Lalmonirhat
District
LalmonirhAt (Bengali: লালমনিরহাট জেলা, Lalmonirhat Jela also Lalmonirhat Zila) is a district, situated at the north side border
of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur
Division.[1]
Etymology
At the end
of 19th century the workers of the Bengal Duras Railway (BDR) while digging the
mud for the installation of rail line, found a red color stone and since then,
the place was recognized as Lalmoni. Whereas some legendary opinions that the
railway which acquire the land owned by a lady named Lalmoni for which people
kept the place after her name as the recognition of her contribution of land
for the rail line. Others are of the opinion that in 1783 a woman named Lalmoni
along with peasant leader, Nuruldin fought against the English soldiers and
land lords for the cause to establish the interest of general peasants and laid
down her life against the atrocity of the rulers. The place was named as the
Lalmoni as the sign of respect. The word “hat” became adhered to her name in
the course of time.
History
Lalmonirhat
has emerged as a Zila on the first February in 1984
altogether with the institutions of five Upazilas, two municipalities, 42 unions and
402 villages.
It can be
learned from the historical perspectives that once the gigantic Kamarupa kingdom
had its existence on the east side of the river Korotoa.
Most of the areas of present Lalmonirhat were under Ratnagit of Kamrup Kingdom.
It is anticipated that this land, up to 300 BC, was ruled by the dynasty of
Bhagadutta and his family of Kamrup state. After a period of fighting and
counter fighting, Push Barna and his successors and then the kings of
Shalshomva regained over the land from 4th to middle of the 6th and 7th-10th
centuries respectively. The Paul dynasty in Kamrup regained over the land
presumably from 10th to the end of the 12th centuries, Then Sen rulers, it is
thought, captured the kingdom and ruled until the time the Muslim rulers coming
from oversees invaded this Kingdom. It is well to put the note here that though
the land was bowed to the grips of Muslim ruler, they couldn’t yield and
exercise their supremacy at the very beginning. As the independent Sultani
regime (1338–1538) established and sustained the power until Moghal dynasty
recaptured it, the Muslim rulers since then started to see their roots deeply
grounded in this part of Indian subcontinent by gradually of their kingdom.
During the initial stage of Moghal regime, most areas of Lalmonirhat and its
adjacent areas lay under kingdom of Cooch Behar, and the submission of the land
lords of this regime to the Moghal by the latter’s dominance were earned
through wars, sees fires and compromises, the Moghal finally established their
stronghold in this region in 1687 afterwards. In fact, Moghal governances were
administered in this region through the collection of the taxes by the local
land lords. After 1765 overthrowing the Bengali Nawab this land started to be
ruled by the tax collectors of East India Company, Lalmonirhat was under the
authority of Ghoraghat in 1793, there had been 22 thana in then greater Rangpur
district. Among them, the name of Forunbari (handed over to Kaligonj in 1872
AD.) and Barabari (handed over to Kulaghat in 1870 AD.) of Lalmonirhat were
found as thana today. It is mentionable that the existing Patgram thana was
once belonged to Jalpaiguri district of India. After the partition of
Pak-India, Lalmonirhat as a thana was given to Rangpur district. In 1980, it
was declared a Mohkuma/or a sub-division with 5 thanas. And on the first
February in 1984 it was born as a district which has, in course of time,
occupied a position in northern side of Bangladesh as a unique and
distinguished district through events and achievements.
Geography
Lalmonirhat
District has an area of 1241.46 km2. It is bounded by Koch Bihar and Jalpaiguri to
the north, Rangpur District to the south, Kurigram
District and Koch Bihar to the east, Nilphamari and Rangpur to the west.
Upazilas
Language
The language
is mainly Bengali. However, people locally speak a dialect called 'Rangpuria'.
Also many people use the "Vatia" language. The Vatia language,
sometimes spelled Bhatiya, is a little different from Rangpuria language.
Points of
interest
The
headquarters of sector number 6 of
the Mukhti Bahini during the liberation war was
situated at Burimari High School.
Birthplace
of poet Sheikh Fazlul Karim (1882-1936)[2]
3
bigha koridor at Patgram upazilla
59 Indian Chitmohol
Rock mining
at Patgram
Tista
Barrage (Hatibandha)
Shalbon
(Hatibandha)
Tushbhander
Jamiderbari at Tushbhander in Kaligonj Upazila
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