[4] Mirpur has a special reputation for tobacco production in Kushtia District.

However, the city of Mirpur was built around the infamous Nilkar Taylor and Knudson's Nilkuti.

When Pabna District was formed in 1828, a police camp was established 1 mile east of Mirpur.

In 1863, the A-region along with Mirpur was included in the Kushtia subdivision and was added to the Nadia district.

[8] In October 2011, Mayor Saiful Haq Khan Choudhury was sued by the Anti-Corruption Commission.