Manufacturing plants
The manufacturing industry within the Chandpur district includes the following plant types:
11 jute mills
185 rice and flour mills
14 ice factories
4 cold storage plants
1 industrial chemical factories
3 iron workshops
1 aluminium production plant
3 match factories
Cottage industries
Cottage industries in Chandpur district include:
weaving
specialist mat making
pottery
bamboo and cane work
weaving fishing nets
blacksmiths
tailoring
goldsmith
Agriculture
Crops commonly grown in the Chandpur district include:
rice paddy fields
jute
mustard seed
betel nut, or paan (known locally as supari nut)
wheat
potato
sugarcane
Formerly, linseed, sesame, local varieties of rice and dal (pulse) were also important crops.
Fruits cultivated within the Chandpur district include:
mango
jackfruit
banana
papaya
coconut
sugar date palm
guava
Within the Chandpur district there are also a number or fisheries, dairies and poultry farms.
Main exports
Chandpur district's main exports include:
hilsa fish
shrimp
betel nut
potato
Bazaars and fairs
In Chandpur district there are a total of 213 bazaars, the most notable of which include:
Puran Bazaar
Natun Bazaar
Baburhat Bazaar
Jagatpur Bazaar
Faridganj Bazaar
Fatehpur Bazaar
Suchipara Bazaar
Begum Bazaar
Hajiganj
