About Chittagong:

Chittagong is the second largest city in Bangladesh. It is the Commercial Capital City of Bangladesh. The surrounding mountains and rivers make the city attractive. Karnaphuli River falls in Chittagong. The largest land port of the country, "Chittagong Port", situated in Chittagong. That's why Chittagong is the city for export and import. Most of the large industries of Bangladesh are situated in Chittagong. Chittagong is the chief port of Bangladesh and has extensively developed port facilities for ocean steamers. Situated on the Karnaphuli River some 19 km (12 mi) from its mouth at the Bay of Bengal with a population of 3,654,939 (2008 calculation).

Chittagong District Map:

There are 14 Upazilas and 6 Thanas (under Chittagong Municipal area) under Chittagong district. The upazilas are:

1. Hathazari Upazila 2. Lohagara Upazila 3. Mirsharai Upazila 4. Patiya Upazila 5. Rangunia Upazila 6. Raozan Upazila 7. Sandwip Upazila 8. Satkania Upazila 9. Sitakunda Upazila

The thanas are:

1. Pahartali Thana 2. Panchlaish Thana 3. Chittagong Kotwali Thana 4. Chandgaon Thana 5. Bandar Thana 6. Double Mooring Thana 7. Karnafuly Thana 8. Bakoliya Thana 9. Baijed Thana

10.Paharthali Thana

Places of interest

Archaeological heritage and relics in Chittagong District include[1]

• Bronze statues (8th and 9th centuries, in Anwara upazila), • Fakira Mosque (Hathazari), • Musa Khan Mosque (1658), • Kura Katni Mosque (1806), • Kala Mosque (16th century), • Chhuti Khan Mosque (Mirsharai), • Kadam Mobarak Mosque (1719), • Andar Killah Mosque, Wali Khan Mosque (1790), • Badar Awlia Dargah, • Bakshi Hamid Mosque of Banshkhali (1568), • Chittagong Court Building (1893), • Collegiate School, Ethnological Museum (1974).

Bangladesh has a four divisions,Chittagong Division one of them.

Chittagong Division: Chittagongh Division is full of Natural beauty. It has played an apex role in the countrieswar of liberation. The division has also been playing a great part in the country's art & culture. The first arm rebellion for the great liberation war started in Chittagong. Boundary: the Indian State of Assam, Meghalaya, and Tripura in theNorth, The Bay of Bangle encircle it in the south, Indian States of Mizoram, and Myanmar (Burma) in the east, and Meghna River, Dhaka and Barisal Division of its west. Area: The area of chattigong Division is 32,675 square Kilometers. Population: It has a Population of nearly 2,1637,845 Districts: Chittagong division has 11 districts. These are Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts (Rangamati), Coxs Bazar, Bandarban, Khagrachari, Feni, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Comilla, Chandpur and Brahmanbaria.

Adroit Person: Comrade Mozzaffar Ahamed (Politician), Shaidullh Kaisers (Literaturest, Journalist), Habibullah Bahar (Politician and Journalist), Zahur Hossain Chowdhury (Journalist), Kolpana Dotta Joshi (Indigenous Rebilionree), Shamsoon Nahar Mahamud (Literaturest).

Places of Interest and Historical Places of Chittagong

Zia Museum (formerly Circuit House) On the 30th may, 1981 the president of Bangladesh General Ziaur Rahman was killed in the room on 4 of Chittagong Circuit House was built by the British ruler in India in residential building of Govt. high officials. Most of Zia's activities including his household goods are preserved in this museum. This house was also used by Pakistani army as a torturing center during the liberation war of Bangladesh. Pak army killed thousands of Banglees here through brutal torture, slaughter and shooting. This museum is situated near Chittagong Stadium at Kazir Dewri.

Patenga Sea beach : It is a natural beauty spot. Here is the confluence of the river Karnaphuli and the Bay of Bengal. The beach has been protected from erosion by the bay with help of boulders. There is the sandy beach from which one can find the waters of the bay. Court Building: Situated on the Fairy Hill, this building commands a magnificent bird's eye view of Chittagong city, particularly at night. This gigantic Judge Court building was built immediately after the East India Company conquered and declared Chittagong as a separate administrative area in 1773. The building is huge, over 250 thousand square feet and has hundreds of rooms.

Chittagong Batali Hill The Batali Hill is the highest hill within the Chittagong Metropolitan area. It is situated in the Tiger Pass area of the city. Chandanpura Mosque: Situated in the old city, the multi domed mosque is an architectural sight to behold.

Tomb of Sutan Bayazid Bostami:

Situated on a hillock at Nasirabad, about 6 km. to the north-west of Chittagong town, this shrine attracts a large number of visitors and pilgrims. At its base is a large tank with several hundred tortoises. Tradition has it that these animals are the descendants of the evil spirits (genii) who were cast into this shape because they incurred the wrath of the great saint who visited the place about 1100 years age.

MAIZBHANDAR SHARIF

Foy's Lake This beautiful lake surrounded with lovely hills is situated just east of the Pahartali Railway Station and West of the Khulshi residential area. This beautiful artificial lake was created in 1942 by the Bengal Railways Engineer Mr. Foy for providing drinking water. So it was named after him.

Rangamati Bridge

Karnafully River

Rangamati River

Rangamati Mosque

COX’S BAZAR

COX’SBAZAR SEA BEACH

COX’SBAZAR SEA BEACH

Chittagong Port

Chittagong Port Chittagong Port

Dulahazra Safari Park, Cox's bazar, Chittagong. Dulahazra Safari Park, Cox’s bazar, Chittagong

Chittagong War Cemetery, Chittagong, Bangladesh Chittagong War Cemetery, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Kaptai Power Plant Kaptai Dam

Tower at Zia Shishu Park