British Period
After the Battle of Plassey, the British occupied Dhaka towards the end of 1757. In 1765 British East India Company acquired from the Mughal emperor, Shah Alam II, the sole right to collect rent in Bengal. However, they did not immediately concentrate on governance and for a long time there could scarcely have been any government. They set up a trading establishment at Begunbari in the Mymensingh area and removed the Portuguese and French establishments from the area.
The situation was recorded in a local rhyme:
- Nababguli khaey aar ghumaey
- Ingraj taka adaey kore aar despatch lekhey
- Bangali kandey aar utsanney jaey
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- The nawbabs eat and sleep
- The English collect money and send despatches
- The Bengalis cry and go to hell
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