The history of Dinajpur is very ancient and rich in tradition and culture. According to experts, the soil of Dinajpur, the homogeneous soil of millions of ancient places, such as the small Nagpur, Bindhya mountain of India etc. In ancient times, the heart of Varendra Bhaban, Dinajpur, which was born as the sister-in-law of the Himalayas. According to legend, the founder of a Dinaj or Dinaraj Dinajpur royal family The name of Dinajpur in Rajbari is named after him. Later, the British rulers rebelled the Ghoraghat government and formed a new district and Dinajpur named the district in honor of the king.

 Dinajpur, one of the earliest district cities, was formed at the beginning of the rule of Bangladesh East India Company. The English army conquered this area in eight years after the Battle of Palashi in 1765. As a result, with the end of the rule of Nawabi, the capital of the former capital Ghoraghat fell. Since then Dinajpur city started to grow.

According to the Dinajpur Gazetteer, in 1783, there was an independent permanent collectorate in Dinajpur for the district rule. Until then, Dinajpur-Rangpur district collectorate was there. The Collector office was established in the old building of Zilla School (recently demolished) by withdrawing the documents from Rajsesthet. Before the district school, the building was a royal family. Then the collector was Mr. Marriott; Raja was the ruler of the dynasty, who was the heir to the royal court.

 In 1765, English commander Mr Kotil defeated Karam Ali Khan, the last Muslim faujdar of Ghoraghat and established English rule in this region. To facilitate administrative work in this region, the English formed a new district in 1786 and in 1793, the district office of Dinajpur was established. Dinajpur collector Mr. HJ Hacht (Collector was upto 1786-1793), the first collective building of Dinajpur was built in present-day Ghadkuthi house in Bahadur Bazar. With the formation of the district collectorate and with its well-organized governance system, the construction of the modern district city started on several mouzas given by the kings. All documents from Rajbari were withdrawn and brought to Gokuloti Bhaban. The Ghoraghat town of Mughal period was completely abandoned. Dinajpur city then started to become the center of district governance and all workplace. From 1833 to 1870, there were inclusions and deviations between different parts of Dinajpur, Purnia, Rangpur and Rajshahi.

From 1800 to 1801, the big estates of Dinajpur were added to Purnia, Rangpur and Rajshahi districts. In 1833, there was no further change in the development of a well-known part of Bogra and Malda districts. In 1864-1865, a vast pargana called Khatra was associated with Bogra district, which was reaped from this district. A large part of this district was added to the districts of Bogra and Malda in 1868-1870. In 1897-1998, Mahadebpur Police station in the southern part of this district was shifted to Rajshahi. There was no alteration till the pre-Pakistan period.

On 14 August 1947, two separate states, Pakistan and India, were formed in India under British rule in India. According to the Radcliffe Award at that time, ten thanas of this district were included in West Bengal province of India and formed West Dinajpur district. On the other hand, from Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, Taitulia, Panchagarh, Boda, Debiganj and Patgram thanas are associated with Dinajpur. Later on, the government of Pakistan joined Patgram thana with Rangpur and Dhamir, Porsha and Proshdhola thana of the southern part of Dinajpur, to join the Naogaon subdivision of the three Rajshahi Rajshahi. In the last 1984, two subdivisions of Dinajpur got the status of Thakurgaon and Panchagarh separate districts.

 
Prehistoric Dinajpur:
History of Dinajpur, a tradition of literary culture, is very ancient and rich. According to experts, the soil of Dinajpur, with the soil of the ancient places of millions of years old, such as the small Nagpur, Bindhya mountain of India, In ancient times, the heart of Varendra Bhaban, Dinajpur, which was born as the sister-in-law of the Himalayas.

In the description of the Chinese and European travelers, an advanced civilization was developed from an unknown time on the banks of the Karatoya, described in the form of a large and Sunya river. As it grew up on the banks of the Karatoa river, it is said to be known as the Karatoya civilization. It is believed that in the medieval period Mahasthan, Bongar and Mughal period Ghoraghat of Dinajpur was the main civic center of this civilization. History was located in Dinajpur, Panchgani.

 Dinajpur during Pal and Sen period

Located in the Jamuna-Karatoyar basin, various ruins of this city are known as the ruins of Charakai, Birampur, Chandipur, Garsinglai, Damodarpur etc. A significant Buddhist monastery was built on the banks of the Karatoya river in Nawabganj upazila of Dinajpur district during the maternity period. Considering the architectural style, it is the third local among the Buddhist monasteries discovered in Bangladesh. The first time in 1968 and the second time in 1973, several historical monuments, including 41 cell walls, were discovered. Many of these artifacts are preserved in the Dinajpur Museum. In the 8th century, many ruins of the pala dynasty's mobile capital were mixed in the soil of Dinajpur. During the reign of Pala, Dinajpur has been involved in the attack of the hill composite nation and the incidence of the Kaivart rebellion. Many statues of gods and goddesses built during the reign of Senas have been discovered in Dinajpur and various places of Varendra region.