Kumarkhali
In the time of Chaitanya Deva, Kumarkhali was known as Tulshi Gram. Nawab Murshid Quli Khan appointed Komorkuli Khan as revenue collector of the region, and from his name the local headquarters came to be called "Kumarkhali" — the present name evolved from the former "Komorkhali".
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9 December is Kumarkhali Free Day. On this day in 1971 (9 December), through the resistance struggle of valiant freedom fighters and freedom-loving people, Kumarkhali thana became free of the Pakistani occupation forces.
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Moulvi Shamsuddin Ahmed, a distinguished political scientist, education enthusiast and an outstanding leader of the peasant-people movement, was born in 1889 in Sultanpur village of Kumarkhali thana of Kushtia district (at that time Nadia district). His father Mahatab Uddin Ahmed was a social reformer.
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Moulvi Afsar Uddin Ahmed (born 1886; died 29 January 1959 AD), one of the worthy sons of Kushtia district, was born in 1886 in Sultanpur village of Kumarkhali thana. His father's name was Mahatab Uddin Ahmed. Although his brother, the famous minister of undivided Bengal Moulvi Shamsuddin Ahmed, is renowned for many reasons, very few selfless workers, revolutionary political leaders, humane social reformers and fiery orators like Moulvi Afsar Uddin Ahmed have been born in this district.
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Kumarkhali History
The ancient settlement of Kumarkhali. Its history and heritage are richer and older than Kushtia's. That is why in the early days of British rule Kushtia was introduced as “Kumarkhali-Kushtia”. Baul samrat Lalon Shah, the saint Kangal Harinath, mujahid leader Kazi Miazan, the revolutionary hero Bagha Jatin, the man of letters Mir Mosharraf Hossain and the pioneer of the tenants' movement Shamsuddin Ahmad are among the illustrious sons of Kumarkhali thana.
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