Faridpur-Royal District of Bangladesh

 Faridpur is a district located in Bangladesh.

 It is a  place of history. Many visitors come to Dhaka and then leave. But there is another Bangladesh' which is natural and undiscovered.



Read about the formal introduction to Faridpur.

So what is there to see?

Actually, if you want to have a fresh air and see some natural scenery , relax and want to understand people of Bangladesh and Indian Sub continent. This might be a place to visit.

Faridpur has changed and has become a semi modern city. The thing is every district has a theme  like in  WordPress or Blogger, for example. 

The people in Bangladesh are divided according to districts.  

Faridpur is grouped under Faridpur District.

The people from surroundings area have good ties and communication with each other. The cuisine is similar.

Here are some of the places :

If you know a person from any of the three ,you get an idea of the rest two. It might be food, interaction  and social network.

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh is from Goplagonj and hence lot of progress has been made.

Faridpur City

Here are some of the places to visit in the city :

This is a British era mansion ,founded by Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biswas, a landlord. The landlords were under the British Raj. They were called Zamindars and had to apply for getting a Zamindari''. 
The Zamindar collected revenue for the British ,but in Indian sub continent, they were aristocrats. Once the British left ,an era was gone.
The son and grand son of the landlord ,Mohan Mia and Chowdhury Kamal ibne Yusuf are well known political figures.

The Zamindars in Bangladesh had lot of say in political matters even after the British had long gone.






Famous visitors to Moyez Manjil:

  • AK Fazlul Huq
  • Netaji Sunash Chandra Bose
  • Other personalities.

The land outside Dhaka is quite different ,and little more peaceful sometimes but you need to take a local guide of the area.

Visiting a landlord's Palace or house is an experience.  Earlier we blogged about Itachuna Rajbari , a Landlord's palace in West Bengal.


Here is a blogger ,channel name "Away with the Steiners". Talking about village life in Bangladesh.





(To Be Continued)

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