Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- An underground tunnel has been uncovered beneath an old house belonging to the Dighapatia Zamindar family in Rajshahi.

The structure was being demolished when the passage was discovered on Tuesday, according to Mahabub Siddiqui, founder of the heritage organisation "Heritage Rajshahi".

The house was built by Sandeep Kumar Roy, son of Raja Hemendra Kumar Roy of Dighapatia. The compound includes two single-storey buildings on either side, a two-storey structure at the rear, and a tree at the front.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Mohinul Islam said the property is officially listed as "vested". As it had fallen into disrepair, the district administration auctioned it for Tk 1,52,000. Once the buyer began to tear...