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This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time. see also: Geographical renaming, List of names of European cities in different languages, and List of renamed places in the United States
'East Bengal' renamed 'East Pakistan'. 1956: 29 February: Bengali becomes one of the state languages of Pakistan. 1958: 7 October: Constitution abrogated and martial law declared in Pakistan. 1960: 5 May: Dhaka Residential Model College Established. 1963: 21 February: Inauguration of the Shaheed Minar language martyr memorial. 1966: 5 February
The bureau defines an urban centre with a population of 100,000 or more as a "city". Altogether, there are 43 such cities in Bangladesh. 11 of these cities can be considered major cities as these are governed by City Corporations. All of the City Corporation-governed cities currently have a population of more than 200,000, which is not a ...
The prince Vanga founded Vanga kingdom, in the current day region of Bangladesh and part of West Bengal. The prince Kalinga founded the kingdom of Kalinga, in the current day region of coastal Odisha, including the Northern Circars. [5] Ptolemy, Pliny the Elder and Claudius Aelianus have also mentioned one Calinga in their texts. [6]
Speed, Victoria, was renamed Speedkills for one month in 2011 as a road safety campaign. [ 19 ] Truth or Consequences, New Mexico , changed from the name "Hot Springs" in 1950 when Truth or Consequences host Ralph Edwards announced that he would do the show from the first town that renamed itself after the popular radio program.
In recent decades, Bangladesh has achieved significant economic growth, emerging as one of the world's fastest-growing economies, driven by its garment industry, remittances, and infrastructure development. However, it continues to grapple with political instability, human rights issues, and the impact of climate change.
The following is a List of Bangladeshi inventions and discoveries which lists inventions and discoveries made by Bangladeshis both within Bangladesh and outside the region, which owe their existence either partially or entirely to a person born in Bangladesh.
There has been an age long demand from various organizations as well as from civil society for change of the Name from Orissa to Odisha and Oriya to Odia Odisha Cabinet for the 1st time resolved a proposal in this regard in June 2008.