Writer and cultural activist Atiqur Rahman, also known as Adil Fakir, has established the 'Fakirbari Palli Museum' in Satventi Enayetpur village of Kafrkhal union in Mithapukur upazila, Rangpur. Around 400 agricultural and cultural artifacts, including hurricane lamps, dheki, gramophones, bullock carts, kharam, VCRs, and a collection of stamps from 183 countries, are preserved here.
Driven by a long-standing passion for collecting old items that began in 2005 during his student days at Carmichael College, he bought 10 decimals of land in 2013 and built a semi-pucca house for the museum around 2016-2017. Currently, the museum also features a reading space, attracting students and visitors from various areas.
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