Nazirartek
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Nazirartek
নাজিরারটেক | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Nazirartek Location in Chittagong Division  Nazirartek Nazirartek (Bangladesh) | |
| Coordinates: 21°27′59″N 91°56′51″E / 21.4662643°N 91.9474561°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Cox's Bazar |
| Upazilla | Sadar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Cox's Bazar Municipality |
| Languages | |
| • National | Bengali |
| Time zone | UTC+6:00 (BST) |
| PIN code | 4700 |
Nazirartek is a village in Cox's Bazar District of Bangladesh. It is an affiliated area of Ward No. 1 of Cox's Bazar Municipality. The country's largest dried fish processing industry is located here. This village is located 7 km from Cox's Bazar.[1][2]
A dried fish processing unit is located in this village. The processing unit has been built on 100 acres of land in the coastal area where dried fish is prepared during the rest of the year except the rainy season. Two hundred tons of dried fish are regularly produced in this largest dried fish processing area of Bangladesh.[1] 5000 workers are employed in Nazirartek's dried fish production industry and 30,000 fishermen of Cox's Bazar district are engaged to supply fish here. The dried fishes produced from this industry are sold in the country as well as exported abroad.[3]
