Kurigram District’s History

Kurigram District is an administrative region in the Rangpur Division of northwestern Bangladesh.  

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  There are many legends about the naming history of Kurigram district. No questionable or doubtful information was found in this regard. All are legends and common folklore. Some of his issues may seem justifiable. It is known that at one time Maharaja Bishwa Singh sent twenty fishing families to the region by recognizing them as upper-class Hindus. It is believed that the Kurigram district was named after the arrival of these twenty families. It is known from the book 'History of District Naming of Bangladesh' written by BiluKabir that such naming has been done because twenty Mech oil-living families were living here. Another myth is: Rangpur, this region was once part of the state of Cooch Behar. The residents of Cooch Behar are called Koch. They are also a special group. Their job is to catch fish and sell it. Twenty families of these disadvantaged lower class Hindu coaches were sent here or brought here for settlement.

The twenty coaches have been named 'Kurigram' because of their families. It is also known that the area was named 'Kurigram' because a Hindu tribe or ethnic group called Kuri or Kuri lived in this village. To this day, a small indigenous ethnic group called 'Kuri' can be seen living here. There is still a system of counting as twenty in this region. Prominent scholar JaPauliluski has proved that this method of calculation came to Bengal from the Cole language. Cole belongs to the Austronesian language group. In the Arabic Austronesian language, Kur or core metal means man. The method of counting as twenty also came from man. Who are the Austrians? According to scholars, the Negroes lived in the area during the Paleolithic period. Then came the Neolithic Age. The Austronesian people come across the valley of Assam. Then came the Dravidians and the Mongols. Their combined flow initiated human civilization in the Brahmaputra valley.

They introduced plow farming. Introduced the method of counting as twenty. Dinghy floated in the river, ate dried fruits, ate eggplant, pumpkin, pumpkin, grapefruit, kamaranga. Has raised animals.Painted with vermilion on the forehead.Has cultivated silk.Used copper, bronze, and gold. Needless to say, the country was ruled by the 'East India Company' till 1858. After 1858, the power of governance passed into the hands of the British government. During British rule, Kuriganj was divided into four police stations. Later on 22 April 1875 a new subdivision was formed. The name of this subdivision is 'Kurigram'. Due to the Brahmaputra near Kurigram, various primitive peoples come here. Due to these reasons, civilization was also formed here. There is no memory of the conquered Aryans here. Others, however, have some fading royal symbols. The reign of the Sena dynasty began in this region in the early part of the twelfth or twelfth century. Their capital was at a village called Chatra in the Vidyananda Union of Rajarhat. Some of the notable kings of this dynasty are Nildhvaj Sen, Chakradhvaj Sen, and Nilambar Sen, the Mughal era began after the fall of the Sen Dynasty.  

How to go: Tourists have to take buses from Asadgate, Kalyanpur, or Gabtoli bus stand to reach Kurigram from Dhaka. They can take Nabil, Haque Special, ENA Transport, SN, Hanif Transport, etc buses. The cost will vary based on facilities.

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Written by,

Nazeeb Alam

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