Chittagong - World Class City [4K]

World Class City - Chittagong Bangladesh [4K] Chittagong (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম) is a major coastal seaport city and financial centre in southeastern Bangladesh. The Chittagong Metropolitan Area has a population of over 6.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country. The city is located on the banks of the Karnaphuli River between the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Bay of Bengal. It was a prominent trading centre and hosted the first European colonial enclaves in Bengal, which were operated by the Portuguese in the 16th and 17th centuries. The district was ruled the Sultanate of Bengal, the Kingdom of Mrauk U and the Mughal Empire until the 18th century, at which point it was ceded to the British East India Company. During the Burma Campaign in World War II, the city was also a key base for Allied Forces. Modern Chittagong is a major hub of trade and industry. The Port of Chittagong is the largest international seaport on the eastern seaboard of the Bay of Bengal. The Chittagong Naval Area is the largest base of the Bangladesh Navy. Though despite having a high and growing urban per capita GDP in South Asia and being one of the fastest growing cities in the world. Chittagong is reputed as a relatively clean city, but still confronts substantial logistical and socioeconomic problems