[3] From ancient times, Siddhirganj was famous Due to its favorable geographic location, Siddhirganj was historically used as a port city and specialized in muslin production from hand looms.

As a gateway to Dhaka, Narayanganj's economic activities were largely contributed by Siddhirganj, and it was also called the Dundee of the East.

The traditional art of weaving Jamdani muslin in Bangladesh was included in the list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

Siddhirganj has four power stations[4] total and manufacturing more than 400 MW in electricity generation capacity.

[5][6] A new power station called the Siddhirganj Peaking Power Project is set to be completed by 30 June 2018 after 10 years of construction at a total cost of $470 million.