How Well Do You Know Dhaka?
Well here we have some information for you all to lap up. Dhaka was formerly known as Dacca. It is the capital of our beautiful Bangladesh and is rich in history. It is the 9th largest city of the world and is densely populated. Dhaka happens to be the socio, economic and political center of the country. It is also the main cultural center of Bangladesh.
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| Photo taken by Alif Syed Mehrab |
The city of Dhaka rose to prominence in the 17th century during the Mughal period. Dhaka was the center of Muslim trade during the Mughal period and was a prosperous city at that time. It was named Jahangirabad in honor of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir.
The Mughals decorated the city with tombs, mosques, palaces, well-laid out gardens and forts. The city was once called the Venice of the East. In 1947 it became the administrative capital of East Pakistan. It was later declared as the legislative capital of Pakistan in 1962. In 1971 it became the capital of independent Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh.
Dhaka is the entertainment capital of the country. It hosts headquarters of several international cooperations. It is also very densely industrialized. It has emerged into a Megacity and is now listed as a beta-global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
Dhaka is known for its cycle rickshaws, cuisine and art festivals and its religious diversity. The old part of the city has around 2000 buildings from the Mughal and British periods such as the Bara Katra and Chota Katra caravansaries.
According to the legend of Rajatarangini written in Shanskrit, this area is referred to as the watch- station of the eastern frontier kingdom, the region was known as dhakka, which means watchtower. So Dhaka was most likely used as a watchtower for fortification of the earlier Bengal rulers in Bikrampur and Sonargaon.
The Mughals decorated the city with tombs, mosques, palaces, well-laid out gardens and forts. The city was once called the Venice of the East. In 1947 it became the administrative capital of East Pakistan. It was later declared as the legislative capital of Pakistan in 1962. In 1971 it became the capital of independent Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh.
Dhaka is the entertainment capital of the country. It hosts headquarters of several international cooperations. It is also very densely industrialized. It has emerged into a Megacity and is now listed as a beta-global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
Dhaka is known for its cycle rickshaws, cuisine and art festivals and its religious diversity. The old part of the city has around 2000 buildings from the Mughal and British periods such as the Bara Katra and Chota Katra caravansaries.
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| Choto Katra |
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| Bara Katra |
No one really knows how Dhaka came to be named so. The origin of the name is uncertain. Some say it is called Dhaka because the area had dhak trees also known as flame of the forest. It bears a flower which is flame red called polash.
Then again some say the name Dhaka refers to the hidden goddess Dhakeshwari, whose temple is situated in the southern-west part of the city in Bakshi Bazar, Dhakeshwari Road.
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| Dhakeshwari Temple |
Another theory states that Dhaka refers to a an instrument made with a membrane made of hide, which was played by order of the Subhadar Islam Khan, during the inauguration of the capital of Bengal in 1610.
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| Dhak Instrument |
Created by Dhakaites.
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