Rocks Museum

Type: Museum

Contributed By: Nayeem ,Nazmul Hoque,InviteToBd

Brief

The Panchagarh Rocks Museum is the first rocks museum of Bangladesh. It is located in Panchagarh Govt. Prof. Nazmul Haque, principal of Panchagarh Govt. Mohila College, established the rocks museum on March 1, 1997. The Rocks museum is separate into two galleries, external and internal. In the external gallery there has a vast number of rocks; and in the internal gallery, there are small stones of different ages.

Collection of Rocks: Petrified Wood and Fossilized Rocks, Granite, Quartzite Shell, Lime Stone, Sits, Hard Rock, Basalt, Silica, Nice, Clay-Rock etc. have been keep in the Rocks museum for display. These are almost 60 pieces of rocks from different age sized by 3-4 inches to 10 feet.

In the museum there are some other important collections. Two antiquarian boats which built with only one truck of tree and about 500 to 1000 years ago and Multicolored sand and earth, petrified ‘shall wood’ and net, very old pictured bamboo fearing, different type antics, very old writings.

How to go

It is located in Panchagarh Sadar Upazila. You can hire local mode of transportation to visit this place from Panchagarh. But, if you want to know how to reach Panchagarh from Dhaka, please check below.

How To Reach: Panchagarh District

By Road

Road transport is the only direct transportation available between Panchagarh and Dhaka. There are many bus companies offering services from Dhaka to Panchagarh. Some of them have been listed below for your assistance.

1. Nabil Paribahan
15/1 Old Gabtoli, Mazar Road Mor
Contact: 9007036, 8012136, 01716001010, 01199047392

2. Hanif Paribahan
22/3 Babar Road, Block-B,
College Road, Shyamoli,
Contact: 9144482, 8124399, 01673952333

3. Shamoli Paribahan

25/1, Block-B, Khilji road,
Shyamoli, Dhaka
Contact: 9124139, 01711868283

Where to Stay

Some of the places you may consider staying in Panchagarh have been listed below for your assistance:

1. Panchagarh Circuit house
Location: Midapukur, Panchagarh

2. DC cottage
Location: Officers Quarters Chattar

3. Panchagarh Chinikol Rest house
Location: Chinikol Colony

Eating Facilities

It won’t be a problem to find a restaurant for you to eat here in Panchagarh. Roadside restaurants are also available here.

Travel Tips

Panchagarh is famous for handmade bamboo furniture. If you are interested in buying then visit the local shops.

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Hason Raja Museum is a folk museum located in Zindabazar which is a focal point of Sylhet main town. The house of the famous mystic poet Hason Raja is now the Museum of Rajas. It aims to preserve the history of rich Raja family and keep Hason Raja in center of attention. It inspires research on folk culture and history.

It is maintained and organized by the Educationist Dewan Talibur Raja Trust, named after the grandson of Dewan Hason Raja. The museum's mission is to preserve and share the rich history of the great Raja Family of Sylhet keeping the Zamindar and Mystic poet Dewan Hason Raja Chowdhury (1854–1922) in the center, and the folk literature, folk music and mystic poets of Sylhet Division. The museum promotes a greater public awareness of the rich cultural legacy of Sylhet. In pursuit of these goals, this museum collects archival materials related to Bangla folk literature, music and poets from the greater Sylhet region, and preserves these collections in a repository, open to the public.

The museum also encourages and facilitates research on folk literature and history. The results of this research are made available to the public through museum exhibits, publications and presentations. It was formally inaugurated on 30 June 2006 by thousands of folk loving people by playing "Ek Tara" (a folk musical instrument) together, which was a unique event of this kind.

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Hason Raja was born on 1854 in Sunamganj. His old house is situated at the bank of Surma River in the Tegharia area of Sunamganj Sadar. It is now been converted as a museum and a well known tourist place in the city.

Hason Raja was actually an aristocrat Zamindar. But he won a lot of people's heart by writing an enormous number of lyrics. After listening to his song, famous poet Rabindranath Tagore send him wishful letter. His tomb was situated in their family graveyard in Gazir Dorga area, Sunamganj where his mothers tomb was there too.

The museum is situated only 5 minutes walking distance from the Sunamganj city center traffic point. Today his used utensils and other accessories are kept in this place.

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সুনামগঞ্জের ট্রাফিক পয়েন্ট এলাকা থেকে গাড়ি যোগে ৫মিনিটে গন্তব্য স্থানে পৌঁছা যায়।

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In Fultala Union, Khulna there is a Rabindra Memorial Complex built in memory of the Great Poet Rabindranath Tagore. It was the house of Rabindranath Tagore's in-laws, which was converted into a memorial complex after renovation.

At age 22, Rabindranath got married to a girl named "Vabatarini". Later she was introduced as Mrinalini Devi. It is assumed that the father of Mrinalini was involved in supervising the business of the Tagore family. Before his marriage, all of Rabindranaths kith and kin came to Pithavoge and stayed here. Then they went to Fulpur (Daksmindihi) to visit the bride. After that the marriage took placce at Kolkata.

Now the two storied building has been decorated and renovated after receiving a government fund and was turned into a museum and photo gallery. Some rare photos of Rabindranath Tagore is showcased here. Some important documents about Tagore's publications are also displayed here. A bust of Rabindranath Tagore is also there. Every year on 25-27 Baishakh (after the Bengali New Year Celebration), cultural programs are held here which lasts for three days.

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The past administration office of Nilphamari mahakuma (sub-division) is now known as Nilphamari Museum. Many signs of the history and heritage of Nilphamari are restored here. It is situated in Nilphamari headquarters.

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