JORE BANGLA MOSQUE 15 CENTURY A.D.

The Jore-Bangla mosque stands at the village Barobazar under Kaliganj upazilla in the district Jhenidah, about six kilometers west from the upazilla headquarters. The name of the old township Barobazar is believed to have originated from certain Baro or twelve obscure Muslim saints who settled here in some remote and unspecified time. But it is likely that its original name was Bada Bazar, that is to say, a large market place, which might have flourished here once upon a time. Some scholars believe that Khan Jahan with his followers temporarily settled here before proceeding to Khalifatabad in Bagerhat via Murali-Qasba. (Ahmed1989: 28-33). All the above mentioned statements reveal that the old city Barobazar was established earlier then the Khan Jahan All's city Khalifatabad in Bagerhat.