Last
but not the least-Pabna has perpetual place for pride but not
prejudice-this town is blessed with a graveyard,popularly known as "Arifpur
Gorostan*", It has no parallel subsequent, no replacement. Arifpur
is not only a graveyard,it is a symmetric mix of folk and sarasenic
architecture. It's plantation reminds us heavenly
beauty. Round the
year,this place is blessed with evergreen trees-dropping there light and
shadow towards mortal souls of the graveyard.It is a place of peace of
tranquility and exposure of collective efforts and tenacity of
localpeople. Both Muslim and Christian graveyard located in this area
reminds us our sense of secular values and co-existence of all the
sectarian mortals. It
is an rare and exceptional chapter of our township.To this city
dwellers-Arifpur is not only a graveyard-for the living being it is
nearer to the Heaven.
*Gorostan is a
Perso-Mughal word meaning graveyard |