Barguna district
2 parliamentary seats · 6 upazilas. The current member for each seat, according to Parliament's database.
About Barguna district
Barguna District is a district in Barisal Division, in southern Bangladesh. Barguna subdivision was established in 1969 and promoted to a district on 28 February 1984.
The name
There is not enough strong proof of naming the district. Some historians say that timber traders of the northern region came here to buy timbers and waited for the favoring flow to overcome and from there the name "Baro-Gana" was derived. Others say that it was named after a famous Rakhine resident of this district while some say that the name came from a bawali named "Barguna".
History
Barguna district was in Sundarban area. In the evolution of time, people started clearing the forest by cutting down the trees and started to live here. Wood merchants used to come here to collect woods from the forest.
Geography
The Barguna District has a total area of 1939.39 km2. It was established as a district on 28 February 1984. It is bounded on the north by the districts of Jhalkathi, Barisal, Pirojpur and Patuakhali. In the east, it borders the Patuakhali district. On the south, Barguna is bounded by the Patuakhali district, and the Bay of Bengal. On the western side, it borders Pirojpur and Bagerhat districts.
People
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Barguna District had 255,390 households and a population of 1,010,531 with an average 3.92 people per household. Among the population, 176,630 inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 552 people per km2.
Economy
Barguna's economy is primarily dependent on agriculture. Principal crops include rice and pulses. Jute cultivation was once important, but it gradually lost popularity as a cash crop. Being a coastal district, Barguna has a thriving fishing industry. Produce of the district includes betel leaf, pulses, bananas, betel nut, molasses, marine fish, and shrimp. Total area of agricultural land is 104231 hectares. There is no major industry in this district.
Source: Wikipedia, Barguna District · CC BY-SA 4.0
Notable people of Barguna
- Qamarul Ahsan, politician and litterateur
- Syed Ziaul Ahsan, politician
- Syed Rahmatur Rob Irtiza Ahsan, politician
- Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman, vice · chancellor of University of Dhaka
- Zafrul Hasan Farhad, former parliamentarian
- Delwar Hossain, politician
- Shahjada Abdul Malek Khan, politician
- Abdul Kader Mia, member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
- Nurul Islam Moni, politician
- Sultana Nadira, politician
- Siddiqur Rahman, politician
- Mir Sabbir, actor
Map of the district
Boundaries from the Election Commission's description of the seats, drawn on the maps of OpenStreetMap (upazilas), OCHA (city corporations) and geoBoundaries (city wards; BBS, 2015); approximate. Background map from OpenStreetMap. 2 seats; tap an area to open that seat's page.
Seats and their members
Barguna is a district in Barishal division with 2 seats in Parliament: Barguna-1 (Barguna Sadar, Amtali and Taltali upazilas) and Barguna-2 (Bamna, Pathorghata and Betagi upazilas). In the 13th Parliament, of these seats Islami Andolan holds 1 and the BNP 1. In the 12th Parliament (2024), of these seats an independent held 1 and the Awami League 1.
Source: Parliament of Bangladesh | Updated 24 October 2026