Fulbaria Upazila: History
According to archaeologists, most of the Fulbaria is an extended part of the land formed by the red soil of Madhupur and Bhawal; one of the oldest soils in the country. The southern and south-western and south-eastern parts of Phulbaria are composed of red soil. The north-western and north-eastern parts are composed mainly of ancient silt and loam soils.
Fulbaria was formerly known as Govindaganj. The use of phulkhari (a type of chalk) was very prevalent in the area from which the modern name is said to have come from. In 1864, Govindaganj was renamed to Fulbaria and administratively established as a thana. However, due to the influence and power of some people, the boundaries could not be determined. The boundaries were demarcated and the thana was officially established in 1867.
During the Independence War of 1971, a training camp for Bengali fighters was founded in Kandania-Langal Shimul Bazar (Kandania High School Field) in Bhabanipur on 25 March. In Lakshmipur, a fierce face-off took place between fighters and the Pakistan Army resulting in 70 total deaths. On 8 December of the same year, Fulbaria was captured by pro-independence fighters. During a cyclone on 27 April 1972, many areas in Fulbaria were affected such as Bakta, Achim Patuli, Naogaon and Putijana in addition to seven deaths and many wounded. The Fulbaria thana was upgraded to an upazila (sub-district) on 2 July 1983 under Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralization programme. In 1998, the Keshoreganj College was founded.