Narayanganj

　　Introduction  　　 The third-largest city in Bangladesh and one of its five major river ports. Situated on the right bank of the Shitalakshya River, south of Dhaka. It had a population of 196,000 in 1981. Its industrial zone merges with that of Dhaka, forming the country’s largest industrial hub. The vast majority of Bangladesh’s jute exports are shipped from here. There are temples built in the 12th century.

　　Highlights

　　An internationally renowned jute market and hub for the jute textile industry, as well as home to cotton mills, sugar refineries, paper mills, and shipyards. Temples here attract tens of thousands of worshippers daily.

　　 Narayanganj, Bangladesh