Paragalpur is a historic village in Zorwarganj Union, Mirsharai Upazila, Chittagong District.
Alauddin appointed Paragal Khan as the head of the military and administration in Chittagong.
It was named Laskarpur (after laskar soldiers) before being renamed Paragalpur after Paragal Khan.
The court poet, Kabindra Parameswar Das, wrote the first Bengali translation of the Mahabharata (from Sanskrit).
Another court poet, Srikar Nandi, Mahabharata's Ashwamedh chapter.