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End of a Zamindar Bari

A historical structure in Kurigram in delicate state

Abdul Wahid, Kurigram
Naodanga Zamindar Bari, a historical palace at Naodanga union under Phulbari upazila of Kurigram district, is going to be decomposed and destroyed due to lack of proper care.
An historical structure, Naodanga Zamindar Bari, although situated 25 kilometers away from off Kurigram town attracts many visitors every day.
The grand structures Zamindar house stands on 9.45 acres of land. Of them, there are 3.85 acres of the land under control of the union 'land revenue office', while the rest 5.60 acres of land have been grabbed by illegal occupations.
The Zamindar contains many compounds, including: bed-rooms, queen's room, queen's bathroom, drawing room, guest house, kitchen, personal courtroom, soldiers' house, torture cell, horse-shade, pond with bathing-place, Durga Mondir (temple) and Shiblinga Mondir.
The next generations of Zamindar (landlord) Promod Ranjon Bakshi, left Bangladesh for Kolkata inIndia after feudal system was abolished the country. As a result, most important parts of the Zamindar Bari has been lost to some unscrupulous locals.
Now, there are only a few structures in fragile condition is left, including: about 100 meter building, the main gate to enter the comound, queen's room (partially damaged), a staircase for climbing top of the building, Durga Mondir, Shiblinga Mondir and two ponds.
The Shiblinga temple, covered with various parasites, is now in deplorable condition where several cracks have appeared. There is a big black Shiblinga (statue of worship) of about 12 mound weight in the temple. Locals of Hindu communities still worship the Shiblanga there.
Local Hindu communities gather there for Geeta recitation after repairing the Durga Mondir, which is situated in the indoor area of the lordhouse.
Naodanga High School and College has been set up in front side of the Zamindar Bari. The school
authority is farming fish in the ponds, taking lease.
It is leamt that landlord (Zamindar) Sri Promad Ranjan Bakshi built the palace in a time of nondivided Bharat-Barsha (subcontinent). He had three sons, one daughter and one wife. His daughter Pitu was married Mirpur Zamindar ofRangpur.
His first son Bireswar Prashad Bakshi was a judge of Calcutta court under West Bengal province in India while the third son Bipuleswar Proshad Bakshi was an engineer.
The lord Promad Ranjan Bakshi gave the charge of lordship to his second son Bissheswar Proshad Bakshi as he (Bissheswar) could not completed the entrance school certificate (SSC equivalent).
Zamindar Bissheswar Proshad Bakshi established a primary school (now Naodanga Government Primary school) during his
reign and started a mela (festival) to observe Lord Sri Krisna's birth day, which is still observed every year.
After the abolition of Jamindar system (feudal system), they left Bangladesh for good and settled in Kolkata. Later, Promod Ranjon Bakshi died in a hospital in Calcutta.
But the Zamindar Bissheswar Proshad Bakshi and along his family came after the independence of Bangladesh to attend a religious festival.
Chairman of Naodanga union parishad Md. Mushabber Ali said, "Hundreds people come to visit the Naodanga Zamindar Bari and watch the sign of Zamindars' grandeur reign. We could get visitors here for years if the concerned department take care to safeguard the remaining parts of the Naodanga Zamindar Bari.