# Mohera Zamindar Bari

Mohera Zamindar Bari is a 19th-century Zamidari residence in Mirzapur, Tangail District, Bangladesh. It is used as a police training school. The zamindar house was established in the mirzapur before the 1890s. Mohera Zamindar Bari is the most preserved and maintained zamindari bari of Bangladesh locally.
Mohera Zamindar Bari is spread over an area of about eight (8) acres, about 18 km away from Tangail Sadar in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh. Mohera Zamindar Bari is located on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway, about 4 km east of Natiapara Bazar. In front of the entrance of this zamindar's house, there is a huge lake called ' Bishakha Sagar' and two gates to enter the house. There are also two more ponds at the back of the main building called Pasra Pond and Rani Pond and a flower garden in the decoration. Adjacent to the Vishakha Sagar, on the south side, there is a huge Amr Kanan and three huge main buildings with Naib Saheb's house, Kachari's house, Gomstad's house, Dighi, and three more lodges.

## History

The zamindar house was established in Mirzapur, Tangail, in 1890 by Kali Charan Saha. Kali Charan Saha and Anand Saha, two brothers came to Mohera village from Calcutta. Besides their land lordship, they have conducted trading related to Jute and Salt. They were the owner of huge land properties from different parts of Bangladesh. During country division and war, most of them moved into India. Only very few are living at Tangail. Since they were rich, people say they have built those buildings before establishing their Zamindari. In this locality, along with many schools, roads, water supply, they performed many activities for public welfare. then gradually began making those gigantic buildings. During the Bangladesh Liberation war, the Pakistan Army attacked the Mohera zamindar's house and killed five villagers, including the wife of the zamindar house (1971). Later the zamindar family left the country by boat on the river Lohajang. It was here that the Mukti Bahini camp was set up. An initiative was taken to establish this zamindar house as a police training school in 1982. The Police Training School was upgraded to a Police Training Center 1990.

## Other installations

Chowdhury Lodge: The pillars of this pink building are built in the style of Roman architecture. Inside the building is a corrugated roof. In front of the two-story building is a garden and green field.
Maharaj Lodge: There are six (6) columns in front of the Maharaj Lodge building built in the Byzantine style of architecture. There is a curved railing in front of the pink Maharaja Lodge and a hanging verandah which adds to the beauty of the building. The building has a total of twelve (12) rooms, with a garden in the front and a tennis court in the back. This building is currently used as a shooting spot.
Ananda Lodge: In front of Ananda Lodge, there is a garden with sculptures of deer, tiger and animals which represents the architecture of British period.
Kalicharan Lodge: Built towards the end of zamindari system, this Kalicharan Lodge is very different from other buildings. The building is built in the English architectural style, in line with the English ‘U’ letter. For different architectural styles, beautiful light flashes can be seen from the building in the afternoon.