Narayanganj

Narayanganj
নারায়ণগঞ্জ
From top: City Skyline, Port of Narayanganj,
Tomb of Sultan Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah ,
Baro-Bhuyan Palace of Lord Isa Khan, Historical Panam City, Hajiganj Fort in City East
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictNarayanganj
Municipal Board8 September 1876
Metropolitan city5 May 2011
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • BodyNarayanganj City Corporation
 • AdministratorMd Sakhawat Hossain Khan
 • City Council27 constituencies
 • Parliament1 constituencies
Area
 • Metropolis
33.57 km2 (12.96 sq mi)
 • Water48.56 km2 (18.75 sq mi)
 • Metro
72.43 km2 (27.97 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Metropolis
967,951
 • Density28,830/km2 (74,680/sq mi)
 • City Rank
5th in Bangladesh
Languages
 • OfficialBengali • English
 • RegionalDhakaiya Kutti · Eastern Bengali
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code
1400
Calling code+880 671
UN/LOCODEBD NRG
GDP (2022)PPP
$4.8 billion
Nominal
$1.9 billion
HDI (2023)0.701
high · 5th of 22
AirportHazrat Shahjalal International Airport (nearby)
Planning AuthorityRAJUK
Water Supply and Sewerage AuthorityDhaka WASA
Websitencc.gov.bd
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Narayanganj (Bengali: নারায়ণগঞ্জ, romanizedNarayongônj) is a city in central Bangladesh in the Greater Dhaka area. Narayanganj District, about 16 km (10 mi) 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.)