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Suchitra Sen’s ancestral house to be recovered

Cultural activists demand a museum at the venue

Ahmed Humayun Kabir TOPU, Pabna
At long last the district administration has taken steps to recover silver screen diva Suchitra Sen's ancestral residence in Pabna town. Cultural activists of the district are demanding a museum here. The citizen committee of Pabna organised a meeting at Pabhu Chamber of Commerce auditorium last Thursday and made the demand to set up a museum at the historic site in honour of the legendary actress.
Sen and her family stayed at the aforementioned house at the Gopalpur village under Pabna Municipality are.. According to sources, Sen s father left Pabna with tl. whole family a few months prior to the Partition (1947). Later the house was declared 'government property.'
However, through a turn of events, a school called 'Imam Gazzali Institute' was set up al the house. Officials of the institute claim that the prop erty was leased in 1985. Local cultural activists and enthusiasts have repeatedly opposed this possession and notified the authorities, but to no avail. A report, titled "Screen legend Suchitra Sen's ancestral home occupied," on this issue was published in The Daily Star on April 7,2009.
The district administration has recently asked the school authority to shift their institution within July 8, according to official sources. The district administration will not renew the lease this year, sources added.
"After much consideration, we have issued a notice to Imam Gazzali Institute this week Earlier we have unofficially requested the school authority several times to relocate. This time the district administration has sent an official letter to the school authority, asking them Md.
Shahjahan, additional deputy commissioner (ADC, Revenue) said on July 1.
Meanwhile the school authority has submitted an application to reconsider the decision, official sources said.
Cultural activists would like the house to be turned into a museum. Shammilito Shangskritik Jote, Pabna has submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner's office last Wednesday asking to have a museum at Sen's ancestral residence. Rezaul Haque Shahjahan, convenor of SSJ, submitted the memorandum while 20 cultural organisations of the district supported the request The museum should be named after the screen diva, the memo says.
“Suchitra Sen is the pride of Pabna and this house beArs
memories of her early years. The occupying organisation should immediately vacate the property and the house should be turned into a museum, preserving memories of the legendary actress. This is the demand of all cultural enthusiasts and Suchitra Sen admirers of the district," said Md. Zakir Hossain, a local cultural activist