Sundarpur Zamindar Bari, Maheshpur. Sundarpur belongs to the SBK union of Maheshpur Upazila of Jhenaidah district. An ancient growing village. Located on the north bank of the Kopotaksh River, the village is famous for its lush green surroundings and the heritage of the Chowdhury family. Left in this area. A paved road from Khalishpur goes a little farther south, turns east, passes through the village of Sundarpur, and goes east through Chowdhury Bari. Chowdhury's house can be easily reached by following this road. To the local people, the house is known as Zamindar Bari. The youth of Chowdhury's house is no more. There is only the impression of compulsion. The zamindar is gone, the zamindari is also gone. There are only a few buildings that are dilapidated and almost fragile. It is heard that in the beginning the area of ​​the original house was 50 acres of land but now it has been divided into many parts as a result of the increase of partners. As a result, the main buildings are just memorable historical monuments and are neglected as usual. The locals say that the village was named Sundarpur under the influence of the Chowdhury dynasty. S.B.K. This name with the first English letters of the three villages. S = Sundarpur. B = Bazrapur, K = Khalishpur. The three villages of Sundarpur, Bajrapur, and Khalishpur are located side by side and are well-known settlements from the Mughal period.

The Chowdhury Talukdar dynasty of Sundarpur is locally known as the Zamindar dynasty. The social surname of this dynasty is 'Chowdhury'. The word 'Chowdhury' means skilled in all things. In the Middle Ages, those who have made achievements in maintaining social order in the structure of society have been awarded the title of 'Chowdhury' irrespective of caste or creed. During the Sultanate and Mughal periods, Chowdhury was an employee of the Administration and Revenue Department. At that time the surname Chowdhury was sometimes nominal and sometimes heir of landed property. During the British rule, the title of 'Roy Chowdhury' was given to zamindars and their subordinate talukdars.

According to the real estate division, the Chowdhury dynasty of Sundarpur first became a Patidar and later became a talukdar by purchasing more talukas. The owner of the taluk was called talukdar. In this case, the original zamindar used to collect rent from the talukdar to reduce the rent. This practice was practiced all over Bengal during the perpetual condominium. The talukdars were locally known as zamindars and the tenants were called zamindars. He is known as the Chowdhury dynasty zamindar of Sundarpur.

It should be noted here that zamindar is a Persian word meaning landlord. The owner of a pargana was called zamindar. They were known as big zamindars. Zamindars were usually nominated at the behest of kings, emperors, nawabs of the British. They are people who have the power to collect revenue. Later, during the time of Lord Cornwallis (17-1893 AD), the permanent settlement introduced in 1793 resulted in their conversion into the real zamindar class. The zamindar was the first-class proprietor according to the real estate division. It was difficult for the zamindars to collect the revenue of the huge Parganas properly from the raiyats. For that they settled different parts of the zamindari in return for the specified annual revenue, these were called taluk and the taker of the settlement was called talukdar. The talukdar used to collect revenue from the raiyats and pay annual revenue to the zamindars and as a result, the talukdari was protected. However, the people did not bother about the issue of who was the zamindar or talukdar. The people who paid rent were called zamindars. The tenants of the Chowdhury dynasty of Sundarpur became well-known as zamindars in that area.

Bajrapur Patni Talukdar dynasty

Pattani Talukdar dynasty of Bijapur. Bajrapur is an ancient growing village under SBK union in Maheshpur Upazila. Located on the east side adjacent to Khalishpur. It is heard that there were 13 Patni Talukdar families in this village. Locally they were known as zamindars. These talukdar families were known to be under the Naldanga Raj Estate. I went to the spot and saw the ruined pile of the ancient house (13-06-2010). Seeing the ruins and decay of their homes reminds them of the honor and prestige of the past. Bajrapur was a union during the British rule.

During the Pakistan period (1947-1971) the names of Khalishpur and Sundarpur villages were attached to Bajrapur and the name of the union was changed to SBK Union. Tarini Dutt of Bajrapur was a Patni Talukdar. He was a materialistic and industrious man. He was a businessman by profession. Dutt is a family surname of Hindus. Doing professional work. Along with her business, Tarini Dutt bought talukdari of a few mouzas and became more wealthy and prestigious. After the partition of the country in 1947 and the abolition of zamindari system in 1952, the descendants of Tarini Dutt moved to West Bengal (India) by exchanging their houses in Bajrapur.