The city's major river port and an industrial park are located there.
It is one of the biggest river ports in Bangladesh.
In the 19th century, Tsaritsyn became an important river port and commercial center.
It also was used as river port and military post.
This town was a river port in the fifteenth century.
It was a market town, a river port, and a railroad stop.
Since 1958, there has been a connecting track to the station at the river port.
This meant it developed as a river port during the 19th century.
In early 1970s, there were some remaining traces of the river port.
There are also four other minor river ports in the republic.