Destination guide
Aat Kobor (Eight Graves), Jagannathpur
আট কবর, জগন্নাথপুর
In Jagannathpur village, Damurhuda, lie eight freedom fighters martyred in 1971 — buried four to a pit in two graves, hence 'Aat Kobor', the Eight Graves. Visitors say the place genuinely touches the soul. A complex with a library, gallery and open stage was built in 1998 on 0.66 acres, about 6 km from Mujibnagar.
History & significance
3-5 August 1971 — fighters sheltering at the Jagannathpur camp raided toward Bagoan; at dawn on 5 August Pakistani troops from the Natudah camp ambushed them in a sugarcane field. In the two-and-a-half-hour fight, covering-duty commander Hasan Jaman fell; eight died in all — villagers buried them by the roadside. The martyrs were Hasan Jaman, Khaled Saifuddin Tarek, Rowshan Alam, Alaul Islam Khokon, Abul Kashem, Robiul Islam, Kiamuddin and Afaz Uddin.
How to get there
From Chuadanga via Damurhuda to Jagannathpur — bus/auto to Damurhuda, then a rickshaw-van. From Mujibnagar in Meherpur it's about 6 km.
Entry fee
No verified entry fee yet
No entry ticket is known for the complex.
Opening hours & best time
Hours unverified — daytime is best.
Best time
Quiet mornings — the best time to walk the gallery slowly.
Traveller tips
You'll notice a nearby church — a mark of the area's long religious coexistence.
Read the martyrs' names in the gallery — the graves then mean much more.
Pair the trip with Mujibnagar — a single day then covers the whole historical picture.
Location
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