Uttara Gano Bhaban

Uttara Gonobhaban
Clocktower gate at the Uttara Gonobhaban
General information
Architectural style	Indo-Saracenic architecture
Town or city	Natore
Country	Bangladesh
Completed	18th century

Coordinates: 24°26′25″N 89°00′37″E / 24.44028°N 89.01028°E / 24.44028; 89.01028

The Uttara Gonobhaban (Bengali: উত্তরা গণভবন, lit. 'Northern People's House') is an 18th-century (1734) a royal brahmin palace also known as Jaminder country house and retreat, it was made by Raja Doyaram who was the Dewan (like minister) of Rani Bhavanee. It has a round clock on its front gate with a large bell & a clock room. The clock was brought from Italy. It also has a beautiful garden full of various foreign trees and Italian marvel stone statue of women. It is also known as Dighapatia Rajbari. It is located near Natore town of Natore in North Bengal. It serves as the principal residence of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister in the northern part of the country. It was formerly the seat of the Dighapatia Raj- an aristocratic landed estate in the Bengal Presidency of the British Raj. It has been used as a ceremonial site for receiving foreign ambassadors.

There has been a house on the site since the early 18th century, when the Nawab of Bengal rewarded Dayaram Roy for suppressing a rebellion. Roy was awarded the title of Jagirdar and given the zamindari of vast tracts of land in Jessore, Rajshahi, Bogra and Mymensingh. When the British Empire enforced the permanent settlement in Bengal, the Roys were recognised as landed Maharajas. They were avid followers of European influence, fashion, art and culture. Their palace was developed on the outskirts of Natore in the 19th century. The town of Natore served as the headquarters of Rajshahi Division in the Bengal Presidency, and thus was an important administrative centre. Following Partition in 1947, the estate was formally abolished during major land reforms in East Bengal.