Idilpur was an advanced settlement of the Chandradweep Kingdom, and the administrative name of the region was Nabyamandal.

During the invasion of Alexander the Great in 327 BCE, the Gangaridi people ruled independently in the Kotali Para region.

After the death of the independent ruler Shashanka, Bengal's history was known as "Matsayan" for a hundred years (650-750 CE).

The districts of Barisal Division, including Madaripur, Shariatpur, Gopalganj, and Bagerhat, were under the Chandradweep Kingdom.

Sultan Jalaluddin Fateh Shah (1481-1485) occupied part of Faridpur and Chandradweep and formed the Fatehabad pargana.

The famous leader of the Faraizi movement, Haji Shariatullah (1781-1840), was born in Bahadurpur of Shibchar, Madaripur.

After Shariatullah's death, his capable son Dudu Mia (1819-1962) took over the leadership of the Faraizi movement.

During the British era, the revolutionaries of Madaripur played a historic role in the independence movement of the subcontinent.

The notable son of this district, Chittropriyo Ray Chowdhury, died in direct combat with the British forces in the 1915 Battle of Baleshwar.

After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the hopes and dreams of the people of East Bengal began to gradually shatter.