It currently has an area of 29.15 acres, making it the largest stadium in Bangladesh by size.

In 1966, a facility called 'Barisal District Stadium' was started on Band Road in Barisal city for organizing sports events.

[4] In 2006, the venue was developed into a multi-purpose stadium by constructing a gallery for spectators, a five-storeyed pavilion, and a media center alongside installing floodlights at a cost of ৳23 crore (equivalent to ৳74 crore or US$6.1 million in 2023) and the venue was renamed as Shaheed Abdur Rab Serniabat Stadium.

[5] The stadium hosted its first youth international cricket match between Bangladesh U-19 and Sri Lanka U-19 on 26 October 2019.

[6] In September 2021, ৳65 crore (US$5.3 million) were granted to renovate the stadium in line with international standards.