Abolition
The estate was taken by the Government in 1954, after the then Pakistan Government seized all landed estates vide a decree to equitably re-distribute the property to the landless poor. The estate was divided into two Thanas (smallest Administrative Units in Bangladesh) - Baliakandi and Pangsha under the district of Rajbari. The family still possesses most of the lands.
Lieutenant Colonel Syed Mir Ali Imam Ali Mamun is the present head of the family.
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