Islampur was historically part of the Patiladaha pargana. A Sufi saint by the name of Islam Shah was said to have spread Islam to this area, and the area was visited by the Mughal governor of Bengal Islam Khan Chishti in the 17th century. Eventually, a mouza by the name of Islampur was established here, and after that a bazaar known as Islampur Bazar. The dargahs of Shah Kamal in Durmut and Ita Pir are still preserved to this day. In 1831, the Nurul Huda Alim Madrasa was founded in Dengargarh, Islampur which was a leading institution facilitating the education of Islampuris. During the English period, a cutchery was built south of the Sadar road and west of the present Islampur Government College which was used for government purposes. This upazila is associated with the history of indigo cultivation and the atrocities of the indigo lords during the English period. In 1914, a thana was established in Islampur. Palbandha Union is one and a half miles away from the upazila headquarters. The tyrannical Nilkar Sahibs forced the cultivators to cultivate indigo in the 266 acres of land of this union and surrounding vast farmlands. This area had the most indigo cultivation in the entire region of Greater Mymensingh. Remains of indigo kilns and traces of indigo preparation tools still exist to this day.
On 27 April 1971, the Pakistan Army entered Islampur and killed 30 freedom fighters. It was liberated by the freedom fighters on 7 December.[5] On 3 November 1983, the status of Islampur Thana was upgraded to upazila (sub-district) as part of the President of BangladeshHussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralisation programme. The Islampur municipality was founded in 1998, and it was upgraded from C-class to B-class in 2011.
Economy
The reputation of Islampur's copper and wrought metal industry was spread across the country and abroad. The workers here were skilled in the preparation of various shapes and natures of bronze plates, bowls, glasses, cups, drinking bowls, surmadanis, atardanis, lamps, censers, khat-palanka khuras, pitchers, jugs, bronze bells, knife-sword butts, etc. There is a legend in this regard that even an ant could not climb over the edge of the glass for the sweet food in Islampuri smooth glass. Apart from this, Islampur's big eggplant and sugarcane molasses are famous all over the country.
Facilities
Islampur has four orphanages; Ashraful Uloom Madrasa Orphanage, Dariabad Shishu Sadan Orphanage, Sirajabad Farazipara Orphanage and Mohammadpur Womens Hefzkhana Orphanage.[6]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Islampur Upazila had 74,963 households and a population of 298,429. 81,951 (27.46%) were under 10 years of age. Islampur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 30.06%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1010 females per 1000 males. 38,568 (12.92%) lived in urban areas.[9][10]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Islampur Upazila had 74,963 households and a population of 298,429, 12.9% of whom lived in urban areas. 12.2% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 30.1%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[9][11]
Points of interest
1. Jamuna River Bank (Guthail Bazar)
2.kasharipara (Dariabad,Islampur)
3. Brahmaptra river side (Ambaria,Islampur)
4.Kamar Para
6.Model Mosque
Administration
Islampur, formed as a Thana in 1914, was turned into an upazila in 1983.[4]
Islampur Upazila is divided into Islampur Municipality and 12 union parishads: Belghacha, Char Gualini, Char Putimari, Chinaduli, Gaibandha, Gualerchar, Islampur, Kulkandi, Noarpara, Palabandha, Partharshi, and Shapdari. The union parishads are subdivided into 58 mauzas and 130 villages.
^"Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
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