History of Rabindranath kuthibari

In 1890 Tagore started managing their family estates in shelaidaha. He stayed there for over a decade at irregular intervals between 1891 to 1901. It is a country house build by the father of Rabindranath, Dwarkanat Tagore. The house was repossessed by a Bank; the Tagore Estate was a debtor to this Bank, who auctioned off the property and it became the possession of the Zaminder of Bhagyakul (Munshiganj), Roy family. The house was part of Roy Estate till the zamindari system was abolished under the East Bengal state Asquisition and Tenancy Act of 1950. Syed Murtaza ali, during his tenure as Divisional Commissioner of Rajshahi took the initiative to preserve the dilapidated house in 1958. During this renovation, the color of the house was inadvertently changed to red like other houses belonged to the former Zamindars of the district.

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History of Bogra Mohanstan Garh

Mohanstan Garh is really an interesting and historical place in Bangladesh.It is seven miles away from the district town of Bogra.It has the relics of the ancient culture.Mazar old buildings etc.There runs the river karotoa nearby.So it's offers very charming sceneries together with the murmuring sound of the karotoa. There is the Mazar Sharif of Balki Sultan who dedicated his life to the cause of islam. It was during the reion of king Parsuram. The sultan came from 'Balkan' to preach islam. It was the order of Allah. He gradually won the heart of the people and defeated parsuram. Now, the Mazar sharif is visited by thousands of muslims everyday. There are 'Zeut Kunda' and the museum in mohasta garh. When the soldiers of parsuram had been killed in the battle field, the king took water from the pucka well and used to give it on the body of the dead soldiers. As a result they got back their lives again. So it was namwd 'Zeut kunda'.Now there is no wonderful magic power of that so called 'Zeut kunda'. There the museum behind a beautiful flower garden is a soundless evidence of historical and archaeological signs of mohastn garh.

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