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Mezban cooking at night. Mezban (Bengali: মেজবান), locally known as Mejjan (Chittagonian: মেজ্জান) is a popular social festival held in the Chittagong region by Bengali Muslims of Bangladesh. [1] Historically Mezban is a traditional regional Bengali feast and nowadays refers to both the regional tradition and the feast ...
Bangladeshi cuisine has been shaped by the region's history and river-line geography. Bangladesh has a tropical monsoon climate. The staple of Bangladesh is rice and fish. [1] The majority of Bangladeshi people are ethnic Bengali, accustomed to Bengali cuisine, with a minority of non-Bengalis, many used to cuisines from different traditions and ...
Greater Chittagong. Associated cuisine. Bangladesh. Main ingredients. Milk, butter, baking powder, flour. Bela biscuit (Bengali: বেলা বিস্কুট) is a popular traditional biscuit baked in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is a commonly eaten at afternoon tea by people in Chittagong. For 150 years it has been popular with ...
Agrabad (Bengali: আগ্রাবাদ) is a central business district in Chittagong, Bangladesh.Located close to the city's harbour, it hosts numerous Bangladeshi and international businesses, banks, financial institutions, and other commercial entities, including the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the World Trade Center, and the Chittagong Stock Exchange.
It is believed that the mosque was built by the eldest son of Shaista Khan, Buzurg Umed Khan. He was also the conqueror of Chittagong. But, his name is not cited on the inscription. This mosque was unused for a long time and in the year 1761, the British officials used it to store arms and ammunition.
Chittagong was also linked to the crucial oil and gas industry in Burma. Chittagong was a major center of trade with British Burma. It hosted many prominent companies of the British Empire. The Chittagong armoury raid by Bengali revolutionaries in 1930 was a major event in British India's anti-colonial history.
The city of Chattogram (Chittagong) is traditionally centred around its seaport which has existed since the 4th century BCE. One of the world's oldest ports with a functional natural harbor for centuries, Chittagong appeared on ancient Greek and Roman maps, including on Ptolemy's world map. Chittagong port is the oldest and largest natural ...
Pritilata was born in a middle-class Bengali Baidya Brahmin family on 5 May 1911 [11] [12] in Dhalghat village in Patiya upazila of Chittagong (now in Bangladesh). [13] Waddedar was a title conferred to an ancestor of the family who originally had the surname Dasgupta. Her father Jagabandhu Waddedar was a clerk in the Chittagong Municipality. [3]