Culture and history info

Historical events Fakruddin Mobarak Shah established the Muslim rule in this region in 1340. During the region of Hossain Shah and Nasrat Shah (Sultans of the Gaur), Paragal Khan and Chhuti Khan were the rulers of this region. Later on Nizam Shah, brother of Sher Shah (emperor of Delhi), became its ruler. Nizampur Pargana was named after him and the total area of Mirsharai came under the jurisdiction of Nizampur Pargana.

From the beginning of 16th century this area was one of the centres for practising Bangla literature; most noted poets and writers include Sayed Sultan, Kabindra Poromessor, Srikor Nandi, Daulat Uzir Bahram Khan. Most of the time from 1580 to 1666, this region was under the control of the Arakans.

The place at Mirsharai Thana, where Bujurgo Umed Khan (son of Subeder Syesta Khan) landed after crossing the Feni River, was named as Bujurgo Umed Nagar. After the conquest of Chittagong, this region came permanently under the Mughals rule. Towards the end of the British rule, Durgapur and Karerhat of Mirsharai upazila were the main centres of the revolutionaries of Chittagong.

During the War of Liberation many direct encounters between the Pak army and the freedom fighters were held at Shuvopur Bridge, Higuli Bridge, Auchi Miah Bridge and Mostannagar. Marks of the War of Liberation: Mass grave 1, memorial monument 1, mass killing site 2.

Religious institutions: Mosque 640, tomb 50, temple 128 and Buddhist temple 9, most noted of which are Chhuti Khan Mosque (16th century), Daulat Bibi Mosque (16th century), Mahadia Mosque (1780),Dhan Meah jamia mosk(1813), Nai Duari Mosque (18th century), Hamidullah Khan Mosque (19th century), Mazars of Shah Zayed (R) (806 AH).