Ulpur Zamindar Bari is a witness of the valor and nobility of the zamindars of ancient Bengal, located in Ulpur village, just 8 km away from Gopalganj district headquarters. It is known that the landlords of Ulpur shared a hundred houses. In the 1900s, Zamindar Pritish Chandra Roy Chowdhury established the Ulpur Zamindar Bari covering an area of about 200 acres. Although the zamindari system disappeared with the passage of time, the buildings built by the then zamindars have survived proudly as historical monuments.
Ulpur village has several historical buildings including 8 two storied buildings used for zamindari purposes. These buildings are currently being used as Ulpur Tehsil Office, Sub Post Office, Old Union Board Office, Health Centre, Old Government Children’s Home. Most of the buildings of the Ulpur zamindar house are in ruins today. Only the building used as Ulpur PP High School is in good condition
How to go
Gopalganj can be reached by Palash, Imad, Tungipara Express, Golden Line, Green Line, Comfort, Rajdhani or BRTC buses from Dhaka’s Gabtali and Sayedabad bus terminals. These AC/Non-AC buses will cost Tk 500-900 depending on the class. From Kuadanga bus stand in Gopalganj, take a bus to Ulpur village and ask any local to find Ulpur Zamindar’s house.