Dinajpur was once a part of the ancient state of Pundravardhana. Devkot which rotated as capital of Lakhnauti was located 11 miles south of Dinajpur town. The British administrative control in Dinajpur was established in 1786. At the time of Partition of Bengal in 1947, part of greater Dinajpur district was included in West Bengal and it was named West Dinajpur district. People of the district took part in the Tebhaga Movement and also had significant contribution in the War of Liberation of 1971.
An ancient engraved stone, believed to be from the Gupta era, was recovered from the bank of a pond near Sura Masjid in the Ghoraghat Upazila in Dinajpur in October 8.
At first, after its formation in 1856, the Dinajpur Municipality used to be run by a town committee presided over by the Deputy Magistrate. This was among the first 40 municipalities in Bengal at that time. Later in 1868, the 'District Town Act' commissioned a Chairman of the municipality who replaced the Deputy Magistrate and given a similar rank as a District Magistrate. Mr. Patterson was appointed the first Chairman of Dinajpur Municipality in 1869.
Sites of archaeological importance:
- Aowkora Mosque – Meaning, "Echoing Mosque".
- Baraduari
- Dinajpur Museum
- Ghughu-danga Zamindar Bari
- Gour Gabindha
- Habra Zamindar Bari
- Kantajew Temple
- Matasagar
- Nayabad mosque
- Dinajpur Rajbari
- Ramsagar tank
- Shingha Darwaza – Meaning, "Lion Gate".
- Shita Coat Bihar – The oldest Buddhist Bihar in the world.
- Sitar Kuthuri
- Sukhsagar
- The tombs of Chehel Gazi and Gor-e-Shahid Moydan.
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