Sirajganj

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
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Coordinates: 24°27′36″N 89°42′18″E / 24.460°N 89.705°E / 24.460; 89.705
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)

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.