The sources which are considered till now behind the naming of Basirhat are as follows:
- Bahurhāt—market for various items
- Banserhāt—market for buying and selling bamboos
- Bastirhāt—low land market
According to Dr. Sukumar Sen, Basirhāt is named after a person named 'Basi'. Referring to Bengali Dictionary, the word Basi means—Indriya Basbān, Jitendriya, Āprādhin, Sādhin, Swatantra. From this it may be concluded that Basirhat was an independent tax-free business centre. Like present day's Free Business Centres. Basirhāt is named after a person named Basir Muhammad or Basir Khan. In spite of this if we consider Basir Khan's market then it should be around medieval period. But from the records it is clear that Muslim intrusion didn't take place before 1200 AD. Basirhāt's Sahi Masjid was constructed in 1466 AD.
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