amongst Anarchy in Bangladeshresulting in the collapse of the founding father of Sheikh Hasina’s authorities Statues of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman are dotted throughout the nation was vandalized and a museum devoted to him was set on hearth. But, throughout the border from Kolkata in West Bengal, stands the Baker Lodge, an enduring reminiscence of Rahman’s reference to India.
The 114-year-old resort within the coronary heart of Kolkata is the house of Rahman, whose wrestle led to Bangladesh’s liberation from West Pakistan between 1942 and 1947. College students construct.
Rahman spent his youth at this resort within the Nineteen Forties, when he was a scholar on the Madrasa (now often called Maulana Azad Faculty).
He lived in Room No. 24, and it was from right here that he began planning the Bangladesh freedom motion.
His management within the independence motion noticed the start of Bangladesh and Rahman was revered globally as ‘Bangabandhu’ (Buddy of Bengal).
On the request of the Bangladeshi authorities, Rooms 23 and 24 had been transformed into museums in 1998. These rooms are open to vacationers and those that wish to pay tribute to Bangabandhu, popularly often called Mujib.
These days, a number of college students who come to Kolkata for larger schooling keep on this resort.
The hostel authorities stated that a number of Bangladeshi college students had beforehand stayed within the hostel. Nonetheless, this quantity has declined in recent times. For the previous two years, no Bangladeshi college students have stayed within the hostel.
