Sirajganj
City in Rajshahi, Bangladesh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city. For the district, see Sirajganj District.
Sirajganj[lower-alpha 1] is a city in north-western Bangladesh on the right bank of the Jamuna River, located in Rajshahi Division. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirajganj District, and with a population of 450,000 is the 12th largest city in Bangladesh.
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Sirajganj
সিরাজগঞ্জ | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 24°27′36″N 89°42′18″E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Rajshahi |
District | Sirajganj |
Upazila | Sirajganj Sadar |
Establishment | Early 1800s |
Municipality | 1869 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Mayor | Sayed Abdur Rouf Mukta[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 28.49 km2 (11.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 450,000 |
• Density | 16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
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It is about 110 kilometres (68 mi) north west of the capital, Dhaka. It is the city where Pakistani Brig. Jehanzeb Arbab looted the bank back in 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War. It was once a principal centre of the jute trade.