Rajapur Saturia Palace
Type: Palace
Contributed By: Nayeem
Brief
Rajapur Saturia Palace is located behind Bekutia ferry dock, nearly 3 centuries ago. Besides many ponds, flower garden, three well designed Mughal building, and a main gate is also present at this palace. It comprises of 100 acres of land. Tiger of Bengal “Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fajlul Haque was born in this place. His father passed away when he was a boy. He completed his primary education Moktab (religious school) of palace. He used to swim in a pond, the boundary of which was made by stone. Other than childhood he passed a lot of his professional life here.
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How to go
From Jhalakathi town, you can easily get local transport (bus, easy bike or tempo) to reach Rajapur Saturia Palace in Jhalakathi district.
How To Reach: Jhalakathi District
The following buses head to Dhaka from Jhalakathi:
1. Sugandha Paribahan-Departure time from Jhalakathi: 7:45AM, 8:45AM, 09:45AM and 10:30PM. Phone no-01739025815(Jhalakathi)
2. Druti Paribahan– Departure time from Jhalakathi: 8:00AM, 8:30AM, 3:00PM, 9:00PM and 10:00PM. Phone no-01712617435(Jhalakathi).Phone no-01674005799(Jhalakathi)
3. Hanif Paribahan– Departure time from Jhalakathi-7:30AM, 8:45AM, 10:00AM, 11:45AM and 10:00PM. Phone no-01712154115(Jhalakathi), 01716422550(Jhalakathi), 017130149572(Dhaka), 02-8056366(Dhaka)
1. M.V. Tipu-Departure time from Sadarghat, Dhaka-7:30PM, Arrival time in Jhalakathi-5:00AM-7:00AM.Departure time from Jhalakathi- 6:00PM.Arrival time at Dhaka-5:00AM-7:00AM. Fair Deck-130BDT, Single Cabin-800BDT, Double Cabin-1500BDT.
Phone no-01721978652
2. Sunadarban-Fair and time of Departure are same as M.V Tipu. But departs from Jhalakathi at odd dates, departs from Dhaka at even dates. Phone no-01712811092
By Steamer:
1. T.S Masud: Departure time from Sadarghat, Dhaka-6:00PM, Arrival time in Jhalakathi-5:00AM-8:00AM.Departure time from Jhalakathi- 4:00PM.Arrival time at Dhaka-5:00AM-8:00AM.Fair-Deck-100BDT, Single (Second class)-395BDT, Double (Second class)-790BDT, Single (First class)-655BDT, Double (First class)-1310BDT. It Departs Tuesday and Friday from Jhalakathi, Monday and Thursday.
2. T.S Ostrich: Everything same as T.S Masud but it departs Wednesday and Saturday from Jhalakathi, Tuesday and Friday from Dhaka.
3. T.S Lepcha: Everything same as T.S Masud and T.S ostrich except it departs Monday and Thursday from Jhalokati, Sunday and Wednesday from Dhaka.
Where to Stay
The accommodation facilities in Jhalakathi are as follows:
1. Dhansiri Rest House: Kalibari Road, Jhalakathi-Phone no-0498-62212
2. Halima Boarding: MD Aziz Sadr road, Choumatha, Jhalakathi-Phone no-0498-62286
3. Arafat boarding: Phone no-0498-63589
Things to do
The palace was made about 3 hundred years ago. Besides this, there are many ponds, flower garden, three well designed Mughal building, Main gate are also at this palace area that has 100 acre land.
Eating Facilities
There are a few restaurants along highway road and in the local markets, most serving Bangladeshi standards. But expectations regarding food should not be high.
