 The emperor was pleased with him and awarded him to rule the state of Bakla-Chandradwip which Barguna was part of it.It is said that during the reign of Nawab Ali Vardi Khan, a group of Rakhine people settled permanently in Baliatoli near the present town, clearing the bushes and jungles and starting cultivation there.Barguna was a resumed Sundarbans estate almost entirely reclaimed from forest.