Narayanganj
{{about|the city|the district|Narayanganj District|the subdistrict|Narayanganj Sadar Upazila}}
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| native_name = নারায়ণগঞ্জ
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| settlement_type = Metropolis
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Tomb of Sultan Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah ,
Baro-Bhuyan Palace of Lord Isa Khan, Historical Panam City, Hajiganj Fort in City East
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| established_title = Municipal Board
| established_date = 8 September 1876
| established_title1 = Metropolitan city
| established_date1 = 5 May 2011
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| subdivision_name1 = Dhaka
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| subdivision_name2 = Narayanganj
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| government_type = Mayor-Council
| governing_body = Narayanganj City Corporation
| leader_title = Administrator
| leader_name = A. H. M. Kamruzzaman
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| leader_name2 = 27 constituencies
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| leader_name3 = 1 constituencies
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| postal_code = 1420
| area_code = 0671
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Narayanganj ({{langx|bn|নারায়ণগঞ্জ|translit=Narayongônjo}}) is a city in central Bangladesh in the Greater Dhaka area. It is in the Narayanganj District, about {{cvt|16|km|mi|0}} southeast of the capital city of Dhaka. With a population of almost 1 million, it is the 6th largest city in Bangladesh.{{Cite Banglapedia|last=Solaiman|first=Md.|article=Narayanganj}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dundee.ac.uk/archives/voicesofdundeeoralhistoryproject/juteindundeeindia/|title=Jute Industry in Dundee and India|publisher=Dundee (UK)|access-date=2017-12-20|archive-date=2017-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415085440/https://www.dundee.ac.uk/archives/voicesofdundeeoralhistoryproject/juteindundeeindia/|url-status=dead}})
History
The city got its name from Bicon Lal Pandey, a Hindu religious leader who was also known as Benur Thakur or 'Lakshmi Narayan Thakur'. He leased the area from the British East India Company in 1766 following the Battle of Plassey. He donated the markets and the land on the banks of the river as Devottor or 'Given to God' property, bequeathed for maintenance expenses for the worship of the god Narayan.
A post office was set up in 1866, and Dhaka-Narayanganj telegraph service was started in 1877. The Bank of Bengal introduced the first telephone service in 1882.
{{stack|File:Tomb of Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.jpg, Narayanganj, Bangladesh. ca 1410]]}}
The Narayanganj Municipality was incorporated on 8 September 1876. The first hospital in the area of Narayanganj Victoria Hospital was established in 1885 by the Municipality with financial contributions from Harakanta Banerjee.
Narayanganj City Corporation was established on 5 May 2011, unifying three former municipalities: Narayanganj Municipality, Siddhirganj Municipality, and Kadam Rasul Municipality.{{cite web |title=History of Narayanganj City Corporation |url=https://ncc.gov.bd/site/page/c33d8363-e2f4-49e7-803c-5e191f0d437b/- |url-status= |access-date=5 July 2024 |work=Bangladesh National Portal }} The mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) is Selina Hayat Ivy. Prior to this, she was the mayor of Narayanganj Municipality.
Demographics
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{{bar percent|Islam|green|92.75}}
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According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, present-day Narayanganj City Corporation had 255,468 households and a population of 967,951. The average household size was 3.74. Narayanganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 83.66%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 99.85.{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Narayanganj |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila-Narayanganj.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Narayanganj district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/C_Narayanganj.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}
Narayanganj has four railway stations named Pagla Halt railway station, Fatulla railway station, Chashara railway station and Narayanganj railway station. From Dhaka anyone can use three roads to enter the city: Dhaka–Narayanganj old road, Dhaka–Narayanganj link road and Narayanganj–Demra road. The BRTC AC Bus gives bus transport service from Narayanganj to Dhaka.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://ncc.gov.bd Official website of Narayanganj City Corporation]
{{Bangladesh cities}}