History Of Tangail District

The pourashava was established on 1 July 1887. During its establishment the town was composed of only 5 wards.

Ward No.	Area
1	Tangail Kanda Para, Par Dighulia, Akur Takur Para
2	Korer Betka, Mirer Betka, Nondir Betka, Sabalia, Dorun, Ashekpur, Nagor Jalfai, Boali
3	Garai, Berai, Kazipur, Bachrakandi, Potol, Bajitpur, Berabuchna, Valluk kandi
4	Kagmari, Sontosh, Aloa, Boitta, Patuli, Ekrampur
5	Kalipur, Dighulia, Sakrail, Kaiyamara, Beradoma, Basha, Khanpur

Afterwards, The pourashava was reshaped into 4 wards-

• Ward no. 1 as 'Central'
• Ward no. 2 as 'Betka'
• Ward no. 3 as 'Dighulia'
• Ward no. 4 as 'Santosh'

Again in 1988 it was subdivided into 6 wards-

• Ward no. 1 as 'Central'
• Ward no. 2 as 'Betka'
• Ward no. 3 as 'Dighulia'
• Ward no. 4 as 'Santosh'
• Ward no. 5 as 'Zila Sadar'
• Ward no. 6 as 'Kazipur'

Then after some random decisions for few years, in 1999 The town was subdivided into 18 wards and gained its present shape.

First ever election of the town was held in November, 1887. In that election 8 ward commissioners from 4 wards was elected by direct vote of the citizens of the town. On the other hand, The then Subdivision Commissioner of Tangail-Shashi Shekhar Dutt was appointed as the first administrator of Tangail Municipality. There was no pakka street in this town then. No lamp post could be seen in the roads. In 1890s The town was lacking safe water supply too. So the regional zamindars and subdivision board came forward and helped financially to dig ponds, lakes & canals. Those water sources served the local people in safe water supply tremendously.

In early 1900s, The pourashava authority took initiatives to torch the roads for the first time by kerosene lambs.The pourashava gradually became populated in the first half of 20th Century. At that time, many tube wells were set up in the town. The main way of transportation was horse cars within the town. People used their cattle for transportation too.

People of Tangail used to visit Kolkata through Charabari by launch and Dhaka through Mymensingh. In early 1930s, electricity line was first provided in the town. The rickshaws started to roll in town's streets. In 1960s, pakka roads were constructed in the town. In the meantime, Tangail was directly connected to Dhaka by road. Many bridges and culverts were constructed to develop the area also. The town got water supply by pipe lines at that time.

In 1985 Tangail Municipality was promoted to 'B Class' from 'C Class'. Again in 1989 the pourashava was promoted to 'A Class' from 'B Class'. In 1990s, The town was financed by Asian Development Bank and Government of Bangladesh to develop water supply, sanitation, Waste water drainage, Bus Terminal, Super Markets and other infrastructures.