Chittagong Colony

Chittagong Colony (Urdu: چٹاگونگ کالونی‎, Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম কলোনি) is one of the neighbourhoods of S.I.T.E. Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Chittagong Colony is a neighbourhood whose population consists mostly of ethnic Bengalis.[1][2] When one walks through the colony, one can see the colourful Bengali signboards, Bhashani caps, lungis and kurtas.[2] The Chittagong Colony has a baazaar, which was famous throughout Pakistan as the centre for Dhaka cloth.[1] It was also the headquarters of the local Bengali language newspaper, Daily Qaumi Bandhan.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Falling back". Daily Times. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  2. 1 2 3 "Homeless In Karachi". Outlook. Retrieved 2010-03-02.

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