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Bhulli Hat on the way from Thakurgaon district town to Boda upazila of Panchagarh. Balia "Jin Masjid" is located three kilometers east from there. Meanwhile, on the way from Bhulli to Predeya Hat Nam, it is also 3 km east of the market called Turukpatha.

The area is favored by jinn-fairies when they fly over it on a new moon night. They then descended to the ground and began the construction of the mosque, but left the work unfinished as dawn broke before the dome was completed. As a result, the magnificent mosque stands without a dome. The jinn-fairies built it, hence it is known as the mosque of the jinn to the locals.

It is known from history that the original residence of Meher Baks Sarkar was in the state of Bihar in India. After Nawab Sirajuddaula's defeat in the Battle of Palashi, Meher Bux's grandfather came with his family from Bihar to Jalpaiguri. Later Meher Bax's father Raj-e-Mohammed came to Thakurgaon sub-division Balia and gained prosperity by doing business.

Due to his good relationship with the local zamindar, Raj-e-Mohammed married his son Meher Baks to the then zamindar's daughter, Bibi Gulmati Nesha. Later, Gulmati Necha was nominated as the heir of her father's zamindari. Gulmati Necha earned the title of Chaudhurani for timely delivery of her zamindari taxes to the British. Meher Baks Sarkar also came to be known as Chowdhury from that source. Although the zamindari was in the name of Gulmati Chaudhurani, it was practically ruled by Meher Baks.

There is disagreement about the date of construction of the mosque. According to the date engraved on the mosque, the mosque was built in 1317 Bangabd means 1910 AD. Again, the tomb of Meher Baks Chowdhury, the builder of the mosque, has his death year engraved in 1317 Bangabd. However, according to local people and Meher Bux's relatives, the construction of Balia Masjid started in the late 19th century and most of the mosque was completed by the time of Meher Bux's death.

Zamindar Meher Baks Chowdhury planned to build a mosque in Ballia in the late nineteenth century. For this, architects were brought from Murshidabad to Agra Matantar in Delhi. The construction of this mosque, designed according to Mughal architectural style, was very complicated and time-consuming. The sudden death of the chief architect stopped the construction of the mosque. Meher Baks resumed construction of the mosque with the help of local artisans. But the local craftsmen failed to build the dome of the mosque. Meher Baks Chowdhury died in 1910.

A few years later, the younger brother of Meher Baks again took the initiative to build the mosque. But, he also died before completing the construction work. As a result, the mosque stood without a dome for 100 years.

Finally, under the patronage of Tasrifa Khatun, the great-granddaughter of Meher Baks Chowdhury, and with the technical assistance of the Institute of Archaeology, the renovation work of the Balia Mosque began in 2010. At the same time, the dome was constructed in a new way in the design of architect Syed Abu Sufian Kushal.

The mosque is located in a rectangular complex measuring 62 feet 6 inches in east-west and 69 feet 2 inches in north-south on a platform 5 feet 3 inches high from the plain. The rectangular complex is divided into three parts: entrance with stairs, open square and moolabhaban or namazghar. Out of this, the main building is 25 feet 11 inches wide from east to west. The roof of the mosque is 17 feet high from the platform.