Archive · 16 Jun 2025
Extremists Encroach on Bengali Poet's Ancestral Home in Bangladesh
A famous poet's old house in Bangladesh is now being used by someone else.
The house belonged to Atul Prasad Sen, a Bengali Hindu poet, and it's in a place called Naria.
Sadly, because no one was taking care of it, some people moved in and changed its name to 'Munshibari.'
The poet's poems were really important because they helped people during big events in the past.
Now, the people living there say there's nothing from the poet left in the house.
The poet himself died a long time ago.
Extremists have encroached upon the ancestral home of Bengali Hindu poet Atul Prasad Sen in Bangladesh.
The poet's house has been renamed 'Munshibari' and is now occupied by a man named Nannu Munshi.
The house was neglected due to a lack of supervision and government support.
Atul Prasad Sen's revolutionary poems inspired people during the 1952 Language Movement and the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
A resident, Tanvir, claims there is nothing related to Atul Prasad Sen in the house.
- Who
- Extremists encroached upon the home of Atul Prasad Sen.
- What
- The ancestral home of poet Atul Prasad Sen has been encroached upon and renamed.
- When
- The encroachment occurred sometime after the neglect of the property for years.
- Where
- Naria upazila, Shariatpur district, Bangladesh.
- Why
- Due to a lack of supervision and government patronage.
- Poet's Name
- Atul Prasad Sen
- Location
- Naria upazila, Shariatpur district, Bangladesh
- Original Use
- Ancestral home
- Current Use
- Occupied by others; renamed Munshibari
- Reason for Neglect
- Lack of supervision and government patronage
- Poems' Impact
- Inspired people during Language Movement and Liberation War