Hossainpur Upazila: History
In 1781, James Reel identified the boundaries of three major areas of the Kishoreganj district in the geographical map of undivided Bangladesh. The name of a town is Hossainpur. It was shown as the most important township of ancient Kishoreganj on James Venlen's grid map.
Under the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah, this area was named for Alauddin Husain Shah. Hossainpur Upazila was surrounded by the river Narasunda at the southern end of Brahmaputra river at the western end. In the full age of the river, this township was well known in this area due to the expansion of businesses and commerce. Boats often sailed on the outskirts of Hossainpur.
Because of the easy flow of rivers, the British East India Company set up blue cells for indigo cultivation in the village of Pitalganj in Upazila. Even today, the remains of the demolished blue house in Pitalganj village are silent. In the oppression of the blue tax, the people of this population rebelled against the British.