Bogura, Rajshahi
A small three-domed brick mosque from 1582, from the early years of Mughal rule in Bengal, standing in a quiet green compound in Sherpur.
An inscription over the entrance dates the Kherua Mosque to 1582. It records that it was built by Mirza Murad Khan, of the Qaqshal family of Mughal-era chiefs, at a time when Bengal was only just coming under Akbar’s rule.
The mosque is small and rectangular, with three domes, thick walls and curved cornices in the Bengali manner, and octagonal towers at the corners. It combines the Sultanate-period style of Bengal with the first Mughal touches, which makes it an important building for historians of the region’s architecture.
It stands in an open, grassy compound, protected by the Department of Archaeology, and it is still used for prayer.
Ask your bus to drop you at Sherpur bus stand.
A short ride to the Kherua Mosque; look for the inscription above the doorway.
Back at the highway, try the local doi before catching the next bus on.
October to March; avoid prayer times, especially Friday midday
In Sherpur town, a little over 20 km south of Bogura on the Dhaka highway: any southbound bus stops at Sherpur in around 30–45 minutes. From the bus stand, a rickshaw takes you to the mosque in a few minutes.
