![]() The largest base of the Bangladesh Navy is located in Chittagong, along with an air base of the Bangladesh Air Force, garrisons of the Bangladesh Army and the main base of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. The Port of Chittagong is one of the busiest ports in South Asia. The port city is home to many of the oldest and largest companies in the country. Trade unionism was strong during the 1990s.Ĭhittagong accounts for 12% of Bangladesh's GDP, including 40% of industrial output, 80% of international trade, and 50% of tax revenue. The port city has benefited from the growth of heavy industry, logistics, and manufacturing in Bangladesh. During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, Chittagong was the site of the Bangladeshi declaration of independence. The city was the historic terminus of the Assam Bengal Railway and Pakistan Eastern Railway. ![]() The port city began to expand and industrialize during the 1940s, particularly after the Partition of British India. During World War II, Chittagong was a base for Allied Forces engaged in the Burma Campaign. In 1928, Chittagong was declared a "Major Port" of British India. The Port of Chittagong was re-organized in 1887 and its busiest shipping links were with British Burma. Like the rest of Bengal British East India Company took control of the city in 1793. The Mughal Empire expelled the Portuguese and Arakanese in 1666. During the 16th century, the port became a Portuguese trading post and João de Barros described it as "the most famous and wealthy city of the Kingdom of Bengal". Between the 15th and 17th centuries, Chittagong was also a center of administrative, literary, commercial and maritime activities in Arakan, a narrow strip of land along the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal which was under strong Bengali influence for 350 years. It was the site of a royal mint under the Delhi Sultanate, Bengal Sultanate and Mughal Empire. The port fell to the Muslim conquest of Bengal during the 14th century. In the 9th century, merchants from the Abbasid Caliphate established a trading post in Chittagong. It was located on the southern branch of the Silk Road. 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. In 2020, the city area had a population of more than 3.9 million. The Greater Chittagong Area had a population of more than 5.2 million in 2022. ![]() The city is located on the banks of the Karnaphuli River between the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Bay of Bengal. It hosts the busiest seaport on the Bay of Bengal. It is the administrative seat of the eponymous division and district. Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ chit-uh-gong officially Chattogram Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in Bengal region.
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