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Chittagong

American  
[chit-uh-gong] / ˈtʃɪt əˌgɒŋ /

noun

  1. a port in SE Bangladesh, near the Bay of Bengal.


Chittagong British  
/ ˈtʃɪtəˌɡɒŋ /

noun

  1. Official name: Chattagam.  a port in E Bangladesh, on the Bay of Bengal: industrial centre. Pop: 4 171 000 (2005 est)

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He was a young economics professor at Chittagong University in Bangladesh visiting a village during a nationwide famine.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Bangladesh, the world's second-largest garment exporter, relies heavily on Chattogram port -- formerly known as Chittagong and strategically located on the Bay of Bengal -- for most of its imports and exports.

From Barron's Nov. 1, 2025

The government has strengthened security by deploying the paramilitary, Border Guards Bangladesh, in five main cities, including Dhaka and Chittagong.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2024

Bangladesh also suspended loading and unloading in the country’s largest main seaport in Chittagong and moved more than a dozen ships from jetties to the deep sea as a precaution.

From Seattle Times May 26, 2024

It consists of a strip of country running along the eastern seaboard of the Bay of Bengal, from the Naaf estuary, on the borders of Chittagong, to Cape Negrais.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

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