Narayanganj

NARAYANGANJ

Narayanganj District is a district in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division. The main city of the district is Narayanganj. It is near the capital city of Dhaka. The river port of Narayanganj is one of the oldest in Bangladesh. It is also a center of business and industry, especially the jute trade and processing plants, and the textilesector of the country. It is nicknamed the Dundee of Bangladesh due to the presence of lots of jute mills. Dundee was the first industrial and Juteopolis in the world.

Area: 759. 6  km 2 (293. 3  sq mi)

Upazilas:  Araihazar, Sonargaon, Bandar, Narayanganj Sadar, Rupganj, Siddirgonj.

Places:  The ancient city of Sonargaon was the capital of Isa Khan, a medieval ruler ofBengal. Sonargaon is also famous for producing muslin, a delicate and fine cloth made from cotton. The Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND) embankment surrounds Narayanganj district and protects it from flooding. The Bangladesh Engineering and Ship Building Corporation at Sonakanda on the east bank of the Shitalakshya River.