23°36N 90°28E, pop (2000e) 557 300. City in Narayanganj district, SE Bangladesh; on R Meghna, E of Dhaka; river port for Dhaka, and one of the busiest trade centres; collection centre for jute, hides, and skins; major industrial region, including jute mills, cotton textiles, leather, glass, shoes.
Narayanganj is a city in central Bangladesh.
History
The town got its name from Bicon Lal Pandey, a Hindu religious leader who was also known as Benur Thakur or Lakhsmi Narayan Thakur. He donated the markets and the land on the banks of the river as Devottor or Given to God property, bequethed for maintenance expenses for the worship of the god Narayan.
A post office was set up in 1866, and Dhaka-Narayanganj telegraph service was started from 1877.
The Narayanganj Municipality was incorporated on September 8, 1876. The first hospital of the area, the Narayanganj Victoria Hospital was established in 1885 by the Municipality with financial contributions from Harakanta Banerjee.
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