It is a multipurpose stadium, where cricket, football and cultural programs take place.

[1][2] The stadium was built in 1961, and the first major tournament it hosted was the Pakistan National Youth Football Championship (East Zone) in 1968.

The tournament was won by East Pakistan Combined University, defeating the East Pakistan Youth Football Team 1–0 in extra time.

[3] In 1996, the stadium was named after late politician Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan.

The stadium first hosted a Bangladesh Premier League game during the 2016 edition, and during the first match it hosted on 5 August 2016, an attendance of 15,000 spectators was recorded in the game between Chittagong Abahani and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.