Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Chittagong District Bangladesh

Chittagong District

(Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম জেলা, Chittagong Jela also Chittagong Zila) is a district placed within the south-eastern place of Bangladesh. it is a part of the Chittagong department. The port town of Chittagong, 2nd largest city in Bangladesh, is positioned in this district




History


because of the natural harbour, Chittagong have been an vital place for trade, drawing Arab traders as early as the 9th century CE. The region fell underneath the guideline of kings from Arakan in the 16th and 17th centuries, however later, the Mughal navy underneath Shaista Khan conquered Chittagong. all through the 17th century, the vicinity also faced a whole lot of assaults through Portuguese pirates. The Mughals hooked up Chittagong as a district in 1666. The Chittagong Hill Tracts have been separated from Chittagong in 1860. After the liberation of Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar District changed into separated in 1984



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