Sirajganj
Sign in to saveSirajganj is a city in north-western Bangladesh on the right bank of the Jamuna River, located in Rajshahi Division. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirajganj District and Sirajganj Sadar Upazila. It has a population of 4,50,000 (approx.) which makes it the 13th largest city in Bangladesh.
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- Locality
- সিরাজগঞ্জ
- Region
- রাজশাহী বিভাগ
- Country
- বাংলাদেশ
- Population
- 127,481
- Timezone
- Asia/Dhaka
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Sirajganj
- Settlement.native_name
- সিরাজগঞ্জ
- Settlement.imagesize
- 280px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Clockwise from top-left: Jamuna Bridge, Jamuna Eco Park, Hard Point, Bank of Jamuna River, China Barrage
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Bangladesh Rajshahi division#Bangladesh
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Rajshahi
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sirajganj
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Upazila
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Sirajganj Sadar
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- vacant
- Settlement.established_title
- Establishment
- Settlement.established_date
- Early 1800s
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Demographics
- Religion
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- Transport
- Education
- Sports
- Notable people
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- Notes
Sirajganj is a city in north-western Bangladesh on the right bank of the Jamuna River, located in Rajshahi Division. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirajganj District and Sirajganj Sadar Upazila. It has a population of 4,50,000 (approx.) which makes it the 13th largest city in Bangladesh.
It is about north west of the capital, Dhaka. It is the city where Pakistani Brig. Jehanzeb Arbab looted the bank back in 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War. It was once a principal centre of the jute trade.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sirajganj” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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