was within the premises of Shashi Lodge The founder of the Muktagacha Zamindari Estate was Shri Krishna Acharya Chowdhury , who held the title of 'Maharaja of Muktagacha'. The fourth Maharaja of Muktagacha and great-grandson of Shri Krishna Acharya was Raghunandan Acharya Chowdhury. Maharaja Raghunandan had no biological children and in order to make sure his
zamindari estate does not get confiscated by the British Raj government, the Maharaja decided to adopt a boy who they named Gaurikant Acharya Chowdhury. Gaurikant succeeded Raghunandan as the fifth Maharaja. It turned out that Maharaja Gaurikant failed to produce biological children. After the Maharaja's death, his widow Maharani Bimala Devi adopted a boy and named him Kashikanta Acharya Chowdhury, who became the sixth Maharaja. After passing away childless, Maharaja Kashikant's widow Maharani Lakshmi Devi adopted a boy and named him Chandrakant. The seventh Mahraja, Chandrakant Acharya had a short reign and passed away early. His foster mother, Maharani Lakshmi Devi adopted again. This time a boy called Purnachandra Majumdar was adopted. Purnachandra Majumdar ascended the throne as the eighth Maharaja under his new name Suryakant Acharya Chowdhury. During the reign of Maharaja Suryakant Acharya Chowdhury, the Brahmaputra bank became fertile and generated immense agricultural revenue. He did many philanthropic works in the broad context of
zamindari management for about 41 years. He established aesthetic structures in Mymensingh. At the end of the 19th century, Suryakant built a two-storied mansion on 3.6 hectares in the heart of Mymensingh city. The building was named Shashi Lodge after the adopted son of Shashikant Acharya Chowdhury. He was saddened when this building was damaged by the
Great Indian Earthquake on 12 June 1897. In 1905, the ninth Maharaja, Shashikant Acharya Chowdhury built Shashi Lodge with a new design at the same place. In 1911, the renovation was completed to beautify the Shashi Lodge and soon the mansion became a fabulous and luxurious palace due to the efforts of the new Zamindar. The
Venus statue, built more than 200 years ago, at
Shashi Lodge was destroyed after the fall of
Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024. The head of the statue was taken away. ==Gallery==