History Of Dinajpur(Part-7) Rani Tripuri Sundari, Raja Govindanath(1800 A.D.-1841 A.D.), Raja Tarakanath(1841 A.D.-1865 A.D.), Rani Shyam Mohini

After Raja Radhanath's early death in 1801, there was disintegration in Dinajpur Raj for a long period. His widow Rani Tripuri Sundari adopted a child named Govindanath, who looked after the remains of the family estate in 1817. Govindanath was a capable man, who brought back a congenial atmosphere in the Raj family and regained some of its lost possessions. He died in 1841 and before his death he run the estate satisfactorily. After him the responsibility of the estate went first to his eldest...

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History of Dinajpur(Part-6) Raja Radhanath()1778 A.D.-1800 A.D),Raja singh, the Rani Saraswati.

Raja Baidyanath died in 1780 without an heir. His widow Rani Saraswati adopted a young boy named Radhanath. Radhanath obtained a sanad from the british declaring him successor to Baidayanath, on payment of a succession fee of 730 mohars. Warren Hastings signed the sanad where lands of the estate were given. Since Raja Radhanath was minor, the management of the estate was looked after first by Raja Devi Singh of Dilwarput, Murshidabad and later by one Janaki Ram Singh, brother of the Rani Sawaswati,...

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History of Dinajpur (Part-5) Raja Baidyanath(1763 A.D.-1778 A.D.)

Raja Baidyanath was third among Ramnath's four sons namely: Krishnanath, Roopnath, Baidyanath and Kantanath. A manuscript signed by Muhammad Jafir Khan, Subadar of Bengal, in which Baidyanath declared the rightful heir of his father. The character of Baidyanath was modest, gentle and weak-minded. He had given a lot of privilege to the Brahmins and due to that they became more powerful during his reign. The political scenario of India changed immediately after Baidyanath took responsibility of the...

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History of Dinajpur (Part-4) Maharaja Ramnath (1722 A.D.-1763 A.D.)

Having no son or daughter, Prannath adopted a young relative named Ramanath, who took over the responsibility of the estate after him and paid a succession fee of 4.21.450 take to the Subadar of Bengal. Ramanath was very powerful and honest. F.W. Strong (Dinajpur Gazetteer 1912.P.24) stated that he seems further to have been a persona grate with the Subahdar of Bengal who granted him three sanads, conferring on him additional estates in thanas Patiram, patnitala and Gangarampur. Ramanath conquered...

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History of Dinajpur (Part-3) Maharaja Prannath (1682 A.D.-1722 A.D.)

Raja Sukhdev had two wives. Ramdev and Joydev were born by his first wife and the second wife delivered Prannath. Raja Sukhdev's eldest son Ramdev died very young, the second Joydev reigned for five years from 1677 A.D. to 1682 A.D. and was succeeded by the youngest, Prannath. During the reign of Mughal Emperor Alamgir, Azim-ud-din Mahmud had granted a Sanad, dated 1679, in which the succession of someone to Sukhdev's property is recorded. Unfortunately the name of the successor is wiped out. F.W....

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History of Dinajpur Rajbari (Part-2) Raja Sukhdhev Roy(1642 A.D.-1677 A.D)

District Magistrate E. V Wesmacott (1872) has given as account of Sukhdev's estate, which suggests that during his period, he inchuded and extended his estate upto present Dinajpur and Thakurgoan district as, a considerable area consisting of greater West Dinajpur, Ranjpur, Bogura and Maldah districts. In addition to that, at the time of Sukhdev or of his father, the zamindar family of Khetal came to an end and the property was divided up. Seven out of sixteen parts went to Sukhdev Roy, whose father...

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History of Dinajpur Rajbari (Part-1)

The great zamindar family of Dinajpur, who ruled the district for two centuries, could be traced back to the reign of Akbar. In 1600 AD, for administrative reasons, Akbar divided his empire into 15 subas and appointed his son prince as Subadar of  Bengal. The Suba was further subdivided into 19 sarkars and parts of four of those sarkars namely sarkar Ghoraghat, sarkar Tejpur, sarkar Panjara, and sarkar Barbakabad fell within the limits of Dinajpur District. According to Calcutta Review vol.55....

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Barapukuria Coal Mine,Dinajpur

One of the spectacular modoern infrastructure has been built in Dinajpur, is the coal mine base Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd along with the Thermal power plant,located at chowhati under Parbatipur Police station, also very near to Phulbari proper. Unearthed in 1985 by the Geological servey of Bangladesh, the coal is deposited to be 300 million metric ton for extraction from under 118-500 metre depth. This coal is largely fueling the adjacent 250  megawatt power plant, which produces...

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