Built by Mulla Hizabar Akbar Khan, the mosque is located half a
mile northeast of Painam village. The Goaldi mosque is a good
example of the 'enclosed square type' mosque of Bengal that is
distinguished by a cubical prayer chamber with corner towers and
entrances on all sides except the qibla wall. A single dome caps
the mosque; engaged ribbed turrets define the four corners; and
the cornice is gently sloped. Circular corner towers are a
deviation from the usual octagonal corner towers. This is the
only example of circular corner towers in the Dhaka district.
Accentuating the cornice is a row of small niches with floral
motifs inside. The east facade has three arched openings,
embellished on either sides with rectangular panels of delicate
relief work in the form of a niche with an ornamental hanging
lamp motif. The north and south facades similarly display three
arches, though only the center arch is open while the two side
arches are blind. The cubical prayer chamber measures 7.57 m and
the walls are 2 m th