Privately owned Ghorashal Zamidar Bari is located in the center of Ghorashal town area of Palash upazila, 15 km away from Narsingdi district. To the locals, this house is known as Monu Mia Zamidar Bari. Zamindar Sajda Mia built this zamindar house in 1176. However, the house was named after Ahmadul Kabir Manu Mia’s father, Abu Yusuf Lutful Kabir, who was the most successful and popular among the Manu Mia zamindar clan.
Manu Mia Zamindar Bari consists of three beautifully crafted houses spread over an area of about 10 acres surrounded by aesthetic beauty. Surrounded by numerous flowers and fruit trees, inside this house there are two main buildings, Kacharighar, Naib Saheb’s house, Gomstad’s house, dighi, lodge, elaborate mosque, grounds, two ponds etc. Many people come from far and wide to spend time in the pleasant environment surrounded by trees and to see the beauty of the beautiful house. However, permission must be obtained from the owner of the house in order to enter the zamindar house and take pictures.
How to go
If you want to go to Manu Mia’s zamindar house from Dhaka, you must first come to a place called Panchdona in Narsingdi district. From Panchdona, one can go to Manu Mia’s zamindar house via Ghorashal by CNG or auto