Narayanganj: The River City That Dressed the World

Explore the story of Narayanganj, Bangladesh: how the Shitalakshya River connected a riverside marketplace to distant markets, and how the city moved from Sonargaon’s textile heritage and muslin trade to jute, Adamjee Jute Mills, and modern manufacturing. This documentary also looks at Jamdani weaving, workers’ lives, and the environmental pressures facing the river today. Moving-footage note: Industrial textile machinery and handloom motion inserts are illustrative. Location-specific river footage is from the Shitalakshya in Narayanganj. VISUAL CREDITS Floating boat in Shitalakshya River — Somoy13, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fl... Historic Main Street of Panam City Sonargaon 2021 — নাফিউল আহমেদ রাফি, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hi... Bangladesh Folk Art & Crafts Foundation, Sonargoan — Tanvir Rahat, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ba... NarayanGanj1906 — Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt, Public domain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Na... Shitalakshya River 2 — Wasiul Bahar, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sh... Bales of jute fibers and jute stalks near water in Dhaka — Clarence Woodrow Sorensen, Public domain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ba... Government Jute Processing Narayanganj 2025 (1), (10), (12) — Aashaa, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor... NarayanganjJuteMill1906 — Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt, Public domain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Na... Adamjee Jute Mills Entrance 1950; Adamjee Jute Mills — unknown author, Public domain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor... Traditional Jamdani weaver working at his handloom in Narayanganj — Syed Sajidul Islam, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_... Blue jamdani — A junaid alam khan, Public domain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bl... Shitalakshya River 4 — Wasiul Bahar, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sh... Sitalakhya River at Rupgonj upazila — Shawon Ignatious Biswas, CC BY-SA 3.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Si... MOVING FOOTAGE Shitalakshya River boat ride and aerial — Emrul Kausar Emon, Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/video/scenic-boat-r... and https://www.pexels.com/video/serene-shital... Industrial textile weaving, factory workers, and machinery — Usman AbdulrasheedGambo, Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/video/industrial-te... ; https://www.pexels.com/video/industrial-te... ; https://www.pexels.com/video/high-speed-in... Vintage textile machine — Dr.Vivasayam YouTube Channel, Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/video/video-of-a-we... Handloom in Bangladesh (Charghat, Rajshahi) — ROCKY, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha... Narration: user-provided generated audio. #Narayanganj #BangladeshHistory #ShitalakshyaRiver