History & Background
Nayabad Mosque was built in 1793 CE in Nayabad village, during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Alam II. According to local tradition, the mosque was built by Persian artisans who had come to construct the nearby Kantajew (Kantanagar) Temple, for their own use, with Raja Ramnath of Dinajpur providing the land and materials to help establish it. The mosque is a compact oblong structure with three domes and octagonal corner minarets, its outer walls decorated with around 104 rectangular terracotta plaques featuring floral, creeper, and peacock motifs. Inside, three mihrabs line the western wall in keeping with its three entrances, the central one larger than its two flanking counterparts.