Once the present area of the Pabna district was a part of the ancient
Pundravardhana. Although established in 1832 the contours of the
district has been changed many times. The major changes of the
boundaries of the district took place in 1877 and 1881 with the major
changes of the courses of the rivers Padma and Jamuna. In the 1980s
greater Pabna district was divided into two districts: Pabna and
Sirajganj.
