Jorbangla Mausoleum of Bengali Tradition at Shrirampur | Patuakhali
Jorbangla Mausoleum of Bengali Tradition at Shrirampur
This ancient mausoleum is situated in Shrirampur village of Sadar upazila under Patuakhali district. There is a Bazaar by name Shrirampur almost 6 kilometers east of the zigzag road from the bus station named Shiyali Bazaar of Dhaka-Patuakhali highway. The road connecting Munshir Hat and Kalabari Bazaar is 350 meters north of this Bazaar. Tipu Miya’s Bari (house) is to the 300-meter north-east corner of the zigzag road from this road connecting. The Jorbangla mausoleum of Bengali tradition is located in front of the entrance of this Bari.
Map: Location of Jorbangla Mausoleum.
It is known from a local legend that in the early 19th century AD, a zamindar (landlord) named Kale Khaon and his wife Zulekha were buried in this mausoleum. This mausoleum is built as same as the Jorbangla house including the couple-roof of Bengali tradition. The mausoleum with the north-south long has two adjoining tombs. This mausoleum is built with thin bricks and lime-concrete mortar.
It is a pair of cottages built on a rectangular podium. The wall of the podium has arcade decorations. This mausoleum may be called a unique memorial of ancient architecture in southern Bangladesh. This architectural feature is listed and supervised by the Department of Archaeology as a protected antiquity of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. [Md. Shahin Alam]
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