Travel Bhitargarh: An Enchanting city of Bangladesh
As the ancient city of Bhitargarh is excavated by archaeologists, locals join in to form a combined approach to help preserve their own heritage
The story starts with a Maharaja who built ramparts, a fortified city, and a large deeghi (water reservoir) in the northwestern part of Bangladesh. This city lay forgotten, buried under the changing times and the flowing Talma River, only to be discovered in the early 19th century, when the researcher Francis Buchanan visited Panchagarh and came upon Bhitargarh. It can be said that the city-state of Bhitargarh was functional and active from the 6th-13th century (CE).
Well connected
There is properly written mention of the identity of Prithu Raja who was supposed to have founded it but apart from its strategic location across...














