History of Chittagong District

Chittagong is a district located in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh. The area of this district is about 5282.92 square kilometers and the amount of population is 7616352.

Mar 23, 2021
 




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Chittagong is a district located in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh. The area of this district is about 5282.92 square kilometers and the amount of population is 7616352. Chittagong is often regarded as the port city of Chittagong Division and it is also the second-largest city in Bangladesh. The district is bounded by Bandarban, Rangamati, and Khagrachari at east, Cox's Bazar at the south, Noakhali District and the Bay of Bengal at the west, and Feni District as well as Tripura at the north.

History

Chittagong district was formed in 1666. At first, three montane districts were included in this district. To say about the naming history of this area, there are 48 names of this district like Rommovumi, Chatiga, Rosang, Chitaganj, Jatigram, etc. There are also different opinions regarding the naming history of this region. According to Sir Barnoli, from the word "Shat" that indicates Ganga river, the district was named after. Again, some Muslim Auliya placed a large lamp or Cherag at a certain place of that time in this region, and based on that, the district was named. Once again, according to Sir William Jose, the name was formed from a small bird name. In six and seven centuries, Chittagong was a part of the Arakan kingdom. Historic Lama mentioned the name of a king who had his palace in Chittagong. Some think that It was also a birth-place of the ancient sages. Ancient ruler Giasuddin Tugholok seized Chittagong, he made a highway, some mosques, and some times for the buried persons. Again, the Portuguese took control over the Chittagong district and the district was progressing for trading and businesses. When East India Company was being progressed at other regions, Chittagong was less noticed and it remained without any development.


After the division of 1905, the district again started to walk towards the path of progression as there had been also emerged two states named Purbobongo and Asam. Once again, the region is famous for Sipahi Movement that took place in 1837. On 18th April 1930, 700 youth got divided into some groups and attacked Artilari Core. Pritilata Waddedar who raised their voice and performed remarkable activities against British colonialists was from this region. At last, while having an attack, when she was caught by them, she took potassium cyanide and embraced death. To say about the history of the liberation war of this district, the people of this district had kept a great contribution to the liberation war. On 20th April, under the leadership of Ali Ahmed, freedom fighters fought against Pakistani armies near Fenafuri Bridge of Mirsarai Sadar, and 100 Pakistani armies got died in the war. At Anowara Upazila, while having a war, about 56 freedom fighters got died. On 3rd and 19 May, Pakistani armies attacked the people of the Potiya and Bashkhali regions and killed lots of men and women brutally. On 13th October, 11 freedom fighters got killed at the Durgabari field of Kodhurkhil. During the war, Shadhin Bangla Radio Station was moved to Dohazari.


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 Writer: Sonjoy Kumer


 References: bn.m.wikipedia.org, chittagong.amardesh.com


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