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Chittagong
Club
is
one
of
the
most
prominent
and
prestigious
social
club
in
Bangladesh.
Founded
in
1878
as
a
gentlemen's
club
during
British
rule,
it
is
one
of
the
oldest
elite
social
clubs
in
South
Asia.
It
is
located
in
SS
Khaled
Road,
Chittagong,
Bangladesh.
W.
W.
Campbell,
a
tea
planter
in
the
region
opened
a
club
in
1875
at
his
lodge
in
Chittagong.
It
was
designed
to
be
used
by
other
European
farmers
in
the
region.
The
club
was
transformed
into
the
Chittagong
Club
on
23
August
1878.
The
club
was
open
to
Europeans
only.
The
first
honorary
secretary
of
the
club
was
R.D.
killed
The
importance
and
growth
of
the
city
of
Chittagong
led
to
an
increase
in
the
number
of
Europeans
in
the
city.
The
club
was
moved
to
a
new
location
to
accommodate
the
new
residents.
The
club
moved
to
Pioneer
Hill,
site
of
a
tea
plantation
established
in
1840.
Landlord
Roy
Nityananda
Roy
Bahadur
leased
the
land
to
the
club.
On
27
March
1901,
the
club
opened
at
the
new
location.
The
club
was
registered
as
a
company
in
1908.
Membership
was
open
to
Europeans
only
until
1947.
The
club
is
located
on
top
of
a
major
hill
overlooking
the
city
of
Chittagong
and
the
Karnaphuli
River.
The
Chittagong
Club
is
one
of
the
most
prominent
and
prestigious
social
clubs
in
Bangladesh.
Founded
as
a
gentlemen's
club
during
British
rule
in
1878,
it
is
one
of
the
oldest
elite
social
clubs
in
South
Asia.
It
is
located
at
S.S.
Khaled
Road,
Chittagong,
Bangladesh.
W.
W.
Campbell,
a
tea
planter
in
the
region
opened
a
club
in
his
lodge
in
Chittagong
in
1875.
It
was
designed
to
be
used
by
other
European
planters
in
the
region.
The
club
was
converted
to
Chittagong
Club
on
23
August
1878.
The
club
was
open
to
only
Europeans.
The
first
Honorary
Secretary
of
the
club
was
R.
D.
Murray.
The
importance
and
growth
of
Chittagong
city
lead
to
an
increase
in
the
number
of
Europeans
in
the
city.
The
club
was
moved
to
the
new
location
to
accommodate
the
new
residents.
The
Club
moved
to
Pioneer
Hill,
the
location
of
tea
plantation
founded
in
1840.
The
land
was
rented
to
the
club.