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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

The son of a goldsmith, Yunus was born in 1940 into a well-off family in the port city of Chittagong, now Chattogram.

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

On Tuesday, a court in Chittagong denied bail to Mr Das.

From BBC Nov. 27, 2024

However, BBC Verify has determined that this building, identified as the Navagraha Temple in Chittagong, was undamaged by the incident which actually occurred at a nearby Awami League party office.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2024

It appears that Chittagong was The Maghī reckoning. conquered by the king of Arakan in the 9th century, and remained usually in the possession of the Maghs—the Arakanese or a class of them—till A.D.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

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