Hajiganj Fort is also known as Khizirpur Fort. Local people know this as Kella instead of fort or Durgo. The fort was built during the 17th century at the Mughal era. This fort is contemporary to the Idrakpur Fort and the Sonakanda Fort.
Hajiganj Fort is situated in Narayanganj of Bangladesh; on the western bank of Shitalakshya at the point where the Buriganga discharged into the Shitalakshya. To hinder any unwanted entries through this river, several observatory forts were built around during that time.
The fort was established by the Mughal Governor Mir Jumla. On the other hand Ahmed Hasan Dani on his "Muslim Architecture in Bengal" said that Islam Khan built the fort after setting the capital in Dhaka. As there is no stone inscription found at the fort it's still undecided who actually built it. But the Mughal used this Fort to counter the raids of the Maghs and the Portuguese.
The fort, quadrangular in size, consists of a pentagonal curtain wall machicolated for muskets with rounded corner bastions, rampart wall around the wall inside, a free tall square column in a corner, and a gateway towards the river.
The holes are wider meant probably for 'gun firing at the pirates proceeding up to the river'. In a corner of the fort enclosure there is a tall free standing square column of brick which must had been used for observation and placing guns in the rainy season.
Hajiganj Fort is located at the center of the Narayanganj Town. No doubt it is a place of much interest. To visit the wonderful specimen of architecture, one has to come to the Chashara of Narayanganj by buses from Gulistan of Dhaka. Someone can use train too. From Chashara he/she has to take a rickshaw and reach the spot.
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