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Sirajganj (Bengali: সিরাজগঞ্জ) 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.

Sirajganj
সিরাজগঞ্জ
City
Clockwise from top-left: Jamuna Bridge, Jamuna Eco Park, Hard Point, Bank of Jamuna River, China Barrage
Sirajganj is located in Bangladesh Rajshahi division
Sirajganj
Sirajganj
Sirajganj is located in Bangladesh
Sirajganj
Sirajganj
Coordinates: 24°27′36″N 89°42′18″E / 24.460°N 89.705°E / 24.460; 89.705
CountrySirajganj Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictSirajganj
UpazilaSirajganj Sadar
EstablishmentEarly 1800s
Municipality1869
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorSayed Abdur Rouf Mukta[1]
Area
 • Total28.49 km2 (11.00 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 • Total450,000
 • Density16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

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 Bangladesh liberation war. It was once a principal centre of the jute trade.

  1. ^ সিরাজগঞ্জের তিনটিতে আ.লীগ একটিতে বিদ্রোহী প্রার্থী জয়ী [In Sirajganj, the AL won three, in one the rebel candidate won]. jagonews24.com (in Bengali). 18 January 2021.

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