Goaldi Mosque: The Mosque was established in 1519. It was built by Mulla Hizabar Akbar Khan during the reign of Sultan Alauddin Husain Shah of Bengal at a place called Goaldi - half a mile northeast of Panam village in Sonargaon. Sonargaon was a Mint Town of the Bengal Sultanate and often served as a royal capital.
This Mosque is one of the very few surviving medieval monuments in the city of sonargaon. About six km northwest of the little township of Panam, near Sonargaon in Narayanganj district, there are two such precariously surviving old single-domed mosques in the sequestered hamlet of Goaldi, virtually hidden behind thick bamboo brakes and clusters of mango and jackfruit tree groves.
Panam City
Panam City an ancient janapada (territory) of Vanga stretched on both banks of the Brahmaputra, which is said to have originally been inhabited by a race called Svarna-bhushita, literally meaning ‘dressed up with gold’ and signifying a people traditionally adorned with gold-wear.
The most glorious period of Sonargaon began in 1338 AD when it emerged to have been the capital of the earliest independent sultanat of Bengal founded by Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah. Sonargaon continued to maintain this status till the fall of the house of Fakhruddin in the hands of Shamsuddin iliyas shah in 1352 AD. From that time onward down to the coming of the Mughals, Sonargaon had been a provincial metropolis except for a period of its rise to the seat of the independent rule under Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah, and capital of the Kingdom of Bhati under the house of Isa Khan Masnad-i-Ala.
After the fall of Musa Khan (1611) in the hands of the Mughals, Sonargaon lost its political pre-eminence, and survived as the headquarters of one of the sarkars of Bengal subah. With the establishment of Mughal capital at Dhaka, the city of Sonargaon must have fallen fast into decay.
The capital city of Sonargaon, obviously of Hindu origin, was situated on the northern bank of the Dhaleswari, close to the confluence of the Dhaleswari and the Sitalakshya, and also close to that of Old Brahmaputra and the Meghna. The site of the city is lying about 27 kilometers almost southeast of Dhaka city. The area now known as Panam in Sonargaon, about 2.5 kilometers to the north of the Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Mograpara point, is said to have been the site of the capital city during the Hindu rule. Mograpara on the bank of the Menikhali is presumed to have been the main site of the Muslim capital city.
From the extant archaeological remains it is evident that an extensive Muslim settlement had grown over the entire Mograpara and Goaldi region, and perhaps the Muslim capital city developed in and around Mograpara on the northern bank of the Menikhali extending towards Goaldi and Baidyer Bazar. The Hindu capital city, presumably comprising the area between Panam and Khasnagar, was not altogether abandoned during Muslim rule, and perhaps constituted the place of residence of the early Muslim governors.
Bangladesh Folk-Art Museum is situated at Sonargaon. It is open for the tourists from Friday to Wednesday from Morning 10-00 am to afternoon 5-00 pm.
Price For old Capital City Of Bangladesh (Panam Nagar) Tour
1 Pax $100 or BDT 8000/-
2 Pax $70 PP or BDT 5600/-
3 Pax $60 PP or BDT 4800/-
4 Pax $50 PP or BDT 4000/-
5 Pax $40 PP or BDT 3200/-
6 Pax or More $35 or BDT 2800/-
Inclusions
1) All Admission Fee and Taxes.
2) Hotel/Airport Pickup and Dropoff.
3) Lunch at Local Famous Restaurant.
4) English speaking easygoing tour guide.
5) Air-Conditioned Car Service
Remarks:
# Ladies are recommended to cover hair and arms while entering the mosques and gents are required to wear at least three querter or trouser.
# Sonargaon Folk-arts and Crafts Museum is closed Wednesdays & Thursdays.
Please feel free to contact me for customising your tour package. Thank you
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