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2 unusual facts about Port of Chittagong


Barauni–Guwahati line

In response to the demands of tea planters in Assam for a rail link to Chittagong port, the Assam Bengal Railway started construction of a railway track on the eastern side of Bengal in 1891.

Guwahati–Lumding section

The Chittagong link had been constructed in response to the demand of the Assam tea planters for a railway link to Chittagong port.


Bangladeshi Declaration of Independence

The Kalurghat Radio Station's transmission capability was limited, but the message was picked up by a Japanese ship anchored in Chittagong port.


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