During the excavation of the Bhairab River at Damurhuda in Chuadanga, the wreckage of a hundred year-old ship and human bones were found.
The workers saw these while digging the Bhairab River near Karpasdanga Degree College in Damurhuda upazila around 10 am on Friday. The wreckage and bones of the ship are thought to be more than 200 years old. During the British rule, the ship sank while trading on the Bhairab River in Calcutta, India. When the news spread in the area, curious people gathered to see the wreckage and bones of the ship.
Damurhuda Upazila Nirbahi Officer Taslima Akhter confirmed the matter.
According to local sources, the excavation of Bhairab River was inaugurated on December 19, 2021 at Subulpur in Damurhuda upazila. This morning, while digging the Bhairab River with a dredger machine under a blue hut adjacent to Karpasdanga Degree College, the driver saw the wreckage and human bones of a ship carrying hundreds of years of British cargo. Later the contractor informed the matter to the higher authorities.
Hamidul Islam, principal of Karpasdanga Degree College, said that the British used to trade from Karpasdanga to Calcutta through Bhairab River. There was a indigo factory in this area. At that time the ship may sink due to natural calamity or any accident. These ships may have valuable assets. More valuable resources may be found by digging the soil.
Amir Hossain, an elderly man from Komarpur village, said, "I heard from my father that a ship belonging to British sank in a storm here." My grandfather was an employee of Saheb. Later the ship could not be rescued.
Abdul Karim Biswas, chairman of Karpasdanga Union Parishad, said the ship's cargo was believed to be more than 200 years old. For now, the Damurhuda Upazila Nirbahi Officer has asked me to retrieve the wreckage and human bones and keep them in the Union Parishad.
In this regard, Damurhuda Upazila Nirbahi Officer Taslima Akhter said, "I have talked to the archeology department about the British goods found in Bhairab River."
However, those that have been found should be taken care of and taken care of. The chairman has been asked to keep it in the union council for the time being.
