Faridpur Biswas Estate

The Faridpur Biswas Estate was a vast zamindar estate in the Faridpur region of Bangladesh for 400 years. It was originally a Mughal endowment. It later became an estate after the Permanent Settlement. The British substantially reduced the size of the estate by auctioning off most of the land. The family retained a small portion of the original estate under British rule, which was based in Biswas Bari in Chandpur. In the 20th century, several members of the family contributed to politics and public service.

By the end of the 19th century, the estate was divided into four branches, including Biswas Bari, Moyez Manzil, Borobari, and Chowdhury Bari. It was one of the ten largest estates in the Bengal Presidency.

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