All Information About Narayanganj

Narayanganj is a city in central Bangladesh. It is located in the Narayanganj District, near the capital city of Dhaka and has a population of 220,000. The city is on the bank of the Shitalakshya River. The river port of Narayanganj is one of the oldest in Bangladesh. It is also 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 industrialised Juteopolis in the world.

History Of Narayanganj

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 leased the area from the British East India Company in 1766 following the Battle of Plassey. He donated the markets and the land on the banks of the river as Devottor or Given to God property, bequeathed 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 Bank of Bengal introduced the first telephone service in 1882.

The Narayanganj Municipality was incorporated on 8 September 8 1876. The first hospital of the area of Narayanganj Victoria Hospital was established in 1885 by the Municipality with financial contributions from Harakanta Banerjee.

Narayanganj City Corporation was established on 5 May 2011 unifying three former municipalities: Narayanganj Municipality, Siddhirganj Municipality and Kadam Rasul Municipality.

Postal Zip Codes (postcode) for Narayanganj District

Thana/Upazila within Narayanganj District are: Araihazar, Baidder Bazar, Bandar, Fatullah, Narayanganj Sadar, Rupganj. The following table contains post codes of various sub post office in Narayanganj district.

Thana	Sub Office	Post Code
Araihazar	Araihazar	1450
	Gopaldi	1451
Baidder Bazar	Baidder Bazar	1440
	Bara Nagar	1441
	Barodi	1442
Bandar	Bandar	1410
	BIDS	1413
	D.C Mills	1411
	Madanganj	1414
	Nabiganj	1412
Fatullah	Fatulla Bazar	1421
	Fatullah	1420
Narayanganj Sadar	Narayanganj Sadar	1400
Rupganj	Bhulta	1462
	Kanchan	1461
	Murapara	1464
	Nagri	1463
	Rupganj	1460
Siddirganj	Adamjeenagar	1431
	LN Mills	1432
	Siddirganj	1430