Chandpur, Chattogram
One of the largest and best-known mosques in the region, richly decorated, in the busy market town of Hajiganj.
The Hajiganj Boro Masjid was founded in the early 20th century by Haji Ahmad Ali Patwari, a local landowner and merchant, and was enlarged over the following decades. It is one of the largest mosques in this part of the country.
The mosque is known for its decorated interior, with ornamental tiles and plasterwork, and for its tall minaret, which can be seen from far across the town.
It draws very large congregations on Fridays and at Eid, and many people visit it on the way between Chandpur and Cumilla.
Take a bus or CNG along the Chandpur–Cumilla road in the morning.
See the decorated interior and the minaret, outside prayer time.
Rice and fish at a bazaar restaurant.
Continue to Cumilla for Mainamati, or return to Chandpur for the Molehead at sunset.
Year-round, outside prayer times; October to March is most comfortable
In Hajiganj town on the Chandpur–Cumilla road, roughly an hour from Chandpur town by bus or CNG.
