Ghior Upazila: History
The history of Ghior dates back centuries, and an ancient Buddhist vihara was discovered in Sreebari Borotiya. After Ghior came under British colonial rule, seven Indigo dye factory (Neelkuthi) were built here; namely in Mirzapur, Nathpur, Paikara, Goalkhali, Mawacel, Bogla/Khetapara and Panchdubi. The Panchdubi building still stands today and is a notable attraction in the area. Ghior was established as a thana in 1919, and Babu Praphulla Chandra Sen served as its sub-registrar and was followed by Maulvi Minnat Ali. Maulvi Abu Yusuf Wahidul Haq was then appointed the role and succeeded by Maulvi Kazi Abdul Majid on 16 January 1924. On 16 September 1925, Maulvi Muhammad Asadur Rahaman was appointed the Sub-Registrar and Qadi of Ghior, and Maulvi Abul Fatah Muhammad Saleh temporarily replaced him on both roles for a period of time. He was then replaced by Maulvi Muhammad Mujibul Huq. On 5 August 1927, Huq was succeeded by Maulvi A. A. Muhammad Bakht - who was a substitute for Maulvi Mataheral Karim. Bijoy Govinda Guha was elected to represent Ghior in the Manikganj Local Board.
During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, the Pakistan Army and its collaborators gunned down and murdered 41-43 innocent villagers in the village of Terasree on 22 November. Afsar Uddin Khan was a notable Bengali freedom fighter of Ghior. A memorial plate and memorial monument was successively established following the massacre in Terasri. In 1983, Ghior was upgraded to sub-district (upazila) level. In November 1983, a diarrhoea outbreak occurred in Ghior with hundreds affected and a number of deaths.
On 13 August 2011, a road accident happened in Joka on the Dhaka-Aricha highway with a microbus colliding head-on with an oncoming passenger bus. A number of members of the Kagojer Phool film crew, including acclaimed filmwriter Tareque Masud and cinematographer Mishuk Munier, died as a result.