[3][4] The construction of the factory started in March 1967 by the East Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation.
[6] North Bengal Paper Mills Limited started operations in 1975 after repairing the damage from the war.
[8] In 2002, North Bengal Paper Mills Limited was closed down by the government of Bangladesh.
[9] The government of Bangladesh tried to reopen the factory in 2006 but it was rejected at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.
[11] In December 2020, the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant announced plans to acquire 100 acres from the North Bengal Paper Mills Limited to establish a security outpost for the nuclear power plant.