Siddhirganj
Sign in to saveSiddhirganj, is one of the oldest industrial cities of Bangladesh. It is located on the bank of Shitalakshya River, in Narayanganj District. The Siddhirganj Industrial Zone has more than 15,000 factories and industrial establishments. Adamjee Jute Mills was established in Siddhirganj in 1951 and was once the largest jute mill in the world. This city is also one of the largest exporter in the country. In 2018–2019, the Adamjee export processing zone in Siddhirganj exported more than 4 billion US dollars' worth of goods.
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It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in Narayanganj District.
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Place details
- Locality
- নারায়ণগঞ্জ
- Region
- ঢাকা বিভাগ
- Country
- বাংলাদেশ
- Population
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- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Located in
- Narayanganj District
- Population
- 256760
- Area
- 22.71
- Body of water
- Shitalakshya River
- Official website
- siddhirganj.com
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- described at URL
- siddhirganj.com/narayanganj
- postal code
- ১৪৩০
- P12749
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Siddhirganj, is one of the oldest industrial cities of Bangladesh. It is located on the bank of Shitalakshya River, in Narayanganj District. The Siddhirganj Industrial Zone has more than 15,000 factories and industrial establishments. Adamjee Jute Mills was established in Siddhirganj in 1951 and was once the largest jute mill in the world. This city is also one of the largest exporter in the country. In 2018–2019, the Adamjee export processing zone in Siddhirganj exported more than 4 billion US dollars' worth of goods.
== History == From ancient times, Siddhirganj was famous due to its favorable geographic location, Siddhirganj was historically used as a port city and specialized in muslin production from hand looms. As a gateway to Dhaka, Narayanganj's economic activities were largely contributed by Siddhirganj, and it was also called the Dundee of the East.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Siddhirganj” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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