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The
northern most district of the country offers a number
of attractions to the visitors. The Ramsagar (great
sea) lake with rest houses is a good picnic spot having
facilities for fishing and rowing in a serene and quiet
green countryside atmosphere.
Kantaji
temple,
the most moat among the late medieval temples of Bangladesh
is situated near Dinajpur town. It was built by Maharaja
Pran Nath in 1752 A.D.
Paharpur
is a small village 5 km. west of Jamalaganj Railway
station in the greater Rajshahi district where the remains
of the most important and the largest known monastery
south of the  Himalayas
has been excavated. This 8th century archaeological
find covers approximately an area of 27 acres of land.
The entire establishment, occupying a quadrangular court,
measuring more than 900 ft. and from 12ft. to 15ft.
in height with elaborate gateway complex on the north,
there are 45 cells on the north and 44 in each of other
three sides with a total number of 177 rooms. The architecture
of the pyramidal cruciform temple is profoundly influence
by those of SouthEast Asia, especially Myanmar and Java.
It had taken its name from a high mound, which looked
like Pahar or Hillock. A site museum built recently
houses the representative collection of objects recovered
from the area. The excavated findings have also been
preserved at the Varendra Research Museum at Rajshahi.
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