Two hundred years ago Noakhali district was known as Bhulua Pargana . South Shahbazpur ( Bhola ) , Lakshmipur , the mainland of Noakhali district and a portion of the present Feni district were included in the Bhulua Pargana . In 1821 Mr. Plyden , a salt agent , was the additional position of collectorate ( district judge ) of Bhulua by the governor general . He proposed to the governor general to establish a new district when some administrative problems arose with other Bhulua salt-agents . On 29 March 1822 the Governor General passed an order in this regard and accordingly a new district was constituted with : South Shabajpur , Sudharam , Begumganj , Ramganj , Raipur , Lakshmipur , Feni , Parshuram , Elahabad Pargana of Tippera and Hatia , Sandwhip and Bamni of Chittagong district . The district was named Noakhali in 1868 . In 1876 Noakhali district was divided into two sub-divisions . Feni Sub-division was constituted with : Chhagalnaiya thana of Tippera , Mirshari of Chittagong , Feni Pargana , Parshuram and Sonagazi . Sadar Sub-division was formed with the remaining areas . In the 1901 census its area was and its population was about 1,141,728 . Regional violence in 1946 escalated communal tensions throughout British India just before the 1947 partition . One of the worst religious massacres and incidents of ethnic cleansing against the Hindu community took place in Noakhali during the 1946 riot known as the Noakhali genocide . A huge number of mass killing , raping , looting , and forcible conversions took place . The prime minister of Bengal , Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy , answering a question from Dhirendranath Datta in the assembly early in 1947 stated that there had been 9,895 cases of forcible conversion in Tipperah alone . He said the number in Noakhali " ran into thousands " . It was not a random incident and was quite well planned , organised and directed by a few local political leaders
Regional violence in 1946
Noakhali riots
Noakhali District