Faridpur

Faridpur is a district in south-central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. It is bounded by way of the Padma River to its northeast. The district is named after the municipality of Faridpur. Historically, the metropolis was called Fathabad. It become also known as Haveli Mahal Fathabad. Despite its importance in agriculture and delivery, Faridpur remains one among Bangladesh's highly poor districts.

It was a railway and delivery centre beneath British rule in Bengal. The district is top notch for its medieval and colonial structure. The town of Fathabad was positioned by using a move known as the Dead Padma, which became 20 miles from the principle channel of the Padma River. Sultan Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah hooked up a mint in Fathabad in the course of his reign within the early 15th century.

Fathabad persisted to be a mint metropolis of the Bengal Sultanate till 1538. In Ain-i-Akbari, it become named as Haweli Mahal Fathabad for the duration of the reign of Emperor Akbar within the Mughal Empire. The Portuguese cartographer Joao de Barros noted it as Fatiabas. The Dutch map of Van den Brouck described it as Fathur. Its first mention in Bengali literature turned into through Daulat Uzir Bahram Khan in his adaption of Layla and Majnun. The medieval poet Alaol turned into born in Faridpur.