Brick structure surfacing from Padma attracts thousands
Jubilant locals stand on the roof of the ancient building that was discovered just below the surface of the Padma River in Bagha upazila of Rajshahi district recently.Photo: STAR
Hundreds of people yesterday thronged Chawk Rajapur village under Bagha upazila of Rajshahi district to have a glimpse of a brick structure located in the middle of the Padma. The visitors went to the spot in boats and got down on the roof of the structure thought to be an archeological treasure. As the people in large number are descending on the structure, it faces risk of being damaged. Bagha upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) has visited the area and informed the department of archeology about it. Director General of the Department of Archeology Shafiqul Islam said, "We have been aware of the matter. I have talked with the Bagha UNO. He is sending a report on it. We will take proper steps in this regard. In the primary stage, we will send an expert there." He further said, "What we are saying now is based on experience, assumptions and emotion. Local experts will look into the matter from their perspective. Then we will discuss with foreign experts and take appropriate measures." As water receded, a dome of the structure has surfaced. Local people recovered human skulls, bones and utensils from there. Examining the size of bricks of the structure, historians say: “Pathan jaigirdar Laskar Kha ruled the area. The structure might have belonged to the Pathan administrator”. Bagha UNO Dewan Md Shariar Feroz said police have been deployed there. Besides BDR personnel also visited the area, he added. People from different upazilas of Rajshahi and Kushtia districts visited Chawk Rajapur village yesterday.
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