History of Lakshmipur District
Lakshmipur is another district that is also under Chittagong Division.
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Lakshmipur is another district that is also under Chittagong Division. It's area is about 1440.39 square kilometres and population has about 1729188. There are 4 upazillas, 3 municipalities, 30 wards, 55 mahallas, 47 union parishads, 445 mouzas and 536 villages in this district. It is bounded by Noakhali district at east, Barishal and Bhola districts and the mighty Meghna river at west, Bhola and Noakhali districts at south and Chadpur district at north. At first, it was a thana under Noakhali District that was established in 1860. Then after transforming it into subdivision in 1979, it was exalted to a district in 1984.History
At the beginning of thirteenth century, Lakshmipur District was a part of the kingdom Bhulna. During the Mughal and Company period, the district is said to have been a military outpost. The area used to produce huge quantity of salt at a certain time likely during from sixteenth to nineteenth century and also exported the salts outside. Again, having huge production of salts, Salt movement occurred in this area. The people who lived in this area had kept a great contribution in various movements like Indigo Resistance Movement, Sannayasi Uprising, Swadeshi Movement, Debt Arbitration Movement and Liberation Movement. That's why, the region is said to have a rich area of historical interest.Besides, history says that Suza who was brother of Aurangzeb and was also defeated by him, escaped from the area and here after his name there is a road named Suza Badshah that he made to make him importal. It is said that Mahatma Gandhi while traveling through this district stayed at Kafilatali Akhra and at Shreerampur rajbari in Ramganj. Again, our national and rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam also visited Lakshmipur town in June 1926 and on this occasion plate and cup made of silver were presented before him on behalf of the residents of the town. There are many thoughts and sayings regarding the naming history of Lakshmipur. When historic Koilash Chandra Singh tried to write about the history of Tripura, he mentioned a village located at the west of Banchanagar and Somserbad. That Lakshmipur village is now regarded as Lakshmipur district.
Some say that when Shah Suza, son of king Shahzahan tried to flee to Arakan after crossing Dhapa and Shreepur area, he left Lokkhidaho Porogona and that Lokkhidaho Porogona was established as Lakshmipur. Once again, historic Dr. Borah and Sir jodanath Sankar both had identified Islamabad to be Lakshmipur. On 6th July 1971, the freedom fighters attacked Pakistani armies and killed about 72 of them. Moreover, while fighting near Rahamatkhali bridge of the town, 70 Pakistani armies and 41 rengers got died. While fighting near Fotehpur lake of Ramganj upazilla, many Pakistani armies died but they also caught 14 freedom fighters and after bringing them to their camp, they killed those freedom fighters.
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Writer: Sonjoy Kumer
References: wikipedia, amardesh
