Shashi Lodge

Shashi Lodge
Native name
শশী লজ
Palace-residence of Maharaja Shashikant Acharya
LocationMymensingh Sadar, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Coordinates24°45′42″N 90°24′11″E / 24.761787°N 90.402991°E / 24.761787; 90.402991
Built1905

The Shashi Lodge (Bengali: শশী লজ), also known as the Rajbari of Mymensingh,[1] was the palace-residence of Maharaja Shashikant Acharya, who was the Maharaja of the Muktagacha Zamindari Estate in Mymensingh of East Bengal during the time of the British Raj in India.[2] The palace is located by the river Brahmaputra, in the heart of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.[3] Through the end of the British Raj and the partition of India in 1947, East Bengal became the eastern wing of the independent state of Pakistan.[4] After the passing of the East Bengal State Acquisition and Tenancy Act of 1950 by the democratic Government of East Bengal in the Dominion of Pakistan, the zamindari system was abolished.[5] Since 1952, Shashi Lodge was used as a training center for women teachers[6] and it continued even after East Bengal seceded from Pakistan to become Bangladesh. The Lodge building has deteriorated and is no longer used as a training center.[7] On 4 April 2015, Shashi Lodge was acquired by the Directorate of Archeology of the Government of Bangladesh to set up a museum.[8][9]

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  2. ^ হক, ফাবিহা বিনতে (27 November 2022). "ঐতিহাসিক নিদর্শন শশীলজের একাল-সেকাল". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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  4. ^ "ময়মনসিংহের কয়েকটি দর্শনীয় স্থান". Deutsche Welle (in Bengali). 9 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-09.
  5. ^ "পুরাকীর্তি শশী লজ চয়ন বিকাশ ভদ্র". The Daily Ittefaq. 3 February 2021.
  6. ^ "শশী লজের দৃষ্টিনন্দন পুকুরঘাট". www.kalerkantho.com. July 2022. Archived from the original on 2024-08-17. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  7. ^ "শশীলজ". mymensingh.gov.bd (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2024-06-12.
  8. ^ "Cultural heritage under attack". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-08-17. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  9. ^ "ময়মনসিংহের শশী লজে একদিন". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.