Chittagong Club Limited

The History of the Chittagong Club Ltd. may be traced from the year 1875 when Mr. W. A. Campbell a well-known Tea Planter of that period started a club in that year. It was placed at the disposal of only the Tea Planters of the District but they had to make their own arrangement both for servant and food during their stay.

During 1870s the Tea Industries stated to grow at a rapid pace, the Chittagong Hill Tracts were opened, the Steamer Services were improved, large four-masted sailing Vessels began to call at Chittagong Port and more officials were posted in the District.

As a result Campbell’s provisional club became too small to provide facilities for a large influx of officials. Discussion began to start a club having adequate accommodation and facilities for increased number of European residents and on 23rd August 1878 Campbell’s Provisional Club was taken over by the Chittagong Club which opened its doors to all European residents of the District in the building situated on the Hill near the Telegraph Office, known as Forest Bungalow.

To improve the services and accommodation new residential quarters were provided, a Badminton Court was built, a Billiard table (Englishman’s favourite pastime) was procured and everything was done to bring the club up-to-date as far as its limited resources allowed. The first Hony Secretary was R. D. Murray. But the club really attained some importance when D. R. Lyall CSI the Commissioner of Chittagong became the Chairman of the Committee. He called the first meeting of the volunteers in the Club premises on 3rd March 1885 to discuss ways and means of starting a Race meet and the first Meet was held I April of that year at the Chittagong Stadium.

Chittagong Club Limited 
S.S. KHaled Road, Chittagong. 
Bangladesh.

Phone: +880-31-620832, 620445, 616584, 635748 (Auto Hunting)
Mobile G.P. : 01714-080814 (Only Incoming)

Fax: +880-31-610861 
Email:chittagongclub@gmail.com chittagongclub@gmail.com

Guest House Complex: 
+880-31-614052, 286134-6, 624310 
G.P.: 01714-080814