About Lalmonirhat

Lalmonirhat district is located the northern borderline area of Bangladesh. The previous name of the region was “Kamrup Kingdom” when it was once under Kamrup rule. There are many myths about the naming of the region. Some historians think that in the 19^Th century when Bengal Duars Rail line was constructed, workers found red (Lal) stone mining in the land of the region. Then it is named Lalmoni and later Lalmonirhat. Some historians think that a female farmer’s leader named Lalmoni along with Nuruldin fought against British soldiers and local landlord and sacrificed her live to establish the rights of the farmers in 1783. Then the region named after her. With the passing of time “Hat” included with the word “Lalmoni” and named Lalmonirhat. During the war of liberation the headquarters of Sector No. 6 was located at Burimari of Lalmonirhat district. Lalmonirhat achieved liberation in 6 December 1971. 01 February 1984 Lalmonirhat subdivision upgraded into district. The Geo position of the district is between 25˚48’ to 26˚27’ North latitudes and between 88˚38’ to 89˚36’ east longitude.

The language is mainly Bengali. However, people locally speak a dialect called 'Rangpuria'. Also many people use the "Vatia" language. The Vatia language, sometimes spelled Bhatiya, is a little different from Rangpuria language.