Chandraghona is a town on the

Karnaphuli River Karnaphuli ( bn, কর্ণফুলি ''Kôrnophuli''; also spelt Karnafuli), or Khawthlangtuipui (in Mizo, meaning "western river"), is the largest and most important river in Chattogram and the Chattogram Hill Tracts. It is a wide rive ...

in the

Chittagong Division Chittagong Division, officially known as Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of and a population at the 2 ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

Geography

The town is located on the Kaptai Road between

Kaptai Upazila Kaptai ( bn, কাপ্তাই) is an Upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong Division, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Name of the Kaptai was derived from a Tripuri word "Kaptetoima".It is said that in the past days the reverine wa ...

and Ranguni, 48 kilometers from the city of

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

. It is from Bahaddarhut bus station. One of the larger fields of the Bangladeshi crop ''Gumai Jheel'' is in the area. Cultures represented here include those of the

Chakma people The Chakma people ( ccp, 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦; ) are a Tribe, tribal group from the eastern-most regions of the Indian subcontinent. They are the largest ethnic group in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of southeastern Bangladesh, and t ...

and

Marma people The Marma ( my, မရမာလူမျိုး), formerly known as Moghs or Maghs, are the second-largest ethnic community in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts, primarily residing in the Bandarban, Khagrachari and Rangamati Hill Districts. ...

. There are historic Buddhist temples in the region. Chandroghona is birthplace of Nelson Baroi.

Economy

One of the larger paper mills in South Asia, the Karnaphuli Paper Mills Limited, is located in Karnaphuli. It was the first paper manufacturing industrial establishment registered under the Factories Act in then

East Pakistan East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Scheme, One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India ...

. At the time of its establishment, it was the biggest paper mill in Asia, with over 3,000 workers. There is also a

rayon Rayon is a semi-synthetic fiber, made from natural sources of regenerated cellulose, such as wood and related agricultural products. It has the same molecular structure as cellulose. It is also called viscose. Many types and grades of viscose f ...

factory in town.

References

{{coord, 22, 29, N, 92, 08, E, display=title, region:BD_type:city_source:GNS-enwikiStables, J (2006). Making a difference: Visits to Bangladesh. The Journal of Perioperative Practice. Populated places in Chittagong Division Karnaphuli River Towns in Bangladesh

Geography

Economy

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