[citation needed] It serves as the principal residence of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister in the northern part of the country.

There has been a house on the site since the early 18th century, when the Nawab of Bengal rewarded Dayaram Roy for suppressing a rebellion.

Roy was awarded the title of Jagirdar and given the zamindari of vast tracts of land in Jessore, Rajshahi, Bogra and Mymensingh.

The town of Natore served as the headquarters of Rajshahi Division in the Bengal Presidency, and thus was an important administrative centre.

[2] It has since been used by successive Bangladeshi heads of government for holding cabinet, political and diplomatic meetings outside the capital.