What is the position of Paharpur in Bangladesh among archaeological sites?
How many phases of excavation are there in Paharpur?
The site was first noticed by Buchanon Hamilton in course of his survey in Eastern India between 1807 and 1812. 
archaeological survey of india, varendra research society of Rajshahi and University of Calcutta jointly started regular and systematic excavation here in 1923.
 From the next season (1926-27) onward excavation was carried out under the supervision of KN Dikshit with the exception of seasons of the 1930-32. In these two seasons GC Chandra conducted the excavation.In the last two seasons (1932-34) the work was carried out at satyapir bhita, a mound at a distance of 364m east of the central temple.
During Pakistan period Rafique Mughal excavated lower levels of a few monastic cells on the eastern wing, but the results were never published. After independence (1971) the department of archaeology of Bangladesh brought the site under further excavation. The operations took place in two phases.