New Delhi: A mob vandalised Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s ancestral home in Bangladesh on Wednesday. Local reports said that a group chanted anti-Tagore slogans and destroyed windows and furniture at the historic Kutchery House in Shahjadpur, Sirajganj.
Bangladesh-based bdnews24.com reported that Tagore’s house has been temporarily shut for visitors until further notice following the vandalism.
A visitor and his family were reportedly at the Rabindra Kachharibari ancestral site when he got into an argument with an employee over the motorcycle parking charges.
PTI cited bdnews24.com and said that after the altercation, the visitor was allegedly confined in an office room and beaten up.
After this incident, locals staged a protest, voicing their displeasure. The protest mounted and later, a mob vandalised the auditorium of the house and went on a rampage. The mobsters also attacked one of the directors of the institution.
A video of the vandalism went viral. However, the authenticity of the video couldn’t be independently verified.
🔸 Rabindranath Tagore’s ancestral house was vandalised in Sirajganj district of Bangladesh.
That’s how the Greatest poet of Bengal is respected by Bengali muslims. pic.twitter.com/uOa3UtVEgw
— Joy Das 🇧🇩 (@joydas1844417) June 11, 2025
Following the vandalism, Md Haibur Rahman, custodian of the Kacharibar, told reporters that the site will remain closed and visitors won’t be allowed until further notice.
Rahman was quoted as saying by local news outlets said because of the unavoidable circumstances, visitor admissions will remain suspended. He also said that the Department of Archaeology is monitoring the situation.
BSS news agency pointed out that a three-member committee has been set up by the Department of Archaeology to probe the attack and vandalism.
Kachharibari is located in Shahzadpur in Bangladesh’s Rajshahi division. It is the ancestral home of the literary genius and also served as the revenue office for the Tagore family. According to historians, Tagore composed several of his literary works while residing in this mansion.
