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There was now a school in the building with a lease from the district administration. Speaking of the court order, a man arrived in Sadalbal with a bulldozer on Monday and went to demolish the house.
In the face of resistance, the district administration closed the traditional house and said the decision on the building would be announced later.
Rana Dasgupta, the prosecutor for the war crimes court, claimed that the warrant was carried out on this land “by trickery”; He has demanded that the government keep the house.
The house was built by Jatramohan Sengupta, leader of the Congress of India. The son of this Chittagong lawyer is the patriot Jatindra Mohan Sengupta.
Lawyer Jatindra Mohan was also the leader of the All India Congress. He also became mayor of Calcutta. He was in the building for a few days with his English wife Nellie Sengupta.
The main leaders of the Congress, including the Assam-Bengal Railway Movement, Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Sarat Bose, Mohammad Ali and Shawkat Ali, visited the house at different times.
The revolutionaries of the anti-British movement were also associated with this house. Jatindra Mohan fought the case on behalf of Surya Sen, Ananta Singh and Ambika Chakraborty. Jatindra Mohan died in prison in 1933, much to the chagrin of the British rulers.
Later, Nellie Sengupta stayed at her home in Rahmatganj until 1970. She later went to India for treatment. Looking back, the house has been vacated.
19 Ganda was declared enemy property after a large amount of land. Then Shamsuddin said of the district administration. A man named Ishaq leased the land and established ‘Bangla College’ there.
After 1985, the name was changed to ‘Shishubagh School’ in that building. Ishaq’s sons run the school.
Accidental excavator
New Year’s textbooks were distributed to the school on Monday morning.
Witnesses said that about 100 people, including Farhad and Faisal, two sons of a man named M Farid Chowdhury, arrived around 10 a.m. They say they came to take possession of the house with a court order.
At that time about 45 policemen were present. Nazir Aminul Haque Akand of the Chittagong Joint District Court of Judges was carrying documents that included a “warrant for possession”.
About 50 youth and workers, led by Gias Uddin Sujan and Mizanur Rahman, who introduced Farhad and Faisal as leaders of the Juba League, entered the school.
FM Nasser Tipu, principal of Shishu Bagh school, said that teachers and parents of the school were pushed out of the school building. He took out the school furniture and left it in the front garden. He was also expelled when he protested.
Members of the police informed them that Farid Chowdhury had a warrant to occupy the house and locked the front door.
Half an hour later, when all the policemen left, a bulldozer arrived. The front of the building was demolished with the bulldozer.
Dasgupta frog on the scene
Lawyer Rana Dasgupta, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and general secretary of the Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council, arrived at the scene around 2 pm.
He was accompanied by Shaibal Das Sumon, a former Jamalkhan ward councilor and many others.
Rana Dasgupta said: “How was this house demolished with the memory of the anti-British movement? Who broke it? Who is the owner of this excavator?
He announced his position in front of the building. The locals join him.
Introducing himself as Farid Chowdhury’s daughter-in-law, Juba League leader Gias Uddin Sujan addressed protesters, including Rana Dasgupta, saying, “They have brought an order from the district administration. Otherwise, we will drive an excavator. “
Sujan, Farhad and the people who were with them started saying, “Push Rana Dasgupta out.”
When they went to restart the excavator, Rana Dasgupta and former councilor Shaibal Das stood in front of him.
“It is part of our heritage, no one will be able to demolish this building,” they protested.
After 10 minutes, Aliur Rahman, Chairman of the Chittagong History and Culture Research Center, Jahar Lal Hazari, former Anderkilla councilor, leaders of the student union district committee and leaders of the Chittagong Revolution and the Preservation Council of the Revolutionary Monument. They also joined the protest.
Deputy Commissioner (Land, Bakalia) Ashraful Hasan appeared after hearing the news. Then Sujan showed the documents indicating that there was a court order.
After reviewing the documents, Deputy Commissioner Ashraful Hasan told reporters: “The government has leased the land. We are not aware of any court order regarding the leased land. Let’s close now. I will announce the next decision after discussing it with the Deputy Commissioner. “
After this decision, Rana Dasgupta announced: “We are leaving now. The district administration will announce the next decision. “
Lease-sale-decree-possession
Nazir Aminul Haque Akand of the Joint Court of District and Sessions Judges told bdnews24.com: “The plaintiff has taken an eviction order by filing a case against the land. Today he was scheduled to go with the police. I went to deliver possession order.
“There were 45 policemen. He was even the OCO of the Kotwali Police Station. “
Kotwali Police Station Inspector (investigation) Kabir Hossain told bdnews24.com: The force and some officers from the Kotwali Police Station were present there.
When asked about the government leasing the land, Nazir Aminul Haque Akand said: “We don’t know about that.”
Shishu Bagh School Principal Nasser Tipu told bdnews24.com: “We have leased the land to the government. In 1969, my father bought nine lands in Ganda from Jatindra Mohan Sengupta’s heir, Milon Sengupta.
“Although Mr. Farid Chowdhury claimed to have purchased the land from Milon Sengupta, they filed a case. Farid Chowdhury has adopted a decree. He later presented a case.”
Said his lawyer. Shahjahan said: “Although their first case was dismissed, they have filed another case without complying with the statute of limitations. We have submitted an application to the court. The hearing is tomorrow (Tuesday) ”.
“We have not received any eviction notice,” he said. They have laid their hands on the teachers and parents of the school. There are five hundred students in the school. “
Farhad, the son of Farid Chowdhury, told reporters: “My father bought the land from Milon Sengupta in 1980. In 2005 we went to court. In the last three years we have received several petitions. We received the request a few days ago. “.
Regarding the team, he said: “We had between 20 and 30 people, including relatives. Others are outsiders. “
Demand for release
Veteran attorney Rana Dasgupta told bdnews24.com:
“The land has been leased by the government as acquired property. M Farid has made a document to the effect that Milon Sengupta sold the land without informing the government. They have brought a warrant for subterfuge. “
“We want to preserve this home full of memories,” he said.
Said the member of the advisory council of the Awami League. Anupam Sen told bdnews24.com: “The house is full of memorabilia from the anti-British movement. Such a house cannot be demolished if someone wants to. The house has been vacated for many years. The government must preserve it as heritage.”
The Chittagong Culture and History Preservation Council held a press conference on Tuesday to demand protection for the 25-year-old home.
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