Barguna Sadar Upazila: History
In 1904, a thana (police outpost headquarters) was founded in Barguna. During the Bangladesh War of 1971, many people were murdered in Barguna town as well as Bengali fighters when retreating. 100 prisoners at the Barguna Jail were killed by the Pakistan Army on 29 and 30 November, and they were later buried in a mass grave to the west of the jail. By 3 December, Barguna had been captured by pro-independence militants. Barguna Sadar thana's status was upgraded to an upazila (sub-district) in 1983 as part of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralisation programme.