[1][2] "Boli" means wrestler or a powerful person in Bengali, while "Khela" denotes a game or play.

About 250–300 years ago, Yasin Makki, who came from Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to spread Islam, started living in the hilly area of Madarsha in Satkania Upazila, Chittagong.

Yasin Makki went to Saudi Arabia with some Haji from Bangladesh during the Hajj season and died there.

[3][4] Later, Yasin Makki's grandson, Kader Bokshu, first introduced the game in 1889 to give pleasure to his subjects while collecting rent, and after his death it became known as the Mokkar Bali Khela.

The main competition was played among those who were qualified to pick up pieces of trees, and prizes were given to the winners.