Narayanganj
Sign in to saveNarayanganj () is a city in central Bangladesh in the Greater Dhaka area. Narayanganj District, about southeast of the capital city of Dhaka. With a population of almost 1 million, it is the 5th largest city in Bangladesh. It is also a center of business and industry, especially the jute trade and processing plants, and the textile sector of the country. It is nicknamed the Dundee of Bangladesh, due to the presence of its many jute mills. (Dundee was the first industrialised 'Juteopolis' in the world.)
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Place details
- Locality
- নারায়ণগঞ্জ
- Region
- ঢাকা বিভাগ
- Country
- বাংলাদেশ
- Population
- 223,622
- Timezone
- Asia/Dhaka
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Narayanganj
- Settlement.native_name
- নারায়ণগঞ্জ
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Metropolis
- Settlement.established_title
- Municipal Board
- Settlement.established_date
- 8 September 1876
- Settlement.established_title1
- Metropolitan city
- Settlement.established_date1
- 5 May 2011
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- center
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Bangladesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Division
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Located in
- Narayanganj District
- Population
- +967951
- Area
- +33.57
- Elevation
- +3
- Capital of
- Narayanganj Sadar Upazila
- Official website
- www.ncc.org.bd
- Image
- নারায়ণগঞ্জের পটভূমি.png
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- History
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- Notable people
- See also
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Narayanganj () is a city in central Bangladesh in the Greater Dhaka area. Narayanganj District, about southeast of the capital city of Dhaka. With a population of almost 1 million, it is the 5th largest city in Bangladesh. It is also a center of business and industry, especially the jute trade and processing plants, and the textile sector of the country. It is nicknamed the Dundee of Bangladesh, due to the presence of its many jute mills. (Dundee was the first industrialised 'Juteopolis' in the world.)
==History==