What is Chittagong District?
{{Infobox Bangladesh district | name = Chittagong | native_name = | image_skyline = Skyline from CRB 1.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Skyline of [[Chittagong|Chittagong City]] | nickname = | motto = | pushpin_label_position = left | coordinates = {{coord|22.3375|91.8389|region:BD|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | division_name = [[Chittagong Division]] | established_title = | established_date = | seat_type = | seat = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 5282.98 | area_metro_km2 = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 7509000 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = 2 | population_demonym = | population_note = | literacy_rate = 43.2% | postal_code = | coast_km = | maplink = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Chittagong District''' ({{lang-ur|ضلع چتتگونگ}}) is a district in the south-eastern region of [[Bangladesh]]. It is a part of the [[Chittagong Division]]. The [[Harbour|port]] city of [[Chittagong]], the second largest city in [[Bangladesh]], is in this district. ==History== Because of its [[harbour]], Chittagong had been an important place for trade, bringing [[Arab]] traders as early as the [[9th century]] CE. The region fell under the rule of kings from [[Arakan]] in the [[16th century|16th]] and [[17th century|17th centuries]], but later, the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] army under [[Islam Khan]] conquered Chittagong. During the 17th century, the region also faced a lot of attacks by [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[pirate]]s. The Mughal