Chāndpur, Chandpurriver port, south-central Bangladesh, situated at the confluence of the Dākātia Dakatia and Meghna rivers. It is a major jute-shipping centre, connected by road and rail with Comilla and Noākhāli and by river steamer with Calcutta (through the Sundarbans), Goalundo Ghāt, and Nārāyanganj, near the eastern border with India, and Noakhali to the southeast. Chandpur is linked by river boat to Goalundo Ghat to the northwest, Narayanganj to the northeast, and through the swampy Sundarbans region to Kolkata (Calcutta) to the west. Industries served by its Chandpur’s thermal power station include jute presses , oilseed and plywood mills, and match and chemical factories. Chāndpur Chandpur was constituted a municipality in 1897. Pop. (1991 prelim.2001) 8491,067390.