Siddhirganj, is one of the oldest industrial cities of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...
. It is located in the bank of
Shitalakshya River
Shitalakshya River ( bn, শীতলক্ষ্যা নদী pronounced: ''Shitalokkha Nodi'') (also known as Lakshymā River) is a distributary of the Brahmaputra. A portion of its upper course is known as Banar River or Banor River. In the ...
,
Narayanganj
Narayanganj ( bn, নারায়ণগঞ্জ ''Naraeongônj'') is a city in central Bangladesh. It is in the Narayanganj District, about southeast of the capital city of Dhaka, and has a population of about 2 million. It is the 6th large ...
. The Siddhirganj Industrial Zone has more than 15 thousand factories and industrial establishments.
Adamjee Jute Mills
Adamjee Jute Mill was a jute mill in Bangladesh. It was established in Narayanganj in 1950 by the Adamjee Group. It was the second jute mill in East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh) after Bawa Jute Mill which was first Jute Mill in East Pakist ...
was established in Siddhirganj in 1951 and was once th
largest jute millin 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
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
,
Narayanganj's economic activities were largely contributed by Siddhirganj, and it was also called the
Dundee of the East.
The traditional art of weaving
Jamdani muslin in Bangladesh was included in the list of
Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. In the
liberation war of Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...
, war hero
Shafi Imam Rumi's major target was to bomb the Siddhirganj Power Station.
Power station
Siddhirganj has four power stations total and manufacturing more than 400 MW in electricity generation capacity. A new power station called the Siddhirganj Peaking Power Project is set to be completed by 30 June 2018 after 10 years of construction at a total cost of $470 million.
References
Populated places in Dhaka Division
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