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Background of the upazila

      Jaintapur is especially known as an important upazila of Sylhet division of Bangladesh. It is appropriate to describe Jaintapur as a meeting place of archeological, ethnographic and geological context adjectives and ancient traditions. In ancient times Jaintia was an independent and prosperous kingdom. Origin of the word Jaintia from the word Jaintia. Different scholars have given different opinions about this. According to archaeologist Rajmohan Nath, the people of Jaintia were originally of Tin descent. They are called sitting because they came from China.The word Jaintia comes from sinting. The Jaintia tribes are also known as Zuhbahman. According to Dr. Suneet Kumar Chatterjee, the word giant originates from the word sinteng. And became Sanskrit or Aryanized Jaintia or Jaintia.

      According to many, the word jaintia or jaintia (pronounced khasia) is derived from the word sinteng. The ancient dynasty of Jaintia originated from the original queen mother named Teng. The word xantia probably comes from the Khasi word Youngteng (Youngteng) or Youngtrai (Youngtrai). In the Khasia language, yong means ‘own’ or ‘apan’ and teng is the special name of a primitive mother. Youngteng means "land of the Teng", his land. Early Jaintia was known as "Yanta".

      The word yantra (yantrai) may derive from the word. Yantrai means homeland or native land or own land. Until the Middle Ages, the A-Khasias used to call the capital of Jayantiapur 'Jayantiapur' as 'Nij Pat'. Moreover, the indigenous people of Sinteng Xantia feel more comfortable being called "Par". The word par means own. The word par has been used to proudly refer to oneself as the inheritor of one's homeland.The semantic meaning of par is aboriginal. Therefore, it can be said that the word Yanta or Jaintia or Jayantia has been used to refer to the Khasias as their own country. ‘Dikhar’ or raiyat is used to denote non-indigenous people of Jaintia. In ancient times the capital of Jaintiapur was called ‘Jaintia Par’. After crossing Jaintia, Jaintiapur or Jayantiapur was renamed as Jaintapur.

        At one time Jaintapur upazila was divided into three parganas and two unions. In 1960, with the evolution of Nijpat and Darbast Union No. 1, Jaintapur Thana was upgraded to an upazila through decentralization of power. Meanwhile, Hon'ble Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet Mr. Abdus Samad, CSP inaugurated the Jaintapur Thana Development Training Center on 16th June, 1980. On 14 September 1983, the then Acting President Justice Abdus Chattar inaugurated Jaintapur Thana as an administrative upazila. The foundation stone of the new building of Jaintapur Police Station was laid on 26 April 1985 by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. EA Chowdhury. The newly constructed building was inaugurated by Additional Inspector General of Police Mr. Tayyab Uddin Ahmed on 26 May 1986. Independence North Jaintapur-Gowainghat Upazila with 231-Sylhet-4 parliamentary seats were made. The area of Jaintapur Upazila increased in 1989 when some parts of Gowainghat Upazila were annexed to the present Fatehpur, Chiknagul Union Jaintapur Upazila. In 1991, Nijpat Union No. 1 was dissolved and Charikata No. 3 and Jaintapur Union No. 2 were formed. Alhaj Md. Siraj Uddin Ahmed was elected the first upazila chairman.