Siddhirganj, is one of the oldest industrial cities of

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. 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 larges ...

. 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 Pakista ...

was established in Siddhirganj in 1951 and was once th
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 A free-trade zone (FTZ) is a class of special economic zone. It is a geographic area where goods may be imported, stored, handled, manufactured, or reconfigured and re-exported under specific customs regulation and generally not subject to cust ...

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

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of the East. The traditional art of weaving Jamdani muslin in Bangladesh was included in the list of

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by UNESCO. In the

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, war hero

Shafi Imam Rumi Shafi Imam Rumi (29 March 1951 – 30 September 1971) was a guerilla fighter of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was the eldest son of Jahanara Imam. In her memoir about the war, ''Ekatorer Dinguli'', Rumi was portrayed as the premier character ...

'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 {{Dhaka-geo-stub