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Demand to develop Khaleda Zia's childhood home in Jalpaiguri as a tourism center
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News18•13-10-2026, 14:07
Demand to develop Khaleda Zia's childhood home in Jalpaiguri as a tourism center
- •Pradip Chandra, a researcher from a government research institution in Dhaka, visited the childhood memory-laden house of Bangladesh's late former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
- •Khaleda Zia lived with her family in the Nayabasti neighborhood of Jalpaiguri during her childhood and attended Sadar Girls' High School.
- •Her family moved to then East Pakistan just a few months before the 1947 partition, and another family currently resides on the property.
- •The researcher highlighted the historical significance of the location and appealed to the governments of India and Bangladesh to develop it as a tourist attraction.
Key Questions Answered
Khaleda Zia's childhood home is located in the Nayabasti neighborhood of Jalpaiguri, India, where she lived with her family before moving prior to the 1947 partition.
During her childhood in Jalpaiguri, Khaleda Zia was enrolled for her pre-primary education at the famous Sadar Girls' High School.
A researcher from Dhaka recommended that the Bangladesh government preserve the site, and appealed to both India and Bangladesh to develop it into a heritage or tourist attraction.
