[citation needed] In the Shitalakshya's initial stages, it flows in a southwest direction and then east of the city of Narayanganj in central Bangladesh until it merges with the Dhaleswari near Kalagachhiya.

[2] In the map of Mattheus van den Brouck, director of the Dutch East India Company, the river is marked as Lecki, flowing west of the Brahmaputra.

Isa Khan, a former ruler of the area, built a fort on the river's banks.

Thermal power houses are located along the river at Palash (north of Ghorashal) and at Siddhirganj.

The government has approved construction of a container terminal on the river Shitalakhya with foreign investment.