Historical Events and Liberation War
The love story of the dramatic epic Malua (Malua Pala) of the Mymensingh Gitika (ballads) belongs to Nandail. Muazzmabad (now Muazzampur) was the Administrative headquarters of East Bengal during the reign of Alauddin Hussain Shah. In the eighteenth century when the British established Neel Kuthi (indigo centre) at Razbari Bazar of Nandail Indigo Revolt started in the area. On 21 April 1971 the Pakistan army killed 18 persons and burned few hundred houses of Rajgati, Shuvokhila and Kaliganj areas. On 17 November 1971 total 27 freedom fighters including Illias Uddin Bhuiyan, Shamsul Haque, Zillul Baki, Thana Awami League president Shahnewaz Bhuiyan were killed in a battle with the Pakistan occupation army. This day is being observed as the "Nandail Shaheed Day". There are three awarded freedom fighters at Nandail Upazila, they are Abdus Salam Bhuiyan(BIR PROTIK,বীর প্রতীক), Anisul Haque Sanju(BIR PROTIK,বীর প্রতীক), Abdul Zbbar(BIR PROTIK,বীর প্রতীক).The veteran student leader of Language movement Mr. Khaleque Nawaz Khan was born in Nandail. He was the founder General Secretary of the then East Pakistan Chatra League who defeated incumbent prime minister of the then East Pakistan Mr. Nurul Amin in 1954 jukto front election and in that election Muslim league was wiped out from political landscape of East Bengal. Mr. Khaleque Nawaz Khan was awarded Ekushy Padak after almost 4 decades of his death.
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