Mir Mosharraf Hossain's birthplace, Lahinipara
লাহিনীপাড়ায় মীর মশাররফ হোসেনের বাস্তুভিটা
The village home of the author of Bishad Sindhu, with a small library and memorial.
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Mir Mosharraf Hossain, whose Bishad Sindhu is a classic of Bengali prose, was born in Lahinipara near Kumarkhali in 1847. A memorial complex with a library stands at his family homestead. Few travellers stop, though it lies close to the Shilaidaha route. Nearby Kumarkhali was also home to journalist Kangal Harinath, whose old printing press is preserved.
How to get there
From Kushtia take a bus to Kumarkhali, then a rickshaw to Lahinipara.
Good to know
Opening times are informal; ask the caretaker.
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