urban poverty in bangladesh - Gtz

II. narayanganjNarayanganj is 17 km Southeast ofBangladesh‘s capital Dhaka. It is situatedon the bank of the river Shitallakhya,at the confluence of the Shitallakhyaand Buriganga rivers. Narayanganjis one of the oldest municipalities inBangladesh. It came into existence in1876. It has an area of 10.40 squarekilometers. and it is one of the twospecial category municipalities * in thecountry. As per census 2001, the townshiphas a population of 230,294 with amodest average growth of rate 2.5. It isincluded within the Rajdhani UnnayanKartripakkha (RAJUK), the developmentauthority of the capital city. Asother cities in Bangladesh, Narayanganjis well connected with the rest of thecountry by railway, road and river. Theriver port of Narayanganj is consideredas one of the busiest ports of the countrywhich acts as a hub for the flow ofgoods for the capital city.* Bangladesh has three categories of Pourashavas,namely Class A, Class B and ClassC. Among the Class A Pourashavas, thereare A1 and A2 Pourashavas. Among theClass A1 Pourashavas, Narayanganj andTongi is considered as Special Class Pourashavasas they are part of Dhaka Megacityjurisdiction and Rajuk Plan.19