Narayanganj District
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Narayanganj District is an industrially important and densely populated district in central Bangladesh, known especially for its textile and jute industries and its proximity to the capital, Dhaka.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Narayanganj | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
district ⓘ |
| administratedBy | Deputy Commissioner of Narayanganj ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Dhaka District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Munshiganj District NERFINISHED ⓘ Narsingdi District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
|
| distanceToDhaka | approximately 20 km ⓘ |
| economicSector |
manufacturing
ⓘ
trade ⓘ transport and logistics ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Narayanganj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Sonargaon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | medieval Bengal trading center ⓘ |
| hasIndustrialArea | Adamjee Export Processing Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
plastic and light engineering
ⓘ
ready-made garments ⓘ shipbuilding and repair ⓘ textile dyeing and finishing ⓘ |
| hasLargestCity | Narayanganj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Dundee of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix | 1400 ⓘ |
| hasSubdivisions |
Araihazar Upazila
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bandar Upazila NERFINISHED ⓘ Narayanganj Sadar Upazila NERFINISHED ⓘ Rupganj Upazila NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonargaon Upazila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
garment factories
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industrial importance ⓘ jute industry ⓘ river port activities ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Bengali ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dhaka Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Bangladesh ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Dhaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| partOf | Dhaka District (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | densely populated ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| timeZone | Bangladesh Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportLink |
Dhaka–Chittagong Highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
railway connection to Dhaka ⓘ river transport on Shitalakshya River ⓘ |
| traversedByRiver |
Dhaleshwari River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meghna River NERFINISHED ⓘ Shitalakshya River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +06:00 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Narayanganj