Faujdarhat

Faujdarhat is a neighborhood of Chittagong City in Bangladesh. It is well known as a ship breaking 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 5 km2 mangrove forest park that stretches from Faujdarhat to South Kattali in Chittagong. The area experienced a major oil spill when an oil-laden train derailed on 9 July 2014.

Ship breaking yard
The beach in the area is used to demolish ships. At 15 km2 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.

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