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The legend goes on

Sharier Kuan
"Have you ever wondered why the region stretching from Brahmanbaria to Habiganj is marked red in the police record since British period?" asks Zulfikar Chowdhury, a former tea garden manager who is now working with US oil company Chevron.
We were a bit perplexed. Four of us were talking about the great Sarail dog and Chowdhury took the floor by asking us the question. Smiling at our ignorance, he said, "Well, to look for the answer, you have to travel across the region from village to village. And there are certain features in these villages which explain why the villagers tend to be very violent and where did the Sarail dog come from."
Now he got our attention. Our argument that the British brought the hounds here was trashed. "Firstly in each of these villages, you will find some people who
are oddly tall and well-built.
These people control the villages. These are the people who brought the Sarail dog. I got this story from some very old staffs of a tea garden where I worked in the early nineties."
Zulfikar continues: Probably back in the 16th century, when the Mughals spread out across India, this region (Habiganj to Brahmanbaria) was ruled by the Monipuri kings. The Monipuri kings swore their allegiance to the Mughal king whenever he sent troops. But when the troops would head back to Delhi, which was basically a five-year journey, the Monipuri kings would declare independence.
The Mughal king would learn about this rebellion a few years later and by the time the troops return to the area, many years would have passed by.
Fed up with such tricks of Monipuri kings, some Mughal rulers sent a large contingent of troops headed by General Kalapahar. His mandate: slaughter them all and leave the soldiers there to stop any kind of rebellion.
The troops brought greyhounds as their watchdogs and a breed of fighting roosters to keep the soldiers entertained during recess. Greyhounds were part of all Mughal warring troops.
Once the mission was accomplished, the commander thought it wise not to take back such an army. Instead he stationed the soldiers in groups in different camps from Sarail to Bahubal of Moulvibazar. The tall and aggressive soldiers from Afghanistan and western India were asked to make their own living in a community dominated by low caste poor Hindus.
Over the time, these soldiers melted into the society and became Bangalees. "These are the people who brought violence in the area. They kill one another over a missing chicken," Zulfikar said.
The greyhounds, which needed special care and handling, remained based in Sarail where they were bred and traded as good watchdogs. And at some point in time they may have cross-bred with wild dogs and thus their colour and looks evolved.
During the British regime, the Sarail dogs received special attention of a zamindar. The authenticity of Zulfikar's tale is debatable yet thought-provoking.