30 Facts About Chittagong

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.

Between the 15th and 17th centuries, Chittagong was 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.

The Port of Chittagong was re-organized in 1887 and its busiest shipping links were with British Burma.

The Chittagong Tea Auction is a commodity exchange dealing with Bangladeshi tea.

Chittagong has a high degree of religious and ethnic diversity among Bangladeshi cities, despite having a great Bengali Muslim majority.

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Bengali word for Chittagong, Chottogram, has the suffix "-gram" meaning village in Standard Bengali.

Many Sufi missionaries settled in Chittagong and played an instrumental role in the spread of Islam.

Medieval Chittagong was a hub for maritime trade with China, Sumatra, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, the Middle East and East Africa.

Chittagong was integrated into the prosperous greater Bengali economy, which included Orissa and Bihar.

Chittagong was a major centre of trade with British Burma.

Chittagong armoury raid by Bengali revolutionaries in 1930 was a major event in British India's anti-colonial history.

Chittagong soon regained its status as a major port, with cargo tonnage surpassing pre-war levels in 1973.

Chittagong has many lakes that were created under the Mughal rule.

Chittagong is a strategically important military port on the Bay of Bengal.

Chittagong is often called Bangladesh's commercial capital due to its diversified industrial base and seaport.

Notable Islamic architecture in Chittagong can be seen in the historic Bengal Sultanate-era Hammadyar Mosque and the Mughal fort of Anderkilla.

Chittagong is known as the Land of the Twelve Saints due to the prevalence of major Sufi Muslim shrines in the district.

Daulat Qazi lived in the region during the 17th century reign of the Kingdom of Mrauk U Chittagong is home to several important Hindu temples, including the Chandranath Temple on the outskirts of the city, which is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Sita.

Chittagong Court Building, an example of Indo-Saracenic architecture in Chittagong.

Chittagong was a melting pot of ethnicities during the Bengal Sultanate and Mughal Bengal periods.

The city has many ethnic minorities, especially members of indigenous groups from the frontier hills of Chittagong Division, including Chakmas, Rakhines and Tripuris; as well as Rohingya refugees.

Chittagong has been featured in all aspects of Bangladeshi popular culture, including television, movies, journals, music and books.

Chittagong has extensive GSM and CDMA coverage, served by all the major mobile operators of the country, including Grameenphone, Banglalink, Citycell, Robi, TeleTalk and Airtel Bangladesh.

Education system of Chittagong is similar to that of rest of Bangladesh, with four main forms of schooling.

The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Chittagong is responsible for administering SSC and HSC examinations within the city.

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Chittagong College, established in 1869, is the earliest modern institution for higher education in the city.

University of Chittagong, which was established in 1966 is one of the largest universities in Bangladesh.

Chittagong has governmental and non-governmental primary schools, international schools and English medium schools.

Chittagong has produced numerous cricketers, footballers and athletes, who have performed at the national level.

Chittagong is home to the Bangladesh Premier League franchise, the Chittagong Vikings.