Kushtia, Kushtia district or Kushtia Zilla is the name of a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia has existed since the inception of Bangladesh.

Kushtia was once a part of the Nadia district (now in West Bengal) of undivided India. A municipality was established in Kushtia in 1869. Hamilton’s Gazetteer has the mention of Kushtia (Kustee) town and of the fact that the local people called the town Kushtay (Kushte).

King of Bauls, Lalon Fakir, hailed from this district and his shrine, reconstructed in 1963, still attracts many people from home and abroad.

Kushtia, however, is not an ancient township. A river port was developed in the district during the reign of Emperor Shahjahan. Although the British East India Company made extensive use of the port, it was not until indigo planters and traders settled that the township began to grow. A railway connection with Kolkata, capital of British India, made in 1860, made the town an alluring location for mills and factories, including the Jagneshwar Engineering Works (1896), Renwick and Company (1904), and the Mohini Mills (1919).

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