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History of Tetulia

Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh district gained the status of an administrative unit as a subdivision of Rangpur district from 180 AD to 169 AD. Tetulia was famous for its industrial, commercial and river ports. The Marwaris had a major business center here. Mahajani boats used to come and go through the river Mahananda. Trade fairs were held here. At this time, the importance of the city of Tetulia had been increased. As a result, excellent building houses, temples and a racecourse were built in Tetulia. At the same time, malaria and black fever caused massive loss of life, making the port city of Tetulia unhealthy and depopulated. Finally, on 1st April 1807, by a gazette notification, all the powers of the Tetulia subdivision were abolished and the power was finally transferred to the Collector of Jalpaiguri district. As a result, the administrative power of Tetulia was abolished. In 1913, Tetulia was re-established as a full-fledged police station. From then until the partition of India in 1947, it was an integral part of Jalpaiguri district. On 18th August 1947, Sir Redclip, along with four other police stations in the Jalpaiguri district of India, annexed to Dinajpur in East Pakistan.

 

"Tetulia" is a four-letter name known to everyone in the country. It is said that in ancient times there were many tamarind trees in this area. Passers-by would rest in the shade of that tamarind trees. Once a time a prominent English merchant lived here. His father's name was Titu and his home was on a high hill. There was a tamarind tree. In time, the English merchant's father's name was "Tetu" and the combination of the two words "Lia" from the tamarind floor gave the name became "Tetulia".