Senbagh Upazila: History
Senbagh was formerly under the jurisdiction of Begumganj Thana. However, it was not possible to maintain law and order in the northeast of this area as it was far away from the police station at Begumganj. Thus, a small outpost was established in the village of Senbagh, near the Baghra Dighi. The early 20th century marked an important part in the educational development of Senbagh. The Jainagar Wajidiyyah Alim Madrasa was established in 1900, and two years later, the Samir Munshir Hat Dakhil Madrasa was established. Another Dakhil madrasa, the Kadra Hamidiyyah Madrasa was founded in 1919. In 1922, Senbagh was officially established as a thana with Mirganj Bazar as its headquarters. Mirganj Bazar later came to be known as Senbagh Bazar. During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, freedom fighters set up a training camp in Kankirhat while the Pakistan Army camp was situated at Domnakandi Primary School. A fight emerged between the two factions in the latter camp where several freedom fighters were killed. Its status was upgraded to upazila (sub-district) in 1983, as part of the President of Bangladesh Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralisation programme.