ograph ically , ▁ ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Gang ait ic ▁P lain . ▁The ▁administrative ▁seat ▁and ▁largest ▁city ▁is ▁Bra h man bar ia . ▁Ak ha ura ▁and ▁Ash ug an j ▁ranks ▁also ▁in ▁top ▁three . ▁Prime ▁minister ▁of ▁Bang l adesh ▁gave ▁permission ▁to ▁use ▁Ash ug an j ▁Port . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Ak ha ura ▁Station ▁will ▁be ▁connected ▁to ▁Ag art ala . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Bra h man bar ia ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁ ▁Sam at ata ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁Beng al . ▁The ▁first ▁and ▁temporary ▁capital ▁of ▁Isa ▁Khan ▁was ▁at ▁Sar ail , ▁located ▁at ▁ 1 0 ▁km ▁north ▁of ▁Bra h man bar ia ▁Town . ▁Bra h man bar ia ▁was ▁made ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 ▁Sub - div isions ▁of ▁Com illa ▁District ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁r ul ers ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 . ▁Bra h man bar ia ▁Municip ality ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁It ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁East ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁which ▁eventually ▁became ▁independent ▁Bang l adesh ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁era , ▁Bra h man bar ia ▁was ▁famous ▁for ▁producing ▁quality ▁cloth ▁Mus lin . ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁Bra h man bar ia ▁produced ▁great ▁national ist ▁leaders ▁like ▁N aw ab ▁Sy ed ▁Sh ams ul ▁H uda , ▁who