Fenchuganj Upazila: History
After the Conquest of Gour in 1303, some disciples of Shah Jalal migrated and settled in present-day Fenchuganj where they preached Islam to the local people. Shah Malum and Shah Mohabbat migrated to Mahurapur/Mourapur.
In 1907, the Fenchuganj thana was established. Before 1907, it was a part of the Balaganj Thana. During the 1950 East Pakistan riots, the factory of a steamer company was looted and set on fire. Pulin De was murdered near Ilashpur village.Under Fenchuganj police station, the houses of Ambika Kabiraj and Makhan Sen were looted and set on fire.
On 23 March 1971, at the Fenchuganj Fertilizer Factory Police Camp, under the leadership of Sheikh Tajmul Ali Chairman, one of the key organizers of the Bangladesh War of Independence,the Pakistani flag was lowered and the flag of independent Bangladesh was hoisted.
During the war,the Pakistan army shot two gardeners at the gate of the Fenchuganj Fertiliser Factory in May 1971. The army then proceeded to the Manipuri Tea Garden, killing another two tea labourers. Dala Bridge (Ilash Pur) and Kaiyer Warehouse is recognised as a mass killing site during the war and the Ghilachhora Monument stands out to commemorate the tragedies of the war. In 1980, Fenchuganj Thana was upgraded to an upazila.