Travel guide
নীলফামারী · Nilphamari district, Rangpur Division
A small, finely decorated mosque built in 1863 at Islambagh in Saidpur, known as the 'Chini (glass) Mosque' for its glass and coloured ornamentation. Easily combined with a walk through Saidpur's railway-heritage quarter.
A large ancient pond of about 54 acres (32.70 acres water) at Gorgram union, 14 km north-west of Nilphamari district town, said to have been dug by the Vedic king Birat and renamed 'Nilsagar' in 1979 after the district. Popular in winter for birdwatching and picnics. (Note: contrary to common assumption, it lies in Nilphamari, not Dinajpur.)
The Syedpur Railway Workshop, established in 1870, is the largest in Bangladesh and was the major workshop of the Assam-Bengal railway; the town itself grew up around it. Old rail colonies, the workshop and colonial-era buildings draw railway-heritage visitors. Saidpur airport — the only airport in Rangpur Division — is in the same town.
Updated: January 1, 1970
