Mongla

মংলা Mongla
Coordinates	22 ° 29 ′  N , 89 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 22 ° 29 ′  N , 89 ° 36 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Bangladesh
division	Khulna
District	Bagerhat
Residents	67,100 (January 1, 2004)
The port of Mongla

Mongla ( Bengali : মংলা , Maṃlā , formerly Chelna ) is a city in the south of Bangladesh in the Bagerhat district and the inland shipping port of the city of Khulna . It has 67,100 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2004) and is located on a branch of the Ganges at the entrance to the Sundarbans .

economy

Mongla is the main port in the region and the second largest in Bangladesh (after Chittagong ).