Sirajganj, under British India, was a town in the Pabna district of Eastern Bengal and Assam, on the right bank of the Jamuna or main stream of the Brahmaputra, 6 hours by steamer from the railway terminus at Goalundo. It is the chief river mart for jute in northern Bengal, with several jute presses. The jute mills were closed after the earthquake of 1897. Pop. (1901) 23,114.
Sirajganj has a railhead for the ferry terminus on the Western network of Bangladesh Railways. It is the main town in Sirajganj District. It consists of 15 wards and 52 mahallas. The town has a population of 12,714. It was once considered among Calcutta and Narayanganj as a principal jute trade center.

It is still has an important jute industry, with products traded via road, rail, and river. Its jute mills were the first in the Bengal area. The city has several college campuses connected with the University of Rajshahi.

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