Meherpur District
is an administrative region of the Khulna Division in central Bangladesh. It witnessed several early battles between the Pakistani forces and the freedom fighters at Meherpur during the War of Liberation. During the War of Liberation, the expatriate government of Bangladesh took oath at Amrakan in Baidyanathtala, Meherpur subdivision of the then Kushtia district and formed a provisional government and declared the People's Republic of Bangladesh as the provisional capital. During the war of liberation there is a record of a frontal battle between the Pakistan army and the freedom fighters at Meherpur.
On 24 February 1984, Meherpur became a full-fledged district. On 24 February 2000, Meherpur Sadar Upazila was divided into Mujibnagar Upazila. At present Meherpur district has three upazilas.
Meherpur,
in the south-western part of Bangladesh, is an ancient town. However, it is not
known exactly when this ancient town of undivided Nadia was formed. It is said
that a town was formed here during the reign of King Vikramaditya. But no
historical evidence is found in this regard. According to the historian
Kumudnath Mallik, "Some even refer to this place as the abode of
Mihir-Khana and imagine Mihirpur, a corruption of Mehirpur, after the name of
Mihir." This idea of naming is based on conjecture and imagination.
This
idea of naming is based on conjecture and imagination. There is one more
opinion about naming. Dr. According to Ashraf Siddiqui, the region was named
after Meher Ali Shah, a 16th century saint. But in this case no reliable
reference is available. Before getting the district identity, the ancient town
of Meherpur had a different identity. Meherpur has been ruled under Bagwan and
Rajapur Parganas. As a result of civil gain by the company in 1765, Meherpur
also came under the rule of the company. In 1803, Gangni Thana was liberated
from Nadia district and annexed to Jessore district in order to suppress the
indigo rebellion with the help of local zamindars.
In
the 2nd century AD, a map of Mr. Ptolemy, a well-known geographer, found
several small islands in the Ganges basin. This small archipelago is considered
to be Kushtia, Chuadanga, Meherpur region. It may be assumed that some people
of Punda or Pod race from South Bengal or people of different religions from
the surrounding area came and settled in a fertile island on the banks of the
Ganges or the largest body of water. Can
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