Mahera Zamider House, Bangladesh
Mahera Zamindar House-
There is no British rule, no glory of the Zamindars, only their memories and achievements. One such architectural monument is the Mirzapur Mahera Zamindar House. Mahera Zamindar House is located about 18 miles east-south from Tangail Sadar and about 10 kilometers west from Mirzapur Upazila Sadar. Mahera Zamindar House stands as a witness to the history of the rule and end of the Zamindars.
Mahera Zamindar House is located on 1174 percent of the land. This Zamindar House has 3 large main buildings. Along with it, there is a Kachari House, Naib Sahib's house, Gomstad's house, a temple for prayer and a few rooms for the Zamindar's servants. The buildings have high walls. There are 2 entrances to enter the house. In front is a large pond for bathing. According to archaeologists, the construction style of the buildings is similar to Roman, Mughal, and Indus Khekud. The craftsmanship of the buildings, made of lime, shuraki, and bricks, captivates any visitor.
To make the landlord's house attractive, the landlords of that time planted various types of flower gardens, rows of coconut and betel trees in front of the house. Talking to the elderly resident of this place, Goyez Mia, it was learned that two brothers named Kalicharan Saha and Anand Saha earned a lot of money by trading salt and pulses in Kolkata and came to the village of Mahera. After arriving in the village of Mahera, they built this huge house. After building the house, they started collecting money from the poor people of the village of Mahera and built a mountain of money. If someone was unable to pay their donation, they were punished and their land and property were auctioned off.
Later, when the British government introduced the landlord system, the sons of Kalicharan Saha and Anand Saha purchased a part of the land from the landlords of 24 Parganas of Kartia for a huge amount of money. Zamindari rule and exploitation began. Rajendra Roy Chowdhury, the successor of Kalicharan Saha and Anand Mohan Saha, gradually managed the zamindari. These rulers did many public welfare works in the area, including schools, roads, and water systems.
Towards the end of the British rule, the landlord rule was abolished and later, after the partition of the country in 1947, most of the zamindars migrated to India. Those who remained also died as brutal victims of the occupying forces during the War of Independence in 1971. Since independence, this unique architectural style has been used as a police training center. Abdul Mannan, the Home Minister of the then President Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, officially inaugurated the Police Training Center.
The buildings have now been renovated. The police authorities have sought the cooperation of the Archaeological Department to preserve the beauty of the buildings.
Kumudini Medical College and Hospital -
Ranadaprasad Saha established the 20-bed 'Kumudini Dispensary' in Mirzapur in 1938. In 1944, it was completed as the Kumudini Hospital. In 1942, he established the 'Bharateshwari Vidyapeeth' in the name of his great-grandmother Bharateshwari Devi, providing opportunities for women's education in the area, which later took the form of Bharateshwari Homes in 1945.