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The Greater Dhaka region was under the kingdom of Vanga and Gangaridai in ancient period. [8] Archaeological excavations in 2017–2018 inside the former Old Dhaka Central Jail on Nazimuddin Road in Old Dhaka revealed some glazed and rolled potteries which are similar to what were found in ancient Mahasthangarh and, Wari-Bateshwar ruins in Bangladesh, and other ruins in India, Malaysia ...
List of Old Dhaka Heritage Sites Ruplal House (formerly known as Aratoon House ) is a 19th-century mansion in Farashganj area in Dhaka , Bangladesh. It was built on the northern bank of the Buriganga River , beside the Buckland Dam .
For much of recent history, Dhaka was characterized by roadside markets and small shops that sold a wide variety of goods. [128] Recent years have seen the widespread construction of shopping malls. [129] Two of the largest shopping malls in the city and the wider South Asian region are the Jamuna Future Park and Bashundhara City.
List of Old Dhaka Heritage Sites Ahsan Manzil ( Bengali : আহসান মঞ্জিল ) is a palace located in the Kumartoli area beside Buriganga River of Dhaka , Bangladesh . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was formerly the residence and seat of the Nawab of Dhaka and has been designated an Old Dhaka Heritage Site . [ 3 ]
The Small Kuttra with its enclosed Mosque, Dhaka (1817) by Charles D'Oyly's. Choto Katra (Bengali: ছোট কাটারা; Small Katra) is one of two Katras built during Mughal's regime in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was constructed in 1663 by Subahdar Shaista Khan. It is on Hakim Habibur Rahman lane on the bank of the Buriganga River. It was ...
Khilkhet Thana (Bengali: খিলক্ষেত থানা) is a thana (sub-district) of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was created in 2005. It was created in 2005. [ 5 ]
Maghbazar (Bengali: মগবাজার) or Mogbazar is a neighbourhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] It is located near the neighbourhoods of Tejgaon, Segunbagicha, Ramna and Malibagh, under the jurisdiction of Ramna and Hatirjheel thanas.
The origins of the name Dhaka are uncertain. It may derive from the dhak tree, which was once common in the area, or from Dhakeshwari, the 'patron goddess' of the region. [8] [9] Another popular theory states that Dhaka refers to a membranophone instrument, dhak which was played by order of Subahdar Islam Khan I during the inauguration of the Bengal capital in 1610.