Tag: Bangladesh

1000-year-old Hindu temple excavated in Dinajpur

1,000-Year-Old Hindu Temple Excavated In Bangladesh

A rare Vishnu temple with a unique ‘nava-ratha’ architecture has been excavated at Madhabgaon village in Kaharol upazila of the northern district of Dinajpur by a team of archaeologists from Jahangirnagar University.

/ 2016-06-23
Somapura Mahavihara

Somapura Mahavihara – Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur

Somapura Mahavihara is an 8th century Buddhist monastery and an important archaeological site located in Paharpur, Naogaon District, Bangladesh. It is one of the largest and best known Buddhist monasteries in Indian subcontinent with the complex itself covering more than 20 acres, almost...

/ 2015-04-04