Places
Uttara Gonobhaban, Dighapatia
The 1734 palace of the Dighapatia Raj, set in about 43 acres and now the official residence of the head of state in the north.
Updated 16 Oct 202611
- District
- Natore
- Address
- Dighapatia, Natore
Uttara Gonobhaban was built in 1734 as the seat of the Dighapatia Raj, an aristocratic estate of East Bengal.
The grounds run to about 43 acres. The palace is now used as the official residence of the head of state when in northern Bangladesh, and the gardens are open to visitors.
The Dighapatia family also produced Kumar Sarat Kumar Ray, who founded the Varendra Research Society and its museum in Rajshahi in 1910.
How to get there About 3 km from Natore town.