It is an industrial hub and plays an important part in the country's jute trade, plant processing and sector.

Formerly ruled by the Palas and Senas, the region became part of the Muslim Bengal Sultanate in the 14th century.

Pandey acquired ownership of the region from the British East India Company in 1766 after the Battle of Plassey.

He declared the marketplaces on the banks of the Shitalakshya river as endowed property to pay for expenses for the worship of Narayan.

[3] It grew in importance in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, due to the influx of the Portuguese and the English.

[4] This followed the establishment of a number of mills in and around Narayanganj that gave the local economy a great boost.

During the War of Independence, the Pakistan Army massacred 139 people in Fatulla Thana on 29 November 1971.

[1] The areas and populations (at the 2022 Census) of the upazilas are:(2022) There are also 7 police stations here, which are: Narayanganj Sadar, Bandar, Fatulla, Siddhirganj, Rupganj, Sonargaon and Araihazar.

create employment opportunities for the people which facilitate additional income to the household population.

The small and medium industries of cotton are increasing day-by-day which fills the employment aids to the local people.

Narayanganj District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 79.24%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of almost 939 females per 1000 males.