Nazirhat ( bn, নাজিরহাট) Nazirhat is a town and a municipal council in the

Chittagong district Chittagong District, renamed the Chattogram District, is a district located in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chattogram Division. The port city of Chattogram, which is the second largest city in Bangladesh, is ...

in the southern part of

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 ...

. Located on the banks of the

Halda river Halda River is a river in south-eastern Bangladesh. It originates at the Badnatali Hill Ranges in Ramgarh Upazila in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, flows through Fatikchhari Upazila, Bhujpur Thana, Hathazari Upazila, Raozan Upazila and Chandgaon Than ...

, this small town is one of the famous commercial centers of North Chittagong. In 1930, Nazirhat was connected to the Eastern Railway of India by the Assam-Bengal Railway. Regional Highway R160 (96 km long) runs from

Hathazari Hathazari ( bn, হাটহাজারী) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Hathazari is located at . It has 52,594 households and a total area of 251.28 km2. The main river is Halda River ...

town to Nazirhat town and Khagrachhari over Fatikchhari town. The nearest international and domestic airports to the city are

Shah Amanat International Airport Shah Amanat International Airport ( bn, শাহ আমানত আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর ''Shah Amanôt Antôrjatik Bimanbôndôr'') is an international airport serving Bangladesh's southeastern port ...

and

Cox's Bazar Airport Cox's Bazar International Airport is an under-construction international airport in the resort town of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The airport services both local residents of Cox's Bazar as well as tourists to the region. In November 2020, Bim ...

respectively. The city is the second-largest urban area in

Fatikchhari Upazila Fatikchari( bn, ফটিকছড়ি, Fôṭikchhôṛi) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. History The Fatikchhari Jami al-Uloom Fazil Madrasa and the Jamia Arabia Nasirul Islam Madrasa were founded i ...

. The town of Nazirhat is located at a distance of only 36 km from the port city

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 ...

. The small town is located on the banks of the river

and Dhurung.

Transport

Trains, buses, CNG auto-rickshaws are types of vehicles to reach this place from Chittagong City.

References

Populated places in Chittagong Division Villages in Chittagong District Villages in Chittagong Division {{Chittagong-geo-stub