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The economy of Chittagong is one of the largest and most rapidly growing economies in the Bangladesh. As of 2014, Chittagong is home of some of Bangladesh and World's top Coporations. Chittagong is the port-city of Bangladesh and the busiest port in South Asia. Chittagong is the export hub of Bangladesh and It grosses more than $20 Billion from export; Accounting for 45% of Bangladesh's National export. In 2014, Chittagong's Gross state product is $41.45 Billion in Nominal terms and $174.06 Billion in terms of Purchasing Power Parity, four times as much as Nepal and equivalent to Myanmar. Chittagong's per capita income is $5,719; highest in the country and poverty rate and unemployment rate is lowest; reported 4% and 4.70% in 2014. Chittagong is the largest province of Bangladesh in terms of size and second largest in population. Chittagong has the best standard of living among all Bangladeshi Divisions. ==History== The excavation of Neolithic fossils and tools in Sitakunda, Chittagong District indicate the presence of Stone Age settlements in the region as early as the third millennium BCE.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bangladesh towards 21st century )〕 The earliest historical records of the Port of Chittagong date back to the 4th century BC, when sailors from the area embarked on voyages to Southeast Asia. The 2nd century Graeco-Roman geographer Ptolemy mentioned the port on his map as one of the finest harbours in Asia and the eastern frontier of the Indian subcontinent.〔(''Chittagong'' – looking for a betterfuture )〕 The 7th century traveling Chinese scholar and poet Xuanzang described it as "a sleeping beauty emerging from mists and water". The region was part of the ancient Bengali Buddhist kingdoms of Harikela and Samatata. According to Tibetan chronicles, the area was the capital of the Buddhist king Govindachandra and the site of a major monastery called ''Pandit Vihara''. Arab and Persian traders arrived in the 8th century, and the region emerged as a major trading centre on the maritime silk route, renowned for its pearls, rice, and textiles. Chittagong also attracted many Sufi missionaries who settled in the region and played an instrumental role in the spread of Islam.〔 In 1231, Chittagong was seized by the Deva dynasty under the reign of Damodaradeva. Sultan Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah of Sonargaon conquered Chittagong in 1340.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=District LGED )〕 He constructed a highway from Chittagong to Chandpur and ordered the construction of lavish mosques and tombs.〔 The Moroccan explorer Ibn Battuta visited the city in 1443 and sailed from the port to Canton in China. The Italian merchant Niccolò de' Conti visited the city around the same time as Battuta. In the mid-15th century, the Chinese Treasure Fleet of Admiral Zheng He anchored in the port during numerous imperial missions to the Sultanate of Bengal. The Ottoman Empire utilized the shipyards of Chittagong to build its naval forces. After the defeat of Mahmud Shah at the hands of Sher Shah in 1538, the Arakanese Kingdom of Mrauk U conquered Chittagong. The Portuguese established merchant communities on the banks of the Karnaphuli in 1528. In collusion with Magh pirates and the Arakanese, Portuguese traders dominated the area for more than a century. The Mughal commander Shayestha Khan and his son Buzurg Umed Khan expelled the Arakanese from the area in 1666 and established Mughal rule there. After the Arakanese expulsion, Islamabad, as the area came to be known, economically progressed. This growth is largely attributed to an efficient system of granting land to selected ''diwans'' or ''faujdars'' so to clear massive areas of hinterland and start cultivation. The Mughals, like the Afghans who ruled previously, built mosques and made rich contributions to the architecture of the area. Under Mughal rule, the region of modern-day Chittagong also began to have improved connections with the rest of Bengal.〔〔〔〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China )〕〔 In 1685, the British East India Company sent out an expedition under Admiral Nicholson with instructions to seize Chittagong and fortify it on behalf of the English but the expedition proved abortive. Two years later, the Court of Directors, determined to make Chittagong the headquarters of their Bengal trade, sent out a fleet of ten or eleven ships to seize it under Captain Heath. However, after reaching Chittagong in early 1689, they found the city too strongly held and abandoned the attempt. The city remained under the possession of the Mughals until 1760 when it was ceded to the East India Company by Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal. The people of Chittagong made several attempts to gain independence from the British, notably on 18 November 1857 when the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th companies of the 34th Bengal Infantry Regiment stationed at Chittagong rebelled and released all the prisoners from jail but were suppressed by the Kuki scouts and the Sylhet Light Infantry (10th Gurkha Rifles).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Economy of Chittagong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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