Geography
Keraniganj is located at 23°41′00″N 90°18′45″E / 23.6833°N 90.3125°E / 23.6833; 90.3125 . Keraniganj (Town) stands on the southwest side of Dhaka City on the bank of the Buriganga river. Keraniganj Upazila with an area of 166.87 km2, is bounded by Savar Upazila and Mohammadpur, Hazaribagh, Kamrangir Char, Lalbagh, Kotwali and Sutrapur Thanas to the northeast, Shyampur Thana and Narayanganj and Sadar Upazilas to the east, Serajdikhan Upazila to the south, and by Nawabganj and Singair Upazilas to the west. The main rivers are the Buriganga and Dhaleshwari. Keraniganj is connected to Dhaka Metropolitan through two modern bridge (Buriganga Bridge-2 and Bangladesh China friendship bridge which is also known as Burignaga Bridge-1) over Buriganga river. According to police administration, Keranigong is now divided into two thanas which are South Keraniganj and Keraniganj Model Thana, respectively. Bangladesh Government has a plan to include Keraniganj upazila into Dhaka Metropolitan near future with a view to expanding the Dhaka City.Ruhul abedin is a person of a keraniganj.
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