Chittagong (bgd)

Chittagong

Chittagong ranks 6,475th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Neuhaus am Rennweg, Winchester, Kentucky, and Hammerfest. Memorable people born in Chittagong include Muhammad Yunus, Ahmed Sofa, and Sarat Chandra Das. Memorable people who died in Chittagong include Ziaur Rahman, Surya Sen, and Pritilata Waddedar. Chittagong has been the birth place of many businesspeople, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and social activists. Chittagong is located in Bangladesh.

Chittagong, officially Chattogram, is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also known as business capital of Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of an eponymous division and district. The city is located on the banks of the Karnaphuli River between the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Bay of Bengal. The Greater Chittagong Area had a population of more than 140 million in 2022. In 2022, the Chittagong District had a population of approx 9.2 Million according to a census conducted by Government of Bangladesh. In 2022, the city area had a population of more than 5.6 million. The city is home to many large local businesses and plays an important role in the Bangladeshi economy. Read more on Wikipedia