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Narayanganj

American  
[nuh-rah-yuhn-guhnj] / nəˈrɑ jənˌgʌndʒ /

noun

  1. a port in SE Bangladesh, SE of Dacca.


Narayanganj British  
/ nəˈrɑːjənˌɡʌndʒ /

noun

  1. a city in central Bangladesh, on the Ganges delta just southeast of Dhaka. Pop: 241 393 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"I've gone to a dozen factories looking for work," said Khatun, 30, who lost her job last year in garment hub Narayanganj.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

Local media reported between 30 and 50 people were on the ferry when the collision occurred in Narayanganj, just outside Dhaka.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2022

“It is not clear how many workers are trapped. We are gathering information,” Mustain Billah, the Narayanganj district administrator, told Reuters from the scene.

From Reuters ● Jul. 9, 2021

The fire started late Thursday on the ground floor of a six-story building in Narayanganj, southeast of Dhaka, and was still raging Friday evening as firefighters tried to control it.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2021

Railway station, 10 m. from the terminus of the river steamers at Narayanganj.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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