NārāyanganjNarayanganjcity, east-central Bangladesh, situated along both banks of the Lakhya Sitalakhya River at its confluence with the DhaleśwarīDhaleswari. The chief river port for nearby DhākāDhaka, the city also has steamer connections with major inland ports and Chittagong. Nārāyanganj Narayanganj is among the busiest trade market markets in the country, a ; it is a terminal market for jute and historically has been a collection centre for hides and skins, and a terminal market for jute. Together with DhākāDhaka, it also forms the largest a large industrial region of Bangladesh, with the largest number of many jute presses and jute and cotton mills. Other industries include ship repair and varied manufacturesvarious manufactures, such as processed food and beverages, machinery and metal products, chemicals, and pulp and wood products. Constituted a municipality in 1876, Nārāyanganj houses a college, a hospital, and a libraryNarayanganj has several colleges, a number of hospitals and medical facilities, and many public libraries. Historic buildings include Kadam Rasul (1801), a shrine built by Ghulām Muḥammad Ghulam Muhammad of Tippera; a the c. 16th-century fort Sunakanda and Hajiganj forts of the Bara Bhaiyas (12 landlords of Bengal)Mughals; and the 12th-century temple of LakṣmīLakshmi-NārāyaṇaNarayana, after which the town is named. Pop. (19912001) 296241,000393.