[5] In the eighteenth century, Agha Baqer Khan held numerous jagirs across South Bengal including the area now known as Borhanuddin.

During his time, he gifted two rent-free islands in the east and west of present-day Borhanuddin to an Arab family which had arrived in the region.

His son and successor, Borhanuddin Chowdhury Hawladar, purchased the Kaliganj area of Krishnadevpur Pargana from Kaliprasanna Bhattacharjee, a zamindar of Faridpur.

[5] Around 1939, the closing of the pond ghatla designated for Borhanuddin Jame Masjid caused adverse reactions among the local Muslims.

[9] During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, the Borhanuddin Thana Sangram Parishad was founded on 9 March with Reza-e-Karim Chowdhury Chunnu Miah as president, Bashiruddin Miah as vice-president, Muhammad Sirajul Islam as general secretary, Doctor Sayyid Ahmad as treasurer, Anwar Husayn Bhuiyan as publicity officer and Fakhrul Alam Chowdhury and Sirajul Islam Chandu Master as members.

High Command Subedar Siddiqur Rahman led the home Borhanuddin force, battling the army in the villages of Sachra and Deula.

The OC (Officer in Charge) of Borhanuddin Thana flew a white flag, signalling a surrender.

Motahar Uddin, Reza-e-Karim Chowdhury MPA and CO Azizul Islam made the officers at the thana surrender.

Siddiqur Rahman and his force launched an attack at Deula Dighir Par, leading to the death of 50 soldiers from the army including their supporter, the OC (Officer in Charge) of Borhanuddin Thana.

[9] The status of Borhanuddin Thana was upgraded to upazila (sub-district) in 1983 as part of the President of Bangladesh Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralisation programme.

[12] Par the 2001 Bangladesh census, Burhanuddin upazila had a population of 244137; male constituted 125828, female 118309; Muslim 230900, Hindu 13174, Buddhist 14 and others 49.