Uttara Ganabhaban
Uttara Gana Bhaban | |
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Indo-Saracenic architecture | |
Town or city | Natore |
Country | Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 24°26′25″N 89°00′37″E / 24.44028°N 89.01028°E |
Completed | 18th century |
The Uttara Ganabhaban (
country house). It was built by Raja Doyaram who was the Dewan (minister) of Rani Bhavanee. It has a round clock on its front gate with a large bell and a clock room. The clock was imported from Italy. It also has a beautiful garden full of various foreign trees and Italian marble stone statues of women. It is located near Natore town in North Bengal.[citation needed] It serves as the principal residence of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister in the northern part of the country.[1]
It has been used as a ceremonial site for receiving foreign ambassadors.
History
There has been a house on the site since the early 18th century, when the
permanent settlement in Bengal, the Roys were recognised as landed Maharajas. They were avid followers of European influence, fashion, art, and culture. Their palace was developed on the outskirts of Natore in the 19th century. The town of Natore served as the headquarters of Rajshahi Division in the Bengal Presidency, and thus was an important administrative centre. Following Partition in 1947, the estate was formally abolished during major land reforms
in East Bengal.
On 24 July 1967, it was designated as a gubernatorial residence by
heads of government
for holding cabinet, political and diplomatic meetings outside the capital.
Uttara Ganabhaban Museum
Uttara Ganabhaban Museum is located in Uttara Ganabhaban of Natore district.[3][4] The museum was established on March 9, 2018.[5][6] At least one hundred items of historical interest have been found in the archives at Uttara Ganobhaban.[7] Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam inaugurated the museum.[8]
Gallery
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Side view of Uttara Ganabhaban
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Historic cannon outside Ganabhaban
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Statue in courtyard
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Statue in courtyard
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Decorative urn in Ganabhaban garden
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Ministerial conference chamber
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Bust of a former Raja
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Renovation work at Uttara Ganabhaban, 1975
See also
- Chequers Court
- List of archaeological sites in Bangladesh
References
- ^ "Ittyadi at Uttara Gonobhaban". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ Quadir, Md Anwarul. "Neglected Uttara Gonobhavan". Probe News Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011.
- ^ উত্তরা গণভবন / সংগ্রহশালা. uttaraganabhaban.gov.bd.
- ^ শিরোনাম=উত্তরা গণভবনে সংগ্রহশালা ও চিড়িয়াখানা উদ্বোধন | ব্রেকিংনিউজ.কম.বিডি (in Bengali). 22 October 2018.
- ^ উত্তরা গণভবনে সংগ্রহশালা ও চিড়িয়াখানা উদ্বোধন (in Bengali). 22 October 2018.
- ^ শিরোনাম=সংগ্রহশালা. uttaraganabhaban.gov.bd (in Bengali). 22 October 2018.
- ^ শিরোনাম=উত্তরা গণভবন দর্শণার্থীদের জন্য ৮০ভাগ এলাকা উন্মুক্ত: সংগ্রহশালার যাত্রা শুরু. silkcitynews.com (in Bengali). 22 October 2018.
- ^ শিরোনাম=উত্তরা গণভবন দর্শণার্থীদের জন্য ৮০ভাগ এলাকা উন্মুক্ত: সংগ্রহশালার যাত্রা শুরু. silkcitynews.com (in Bengali). 22 October 2018.