Bhanga thana was established in 1908 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. The upazila consists of one municipality, 12 union parishads and 227 villages.
Mosque (1493-1519), dighi (tank) and tomb of saint Majlish Abdullah Khan at Pathrail (Dighirpar), Basudeva temple at Khatra, Sidweshwari Theatre Stage at Bhanga.