The signboard of Fouzdarhat Railway Station

Faujdarhat is a neighborhood of Chittagong City in Bangladesh. It is well known as a

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area, with one of the largest breaking yards in the world: Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard. There are several institutions including Faujdarhat Cadet College, the first cadet college in Bangladesh.

History

In 1995, the Forest Department created a

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park that stretches from Faujdarhat to

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in Chittagong. The area experienced a major

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when an oil-laden train derailed on 9 July 2014.

Ship breaking yard

The beach in the area is used to demolish ships. At in length, it is the longest ship breaking site in the world. Around 200,000 people work there and the industry contributes a lot to the Bangladesh economy.

Educational institutions

Cadet colleges

Faujdarhat Cadet College

High schools

* Faujdarhat Collegiate School * Faujdarhat KM High School

College

* Faujdarhat Nursing College

Research institutes

* Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases

University

* Chittagong Medical University

References

{{reflist, 30em Neighborhoods in Chittagong