনের সমাধিটি ব্যাতিক্রমধর্মী কারন এই সমাধিতে ভেতরে প্রবেশের জন্য সিঁড়ি রয়েছে। হেনরি লিল্যান্ড হ্যারিসন একজন লেখক ছিলেন। তাঁর লেখা বই বেঙ্গল ইমবেকমেণ্ট ম্যানুয়ালে বাঁধ এবং নদীর প্রবাহ সম্পর্কে সরকারের গৃহীত পদক্ষেপের বর্ণনা রয়েছে। ১৮৭৫ সালে কলকাতার বেঙ্গল সেক্রেটারিয়েট প্রেস থেকে এই বইটি সর্বপ্রথম প্রকাশিত হয়। হ্যারিসনের সমাধির এপিটাফ থেকে জানা যায় তিনি ১৮৩৭ সালের ৫ই ফেব্রুয়ারি জন্মগ্রহন করেন এবং ১৮৯২ সালের ৫ই মে মাত্র ৫৫ বছর বয়সে কলেরাতে ভোগার পর মৃত্যুবরন করেন।
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Missionary activities are highly seen around the place where the tribal people lives. Durgapur Thana (দুর্গাপুর থানা) accommodates two tribal sect, Hajong (হাজং) and Garo (গারো). So it is obvious you'll see church/mission at Durgapur Thana (দুর্গাপুর থানা). On the way to the Bijoypur BDR camp you'll find a church named Ranikhong (রানীখং).
Ranikhong Church was built somewhere around 1910-1915. Initially few people from the village went to the Bishop at Dhaka so that they can have a missionary at their village. But for logistic support and others, the Bishop wasn't able to comply with them. But he took few initiatives that helped the next Bishop to establish the church successfully there.
The church is located over a small hillock beside the river Shomeswari (সোমেশ্বরী). The place is tranquil and you'd love to enjoy the picturesque view of the river beneath the hillock. Stay there as long as you want, no one going hinder your will there.
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সাধারণত আদিবাসীদের বসবাসের স্থানের আশেপাশে মিশনারিজদের কর্মকাণ্ড ভালভাবে পরিলক্ষিত হয়। দুর্গাপুর থানায় আদিবাসী হাজং সম্প্রদায় এবং গারো সম্প্রদায়ের বসবাসের কারনে এখানে বেশ কিছু গির্জা রয়েছে। বিজয়পুর বিজিবি ক্যাম্পে যাওয়ার পথে রানীখং গির্জা আপনার চোখে পরবে। সম্ভবত ১৯১০ সাল থেকে ১৯১৫ সালের মধ্যে এই গির্জাটি নির্মিত হয়েছিল। এখান থেকে কিছু মানুষ ঢাকায় বিশপের কাছে গিয়ে তাদের গ্রামে মিশনারিজ চেয়ে অনুরোধ করেছিল। তবে দুর্গম যোগাযোগ ব্যবস্থা ও অন্যান্য কারনে বিশপ তাদের অনুরোধ রক্ষা করতে পারেননি। তবে তিনি কিছু পদক্ষেপ নিয়েছিলেন যেকারনে পরবর্তী বিশপ এখানে সফলতার সাথে গির্জা স্থাপনে সমর্থ হন। সোমেশ্বরী নদীর পাশে একটি ছোট পাহাড়ের উপর এই গির্জাটি অবস্থিত। এখানকার শান্ত পরিবেশে পাহাড়ের পাদদেশে নদীর নয়নাভিরাম সৌন্দর্য আপনাকে মুগ্ধ করবে। এখানে আপনি যতক্ষণ চাইবেন থাকতে পারেবেন।
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Hasnabad Holy Rosary Church is considered as one of the oldest Christian establishments of Dhaka, was established by Portuguese missionaries before the advent of British colonial rulers in India. Traders came to Bengal in 1579 after getting farman a royal decree from Mughal Emperor akbar (1556-1605) for trading, preaching of Christian religion and building of churches there freely. By 1580, a Portuguese settlement including trading houses and places of worship was developed in Dhaka City.
The Portuguese catholic Augustinians constructed two churches named Holy Rosary at Hijli in the 16th century. The Portuguese followers of St. Augustine also built up Churches in Chittagong in 1601, Baleshwar and Rangamati in 1640, Bakergonj (Barisal) in 1764, Hasnabad in 1777 and Tejgaon (Dhaka). This church is located at Hashnabad, 40 kilometres south-west of Dhaka. It is the seventh church in Bengal area.
There is a big open space in front of the church. If someone watches it from the opposite of the ground, it seems like a painted picture. While entering into the compound, firstly visitors will notice Amal Ganguly memorial hall. 'Theotonious'-the servant of God, it highlights on the board in large letters. Opposite of memorial, there is a hostel for sisters named St. Eufrejis Convent. The main church building is adjoining the convent with two minarets. It is such a beautiful art of architecture by the Europeans in Bangladesh.
There is a graveyard at inner side. A big pond is also located in the east. A lot of blooming roses welcome the religious people from the garden. The statue of crucified Jesus Christ reminds how he established his religion and sacrificed his life for the welfare of human kind. The whole church is decorated on the special occasions like Christmas and Star Sunday. In those days, visitors From different places gather there in large number to celebrate.
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Holy Cross Church is located is at Lakkhibazar (laxmibazar/lokkhibazar). It’s a small one but very easy to locate it. It’s exactly between the St Gregory's High School and St Francis Girls High School. You can enter the church from the both side of the school.
This is very small one, and it is written at the church gate "only Christians are allowed to enter". Anyway the gate was locked. But you can watch the church from outside. The style of the church is a bit older one. Don't know when it was built, but for sure it was built somewhere around the birth of the school.
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