In the course of time, the party of kings and queens has been lost, the pomp and power of the royal system. As the zamindari system of our country is lost. Although the influence of the zamindars vanished in the womb of time, their zamindar houses still remain as a symbol of artistic architecture. These ancient monuments, reminiscent of history and tradition, have become a place of attraction for travelers. Today I will tell the readers of Travel Bangladesh about such a traditional zamindar house. The name of the zamindar house is Ghughudanga Jomidar Bari.
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| Ghughudanga Jomidar Bari |
The zamindar's house is located at Ghughudanga village, 6 km south-east of Dinajpur town, on the banks of the Purnabhaba river. This zamindar's house is still standing as a witness of the times amidst green trees in a secluded environment away from the noise. The house was built by brick-surki about two hundred years ago. There is a huge entrance at the entrance of the zamindar's house. Excellent terracotta carvings at the entrance to the well-view. Which is now covered with herbs.
The one-storey and two-storey buildings of the zamindar's house were also decorated with flowers during the zamindari period. The whole house was full of pomp and splendor. The zamindar's house was full of elephants and the stable was full of horses. The zamindars also had a huge fleet of chefs, farmers, pike-pedestrians-sepoys-laskars. There was a huge guest house here. These zamindars maintained good relations with the tenants living here. The zamindar's house was located in the anagona of the tenants.
The ancient name of this Ghughudanga village was 'Ekbarpur'. It is known from history that the first man of the Ghughudanga zamindar dynasty was Nabi Mohammad. He was a resident of Jalpaiguri in India during the British rule and came to Ekbarpur for business purposes. Impressed by the natural beauty of Ekbarpur, he stayed here permanently. Again many think, this place was convenient for his business so he stayed here.
This Ghughudanga zamindari was originally founded by Ful Mohammad, the only son of Nabi Mohammad. Ful Mohammad started zamindari here with 11 police stations at that time. The zamindari was run through 16 kacharis and 41 tehsil offices in 11 police stations. Ful Mohammad was given the title of Chowdhury by the British government as a zamindar. He gradually made great strides in zamindari.
Ghughudanga Jomidar Bari Ghughudanga Jomidar Bari
Ful Mohammad, who started zamindari, changed the name of Ekbarpur to Ghughudanga. And the name of his zamindari entity is 'Ghughudanga Estate'. At the same time, these zamindars became known as 'Ghughudanga zamindars'. Ful Mohammad built this zamindar house. Ghughudanga zamindar was one of the most influential zamindars of Dinajpur during the British rule.
It is known from history that Ghughudanga zamindari lasted for more than 60 years. Although the zamindari system was abolished in 1958, this zamindari was a sharer in the happiness and sorrows of the locals. The Ghughudanga zamindar used to solve various problems with the locals including the village head.
This zamindar house is associated with the memory of the great liberation war. In 1971, the freedom fighters took shelter in this zamindar's house. Upon hearing this news, the Pak army launched a surprise attack on the freedom fighters at the Ghughudanga zamindar's house. Many structures of this zamindar's house were destroyed in that bomb attack. The Pak army also looted valuables from the zamindar's house.
How to get there:
You can go to Dinajpur by road from Dhaka. Buses leave from Gabtali and Kalyanpur for Dinajpur. Nabil Paribahan also has AC buses. Non-AC bus fare is 500 to 900 rupees.
You can also go by train. From Dhaka's Kamalapur railway station, you can take the intercity train and Ekta Express to Dinajpur. Then you can take CNG from Dinajpur city to Ghughudanga village.