History
Chittagong college was first established as Chittagong Zila School in 1836. It was upgraded as a college in 1869 by offering F.A. (First Arts) course and took its present name Chittagong College. Its academic activity a college began in a Portuguese-merchant built building beside Parade Ground, College Road, Chawkbazar. Presently, the college has 16,500 students and 162 teachers.
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