Crime, control and criminal justice from dinajpur to west dinajpur district: a historical outline
The history of the district of Dinajpur is very old one. From very old time this district was ruled by several rulers up to the coming of the British in India. After the advent British in Bengal, the district came under the control of the East India Company in 1765. From the advent of British in Bengal and even up to the post colonial phase the entire district was under some offensive activities.