Narayanganj City Corporation ( bn, নারায়ণগঞ্জ সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: NCC) established in 2011, is one of the city corporations of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. It was formed comprising Narayanganj Town, Siddhirganj Municipal area and Kadamrasul Municipality.
NCC is a formation under the local government administration of Bangladesh to regulate the city area of
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 larges ...
, which is under the Ministry of
Local Government
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& Rural Development (LGRD). It consists of 27 wards including 9 reserve seats for women. Before its establishment as city corporation, it was a municipal corporation. NCC has a total area of 72.43 square kilometers with approximately has the population of 7,09,381 people in the city corporation area.
Current mayor of NCC is
Selina Hayat Ivy
Salina Hayat Ivy (born 5 June 1966) is a Bangladeshi politician, physician, and the first and incumbent mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation. Ivy has been given the status of State Minister on 8 August 2022 along with the Mayor of Chattragram. Sh ...
who was advocated by
Bangladesh Awami League
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
.
Significant places
* River Shitalakshya
* Shahid Minar
* Freedom Monument
* Ram Krishna Mission
* Narayanganj Club
* Shudijon Pathagar
* Ali Ahmad Chunka Pathagar
* Bibi Marium Majar
* Siddhirganj Power Station
* Narayanganj Silo
* Kumodiny Trust
* Adamjee EPZ
* Sodeejan Pathagar
Antiquities establishment
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Hajiganj Fort
Hajiganj Fort also known as Khizirpur fort, situated at Hajiganj locality of Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on the western bank of Shitalakshya.
History
The exact date of Hajiganj fort is uncertain but it may have been built soon after Subahdar Islam ...
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Sonakanda Fort
Sonakanda Fort is a river fort situated in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on the eastern bank of Shitalakshya River. Though the time of its establishment could not be ascertained, historians believe that the river fort was built by Mir Jumla II, a S ...
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Kadamrasul Darga
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Asrafia Jame Masjid
List of officeholders
Elections
Election Result 2022
Election Result 2016
Election Result 2011
References
External links
Banglapedia
{{City Corporations of Bangladesh
City Corporations of Bangladesh
Narayanganj District