The spacious prayer place before the main mosque is open in all directions allowing air to flow and keep the Musullis cool.

Its founding teacher, Mawlana Asadullah (d. 1709), taught fiqh, philosophy and logic in the Arabic and Persian languages to the pupils, and was funded by the Nawabs of Bengal.

[2] The main mosque, where the Imam and a few Musullis are accommodated, consists of three domes and bears testimony of the architecture practiced during the sixteenth century.

According to an inscription found, the mosque was built during the rule of Deputy Governor of Dhaka, Farrukhsiyar, by a Khan Muhammad Mirza, who could have been the architect.

The annex to the north of the mosque serves as a madrasa or religious school and has a hujra or arcaded hall that is used for travelers and visitors.

[5]: 284 In 1913, the Archaeological Survey of India listed Mirza's Masjid as a historic monument; by then it had undergone alterations and appropriations that had to be demolished to restore it to its original form.

The earliest photograph available on the mosque shows a ruined structure at the turn of the nineteenth century just before this early restoration attempt.

Destruction of heritage sites and historical monuments started during Pakistan period on a moderate scale but it gained momentum after independence.