Chittagong

[ chit-uh-gong ]

noun

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

Chittagong

/ ˈtʃɪtəˌɡɒŋ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

He had, according to rights group Amnesty International, been staunchly vocal against abuses committed by the military in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and has campaigned for an end to military rule in the region.

From BBC

“It’s our responsibility to protect them,” said Moinul, who stood watch last week in front of a temple in Hatharazi, outside of Chittagong.

From BBC

One of nine children, Mr Yunus was born to a family of Muslim merchants in the coastal Bangladeshi city of Chittagong.

From BBC

Officials say three people were killed in the southern port city of Chittagong and two in Dhaka, while one student was killed in the northern city of Rangpur by a stray bullet.

From BBC

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