Barisal is a significant city that lies on the bank of Kirtankhola stream in south-focal Bangladesh. It is the biggest city and the authoritative headquarter of both Barisal area and Barisal Division. It is probably the most established district and stream ports of the nation. Barisal district was built up in the year 1876 during the British Raj and moved up to City Corporation on 25 July 2002. The city comprises of 30 wards and 50 mahallas with a populace of 328,278 concurring 2011 national statistics. The region of the city is 58 km².Barisal was a semi-autonomous zone in the Mughal time frame on account of substantial battling among them and Hindu boss. In course of time, it fell under the Bengal Nawabs, the last being Raja Nakuleswar Bose and afterward pilgrim British India, later went to East Pakistan at autonomy lastly Bangladesh.
The focal city of this locale is the city of Barisal. It is one of the greatest waterway ports in Bangladesh. It is a city with about 0.38 million individuals and a divisional central station, clinical school, cadet school, some pharmaceutical enterprises, material businesses and the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority's administrative center. Barisal is quickly developing city of the nation remains on the Kirtankhola River. Nation's first short landing and take off air terminal has been finished in Barisal and a private Airlines named Air Bengal has started its ordinary air trip between Dhaka Tejgaon Airport and Barisal.