Subarnachar Upazila: History
The islands in the upazila formed in 1959 and many poor migrants started settling there. This was followed by a land dispute in 1986 with foreign land grabbing forces. The clashes killed hundreds of people and destroyed thousands of homes. The settlers of Subarnachar sacrificed many precious lives to survive on that day. The history of this upazila has been written through the relentless struggle of the working people who have made this salty char habitable through their creative activities. Subarnachar has suffered from flooding in many occasions such as on 12 November 1970 as well as in 1985, 1991 and 1998. Subarnachar was given upazila status on 2 April 2005, taking 7 unions from Noakhali Sadar Upazila.