During British Rule , Sirajganj was a town in the Pabna District of Eastern Bengal and Assam . Its location on the right bank of the Jamuna River or main stream of the Brahmaputra was a 6-hour journey by steamer from the railway terminal at Goalundo . It was the chief river mart for jute in northern Bengal , with several jute presses . The jute mills were closed after the 1897 Assam earthquake . The population according to the 1901 census of India was 23,114
1897 Assam earthquake
1897 Assam earthquake
Sirajganj