:This article is about the city. For the district, see Narayanganj District.
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| Official name | Narayanganj |
| Native name | নারায়ণঙ্গঞ্জ |
| Settlement type | City |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Narayanganj District |
| Government | Info |
| Government | Municipality |
| Commissioner | Dr. Salina Hayat Ivy |
| Total Area | 759.57 sq km (293.2 sq mi) |
| Water Area | 48.56 sq km (18.7 sq mi) |
| Population Total | 1.5 million (2006) |
| Timezone | Bangladesh Time( UTC+6) |
| Timezone DST | ( UTC) |
| Geocode | 23�37''N 90�30''E |
| Postal code | 1400 |
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Narayanganj (Bengali: নারায়ণগঞ্জ Naraeongônj) is a city in central Bangladesh. It is located in the Narayanganj District, 20 km southeast from the capital city of Dhaka and has a population of 1.5 million. The city is on the bank of the Shitalakshya River. It is the oldest and the most prominent river port of Bangladesh, grew into a place of trade and commerce and therefore, became known as a ganj.
. Narayanganj is one of the industrial areas of Bangladesh. It is 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 lots of jute mills. Dundee was the first industrialized Juteopolis in the world.
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Malek Spinning mill to raise IPO funds - Fibre2fashion.com 
Fibre2fashion.com--Based at -Narayanganj-, this eleven-year old company will be the 18th listed textile company on both, Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange. ...
Date : Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:58:23 GMT+00:00
Equipment seized, 1 held - The Daily Star
The Daily Star---...- Rafiqul confessed to the crime, and said the gang leader Zakir Hossain used to supply fake notes to different areas including Dhaka and -Narayanganj-.---
Date : Sun, 04 Apr 2010 18:09:06 GMT+00:00
SOS for water - The New Nation
The New Nation--This refers to lawmakers from Dhaka and -Narayanganj- yesterday urged the government to solve city's persisting water crisis immediately quoting that if the ...
Date : Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:39:57 GMT+00:00
City gets new roads shortly - The Daily Star
The Daily Star--Begunbari-Hatirjheel peripheral road and the road from Kuril to Debagram Kanchan under Rupganj upazila in -Narayanganj- are under construction. ...
Date : Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:14:04 GMT+00:00
SEC approves two IPOs - Financial Express Bangladesh
Financial Express Bangladesh--Malek Spinning, a -Narayanganj--based textile company, offered 40 million shares for public to raise Tk 1.0 billion from the stock market. ...
Date : Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:39:34 GMT+00:00
Army to guard WASA pumps from April 7 - Bangladesh News 24 hours
Bangladesh News 24 hours--There are 546 pumps under Dhaka WASA's 10 zonal offices including that under -Narayanganj- zone. The WASA chairman said that if all the pumps could be run by ...
Date : Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:30:41 GMT+00:00
AL's Dhaka lawmakers send SOS to govt - The Daily Star
The Daily Star--Lawmakers from Dhaka and -Narayanganj- yesterday urged the government to solve city's persisting water crisis immediately. If the present situation continues ...
Date : Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:16:26 GMT+00:00
Target 13 low river bridges - The Daily Star
The Daily Star---...- Khan said the taskforce decided to start by April 30 the work for demarcating riverbanks in four districts--Dhaka, -Narayanganj-, Munshiganj and Gazipur. ...
Date : Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:14:30 GMT+00:00
Titas gas office besieged in Narayanganj - istockAnalyst.com (press release)
istockAnalyst.com (press release)--(Source: United News of Bangladesh)-Narayanganj-, March 29 -- Annoyed by the persisting gas crisis several hundred people laid siege to the regional office of ...
Date : Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:04:13 GMT+00:00
City crime ring 'stole 100 transformers' - Bangladesh News 24 hours
Bangladesh News 24 hours---Narayanganj-, Mar 30 (bdnews24.com)� Sidirganj police said on Tuesday that they had caught six members of a criminal syndicate involved in stealing, ...
Date : Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:49:52 GMT+00:00
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