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Chittagong was also linked to the crucial oil and gas industry in Burma. Chittagong was a major center of trade with British Burma. It hosted many prominent companies of the British Empire. The Chittagong armoury raid by Bengali revolutionaries in 1930 was a major event in British India's anti-colonial history.
History of South Asia. The city of Chattogram ( Chittagong) is traditionally centred around its seaport which has existed since the 4th century BCE. One of the world's oldest ports with a functional natural harbor for centuries, Chittagong appeared on ancient Greek and Roman maps, including on Ptolemy's world map.
Chittagong district is situated along the southeastern coast of Bangladesh, between the Bay of Bengal to the west, Cox's Bazar district to the south, the Chittagong Hill Tracts to the east, the Indian state of Tripura to the north and Feni district to the northwest. Within the Bay of Bengal is the island of Sandwip and several nearby islands ...
Sajek Valley is an emerging tourist spot in Bangladesh situated among the hills of the Kasalong range of mountains in Sajek union, Baghaichhari Upazila in Rangamati District, Chittagong. The valley is 1,476 feet (450 m) above sea level. Sajek valley is known as the Queen of Hills & Roof of Rangamati.
The Cox's Bazar railway station is the main railway station of the district which provides trains on Chittagong–Cox's Bazar line operated by the state-run Bangladesh Railway. This station also provides trains that run from Dhaka, such as the Cox's Bazaar Express. In November 11, 2023, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the ...
Chittagong University Central Library is the largest library in Chittagong which is one of the richest libraries in the country. The current collection in this library is around 3.5 lakh which includes rare books, journals, audio-visual material, manuscripts and Braille books for the blind.
Chittagong, the second largest city and main port of Bangladesh, was home to a thriving trading post of the Portuguese Empire in the East in the 16th and 17th centuries. [ 1] The Portuguese first arrived in Chittagong around 1528 [ 2] and left in 1666 [ 3] after the Mughal conquest. [ 4] It was the first European colonial enclave in the ...
The Chittagong Hills rise steeply to narrow ridgelines, generally no wider than 36 metres (118 ft), with altitudes from 600 to 900 metres (2,000 to 3,000 ft) above sea level. Saka Haphong Mountain is the highest peak in Bangladesh with an elevation of 1,052 metres (3,451 ft), located in the southeastern part of the hills. Fertile valleys lie ...