Munshibari family of Ulipur

The Munshibari was a feudal estate in Kurigram District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bengal (present day Bangladesh).

The family hence established the estate with around 34 acres of land under Bonwari Munshi and Laxmi Narayan.

The Islamic Mission and Foundation had taken 7.42 acres of land that had been adjoining the building for almost a century under the Government.

After the Bangladesh Liberation War, Bihari Lal Munshi the incumbent head of the family went to Kolkata giving the responsibility of taking care of the Munshi Bari to a local named Saifur Mia, who allegedly handed over the Munshibari to one Arif Mia.

Arif Mia fired his gun and two local students were shot and killed, one of them dying instantly while the other succumbed to his wounds.

[1] The Munshibari of Calcutta, is, according to the book Baranagar: Itihas O Samikshya by Anup Motilal and Ranjankumar Bandopadhyay, had its origins in the days of Warren Hastings (1732 – 1818).