University of Creative Technology,Chittagong

Chittagong, one of the oldest port-cities of the world, is renowned to the traders for having a natural harbor. Moreover, it is the second largest city of Bangladesh and also regarded as commercial capital city. The city is truly a place of attraction with its surrounding mountains and rivers. In the 17th Century, it was the most famous port of the Indian Sub-continent. Portuguese traders and adventurers used to call it ‘Porto Grande’ or the great port, while Hoogli port was... Read More

Chittagong, one of the oldest port-cities of the world, is renowned to the traders for having a natural harbor. Moreover, it is the second largest city of Bangladesh and also regarded as commercial capital city. The city is truly a place of attraction with its surrounding mountains and rivers. In the 17th Century, it was the most famous port of the Indian Sub-continent. Portuguese traders and adventurers used to call it ‘Porto Grande’ or the great port, while Hoogli port was termed ‘Porto Picono’ or small port. Today, Chittagong is the largest port of Bangladesh. It is, in fact, the heart of the economy of Bangladesh. By nature, people in Chittagong are generous and hospitable. Chittagong has been the cosmopolitan of various cultures. Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, Christians and even Animists are found to be mingled mutually for hundreds of years. Long before the Muslims established their rule over the sub-continent, many Muslim sufi-saints kept their footstep in Chittagong and preached their message of love. History revealed that Buddhists had a famous University in Chittagong which got worldly fame as ‘Pundit Bihar’. Sitakunda is recognized as one of the antique sanctuaries of the believers of Hindu religion. Moreover, Chittagong belongs to the heritage of Portuguese culture in its many churches and buildings.

Chittagong, one of the oldest port-cities of the world, is renowned to the traders for having a natural harbor. Moreover, it is the second largest city of Bangladesh and also regarded as commercial capital city. The city is truly a place of attraction with its surrounding mountains and rivers. In the 17th Century, it was the most famous port of the Indian Sub-continent. Portuguese traders and adventurers used to call it ‘Porto Grande’ or the great port, while Hoogli port was... Read More