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<span>Water supply and sanitation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Water_supply_and_sanitation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sewage_treatment_plants" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sewage_treatment_plants"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>Sewage treatment plants</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sewage_treatment_plants-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Culture</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Culture-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Culture subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Culture-sublist" 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Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8B%B3%E1%8A%AB" title="ዳካ – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="ዳካ" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-smn mw-list-item"><a href="https://smn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Inari Sami" lang="smn" hreflang="smn" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Anarâškielâ" data-language-local-name="Inari Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Anarâškielâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%83%D8%A7" title="دكا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="دكا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE" title="ঢাকা – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="ঢাকা" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-awa mw-list-item"><a href="https://awa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="ढाका – Awadhi" lang="awa" hreflang="awa" data-title="ढाका" data-language-autonym="अवधी" data-language-local-name="Awadhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>अवधी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nd%C3%A1ka" title="Ndáka – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Ndáka" data-language-autonym="Avañe&#039;ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C9%99kk%C9%99" title="Dəkkə – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Dəkkə" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="داکا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="داکا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE" title="ঢাকা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ঢাকা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-map-bms mw-list-item"><a href="https://map-bms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Banyumasan" lang="jv-x-bms" hreflang="jv-x-bms" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Basa Banyumasan" data-language-local-name="Banyumasan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Banyumasan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дакка – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Дакка" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дака – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Дака" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дака – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Дака" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="ढाका – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="ढाका" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дака – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Дака" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%91%E0%BE%B7%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%81%E0%BC%8D" title="དྷ་ཁ། – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="དྷ་ཁ།" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>བོད་ཡིག</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дакка – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Дакка" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacca" title="Dacca – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Dacca" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_(ulohang_dakbayan)" title="Dhaka (ulohang dakbayan) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Dhaka (ulohang dakbayan)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dh%C3%A1ka" title="Dháka – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Dháka" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ch mw-list-item"><a href="https://ch.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Chamorro" lang="ch" hreflang="ch" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Chamoru" data-language-local-name="Chamorro" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chamoru</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ny mw-list-item"><a href="https://ny.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Nyanja" lang="ny" hreflang="ny" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Chi-Chewa" data-language-local-name="Nyanja" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chi-Chewa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiTumbuka</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacca" title="Dacca – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Dacca" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7_(%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9)" title="داكا (مدينة) – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="داكا (مدينة)" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item"><a href="https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DE%91%DE%A7%DE%86%DE%A7" title="ޑާކާ – Divehi" lang="dv" hreflang="dv" data-title="ޑާކާ" data-language-autonym="ދިވެހިބަސް" data-language-local-name="Divehi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ދިވެހިބަސް</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dty mw-list-item"><a href="https://dty.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="ढाका – Doteli" lang="dty" hreflang="dty" data-title="ढाका" data-language-autonym="डोटेली" data-language-local-name="Doteli" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>डोटेली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9D%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%B1" title="Ντάκα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ντάκα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-myv mw-list-item"><a href="https://myv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дакка – Erzya" lang="myv" hreflang="myv" data-title="Дакка" data-language-autonym="Эрзянь" data-language-local-name="Erzya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Эрзянь</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daca" title="Daca – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Daca" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dako" title="Dako – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Dako" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ext mw-list-item"><a href="https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacca" title="Dacca – Extremaduran" lang="ext" hreflang="ext" data-title="Dacca" data-language-autonym="Estremeñu" data-language-local-name="Extremaduran" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Estremeñu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="داکا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="داکا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacca" title="Dacca – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Dacca" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daka" title="Daka – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Daka" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacca" title="Dacca – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Dacca" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-inh mw-list-item"><a href="https://inh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дакка – Ingush" lang="inh" hreflang="inh" data-title="Дакка" data-language-autonym="ГӀалгӀай" data-language-local-name="Ingush" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ГӀалгӀай</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gan mw-list-item"><a href="https://gan.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%81%94%E5%8D%A1" title="達卡 – Gan" lang="gan" hreflang="gan" data-title="達卡" data-language-autonym="贛語" data-language-local-name="Gan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>贛語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ki mw-list-item"><a href="https://ki.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Kikuyu" lang="ki" hreflang="ki" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Gĩkũyũ" data-language-local-name="Kikuyu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gĩkũyũ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%A2%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%95%E0%AA%BE" title="ઢાકા – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="ઢાકા" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8B%A4%EC%B9%B4" title="다카 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="다카" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B4%D5%A1%D6%84%D6%84%D5%A1" title="Դաքքա – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Դաքքա" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="ढाका – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="ढाका" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE" title="ঢাকা – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="ঢাকা" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacca" title="Dacca – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Dacca" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BA%C3%A6" title="Даккæ – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Даккæ" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakka" title="Dakka – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Dakka" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacca" title="Dacca – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Dacca" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%90%D7%A7%D7%94" title="דאקה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דאקה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbp mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taakaa" title="Taakaa – Kabiye" lang="kbp" hreflang="kbp" data-title="Taakaa" data-language-autonym="Kabɩyɛ" data-language-local-name="Kabiye" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kabɩyɛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%A2%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BE" title="ಢಾಕಾ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಢಾಕಾ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%99%E1%83%90" title="დაკა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="დაკა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%88%DA%BE%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%81" title="ڈھاکہ – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" data-title="ڈھاکہ" data-language-autonym="कॉशुर / کٲشُر" data-language-local-name="Kashmiri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>कॉशुर / کٲشُر</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дакка – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Дакка" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kg mw-list-item"><a href="https://kg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Kongo" lang="kg" hreflang="kg" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Kongo" data-language-local-name="Kongo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kongo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daka" title="Daka – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Daka" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daka" title="Daka – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Daka" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дакка – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Дакка" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lad mw-list-item"><a href="https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Ladino" lang="lad" hreflang="lad" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Ladino" data-language-local-name="Ladino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladino</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BA%97%E0%BA%B2%E0%BA%81%E0%BA%B2" title="ທາກາ – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ທາກາ" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacca" title="Dacca – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Dacca" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daka" title="Daka – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Daka" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lez mw-list-item"><a href="https://lez.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дакка – Lezghian" lang="lez" hreflang="lez" data-title="Дакка" data-language-autonym="Лезги" data-language-local-name="Lezghian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Лезги</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daka" title="Daka – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Daka" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-olo mw-list-item"><a href="https://olo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakka" title="Dakka – Livvi-Karelian" lang="olo" hreflang="olo" data-title="Dakka" data-language-autonym="Livvinkarjala" data-language-local-name="Livvi-Karelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Livvinkarjala</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakka" title="Dakka – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Dakka" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="ढाका – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="ढाका" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дака – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Дака" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A7%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95" title="ധാക്ക – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ധാക്ക" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mt mw-list-item"><a href="https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Maltese" lang="mt" hreflang="mt" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Malti" data-language-local-name="Maltese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="ढाका – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="ढाका" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%99%E1%83%90" title="დაკა – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="დაკა" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7" title="داكا – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="داكا" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="داکا – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="داکا" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mni mw-list-item"><a href="https://mni.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%AF%99%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%80%EA%AF%A5" title="ꯙꯥꯀꯥ – Manipuri" lang="mni" hreflang="mni" data-title="ꯙꯥꯀꯥ" data-language-autonym="ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ" data-language-local-name="Manipuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дакка – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Дакка" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%92%E1%80%AB%E1%80%80%E1%80%AC%E1%80%99%E1%80%BC%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%B7" title="ဒါကာမြို့ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ဒါကာမြို့" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_(stad)" title="Dhaka (stad) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Dhaka (stad)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="ढाका – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="ढाका" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB" title="ダッカ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ダッカ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дакка – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Дакка" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_(Steed)" title="Dhaka (Steed) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Dhaka (Steed)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nov mw-list-item"><a href="https://nov.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daka" title="Daka – Novial" lang="nov" hreflang="nov" data-title="Daka" data-language-autonym="Novial" data-language-local-name="Novial" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Novial</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дакка – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Дакка" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%A2%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BE" title="ଢାକା – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ଢାକା" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakka" title="Dakka – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Dakka" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%A2%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%BE" title="ਢਾਕਾ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਢਾਕਾ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%88%DA%BE%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="ڈھاکا – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ڈھاکا" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-blk mw-list-item"><a href="https://blk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9D%E1%80%B1%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%EA%A9%BB%E1%80%92%E1%80%AB%E1%80%80%E1%80%AC" title="ဝေင်ꩻဒါကာ – Pa&#039;O" lang="blk" hreflang="blk" data-title="ဝေင်ꩻဒါကာ" data-language-autonym="ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ" data-language-local-name="Pa&#039;O" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%89%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%87" title="ډاکه – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="ډاکه" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jam mw-list-item"><a href="https://jam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daaka" title="Daaka – Jamaican Creole English" lang="jam" hreflang="jam" data-title="Daaka" data-language-autonym="Patois" data-language-local-name="Jamaican Creole English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Patois</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%8A%E1%9E%B6%E1%9E%80%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%80%E1%9E%B6" title="ដាក្កា – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="ដាក្កា" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacca" title="Dacca – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Dacca" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daca" title="Daca – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Daca" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakka" title="Dakka – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="Dakka" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qaraqalpaqsha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-crh mw-list-item"><a href="https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakka" title="Dakka – Crimean Tatar" lang="crh" hreflang="crh" data-title="Dakka" data-language-autonym="Qırımtatarca" data-language-local-name="Crimean Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qırımtatarca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacca" title="Dacca – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Dacca" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rm mw-list-item"><a href="https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Romansh" lang="rm" hreflang="rm" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Rumantsch" data-language-local-name="Romansh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Rumantsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дгака – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Дгака" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дакка – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Дакка" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Даака – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Даака" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="ढाका – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="ढाका" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%B0%E1%B1%B7%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9F" title="ᱰᱷᱟᱠᱟ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱰᱷᱟᱠᱟ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daca" title="Daca – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Daca" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacca" title="Dacca – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Dacca" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%A9%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8F" title="ඩාකා – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="ඩාකා" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%8D%D8%A7%DA%AA%D8%A7" title="ڍاڪا – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="ڍاڪا" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dh%C3%A1ka" title="Dháka – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Dháka" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daka" title="Daka – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Daka" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="داکا – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="داکا" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дака – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Дака" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE" title="டாக்கா – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="டாக்கா" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kab mw-list-item"><a href="https://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakka" title="Dakka – Kabyle" lang="kab" hreflang="kab" data-title="Dakka" data-language-autonym="Taqbaylit" data-language-local-name="Kabyle" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Taqbaylit</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-roa-tara mw-list-item"><a href="https://roa-tara.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka – Tarantino" lang="nap-x-tara" hreflang="nap-x-tara" data-title="Dhaka" data-language-autonym="Tarandíne" data-language-local-name="Tarantino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tarandíne</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakka" title="Dakka – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Dakka" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%A2%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%BE" title="ఢాకా – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" 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class="geo">23.80417; 90.41528</span></span></span></a></span></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Capital and largest city of Bangladesh</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the capital city. For the division, see <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Division" title="Dhaka Division">Dhaka Division</a>. For the district, see <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_District" title="Dhaka District">Dhaka District</a>. 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title="Dhaka"><img alt="Dhaka" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Dhaka</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in Dhaka</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Dhaka</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a 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cities and towns in Bangladesh">largest city</a> of <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>. It is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_cities" title="List of largest cities">ninth-largest</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_proper_by_population_density" title="List of cities proper by population density">seventh-most densely populated city</a> in the world with a density of 23,234 people per square kilometer within a total area of approximately 300 square kilometers.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Dhaka is a <a href="/wiki/Megacity" title="Megacity">megacity</a>, and has a population of 10.2 million residents as of 2024, and a population of over 23.9 million residents in <a href="/wiki/Greater_Dhaka" title="Greater Dhaka">Dhaka Metropolitan Area</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dhakapop1_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dhakapop1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is widely considered to be the most densely populated built-up <a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">urban area</a> in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ferreira_2021_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ferreira_2021-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Dhaka is the most important cultural, economic, and scientific hub of <a href="/wiki/Eastern_South_Asia" title="Eastern South Asia">Eastern South Asia</a>, as well as a major <a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_cities_in_the_Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation_member_countries" title="List of largest cities in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member countries">Muslim-majority city</a>. Dhaka ranks <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_by_GDP" title="List of cities by GDP">third in South Asia and 39th in the world</a> in terms of <a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</a>. Lying on the <a href="/wiki/Ganges_Delta" title="Ganges Delta">Ganges Delta</a>, it is bounded by the <a href="/wiki/Buriganga_River" title="Buriganga River">Buriganga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Turag_River" title="Turag River">Turag</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dhaleshwari_River" title="Dhaleshwari River">Dhaleshwari</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shitalakshya_River" title="Shitalakshya River">Shitalakshya</a> rivers. Dhaka is also the largest <a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali-speaking</a> city in the world. </p><p>The area of Dhaka has been inhabited since the first millennium. An <a href="/wiki/Early_modern_period" title="Early modern period">early modern</a> city developed from the 17th century as a provincial capital and commercial centre of the <a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal Empire</a>. Dhaka was the capital of a <a href="/wiki/Proto-industrialization" title="Proto-industrialization">proto-industrialized</a> <a href="/wiki/Mughal_Bengal" class="mw-redirect" title="Mughal Bengal">Mughal Bengal</a> for 75 years (1608–39 and 1660–1704). It was the hub of the <a href="/wiki/Muslin_trade_in_Bengal" title="Muslin trade in Bengal">muslin trade in Bengal</a> and one of the most prosperous cities in the world. The Mughal city was named Jahangirnagar (<i>The City of Jahangir</i>) in honour of the erstwhile ruling emperor <a href="/wiki/Jahangir" title="Jahangir">Jahangir</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The city's wealthy Mughal elite included princes and the sons of Mughal emperors. The pre-colonial city's glory peaked in the 17th and 18th centuries, when it was home to merchants from across <a href="/wiki/Eurasia" title="Eurasia">Eurasia</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Port_of_Dhaka" title="Port of Dhaka">Port of Dhaka</a> was a major trading post for both riverine and seaborne trade. The Mughals decorated the city with well-laid gardens, tombs, mosques, palaces, and forts. The city was once called the <i><a href="/wiki/Venice_of_the_East" title="Venice of the East">Venice of the East</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British rule</a>, the city saw the introduction of <a href="/wiki/Electricity" title="Electricity">electricity</a>, <a href="/wiki/Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Railway">railways</a>, <a href="/wiki/Movie_theater" title="Movie theater">cinemas</a>, Western-style universities and colleges and a modern <a href="/wiki/Water_supply" title="Water supply">water supply</a>. It became an important administrative and educational centre in the British Raj, as the capital of <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Bengal_and_Assam" title="Eastern Bengal and Assam">Eastern Bengal and Assam</a> province after 1905.<sup id="cite_ref-dani_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dani-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1947, after the end of British rule, the city became the administrative capital of <a href="/wiki/East_Pakistan" title="East Pakistan">East Pakistan</a>. It was declared the legislative capital of Pakistan in 1962. In 1971, following the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">Liberation War</a>, it became the capital of independent Bangladesh. In 2008, Dhaka celebrated 400 years as a municipal city.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-voabangla.com_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-voabangla.com-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Global_city" title="Global city">gamma+ global city</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-:8_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Dhaka is the centre of political, economic and cultural life in Bangladesh. It is the seat of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Bangladesh" title="Government of Bangladesh">Government of Bangladesh</a>, many <a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_of_Bangladesh" title="List of companies of Bangladesh">Bangladeshi companies</a>, and leading Bangladeshi educational, scientific, research, and cultural organizations. Since its establishment as a modern capital city, the population, area and social and economic diversity of Dhaka have grown tremendously. The city is now one of the most densely industrialized regions in the country. The city accounts for 35% of <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Bangladesh" title="Economy of Bangladesh">Bangladesh's economy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rezaul_Karim_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rezaul_Karim-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Stock_Exchange" title="Dhaka Stock Exchange">Dhaka Stock Exchange</a> has over 750 listed companies. Dhaka hosts over 50 <a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_Bangladesh" title="List of diplomatic missions in Bangladesh">diplomatic missions</a>; as well as the headquarters of <a href="/wiki/BIMSTEC" class="mw-redirect" title="BIMSTEC">BIMSTEC</a>, <a href="/wiki/CIRDAP" class="mw-redirect" title="CIRDAP">CIRDAP</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/International_Jute_Study_Group" title="International Jute Study Group">International Jute Study Group</a>. Dhaka has a renowned culinary heritage. The city's culture is known for its <a href="/wiki/Rickshaw" title="Rickshaw">rickshaws</a>, Kachi Biryani, <a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_art" title="Bangladeshi art">art festivals</a>, street food, and religious diversity. Dhaka's most prominent architectural landmark is the modernist <a href="/wiki/Jatiyo_Sangshad_Bhaban" class="mw-redirect" title="Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban">Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban</a>; while it has a heritage of 2000 buildings from the Mughal and British periods.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The city is associated with two Nobel laureates. Dhaka's annual Bengali New Year parade, its <a href="/wiki/Jamdani" title="Jamdani">Jamdani</a> sari, and its rickshaw art have been recognized by UNESCO as the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-unesco_01589_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unesco_01589-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The city has produced many writers and poets in several languages, especially in Bengali and English. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The origins of the name Dhaka are uncertain. It may derive from the <i><a href="/wiki/Butea_monosperma" title="Butea monosperma">dhak</a></i> tree, which was once common in the area, or from <a href="/wiki/Dhakeshwari" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhakeshwari">Dhakeshwari</a>, the 'patron Hindu goddess' of the region.<sup id="cite_ref-britannicaetymology_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-britannicaetymology-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dailystaretym_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dailystaretym-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Another popular theory states that Dhaka refers to a <a href="/wiki/Membranophone" title="Membranophone">membranophone</a> instrument, <i><a href="/wiki/Dhak_(instrument)" title="Dhak (instrument)">dhak</a></i> which was played by order of <a href="/wiki/Subahdar" title="Subahdar">Subahdar</a> <a href="/wiki/Islam_Khan_I" title="Islam Khan I">Islam Khan I</a> during the inauguration of the Bengal capital in 1610.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some references also say it was derived from a <a href="/wiki/Prakrit" title="Prakrit">Prakrit</a> dialect called Dhaka Bhasa; or Dhakka, used in the <a href="/wiki/Rajtarangini" class="mw-redirect" title="Rajtarangini">Rajtarangini</a> for a watch station; or it is the same as Davaka, mentioned in the <a href="/wiki/Allahabad" class="mw-redirect" title="Allahabad">Allahabad</a> pillar inscription of <a href="/wiki/Samudragupta" title="Samudragupta">Samudragupta</a> as an eastern frontier kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-banglapedia_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-banglapedia-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> According to <a href="/wiki/Rajatarangini" title="Rajatarangini">Rajatarangini</a> written by a Kashmiri Brahman, <a href="/wiki/Kalhana" title="Kalhana">Kalhana</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Mamoon_2010_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mamoon_2010-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the region was originally known as <i>Dhakka</i>. The word <i>Dhakka</i> means <i>watchtower</i>. <a href="/wiki/Bikrampur" title="Bikrampur">Bikrampur</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sonargaon" title="Sonargaon">Sonargaon</a>—the earlier strongholds of Bengal rulers were situated nearby. So Dhaka was most likely used as the watchtower for fortification purpose.<sup id="cite_ref-Mamoon_2010_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mamoon_2010-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Dhaka" title="History of Dhaka">History of Dhaka</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For a chronological guide, see <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Dhaka" title="Timeline of Dhaka">Timeline of Dhaka</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Bengal,_Behar,_Orissa_1813.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Map_of_Bengal%2C_Behar%2C_Orissa_1813.jpg/220px-Map_of_Bengal%2C_Behar%2C_Orissa_1813.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Map_of_Bengal%2C_Behar%2C_Orissa_1813.jpg/330px-Map_of_Bengal%2C_Behar%2C_Orissa_1813.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Map_of_Bengal%2C_Behar%2C_Orissa_1813.jpg/440px-Map_of_Bengal%2C_Behar%2C_Orissa_1813.jpg 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="507" /></a><figcaption>Dhaka was the capital of the Mughal province of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-Mughal">Pre-Mughal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Pre-Mughal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The history of urban settlements in the area of modern-day Dhaka dates to the first millennium.<sup id="cite_ref-Britannica-Dhaka_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Britannica-Dhaka-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The region was part of the ancient district of <a href="/wiki/Bikrampur" title="Bikrampur">Bikrampur</a>, which was ruled by the <a href="/wiki/Sena_dynasty" title="Sena dynasty">Sena dynasty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Under <a href="/wiki/Islamic" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic">Islamic</a> rule, it became part of the historic district of <a href="/wiki/Sonargaon" title="Sonargaon">Sonargaon</a>, the regional administrative hub of the <a href="/wiki/Delhi_Sultanate" title="Delhi Sultanate">Delhi</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Bengal_Sultanate" title="Bengal Sultanate">Bengal Sultanates</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-archive.thedailystar.net_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archive.thedailystar.net-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Grand_Trunk_Road" title="Grand Trunk Road">Grand Trunk Road</a> passed through the region, connecting it with <a href="/wiki/North_India" title="North India">North India</a>, Central Asia and the southeastern port city of Chittagong. Before Dhaka, the capital of Bengal was <a href="/wiki/Gaur,_West_Bengal" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaur, West Bengal">Gour</a>. Even earlier capitals included <a href="/wiki/Pandua,_Malda" title="Pandua, Malda">Pandua</a>, Bikrampur and Sonargaon. The latter was also the seat of <a href="/wiki/Isa_Khan" class="mw-redirect" title="Isa Khan">Isa Khan</a> and his son <a href="/wiki/Musa_Khan_of_Bengal" title="Musa Khan of Bengal">Musa Khan</a>, who both headed a confederation of twelve chieftains that resisted Mughal expansion in eastern Bengal during the late 16th century. Due to a change in the course of the Ganges, the strategic importance of Gour was lost. Dhaka was viewed with strategic importance due to the Mughal need to consolidate control in eastern Bengal. The Mughals also planned to extend their empire beyond into <a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arakan" title="Arakan">Arakan</a>. Dhaka and Chittagong became the eastern frontiers of the Mughal Empire. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_period_of_Mughal_Bengal">Early period of Mughal Bengal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Early period of Mughal Bengal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lalbagh_Kella_(Lalbagh_Fort)_Dhaka_Bangladesh_2011_54.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Lalbagh_Kella_%28Lalbagh_Fort%29_Dhaka_Bangladesh_2011_54.JPG/170px-Lalbagh_Kella_%28Lalbagh_Fort%29_Dhaka_Bangladesh_2011_54.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="248" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Lalbagh_Kella_%28Lalbagh_Fort%29_Dhaka_Bangladesh_2011_54.JPG/255px-Lalbagh_Kella_%28Lalbagh_Fort%29_Dhaka_Bangladesh_2011_54.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Lalbagh_Kella_%28Lalbagh_Fort%29_Dhaka_Bangladesh_2011_54.JPG/340px-Lalbagh_Kella_%28Lalbagh_Fort%29_Dhaka_Bangladesh_2011_54.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2480" data-file-height="3622" /></a><figcaption>Ruins of <a href="/wiki/Lalbagh_Fort" title="Lalbagh Fort">Lalbagh Fort</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Asiatic_Society_Heritage_Museum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Asiatic_Society_Heritage_Museum.jpg/220px-Asiatic_Society_Heritage_Museum.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Asiatic_Society_Heritage_Museum.jpg/330px-Asiatic_Society_Heritage_Museum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Asiatic_Society_Heritage_Museum.jpg/440px-Asiatic_Society_Heritage_Museum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5450" data-file-height="3559" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Nimtali_arch" title="Nimtali arch">Nimtali arch</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Renaldis_muslin_woman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Renaldis_muslin_woman.jpg/220px-Renaldis_muslin_woman.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Renaldis_muslin_woman.jpg/330px-Renaldis_muslin_woman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Renaldis_muslin_woman.jpg/440px-Renaldis_muslin_woman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5876" data-file-height="4675" /></a><figcaption>Woman draped in muslin and holding a <a href="/wiki/Hookah" title="Hookah">hookah</a> in Dhaka in 1789</figcaption></figure> <p>Dhaka became the capital of the Mughal province of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in 1610 with a jurisdiction covering modern-day Bangladesh and <a href="/wiki/East_India" title="East India">eastern India</a>, including the modern-day <a href="/wiki/Indian_state" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian state">Indian states</a> of <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bihar" title="Bihar">Bihar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Orissa" class="mw-redirect" title="Orissa">Orissa</a>. This province was known as <a href="/wiki/Bengal_Subah" title="Bengal Subah">Bengal Subah</a>. The city was founded during the reign of <a href="/wiki/Jahangir" title="Jahangir">Emperor Jahangir</a>. Emperor <a href="/wiki/Shah_Jahan" title="Shah Jahan">Shah Jahan</a> visited Dhaka in 1624 and stayed in the city for a week, four years before he became emperor in 1628.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Dhaka became one of the richest and greatest cities in the world during the early period of Bengal Subah (1610-1717). The prosperity of Dhaka reached its peak during the administration of governor <a href="/wiki/Shaista_Khan" title="Shaista Khan">Shaista Khan</a> (1644-1677 and 1680–1688). Rice was then sold at eight maunds per rupee. Thomas Bowrey, an English merchant sailor who visited the city between 1669 and 1670, wrote that the city was 40 miles in circuit. He estimated the city to be more populated than <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> with 900,000 people.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bengal became the economic engine of the Mughal Empire. Dhaka played a key role in the <a href="/wiki/Proto-industrialisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Proto-industrialisation">proto-industrialization</a> of Bengal. It was the centre of the <a href="/wiki/Muslin_trade_in_Bengal" title="Muslin trade in Bengal">muslin trade in Bengal</a>, leading to muslin being called "daka" in distant markets as far away as <a href="/wiki/Central_Asia" title="Central Asia">Central Asia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Mughal India depended on Bengali products like rice, silk and cotton textiles. European East India Companies from Britain, Holland, France, and Denmark also depended on Bengali products. Bengal accounted for 40% of <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Dutch</a> imports from Asia, with many products being sold to Dutch ships in Bengali harbours and then transported to <a href="/wiki/Batavia,_Dutch_East_Indies" title="Batavia, Dutch East Indies">Batavia</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_East_Indies" title="Dutch East Indies">Dutch East Indies</a>. Bengal accounted for 50% of textiles and 80% of silks in Dutch textile imports from Asia.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Silk was also exported to premodern <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The region had a large <a href="/wiki/Shipbuilding_in_Bangladesh" title="Shipbuilding in Bangladesh">shipbuilding industry</a> which supplied the <a href="/wiki/Mughal_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Mughal Navy">Mughal Navy</a>. The shipbuilding output of Bengal during the 16th and 17th centuries stood at 223,250 tons annually, compared to 23,061 tons produced by North America from 1769 to 1771.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Mughals decorated the city with well-laid-out gardens. <a href="/wiki/Caravanserai" title="Caravanserai">Caravanserai</a> included the <a href="/wiki/Bara_Katra" title="Bara Katra">Bara Katra</a> and <a href="/wiki/Choto_Katra" class="mw-redirect" title="Choto Katra">Choto Katra</a>. The architect of the palatial Bara Katra was Abul Qashim Al Hussaini Attabatayi Assemani.<sup id="cite_ref-thedailystar3_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thedailystar3-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> According to inscriptions in the Bangladesh National Museum, the ownership of Bara Katra was entrusted to an Islamic <i><a href="/wiki/Waqf" title="Waqf">waqf</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-thedailystar3_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thedailystar3-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Bara Katra also served as a residence for Mughal governors, including Prince <a href="/wiki/Shah_Shuja_(Mughal_prince)" title="Shah Shuja (Mughal prince)">Shah Shuja</a> (the son of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan).<sup id="cite_ref-thedailystar3_54-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thedailystar3-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Dhaka was home to an array of Mughal bureaucrats and military officials, as well as members of the imperial family. The city was guarded by <a href="/wiki/Mughal_artillery" title="Mughal artillery">Mughal artillery</a> like the <a href="/wiki/Bibi_Mariam_Cannon" title="Bibi Mariam Cannon">Bibi Mariam Cannon</a> (Lady Mary Cannon). </p><p><a href="/wiki/Islam_Khan_I" title="Islam Khan I">Islam Khan I</a> was the first Mughal governor to reside in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Khan named it "Jahangirnagar" (<i>The City of Jahangir</i>) in honour of the Emperor Jahangir. The name was dropped soon after the English conquered. The main expansion of the city took place under Governor Shaista Khan. The city then measured 19 by 13 kilometres (11.8 by 8.1&#160;mi), with a population of nearly one million.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Dhaka became home to one of the richest elites in Mughal India.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The construction of <a href="/wiki/Lalbagh_Fort" title="Lalbagh Fort">Lalbagh Fort</a> was commenced in 1678 by <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Azam_Shah" title="Muhammad Azam Shah">Prince Azam Shah</a>, who was the governor of Bengal, a son of <a href="/wiki/Emperor_Aurangzeb" class="mw-redirect" title="Emperor Aurangzeb">Emperor Aurangzeb</a> and a future <a href="/wiki/Mughal_Emperor" class="mw-redirect" title="Mughal Emperor">Mughal Emperor</a> himself. The Lalbagh Fort was intended to be the viceregal residence of Mughal governors in eastern India. Before the fort's construction could be completed, the prince was recalled by Emperor Aurangzeb. The fort's construction was halted by Shaista Khan after the death of his daughter <a href="/wiki/Pari_Bibi" title="Pari Bibi">Pari Bibi</a>, who is buried in a tomb in the centre of the unfinished fort. Pari Bibi, whose name means <i>Fairy Lady</i>, was legendary for her beauty, engaged to Prince Azam Shah, and a potential future Mughal empress before her premature death.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Internal conflict in the Mughal court cut short Dhaka's growth as an imperial city. Prince Azam Shah's rivalry with <a href="/wiki/Murshid_Quli_Khan" title="Murshid Quli Khan">Murshid Quli Khan</a> resulted in Dhaka losing its status as the provincial capital. In 1717, the provincial capital was shifted to <a href="/wiki/Murshidabad" title="Murshidabad">Murshidabad</a> where Murshid Quli Khan declared himself as the <a href="/wiki/Nawab_of_Bengal" class="mw-redirect" title="Nawab of Bengal">Nawab of Bengal</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Naib_Nizamat">Naib Nizamat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Naib Nizamat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Court_of_the_Naib_Nazim_of_Dhaka.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Court_of_the_Naib_Nazim_of_Dhaka.jpg/220px-Court_of_the_Naib_Nazim_of_Dhaka.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Court_of_the_Naib_Nazim_of_Dhaka.jpg/330px-Court_of_the_Naib_Nazim_of_Dhaka.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Court_of_the_Naib_Nazim_of_Dhaka.jpg/440px-Court_of_the_Naib_Nazim_of_Dhaka.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1040" data-file-height="780" /></a><figcaption>Court of the <a href="/wiki/Naib_Nazim_of_Dhaka" title="Naib Nazim of Dhaka">Naib Nazim of Dhaka</a>, the governor of Dhaka, Chittagong and Comilla under the Nawabs of Bengal</figcaption></figure> <p>Under the Nawabs of Bengal, the <a href="/wiki/Naib_Nazim_of_Dhaka" title="Naib Nazim of Dhaka">Naib Nazim of Dhaka</a> was in charge of the city. The Naib Nazim was the deputy governor of Bengal. He also dealt with the upkeep of the Mughal Navy. The Naib Nazim was in charge of the Dhaka Division, which included Dhaka, <a href="/wiki/Comilla" title="Comilla">Comilla</a>, and Chittagong. Dhaka Division was one of the four divisions under the Nawabs of Bengal. The Nawabs of Bengal allowed European trading companies to establish factories across Bengal. The region then became a hotbed for European rivalries. The British moved to oust the last independent Nawab of Bengal in 1757, who was allied with the French. Due to the defection of Nawab's army chief <a href="/wiki/Mir_Jafar" title="Mir Jafar">Mir Jafar</a> to the British side, the last Nawab lost the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Plassey" title="Battle of Plassey">Battle of Plassey</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Buxar" title="Battle of Buxar">Battle of Buxar</a> in 1765, the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Allahabad" title="Treaty of Allahabad">Treaty of Allahabad</a> allowed the British East India Company to become the tax collector in Bengal on behalf of the Mughal Emperor in Delhi. The Naib Nazim continued to function until 1793 when all his powers were transferred to the East India Company. The city formally passed to the control of the East India Company in 1793. British military raids damaged a lot of the city's infrastructure.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The military conflict caused a sharp decline in the urban population.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Dhaka's fortunes received a boost with connections to the mercantile networks of the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British Empire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> With the dawn of the <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution" title="Industrial Revolution">Industrial Revolution</a> in <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">Britain</a>, Dhaka became a leading centre of the <a href="/wiki/Jute_trade" title="Jute trade">jute trade</a>, as Bengal accounted for the largest share of the world's <a href="/wiki/Jute" title="Jute">jute</a> production.<sup id="cite_ref-worldviewcities.org_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-worldviewcities.org-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> But the British neglected Dhaka's industrial and urban development until the late 19th century. Income from the pre-colonial, proto-industrialized textile industry dried up. Bengali weavers went out of business after the imposition of a 75% tax on the export of cotton from Bengal,<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> as well as the surge in imports of cheap, British-manufactured fabrics after the advent of the spinning mule and steam power.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> The rapid growth of the colonial capital <a href="/wiki/Calcutta" class="mw-redirect" title="Calcutta">Calcutta</a> contributed to the decline in Dhaka's population and economy in the early 1800s. In 1824, an Anglican bishop described Dhaka as a "city of magnificent ruins".<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trade_and_migration">Trade and migration</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Trade and migration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:19th_century_porcelain_rice_dish_of_Old_Dhaka_family.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/19th_century_porcelain_rice_dish_of_Old_Dhaka_family.jpg/220px-19th_century_porcelain_rice_dish_of_Old_Dhaka_family.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/19th_century_porcelain_rice_dish_of_Old_Dhaka_family.jpg/330px-19th_century_porcelain_rice_dish_of_Old_Dhaka_family.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/19th_century_porcelain_rice_dish_of_Old_Dhaka_family.jpg/440px-19th_century_porcelain_rice_dish_of_Old_Dhaka_family.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/China_(porcelain)" class="mw-redirect" title="China (porcelain)">China (porcelain)</a> belonging to a family of Old Dhaka in the 1800s.</figcaption></figure> <p>Dhaka hosted factories of the English East India Company, the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company" title="Dutch East India Company">Dutch East India Company</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/French_East_India_Company" title="French East India Company">French East India Company</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The property of the <a href="/wiki/Ahsan_Manzil" title="Ahsan Manzil">Ahsan Manzil</a> was initially bought by the French for their factory and later sold to the Dhaka Nawab Family. The Portuguese were reportedly responsible for introducing <a href="/wiki/Cheese" title="Cheese">cheese</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Dhaka saw an influx of migrants during the Mughal Empire. An <a href="/wiki/Armenian_community_of_Dhaka" class="mw-redirect" title="Armenian community of Dhaka">Armenian community</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Safavid_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Safavid Empire">Safavid Empire</a> settled in Dhaka and was involved in the city's textile trade, paying a 3.5% tax.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Armenians were very active in the city's social life. They opened the <a href="/wiki/Pogose_School" title="Pogose School">Pogose School</a>. <a href="/wiki/Marwari_people" title="Marwari people">Marwaris</a> were the Hindu trading community. Dhaka also became home to <a href="/wiki/History_of_Jews_in_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Jews in Bangladesh">Jews</a> and Greeks.<sup id="cite_ref-thejc_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thejc-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The city has a <a href="/wiki/Greek_Memorial,_Dhaka" title="Greek Memorial, Dhaka">Greek memorial</a>. Several families of Dhaka's elite spoke <a href="/wiki/Dhakaiya_Urdu" title="Dhakaiya Urdu">Urdu</a> and included Urdu poets. <a href="/wiki/Persian_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Persian people">Persians</a> also settled in the city to serve as administrators and military commanders of the Mughal government in Bengal.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The legacy of cosmopolitan trading communities lives on in the names of neighbourhoods in Old Dhaka, including <a href="/wiki/Farashganj" title="Farashganj">Farashganj</a> (French Bazaar), <a href="/wiki/Armanitola" title="Armanitola">Armanitola</a> (Armenian Quarter) and Postogola (Portuguese Quarter). </p><p>According to those who lived in the historic city, "Dhaka was a courtly, genteel town – the very last flowering, in their telling, of Mughal etiquette and sensibility. It is this history that is today still reflected in the faded grandeur of the old city, now crumbling due to decades of neglect. The narrow, winding, high-walled lanes and alleyways, the old high-ceilinged houses with verandas and balconies, the old neighbourhoods, the graveyards and gardens, the mosques, the grand old mansions – these are all still there if one goes looking".<sup id="cite_ref-himalmag1_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-himalmag1-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Railway stations, postal departments, civil service posts and river port stations were often staffed by <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglo-Indians">Anglo-Indians</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city's hinterland supplied rice, jute, <a href="/wiki/Gunny_sack" title="Gunny sack">gunny sacks</a>, turmeric, ginger, leather hides, silk, rugs, <a href="/wiki/Saltpeter" class="mw-redirect" title="Saltpeter">saltpeter</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> salt,<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> sugar, <a href="/wiki/Indigo" title="Indigo">indigo</a>, cotton, and iron.<sup id="cite_ref-bp-americans_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bp-americans-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> British opium policy in Bengal contributed to the <a href="/wiki/Opium_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Opium War">Opium Wars</a> with <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>. American traders collected artwork, handicrafts, terracotta, sculptures, religious and literary texts, manuscripts, and military weapons from Bengal. Some objects from the region are on display in the <a href="/wiki/Peabody_Essex_Museum" title="Peabody Essex Museum">Peabody Essex Museum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bp-americans_77-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bp-americans-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The increase in international trade led to profits for many families in the city, allowing them to buy imported luxury goods. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="British_Raj">British Raj</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: British Raj"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Rebellion_of_1857" title="Indian Rebellion of 1857">Indian mutiny of 1857</a>, the city witnessed revolts by the <a href="/wiki/Bengal_Army" title="Bengal Army">Bengal Army</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">Direct rule by the British crown</a> was established following the successful quelling of the mutiny. It bestowed privileges on the Dhaka Nawab Family, which dominated the city's political and social elite. The <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Cantonment" title="Dhaka Cantonment">Dhaka Cantonment</a> was established as a base for the <a href="/wiki/British_Indian_Army" title="British Indian Army">British Indian Army</a>. The British developed the modern city around <a href="/wiki/Ramna" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramna">Ramna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shahbag" title="Shahbag">Shahbag</a> Garden, and <a href="/wiki/Bahadur_Shah_Park" title="Bahadur Shah Park">Victoria Park</a>. Dhaka got its own version of the <a href="/wiki/Hansom_cab" title="Hansom cab">hansom cab</a> as public transport in 1856.<sup id="cite_ref-transport_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transport-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The number of carriages increased from 60 in 1867 to 600 in 1889.<sup id="cite_ref-transport_79-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transport-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Race-course-dhaka-1890_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Race-course-dhaka-1890_2.jpg/220px-Race-course-dhaka-1890_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Race-course-dhaka-1890_2.jpg/330px-Race-course-dhaka-1890_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Race-course-dhaka-1890_2.jpg/440px-Race-course-dhaka-1890_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="719" data-file-height="499" /></a><figcaption>A horse racing <a href="/wiki/Derby_(horse_race)" title="Derby (horse race)">derby</a> taking place in Dhaka in 1890.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lord_Curzon_at_Ramna.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Lord_Curzon_at_Ramna.jpg/220px-Lord_Curzon_at_Ramna.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Lord_Curzon_at_Ramna.jpg/330px-Lord_Curzon_at_Ramna.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Lord_Curzon_at_Ramna.jpg/440px-Lord_Curzon_at_Ramna.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2853" data-file-height="2236" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lord_Curzon" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Curzon">Lord Curzon</a> (standing far left) with early automobiles in <a href="/wiki/Shahbag" title="Shahbag">Shahbag</a> in 1904</figcaption></figure> <p>A modern civic water system was introduced in 1874.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1885, the Dhaka State Railway was opened with a 144&#160;km metre gauge (1000&#160;mm) rail line connecting <a href="/wiki/Mymensingh" title="Mymensingh">Mymensingh</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Port_of_Narayanganj" title="Port of Narayanganj">Port of Narayanganj</a> through Dhaka.<sup id="cite_ref-en.banglapedia.org_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-en.banglapedia.org-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The city later became a hub of the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Bengal_Railway" title="Eastern Bengal Railway">Eastern Bengal State Railway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-en.banglapedia.org_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-en.banglapedia.org-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The first <a href="/wiki/Film" title="Film">film</a> shown in Dhaka was screened on the Riverfront Crown Theatre on 17 April 1898.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The film show was organized by the Bedford Bioscope Company.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_82-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The electricity supply began in 1901.<sup id="cite_ref-tusher.kobiraj.com_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tusher.kobiraj.com-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>This period is described as being "the colonial-era part of Dhaka, developed by the British during the early 20th century. Similar to colonial boroughs the length and breadth of the Subcontinent, this development was typified by stately government buildings, spacious tree-lined avenues, and sturdy white-washed bungalows set amidst always overgrown (the British never did manage to fully tame the landscape) gardens. Once upon a time, this was the new city; and even though it is today far from the ritziest part of town, the streets here are still wider and the trees more abundant and the greenery more evident than in any other part".<sup id="cite_ref-himalmag1_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-himalmag1-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some of the early educational institutions established during the period of British rule include the <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_College" title="Dhaka College">Dhaka College</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Sir_Salimullah_Medical_College" title="Sir Salimullah Medical College">Dhaka Medical School</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Eden_Mohila_College" title="Eden Mohila College">Eden College</a>, <a href="/wiki/St_Gregory%27s_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="St Gregory&#39;s High School">St. Gregory's School</a>, the Mohsinia Madrasa, <a href="/wiki/Jagannath_University" title="Jagannath University">Jagannath College</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology" title="Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology">Ahsanullah School of Engineering</a>. <a href="/wiki/Horse_racing" title="Horse racing">Horse racing</a> was a favourite pastime for elite residents in the city's Ramna Race Course beside the <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Club" title="Dhaka Club">Dhaka Club</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Viceroy_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Viceroy of India">Viceroy of India</a> would often dine and entertain with Bengali aristocrats in the city. <a href="/wiki/Automobile" class="mw-redirect" title="Automobile">Automobiles</a> began appearing after the turn of the century. A 1937 <a href="/wiki/Sunbeam-Talbot_Ten" title="Sunbeam-Talbot Ten">Sunbeam-Talbot Ten</a> was preserved in the Liberation War Museum. The Nawabs of Dhaka owned <a href="/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Limited" title="Rolls-Royce Limited">Rolls-Royces</a>. <a href="/wiki/Austin_Motor_Company" title="Austin Motor Company">Austin</a> cars were widely used. <a href="/wiki/Beauty_Boarding" title="Beauty Boarding">Beauty Boarding</a> was a popular inn and restaurant. </p><p>Dhaka's fortunes changed in the early 20th century. British neglect of Dhaka's urban development was overturned with the <a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1905)" title="Partition of Bengal (1905)">first partition of Bengal</a> in 1905, which restored Dhaka's status as a regional capital. The city became the seat of government for <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Bengal_and_Assam" title="Eastern Bengal and Assam">Eastern Bengal and Assam</a>, with a jurisdiction covering most of modern-day Bangladesh and all of what is now <a href="/wiki/Northeast_India" title="Northeast India">Northeast India</a>. The partition was the brainchild of <a href="/wiki/Lord_Curzon" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Curzon">Lord Curzon</a>, who finally acted on British ideas for partitioning Bengal to improve administration, education, and business. Dhaka became the seat of the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Bengal_and_Assam_Legislative_Council" title="Eastern Bengal and Assam Legislative Council">Eastern Bengal and Assam Legislative Council</a>. While Dhaka was the main capital throughout the year, <a href="/wiki/Shillong" title="Shillong">Shillong</a> acted as the summer retreat of the administration. Lieutenant Governors were in charge of the province. They resided in Dhaka. The Lt Governors included Sir <a href="/wiki/Bampfylde_Fuller" title="Bampfylde Fuller">Bampfylde Fuller</a> (1905-1906), Sir Lancelot Hare (1906-1911), and <a href="/wiki/Charles_Stuart_Bayley" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Stuart Bayley">Sir Charles Stuart Bayley</a> (1911-1912). Their legacy lives on in the names of three major thoroughfares in modern Dhaka, including Hare Road,<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bailey_Road,_Dhaka" title="Bailey Road, Dhaka">Bayley Road</a>, and Fuller Road.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The period saw the construction of stately buildings, including the High Court and Curzon Hall. The city was home to diverse groups of people, including <a href="/wiki/Armenians_in_Dhaka" class="mw-redirect" title="Armenians in Dhaka">Armenians</a>, <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Bangladesh" title="History of the Jews in Bangladesh">Jews</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-thejc_70-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thejc-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Anglo-Indians and Hindus. The Hindus included both <a href="/wiki/Marwari_people" title="Marwari people">Marwaris</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bengali_Hindus" title="Bengali Hindus">Bengali Hindus</a>, with a plurality emerging by 1941 and engaged in professions like teaching, medicine, law, and business.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Panorama_of_Dacca_19th_century_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Panorama_of_Dacca_19th_century_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="800" height="234" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="234" /></a><figcaption>Panorama of the Dhaka waterfront in 1847</figcaption></figure> <p>Dhaka was the seat of government for 4 administrative divisions, including the Assam Valley Division, Chittagong Division, Dacca Division, Rajshahi Division, and the Surma Valley Division. There were a total of 30 districts in Eastern Bengal and Assam, including Dacca, Mymensingh, Faridpur and <a href="/wiki/Barisal_Division" title="Barisal Division">Backergunge</a> in Dacca Division; <a href="/wiki/Comilla_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Comilla Division">Tippera</a>, Noakhali, Chittagong and the <a href="/wiki/Hill_Tracts" class="mw-redirect" title="Hill Tracts">Hill Tracts</a> in Chittagong Division; Rajshahi, Dinajpur, <a href="/wiki/Jalpaiguri_division" title="Jalpaiguri division">Jalpaiguri</a>, Rangpur, Bogra, Pabna and <a href="/wiki/Malda_division" title="Malda division">Malda</a> in Rajshahi Division; Sylhet, <a href="/wiki/Barak_Valley" title="Barak Valley">Cachar</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Khasi_and_Jaintia_Hills" title="Khasi and Jaintia Hills">Khasi and Jaintia Hills</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Nagaland" title="Nagaland">Naga Hills</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Mizoram" title="Mizoram">Lushai Hills</a> in Surma Valley Division; and <a href="/wiki/Goalpara_district" title="Goalpara district">Goalpara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Undivided_Kamrup_district" title="Undivided Kamrup district">Kamrup</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Meghalaya" title="Meghalaya">Garo Hills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darrang" class="mw-redirect" title="Darrang">Darrang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nagaon_district" title="Nagaon district">Nowgong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sivasagar_district" title="Sivasagar district">Sibsagar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lakhimpur_district" title="Lakhimpur district">Lakhimpur</a> in Assam Valley Division.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The province was bordered by <a href="/wiki/Cooch_Behar_State" title="Cooch Behar State">Cooch Behar State</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hill_Tipperah" class="mw-redirect" title="Hill Tipperah">Hill Tipperah</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Bhutan" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Bhutan">Kingdom of Bhutan</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bengal_gazetteer_1907-9.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Bengal_gazetteer_1907-9.jpg/220px-Bengal_gazetteer_1907-9.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Bengal_gazetteer_1907-9.jpg/330px-Bengal_gazetteer_1907-9.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Bengal_gazetteer_1907-9.jpg/440px-Bengal_gazetteer_1907-9.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1612" /></a><figcaption>Dhaka was the capital of <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Bengal_and_Assam" title="Eastern Bengal and Assam">Eastern Bengal and Assam</a> in the <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British Raj</a> between 1905 and 1912</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DG_21_-08_HIGH_COURT_DHAKA_IMG_3402.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/DG_21_-08_HIGH_COURT_DHAKA_IMG_3402.jpg/220px-DG_21_-08_HIGH_COURT_DHAKA_IMG_3402.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/DG_21_-08_HIGH_COURT_DHAKA_IMG_3402.jpg/330px-DG_21_-08_HIGH_COURT_DHAKA_IMG_3402.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/DG_21_-08_HIGH_COURT_DHAKA_IMG_3402.jpg/440px-DG_21_-08_HIGH_COURT_DHAKA_IMG_3402.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Old_High_Court_Building,_Dhaka" title="Old High Court Building, Dhaka">Old High Court Building, Dhaka</a> </figcaption></figure> <p>On the political front, partition allowed Dhaka to project itself as the standard-bearer of Muslim communities in <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British India</a>; as opposed to the heavily Hindu-dominated city of Calcutta.<sup id="cite_ref-worldviewcities.org_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-worldviewcities.org-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1906, the <a href="/wiki/All_India_Muslim_League" class="mw-redirect" title="All India Muslim League">All India Muslim League</a> was founded in the city during a conference on liberal education hosted by the <a href="/wiki/Khwaja_Salimullah" title="Khwaja Salimullah">Nawab of Dhaka</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_III" title="Aga Khan III">Aga Khan III</a>. The Muslim population in Dhaka and eastern Bengal generally favoured partition in the hopes of getting better jobs and educational opportunities. Many Bengalis, however, opposed the bifurcation of the ethnolinguistic region. The partition was annulled by an announcement from King <a href="/wiki/George_V" title="George V">George V</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Delhi_Durbar" title="Delhi Durbar">Delhi Durbar</a> in 1911. The British decided to reunite Bengal while the <a href="/wiki/Capital_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital of India">capital of India</a> was shifted to <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a> from Calcutta. </p><p>As a "splendid compensation" for the annulment of partition,<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the British gave the city a newly formed university in the 1920s. The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Dhaka" title="University of Dhaka">University of Dhaka</a> was initially modelled on the residential style of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Oxford" title="University of Oxford">University of Oxford</a>. It became known as the <a href="/wiki/Oxford_of_the_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Oxford of the East">Oxford of the East</a> because of its residential character. Like Oxford, students in Dhaka were affiliated with their halls of residence instead of their academic departments (this system was dropped after 1947 and students are now affiliated with academic departments).<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-newagebd1_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newagebd1-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The university's faculty included scientist <a href="/wiki/Satyendra_Nath_Bose" title="Satyendra Nath Bose">Satyendra Nath Bose</a> (who is the namesake of the <a href="/wiki/Higgs_boson" title="Higgs boson">Higgs boson</a>); linguist <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Shahidullah" title="Muhammad Shahidullah">Muhammad Shahidullah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Fazlur_Rahman" title="Ahmad Fazlur Rahman">Sir A F Rahman</a> (the first Bengali vice-chancellor of the university); and historian <a href="/wiki/R._C._Majumdar" title="R. C. Majumdar">R. C. Majumdar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-newagebd1_91-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newagebd1-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The university was established in 1921 by the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Legislative_Council" title="Imperial Legislative Council">Imperial Legislative Council</a>. It started with three faculties and 12 departments, covering the subjects of Sanskrit, Bengali, English, <a href="/wiki/Liberal_arts_education" title="Liberal arts education">liberal arts</a>, history, Arabic, Islamic Studies, Persian, Urdu, philosophy, economics, politics, physics, chemistry, mathematics, and law. </p><p>The East Bengal Cinematograph Company produced the first full-length <a href="/wiki/Silent_film" title="Silent film">silent movies</a> in Dhaka during the 1920s, including <i><a href="/wiki/Sukumari" title="Sukumari">Sukumari</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Kiss_(1931_film)" title="The Last Kiss (1931 film)">The Last Kiss</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_82-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> DEVCO, a subsidiary of the Occtavian Steel Company, began widescale <a href="/wiki/Electric_power" title="Electric power">power</a> distribution in 1930.<sup id="cite_ref-tusher.kobiraj.com_83-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tusher.kobiraj.com-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Tejgaon_Airport" title="Tejgaon Airport">Tejgaon Airport</a> was constructed during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> as a base for <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allied Forces</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Medical_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhaka Medical College">Dhaka Medical College</a> was established in 1946. </p><p>At the time of the partition of India, many rich Hindu families relocated to West Bengal. Their properties were seized by the state under laws that eventually became known as the <a href="/wiki/Vested_Property_Act_(Bangladesh)" title="Vested Property Act (Bangladesh)">Vested Property Act</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Metropolitan_Dhaka">Metropolitan Dhaka</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Metropolitan Dhaka"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Time-lapse_of_the_urban_growth_of_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh_as_seen_from_space_%281972_to_2001%29.webm/220px--Time-lapse_of_the_urban_growth_of_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh_as_seen_from_space_%281972_to_2001%29.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="165" data-durationhint="30" data-mwtitle="Time-lapse_of_the_urban_growth_of_Dhaka,_Bangladesh_as_seen_from_space_(1972_to_2001).webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:Time-lapse_of_the_urban_growth_of_Dhaka,_Bangladesh_as_seen_from_space_(1972_to_2001).webm"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2f/Time-lapse_of_the_urban_growth_of_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh_as_seen_from_space_%281972_to_2001%29.webm/Time-lapse_of_the_urban_growth_of_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh_as_seen_from_space_%281972_to_2001%29.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; 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New neighbourhoods began to spring up in formerly barren and agrarian areas. These included Dhanmondi (rice granary), Katabon (thorn forest), Kathalbagan (jackfruit grove), Kalabagan (banana grove), Segunbagicha (teak grove) and Gulshan (flower garden).<sup id="cite_ref-himalmag1_73-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-himalmag1-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Living standards rapidly improved from the pre-partition standards.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The economy began to industrialize. On the outskirts of the city, the <a href="/wiki/Adamjee_Jute_Mills" title="Adamjee Jute Mills">world's largest jute mill</a> was built. The mill produced jute goods which were in high demand during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> People began building duplex houses. In 1961, <a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prince_Philip" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince Philip">Prince Philip</a> witnessed the improved living standards of Dhaka's residents.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/InterContinental_Dhaka" title="InterContinental Dhaka">Intercontinental hotel</a>, designed by <a href="/wiki/William_B._Tabler" title="William B. Tabler">William B. Tabler</a>, was opened in 1966. Estonian-American architect <a href="/wiki/Louis_I._Kahn" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis I. Kahn">Louis I. Kahn</a> was enlisted to design the Dhaka Assembly, which was originally intended to be the federal parliament of Pakistan and later became independent Bangladesh's parliament. The <a href="/wiki/East_Pakistan_Helicopter_Service" title="East Pakistan Helicopter Service">East Pakistan Helicopter Service</a> connected the city to regional towns. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Stock_Exchange" title="Dhaka Stock Exchange">Dhaka Stock Exchange</a> was opened on 28 April 1954. The first local airline <a href="/wiki/Orient_Airways" title="Orient Airways">Orient Airways</a> began flights between Dhaka and <a href="/wiki/Karachi" title="Karachi">Karachi</a> on 6 June 1954. The <a href="/wiki/RAJUK" class="mw-redirect" title="RAJUK">Dhaka Improvement Trust</a> was established in 1956 to coordinate the city's development. The first master plan for the city was drawn up in 1959.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia_Treaty_Organization" title="Southeast Asia Treaty Organization">Southeast Asia Treaty Organization</a> established a medical research centre (now called <a href="/wiki/ICDDR,B" title="ICDDR,B">ICDDR,B</a>) in the city in 1960. </p><p>The early period of political turbulence was seen between 1947 and 1952, particularly the <a href="/wiki/Bengali_Language_Movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengali Language Movement">Bengali Language Movement</a>. From the mid-1960s, the Awami League's 6-point autonomy demands began giving rise to pro-independence aspirations across <a href="/wiki/East_Pakistan" title="East Pakistan">East Pakistan</a>. In 1969, <a href="/wiki/Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman" title="Sheikh Mujibur Rahman">Sheikh Mujibur Rahman</a> was released from prison amid a mass upsurge which led to the resignation of Ayub Khan in 1970. The city had an influential press with prominent newspapers like the <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bangladesh_Observer" title="The Bangladesh Observer">Pakistan Observer</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Ittefaq" title="The Daily Ittefaq">Ittefaq</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/Forum_(Bangladesh)" title="Forum (Bangladesh)">Forum</a></i>, and the <i><a href="/wiki/Weekly_Holiday" class="mw-redirect" title="Weekly Holiday">Weekly Holiday</a></i>. During the political and constitutional crisis in 1971, the <a href="/wiki/Military_junta" title="Military junta">military junta</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Yahya_Khan" title="Yahya Khan">Yahya Khan</a> refused to transfer power to the newly elected National Assembly, causing mass riots, civil disobedience, and a movement for <a href="/wiki/Self-determination" title="Self-determination">self-determination</a>. On 7 March 1971, <a href="/wiki/Awami_League" title="Awami League">Awami League</a> leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman addressed a massive public gathering at the <a href="/wiki/Suhrawardy_Udyan" title="Suhrawardy Udyan">Ramna Race Course Maidan</a> in Dhaka, in which he warned of an independence struggle.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Richards2003_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richards2003-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Subsequently, East Pakistan came under a <a href="/wiki/Non-cooperation_movement_(1971)" title="Non-cooperation movement (1971)">non-co-operation</a> movement against the Pakistani state. On Pakistan's Republic Day (23 March 1971), <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Bangladesh" title="Flag of Bangladesh">Bangladeshi flags</a> were hoisted throughout Dhaka in a show of resistance.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 25 March 1971, the <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army" title="Pakistan Army">Pakistan Army</a> launched military operations under <a href="/wiki/Operation_Searchlight" title="Operation Searchlight">Operation Searchlight</a> against the population of East Pakistan.<sup id="cite_ref-books.google.com.bd_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-books.google.com.bd-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Dhaka bore the brunt of the army's atrocities, witnessing a <a href="/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 Bangladesh genocide">genocide</a> and a campaign of wide-scale repression, with the arrest, torture, and murder of the city's civilians, students, <a href="/wiki/Intelligentsia" title="Intelligentsia">intelligentsia</a>, political activists and religious minorities. The army faced <a href="/wiki/Mutiny" title="Mutiny">mutinies</a> from the <a href="/wiki/East_Pakistan_Rifles" class="mw-redirect" title="East Pakistan Rifles">East Pakistan Rifles</a> and the Bengali police.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Large parts of the city were burnt and destroyed, including Hindu neighbourhoods.<sup id="cite_ref-books.google.com.bd_102-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-books.google.com.bd-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Much of the city's population was either displaced or forced to flee to the countryside.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Dhaka was struck with numerous air raids by the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a> in <a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1971">December</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Pakistan Eastern Command <a href="/wiki/Pakistani_Instrument_of_Surrender" title="Pakistani Instrument of Surrender">surrendered</a> to Lt. Gen. <a href="/wiki/Jagjit_Singh_Aurora" title="Jagjit Singh Aurora">Jagjit Singh Aurora</a> at the Ramna Race Course in Dhaka on 16 December 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>After independence, Dhaka's population grew from several hundred thousand to several million in five decades. Dhaka was declared the national capital by the <a href="/wiki/Constituent_Assembly_of_Bangladesh" title="Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh">Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh</a> in 1972. The post-independence period witnessed rapid growth as Dhaka attracted migrant workers from across rural <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>. 60% of population growth has been due to rural migration.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The city endured <a href="/wiki/Socialist" class="mw-redirect" title="Socialist">socialist</a> unrest in the early 1970s, followed by a few years of <a href="/wiki/Martial_law" title="Martial law">martial law</a>. The stock exchange and <a href="/wiki/Free_market" title="Free market">free market</a> were restored in the late 1970s. In the 1980s, Dhaka saw the inauguration of the <a href="/wiki/Jatiyo_Sangshad_Bhaban" class="mw-redirect" title="Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban">National Parliament House</a> (which won the <a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_Award_for_Architecture" title="Aga Khan Award for Architecture">Aga Khan Award for Architecture</a>), a new <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhaka Airport">international airport</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_National_Museum" title="Bangladesh National Museum">Bangladesh National Museum</a>. Bangladesh pioneered the formation of the <a href="/wiki/South_Asian_Association_for_Regional_Cooperation" title="South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation">South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation</a> (SAARC) and hosted its first summit in Dhaka in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A mass uprising in 1990 led to the return of <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_democracy" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary democracy">parliamentary democracy</a>. Dhaka hosted a trilateral summit between India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh in 1998;<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the summit of the <a href="/wiki/D-8_Organization_for_Economic_Cooperation" title="D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation">D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation</a> in 1999 and conferences of the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a>, SAARC, the OIC and <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> agencies during various years. </p><p>In the 1990s and 2000s, Dhaka experienced improved economic growth and the emergence of affluent business districts and satellite towns.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Between 1990 and 2005, the city's population doubled from 6&#160;million to 12&#160;million.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> There has been increased <a href="/wiki/Foreign_direct_investment" title="Foreign direct investment">foreign investment</a> in the city, particularly in the financial and textile manufacturing sectors. Between 2008 and 2011, the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Bangladesh" title="Government of Bangladesh">government of Bangladesh</a> organized three years of celebrations to mark 400 years since Dhaka's founding as an early modern city.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-voabangla.com_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-voabangla.com-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> But frequent <a href="/wiki/Hartal" title="Hartal">hartals</a> by political parties have greatly hampered the city's economy.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The hartal rate has declined since 2014. In some years, the city experienced a widespread <a href="/wiki/Flash_flood" title="Flash flood">flash flood</a> during the monsoon. </p><p>Dhaka is one of the fastest-growing megacities in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-content.time.com_113-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-content.time.com-113"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is predicted to be one of the world's largest cities by 2025, along with <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mexico_City" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shanghai" title="Shanghai">Shanghai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CBSN_114-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBSN-114"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Most of its population are rural migrants, including <a href="/wiki/Climate_refugees" class="mw-redirect" title="Climate refugees">climate refugees</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Traffic_congestion" title="Traffic congestion">Congestion</a> is one of the most prominent features of modern Dhaka. In 2014, it was reported that only 7% of the city was covered by roads.<sup id="cite_ref-TNR_116-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TNR-116"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The first phase of <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Metro_Rail" title="Dhaka Metro Rail">Dhaka Metro Rail</a> from <a href="/wiki/Uttara_(town)" class="mw-redirect" title="Uttara (town)">Uttara</a> to <a href="/wiki/Agargaon" title="Agargaon">Agargaon</a> was inaugurated by <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bangladesh" title="Prime Minister of Bangladesh">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Sheikh_Hasina" title="Sheikh Hasina">Sheikh Hasina</a> on 28 December 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, nearly one third of Dhaka's population lives in <a href="/wiki/Slum" title="Slum">slums</a>, as of 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The city's main river, the <a href="/wiki/Buriganga_River" title="Buriganga River">Buriganga River</a>, has become one of the most polluted rivers in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-Majumder_2009_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Majumder_2009-119"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-the_Guardian_2015_120-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-the_Guardian_2015-120"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Bangladesh" title="Geography of Bangladesh">Geography of Bangladesh</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Topography">Topography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Topography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:392px;max-width:392px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:229px;max-width:229px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:150px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dhaka,_Bangladesh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg/227px-Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg" decoding="async" width="227" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg/341px-Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg/454px-Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-centre">View of Dhaka from the <a href="/wiki/International_Space_Station" title="International Space Station">International Space Station</a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:159px;max-width:159px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:150px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dhaka_oli_202279_lrg.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Dhaka_oli_202279_lrg.jpg/157px-Dhaka_oli_202279_lrg.jpg" decoding="async" width="157" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Dhaka_oli_202279_lrg.jpg/236px-Dhaka_oli_202279_lrg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Dhaka_oli_202279_lrg.jpg/314px-Dhaka_oli_202279_lrg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1817" data-file-height="1747" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-centre">Satellite view of <a href="/wiki/Greater_Dhaka" title="Greater Dhaka">Greater Dhaka</a> metropolitan area</div></div></div></div></div> <p>Dhaka is located in central Bangladesh at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Dhaka&amp;params=23_42_N_90_22_E_type:city_region:BD"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">23°42′N</span> <span class="longitude">90°22′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">23.700°N 90.367°E</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">23.700; 90.367</span></span></span></a></span></span>, on the eastern banks of the <a href="/wiki/Buriganga_River" title="Buriganga River">Buriganga River</a>. The city lies on the lower reaches of the <a href="/wiki/Ganges_Delta" title="Ganges Delta">Ganges Delta</a> and covers a total area of 270 square kilometres (100&#160;sq&#160;mi). Tropical vegetation and moist soils characterize the land, which is flat and close to sea level. This leaves Dhaka susceptible to flooding during the <a href="/wiki/Monsoon" title="Monsoon">monsoon</a> seasons owing to heavy rainfall and <a href="/wiki/Cyclone" title="Cyclone">cyclones</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Due to its location on the lowland plain of the Ganges Delta, the city is fringed by extensive mangroves and tidal flat ecosystems.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Dhaka District is bounded by the districts of <a href="/wiki/Gazipur_District" title="Gazipur District">Gazipur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tangail_District" title="Tangail District">Tangail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Munshiganj_District" title="Munshiganj District">Munshiganj</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajbari_District" title="Rajbari District">Rajbari</a>, <a href="/wiki/Narayanganj_District" title="Narayanganj District">Narayanganj</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Manikganj_District" title="Manikganj District">Manikganj</a>. </p><p>The city of Dhaka is built over a network of rivers. The city’s life is strongly intertwined with the rivers, as they are used for multiple purposes, including transportation.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_123-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-123"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cityscape">Cityscape</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Cityscape"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dhaka_14th_March_(32595709004).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Dhaka_14th_March_%2832595709004%29.jpg/220px-Dhaka_14th_March_%2832595709004%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Dhaka_14th_March_%2832595709004%29.jpg/330px-Dhaka_14th_March_%2832595709004%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Dhaka_14th_March_%2832595709004%29.jpg/440px-Dhaka_14th_March_%2832595709004%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="973" /></a><figcaption>Cityscape of Dhaka</figcaption></figure> <p>Except <a href="/wiki/Old_Dhaka" title="Old Dhaka">Old Dhaka</a>, which is an old <a href="/wiki/Bazaar" title="Bazaar">bazaar</a>-style neighbourhood, the layout of the city follows a grid pattern with organic development influenced by traditional South Asian as well as Middle Eastern and Western patterns. Growth of the city is largely unplanned and is focused on the northern regions and around the city centre, where many of the more affluent neighbourhoods may be found.<sup id="cite_ref-Sohn_Moudon_Lee_pp._115–128_124-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sohn_Moudon_Lee_pp._115–128-124"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Most of the construction in the city consists of concrete <a href="/wiki/High-rise_building" class="mw-redirect" title="High-rise building">high-rise buildings</a>. Middle-class and upper-class housing, along with commercial and industrial areas, occupy most of the city. However, nearly one third of Dhaka's population lives in <a href="/wiki/Slum" title="Slum">slums</a>, as of 2016 (see below).<sup id="cite_ref-:1_118-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dhaka does not have a well-defined <a href="/wiki/Central_business_district" title="Central business district">central business district</a>. <a href="/wiki/Old_Dhaka" title="Old Dhaka">Old Dhaka</a> is the historic commercial centre, but most development has moved to the north. In 1985, the area around <a href="/wiki/Motijheel_Thana" title="Motijheel Thana">Motijheel</a> was considered the "modern" CBD, while by 2005 <a href="/wiki/Gulshan_Thana" title="Gulshan Thana">Gulshan</a> was considered the "newest" part of the CBD. Many Bangladeshi government institutions can be found in Motijheel, <a href="/wiki/Segunbagicha" title="Segunbagicha">Segunbagicha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tejgaon_Thana" title="Tejgaon Thana">Tejgaon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karwan_Bazar" class="mw-redirect" title="Karwan Bazar">Karwan Bazar</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sher-e-Bangla_Nagar" title="Sher-e-Bangla Nagar">Sher-e-Bangla Nagar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Siddiqui2010_125-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Siddiqui2010-125"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Much activity is centred around a few large roads, where road laws are rarely obeyed and street vendors and beggars are frequently encountered.<sup id="cite_ref-Sohn_Moudon_Lee_pp._115–128_124-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sohn_Moudon_Lee_pp._115–128-124"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kalabamu_1987_pp._123–131_126-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kalabamu_1987_pp._123–131-126"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>For much of recent history, Dhaka was characterized by roadside markets and small shops that sold a wide variety of goods.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Recent years have seen the widespread construction of shopping malls.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Two of the largest shopping malls in the city and the wider South Asian region are the <a href="/wiki/Jamuna_Future_Park" title="Jamuna Future Park">Jamuna Future Park</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bashundhara_City" title="Bashundhara City">Bashundhara City</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Climate_of_Dhaka" title="Climate of Dhaka">Climate of Dhaka</a></div> <p>Under the <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a>, Dhaka has a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_savanna_climate" title="Tropical savanna climate">tropical savanna climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a> <i>Aw</i>). The city has a distinct monsoonal season, with an annual average temperature of 26&#160;°C (79&#160;°F) and monthly means varying between 19&#160;°C (66&#160;°F) in January and 29&#160;°C (84&#160;°F) in May.<sup id="cite_ref-weather1_129-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weather1-129"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Approximately 87% of the average annual rainfall of 2,123 millimetres (83.6 inches) occurs between May and October.<sup id="cite_ref-weather1_129-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weather1-129"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Dhaka (1991–2020) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF4600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.3<br />(88.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF2600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.9<br />(96.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF0600; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">40.6<br />(105.1) </td> <td style="background: #F30000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">42.3<br />(108.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF0200; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">41.1<br />(106.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF1300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.7<br />(101.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF1800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.0<br />(100.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF1B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.5<br />(99.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF1900; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">37.8<br />(100.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF1C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.4<br />(99.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF3000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.5<br />(94.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.0<br />(91.4) </td> <td style="background: #F30000; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">42.3<br />(108.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF7400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.6<br />(76.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.3<br />(82.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.4<br />(90.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF3400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.9<br />(93.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF3600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.6<br />(92.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF3B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.8<br />(91.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.1<br />(89.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF3F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.3<br />(90.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.4<br />(90.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF4200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.9<br />(89.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF5100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.7<br />(85.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.1<br />(79.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4900; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">30.8<br />(87.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF9F3F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.4<br />(65.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF850C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.1<br />(71.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.4<br />(79.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF5800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.6<br />(83.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.9<br />(84.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF5500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.1<br />(84.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.9<br />(84.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.0<br />(84.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF5800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.7<br />(83.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF6000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.5<br />(81.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.0<br />(75.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF942A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.9<br />(67.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">26.0<br />(78.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFC285; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.3<br />(55.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFAB58; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.6<br />(61.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF8C1A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.1<br />(70.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.0<br />(75.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.9<br />(76.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.3<br />(79.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.4<br />(79.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF6700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.5<br />(79.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.0<br />(78.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.1<br />(75.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9730; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.5<br />(67.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFB56B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.2<br />(59.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF860D; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">22.0<br />(71.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFF7EF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.6<br />(42.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFE0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.7<br />(44.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFD4AA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.6<br />(51.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFAB58; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.6<br />(61.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9327; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.1<br />(68.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF8914; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.5<br />(70.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF8C1A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.1<br />(70.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF8811; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.7<br />(71.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF8C1A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.1<br />(70.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFA74F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.2<br />(63.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFD4AA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.6<br />(51.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFECD9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.2<br />(45.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFF7EF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">5.6<br />(42.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #F4FFF4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7<br />(0.3) </td> <td style="background: #DCFFDC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21<br />(0.8) </td> <td style="background: #B7FFB7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48<br />(1.9) </td> <td style="background: #39FF39; color:#000000;" class="notheme">128<br />(5.0) </td> <td style="background: #006800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">272<br />(10.7) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">317<br />(12.5) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">391<br />(15.4) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">315<br />(12.4) </td> <td style="background: #004700; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">285<br />(11.2) </td> <td style="background: #00FA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">174<br />(6.9) </td> <td style="background: #DEFFDE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21<br />(0.8) </td> <td style="background: #EEFFEE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11<br />(0.4) </td> <td style="background: #03FF03; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,990<br />(78.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1 </td> <td style="background: #E3E3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2 </td> <td style="background: #CDCDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4 </td> <td style="background: #9999FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8 </td> <td style="background: #5252FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14 </td> <td style="background: #2626FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17 </td> <td style="background: #0000FA; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">21 </td> <td style="background: #0000FA; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">21 </td> <td style="background: #2626FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17 </td> <td style="background: #8383FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10 </td> <td style="background: #E5E5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2 </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1 </td> <td style="background: #8383FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">118 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #0000EE; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">71 </td> <td style="background: #0A0AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">64 </td> <td style="background: #1111FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">62 </td> <td style="background: #0000EE; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">71 </td> <td style="background: #0000DB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">76 </td> <td style="background: #0000C4; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">82 </td> <td style="background: #0000C0; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">83 </td> <td style="background: #0000C4; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">82 </td> <td style="background: #0000C0; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">83 </td> <td style="background: #0000D3; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">78 </td> <td style="background: #0000E6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">73 </td> <td style="background: #0000E6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">73 </td> <td style="background: #0000DF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">75 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #D5D500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">190.9 </td> <td style="background: #DDDD00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">207.0 </td> <td style="background: #E0E000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">237.3 </td> <td style="background: #DEDE00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">223.8 </td> <td style="background: #D9D900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">206.9 </td> <td style="background: #C4C40D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">145.2 </td> <td style="background: #BFBF28; color:#000000;" class="notheme">140.4 </td> <td style="background: #C1C11E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">143.9 </td> <td style="background: #C2C214; color:#000000;" class="notheme">142.6 </td> <td style="background: #D5D500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">192.2 </td> <td style="background: #DADA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">206.5 </td> <td style="background: #D4D400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">186.9 </td> <td style="background: #D5D500; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2,223.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 1: <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">NOAA</a><sup id="cite_ref-WMONormals_130-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WMONormals-130"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 2: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (humidity 1981–2010),<sup id="cite_ref-BMDhumidity_131-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BMDhumidity-131"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial (extremes 1934–1994)<sup id="cite_ref-extremes_132-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-extremes-132"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Parks_and_greenery">Parks and greenery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: Parks and greenery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ramna_Park,_Dhaka_,_Bangladesh_10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Ramna_Park%2C_Dhaka_%2C_Bangladesh_10.jpg/220px-Ramna_Park%2C_Dhaka_%2C_Bangladesh_10.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Ramna_Park%2C_Dhaka_%2C_Bangladesh_10.jpg/330px-Ramna_Park%2C_Dhaka_%2C_Bangladesh_10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Ramna_Park%2C_Dhaka_%2C_Bangladesh_10.jpg/440px-Ramna_Park%2C_Dhaka_%2C_Bangladesh_10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ramna_Park" title="Ramna Park">Ramna Park</a> is the largest park in the city</figcaption></figure> <p>There are many parks within Dhaka City, including <a href="/wiki/Ramna_Park" title="Ramna Park">Ramna Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suhrawardy_Udyan" title="Suhrawardy Udyan">Suhrawardy Udyan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shishu_Park" title="Shishu Park">Shishu Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Botanical_Garden_of_Bangladesh" title="National Botanical Garden of Bangladesh">National Botanical Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baldha_Garden" title="Baldha Garden">Baldha Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chandrima_Uddan" class="mw-redirect" title="Chandrima Uddan">Chandrima Uddan</a>, Gulshan Park and <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Zoo" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhaka Zoo">Dhaka Zoo</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rivers_and_lakes">Rivers and lakes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14" title="Edit section: Rivers and lakes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Almost 10% of the city's area consists of water: There are 676 ponds and 43 canals.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_118-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Buriganga_River" title="Buriganga River">Buriganga River</a> flows past the southwest outskirts of Dhaka. Its average depth is 7.6 metres (25&#160;ft) and its maximum depth is 18 metres (58&#160;ft). It ranks among the most polluted rivers in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-Majumder_2009_119-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Majumder_2009-119"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-the_Guardian_2015_120-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-the_Guardian_2015-120"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city is surrounded by six interconnected river systems—the Buriganga and <a href="/wiki/Dhaleshwari_River" title="Dhaleshwari River">Dhaleshwari</a> in the southwest, <a href="/wiki/Turag_River" title="Turag River">Turag</a> and Tongi Khal in the north, and <a href="/wiki/Balu_River" title="Balu River">Balu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sitalakhya_river" class="mw-redirect" title="Sitalakhya river">Sitalakhya</a> in the east—which support trade, transport, and stormwater drainage.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_133-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, the current state of the <a href="/wiki/Water_quality" title="Water quality">water quality</a> of the river network is very poor, due to the discharge of untreated <a href="/wiki/Wastewater" title="Wastewater">wastewater</a> from households and industries.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_123-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-123"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are several lakes within the city, such as Crescent Lake, <a href="/wiki/Dhanmondi" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhanmondi">Dhanmondi</a> Lake, <a href="/wiki/Baridhara" title="Baridhara">Baridhara</a>-<a href="/wiki/Gulshan_Lake" title="Gulshan Lake">Gulshan Lake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Banani_Lake" title="Banani Lake">Banani lake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uttara_Thana" class="mw-redirect" title="Uttara Thana">Uttara</a> Lake, <a href="/wiki/Hatirjheel" title="Hatirjheel">Hatirjheel-Begunbari</a> Lake, 300 Feet Road Prionty lake, Ramna lake.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_118-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Environmental_pollution">Environmental pollution</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15" title="Edit section: Environmental pollution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Environmental_issues_in_Bangladesh" title="Environmental issues in Bangladesh">Environmental issues in Bangladesh</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pollution_by_a_factory_on_the_bank_of_the_Buriganga_near_Dhaka_04.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Pollution_by_a_factory_on_the_bank_of_the_Buriganga_near_Dhaka_04.jpg/220px-Pollution_by_a_factory_on_the_bank_of_the_Buriganga_near_Dhaka_04.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Pollution_by_a_factory_on_the_bank_of_the_Buriganga_near_Dhaka_04.jpg/330px-Pollution_by_a_factory_on_the_bank_of_the_Buriganga_near_Dhaka_04.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Pollution_by_a_factory_on_the_bank_of_the_Buriganga_near_Dhaka_04.jpg/440px-Pollution_by_a_factory_on_the_bank_of_the_Buriganga_near_Dhaka_04.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption>Pollution by a factory on the bank of the <a href="/wiki/Buriganga" class="mw-redirect" title="Buriganga">Buriganga</a> near Dhaka in 2020</figcaption></figure> <p>Increasing air and water pollution affects public health and the quality of life in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-Geo2_135-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Geo2-135"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Air_pollution" title="Air pollution">air pollution</a> is caused for example by vehicle traffic and congestion. Also, due to the unregulated manufacturing of <a href="/wiki/Brick" title="Brick">bricks</a> and other causes, Dhaka has very high levels of fine particulate matter (<a href="/wiki/PM2.5" class="mw-redirect" title="PM2.5">PM2.5</a>) air pollution.<sup id="cite_ref-UD9518_136-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UD9518-136"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Water_pollution" title="Water pollution">Water pollution</a> is caused by the discharge of municipal wastewater from households and industry without treatment. As of 2011 only 20% of the city is connected to a <a href="/wiki/Sewerage" title="Sewerage">sewer system</a>, whereas 80% is not connected.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_118-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As a result, the rivers in Dhaka have severe <a href="/wiki/Pathogen" title="Pathogen">pathogen</a> pollution, as indicated by the <a href="/wiki/Fecal_coliform" title="Fecal coliform">fecal coliform</a> count that is several hundred times higher than the recommended national and international standards of less than 200 <a href="/wiki/Colony-forming_unit" title="Colony-forming unit">cfu</a> per litre for bathing and swimming.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_133-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Chemical surveys in the rivers near Dhaka show extremely high organic pollution loading, high <a href="/wiki/Ammonia_pollution" title="Ammonia pollution">ammonia</a>, and very low <a href="/wiki/Dissolved_oxygen" class="mw-redirect" title="Dissolved oxygen">dissolved oxygen</a> levels, which are close to zero in the dry season.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_123-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-123"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to the organic and pathogen pollution load from the 1.2 million m<sup>3</sup> of untreated sewage, the rivers receive about 60,000 m<sup>3</sup> of industrial effluent every day from nine major industrial clusters (as of 2021).<sup id="cite_ref-:2_133-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> There are an estimated 500–700 wet processing and <a href="/wiki/Dyeing" title="Dyeing">dyeing</a> <a href="/wiki/Textile_factory" class="mw-redirect" title="Textile factory">textile factories</a> releasing a range of chemicals including salts, dyes and bleaches, and 155 <a href="/wiki/Tanneries" class="mw-redirect" title="Tanneries">tanneries</a> discharging <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metals" class="mw-redirect" title="Heavy metals">heavy metals</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Chromium" title="Chromium">chromium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_133-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Four of the rivers surrounding Dhaka—Buriganaga, Sitalakhya, Balu and Turag—are so polluted that they have been declared as <i>ecologically critical areas</i> in 2009 by the Department of Environment. This makes them unsuitable for any human use.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_133-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Nevertheless, people living in low-income and slum areas still have a lot of direct contact with river water, exposing them to health risks. They use river water for dish washing, laundry, cleaning fish and vegetables, and personal washing, washing and dyeing <a href="/wiki/Denim" title="Denim">denim</a>, washing fish baskets or plastic sheets, collecting plastic waste and fishing.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_133-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As a result, many of the immediate environmental burdens of river pollution are borne by these low-income residents.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_133-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Water bodies and <a href="/wiki/Wetland" title="Wetland">wetlands</a> around Dhaka are facing destruction as these are being filled up to construct multi-storied buildings and other real estate developments. Coupled with pollution, such erosion of natural habitats threatens to destroy much of the regional biodiversity.<sup id="cite_ref-Geo2_135-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Geo2-135"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Capital_city">Capital city</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17" title="Edit section: Capital city"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1.%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A6_%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/1.%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A6_%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8.jpg/300px-1.%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A6_%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/1.%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A6_%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8.jpg/450px-1.%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A6_%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/1.%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A6_%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8.jpg/600px-1.%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A6_%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3500" data-file-height="2333" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/National_Parliament_House" class="mw-redirect" title="National Parliament House">National Parliament House</a> complex is surrounded by 200 acres of gardens in the centre of the city</figcaption></figure> <p>As the capital of the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="People&#39;s Republic of Bangladesh">People's Republic of Bangladesh</a>, Dhaka is home to numerous state and diplomatic institutions. The <a href="/wiki/Bangabhaban" title="Bangabhaban">Bangabhaban</a> is the official residence and workplace of the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Bangladesh" title="President of Bangladesh">President of Bangladesh</a>, who is the ceremonial head of state under the constitution. The <a href="/wiki/Jatiyo_Sangshad_Bhaban" class="mw-redirect" title="Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban">National Parliament House</a> is located in the modernist capital complex designed by <a href="/wiki/Louis_Kahn" title="Louis Kahn">Louis Kahn</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sher-e-Bangla_Nagar" title="Sher-e-Bangla Nagar">Sher-e-Bangla Nagar</a>, while the <a href="/wiki/Ganabhaban" title="Ganabhaban">Ganabhaban</a>, known for being former prime minister <a href="/wiki/Sheikh_Hasina" title="Sheikh Hasina">Sheikh Hasina</a>'s official residence, is situated on the north side. The <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister%27s_Office_(Bangladesh)" title="Prime Minister&#39;s Office (Bangladesh)">Prime Minister's Office</a> is located in Tejgaon. Most ministries of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Bangladesh" title="Government of Bangladesh">Government of Bangladesh</a> are housed in the Bangladesh Secretariat.<sup id="cite_ref-cabinet_137-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cabinet-137"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Bangladesh" title="Supreme Court of Bangladesh">Supreme Court</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_High_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhaka High Court">Dhaka High Court</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Bangladesh)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh)">Foreign Ministry</a> are located in the <a href="/wiki/Segunbagicha" title="Segunbagicha">Segunbagicha</a>-<a href="/wiki/Shahbag" title="Shahbag">Shahbagh</a> area. The <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(Bangladesh)" title="Ministry of Defence (Bangladesh)">Defence Ministry</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Planning_(Bangladesh)" title="Ministry of Planning (Bangladesh)">Ministry of Planning</a> are located in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.<sup id="cite_ref-cabinet_137-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cabinet-137"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Division" title="Armed Forces Division">Armed Forces Division</a> of the government of Bangladesh and the army, navy and air force HQs of the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Armed_Forces" title="Bangladesh Armed Forces">Bangladesh Armed Forces</a> are located in Dhaka Cantonment.<sup id="cite_ref-cabinet_137-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cabinet-137"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Several important installations of the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Army" title="Bangladesh Army">Bangladesh Army</a> are also situated in Dhaka and <a href="/wiki/Mirpur_Cantonment" title="Mirpur Cantonment">Mirpur Cantonments</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Navy" title="Bangladesh Navy">Bangladesh Navy</a>'s principal administrative and logistics base, <a href="/wiki/BNS_Haji_Mohshin" title="BNS Haji Mohshin">BNS Haji Mohshin</a>, is located in Dhaka.<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Air_Force" title="Bangladesh Air Force">Bangladesh Air Force</a> maintains the BAF Bangabandhu Air Base and BAF Khademul Bashar Air Base in Dhaka.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dhaka hosts <a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_Bangladesh" title="List of diplomatic missions in Bangladesh">54 resident embassies and high commissions</a> and numerous international organizations. Most diplomatic missions are located in the <a href="/wiki/Gulshan_Thana" title="Gulshan Thana">Gulshan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baridhara" title="Baridhara">Baridhara</a> areas of the city. The <a href="/wiki/Agargaon" title="Agargaon">Agargaon</a> area near Parliament is home to the country offices of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>, the <a href="/wiki/World_Bank" title="World Bank">World Bank</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Asian_Development_Bank" title="Asian Development Bank">Asian Development Bank</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Islamic_Development_Bank" title="Islamic Development Bank">Islamic Development Bank</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Civic_administration">Civic administration</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=18" title="Edit section: Civic administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DG_81_-_09_NAGAR_BHABAN_ANCIENT_DHAKA_IMG_1655.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/DG_81_-_09_NAGAR_BHABAN_ANCIENT_DHAKA_IMG_1655.jpg/220px-DG_81_-_09_NAGAR_BHABAN_ANCIENT_DHAKA_IMG_1655.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/DG_81_-_09_NAGAR_BHABAN_ANCIENT_DHAKA_IMG_1655.jpg/330px-DG_81_-_09_NAGAR_BHABAN_ANCIENT_DHAKA_IMG_1655.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/DG_81_-_09_NAGAR_BHABAN_ANCIENT_DHAKA_IMG_1655.jpg/440px-DG_81_-_09_NAGAR_BHABAN_ANCIENT_DHAKA_IMG_1655.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Nagar_Bhaban" title="Nagar Bhaban">Nagar Bhaban</a> is the seat of the <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_South_City_Corporation" title="Dhaka South City Corporation">Dhaka South City Corporation</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="History_2">History</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=19" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The municipality of Dhaka was founded on 1 August 1864 and upgraded to "<a href="/wiki/Municipal_corporation" title="Municipal corporation">Metropolitan</a>" status in 1978. In 1983, the <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_City_Corporation" title="Dhaka City Corporation">Dhaka City Corporation</a> was created as a self-governing entity to govern Dhaka.<sup id="cite_ref-star052015_140-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-star052015-140"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under a new act in 1993, an election was held in 1994 for the first elected Mayor of Dhaka.<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Dhaka City Corporation ran the affairs of the city until November 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-sum_142-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sum-142"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Municipal_government">Municipal government</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=20" title="Edit section: Municipal government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2011, Dhaka City Corporation was split into two separate corporations – <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_North_City_Corporation" title="Dhaka North City Corporation">Dhaka North City Corporation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_South_City_Corporation" title="Dhaka South City Corporation">Dhaka South City Corporation</a> to ensure better civic facilities.<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> These two corporations are headed by two mayors, who are elected by direct vote of the citizen for 5 years. The area within city corporations was divided into several wards, each having an elected commissioner. In total, the city has 130 wards and 725 <i><a href="/wiki/Mohalla" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohalla">mohallas</a></i>. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rajdhani_Unnayan_Kartripakkha" title="Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha">RAJUK</a> is responsible for coordinating <a href="/wiki/Urban_planning" title="Urban planning">urban development</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Dhaka" title="Greater Dhaka">Greater Dhaka</a> area.<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Metropolitan_Police" title="Dhaka Metropolitan Police">DMP</a> is responsible for maintaining law and order within the metro area. It was established in 1976. DMP has 56 police stations as administrative units.<sup id="cite_ref-A_145-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A-145"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Z_146-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Z-146"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Administrative_agencies">Administrative agencies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=21" title="Edit section: Administrative agencies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Unlike other megacities worldwide, Dhaka is serviced by over two dozen government organizations under different ministries. Lack of coordination among them and centralization of all powers by the Government of Bangladesh keeps the development and maintenance of the city in a chaotic situation.<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Agency</th> <th>Service</th> <th>Parent agency </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_North_City_Corporation" title="Dhaka North City Corporation">Dhaka North City Corporation</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_South_City_Corporation" title="Dhaka South City Corporation">Dhaka South City Corporation</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_service" title="Public service">Public service</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Local_Government,_Rural_Development_and_Co-operatives" title="Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives">Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives</a><br />&#160;∟ Local Government Division </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Metropolitan_Police" title="Dhaka Metropolitan Police">Dhaka Metropolitan Police</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement" title="Law enforcement">Law enforcement</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(Bangladesh)" title="Ministry of Home Affairs (Bangladesh)">Ministry of Home Affairs</a><br />&#160;∟ <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Police" title="Bangladesh Police">Bangladesh Police</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajdhani_Unnayan_Kartripakkha" title="Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha">RAJUK</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_planning" title="Urban planning">Urban planning</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Housing_and_Public_Works" title="Ministry of Housing and Public Works">Ministry of Housing and Public Works</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Electric_Supply_Company_Limited" title="Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited">Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Power_Distribution_Company_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited">Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Power_distribution" class="mw-redirect" title="Power distribution">Power distribution</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Power,_Energy_and_Mineral_Resources" title="Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources">Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources</a><br />&#160;∟ Power Division </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Water_Supply_and_Sewerage_Authority" title="Water Supply and Sewerage Authority">Dhaka WASA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Water_supply" title="Water supply">Water supply</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Local_Government,_Rural_Development_and_Co-operatives" title="Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives">Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives</a><br />&#160;∟ Local Government Division </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Transport_Coordination_Authority" title="Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority">Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Transport" title="Transport">Transport</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Road_Transport_and_Bridges" title="Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges">Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges</a><br />&#160;∟Road Transport and Highways Division </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=22" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Dhaka" title="Economy of Dhaka">Economy of Dhaka</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kemal_Ataturk_Avenue_2023_Nov.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Kemal_Ataturk_Avenue_2023_Nov.jpg/220px-Kemal_Ataturk_Avenue_2023_Nov.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Kemal_Ataturk_Avenue_2023_Nov.jpg/330px-Kemal_Ataturk_Avenue_2023_Nov.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Kemal_Ataturk_Avenue_2023_Nov.jpg/440px-Kemal_Ataturk_Avenue_2023_Nov.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Office blocks on Kemal Atatürk Avenue</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ORION_Group_constructed_the_highest_building_in_the_country_City_Centre.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/ORION_Group_constructed_the_highest_building_in_the_country_City_Centre.jpg/220px-ORION_Group_constructed_the_highest_building_in_the_country_City_Centre.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/ORION_Group_constructed_the_highest_building_in_the_country_City_Centre.jpg/330px-ORION_Group_constructed_the_highest_building_in_the_country_City_Centre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/ORION_Group_constructed_the_highest_building_in_the_country_City_Centre.jpg/440px-ORION_Group_constructed_the_highest_building_in_the_country_City_Centre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="4288" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/City_Centre_Dhaka" title="City Centre Dhaka">City Centre Dhaka</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Citibank_dhaka.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Citibank_dhaka.jpg/220px-Citibank_dhaka.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Citibank_dhaka.jpg/330px-Citibank_dhaka.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Citibank_dhaka.jpg/440px-Citibank_dhaka.jpg 2x" data-file-width="488" data-file-height="592" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Citigroup" title="Citigroup">Citigroup</a> office in Dhaka</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shanta_Forum_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Shanta_Forum_3.jpg/220px-Shanta_Forum_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Shanta_Forum_3.jpg/330px-Shanta_Forum_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Shanta_Forum_3.jpg/440px-Shanta_Forum_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>Shanta Forum</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ghulsan_lake_side_view.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Ghulsan_lake_side_view.jpg/220px-Ghulsan_lake_side_view.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Ghulsan_lake_side_view.jpg/330px-Ghulsan_lake_side_view.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Ghulsan_lake_side_view.jpg/440px-Ghulsan_lake_side_view.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>The Glass House</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dhanmondi_Dhaka.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Dhanmondi_Dhaka.jpg/220px-Dhanmondi_Dhaka.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Dhanmondi_Dhaka.jpg/330px-Dhanmondi_Dhaka.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Dhanmondi_Dhaka.jpg/440px-Dhanmondi_Dhaka.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Restaurants and cafes on <a href="/wiki/Satmasjid_Road" class="mw-redirect" title="Satmasjid Road">Satmasjid Road</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dhanmondi" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhanmondi">Dhanmondi</a></figcaption></figure> <p>As the most densely industrialized region of the country, the Greater Dhaka Area accounts for 35% of <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Bangladesh" title="Economy of Bangladesh">Bangladesh's economy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rezaul_Karim_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rezaul_Karim-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Globalization_and_World_Cities_Research_Network" title="Globalization and World Cities Research Network">Globalization and World Cities Research Network</a> ranks Dhaka as a <a href="/wiki/Global_city" title="Global city">gamma+ global city</a>, in other words, one that is instrumental in linking their region into the world economy.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Major industrial areas are <a href="/wiki/Tejgaon_Thana" title="Tejgaon Thana">Tejgaon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shyampur_Thana" title="Shyampur Thana">Shyampur</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hazaribagh_Thana" title="Hazaribagh Thana">Hazaribagh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The city has a growing middle class, driving the market for modern consumer and luxury goods.<sup id="cite_ref-banglapedia_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-banglapedia-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CiE_149-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CiE-149"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Shopping malls serve as vital elements in the city's economy. The city has historically attracted numerous migrant workers.<sup id="cite_ref-EDemo1_150-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EDemo1-150"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Hawker_centre" title="Hawker centre">Hawkers</a>, peddlers, small shops, <a href="/wiki/Cycle_rickshaw" title="Cycle rickshaw">rickshaw</a> transport, roadside vendors and stalls employ a large segment of the population<sup id="cite_ref-EDemo1_150-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EDemo1-150"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rick_151-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rick-151"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> – rickshaw drivers alone number as many as 400,000.<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Half the workforce is employed in household and unorganized labour, while about 800,000 work in the textile industry. The unemployment rate in Dhaka was 23% in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Almost all large local conglomerates have their corporate offices located in Dhaka. <a href="/wiki/Microcredit" title="Microcredit">Microcredit</a> also began here and the offices of the Nobel Prize-winning <a href="/wiki/Grameen_Bank" title="Grameen Bank">Grameen Bank</a><sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/BRAC_(organization)" class="mw-redirect" title="BRAC (organization)">BRAC</a> (the largest <a href="/wiki/Non-governmental_organisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-governmental organisation">non-governmental development organization</a> in the world) are based in Dhaka.<sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Urban developments have sparked a widespread construction boom; new high-rise buildings and <a href="/wiki/Skyscraper" title="Skyscraper">skyscrapers</a> have changed the city's landscape.<sup id="cite_ref-CiE_149-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CiE-149"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Growth has been especially strong in the finance, banking, manufacturing, telecommunications, and service sectors, while tourism, hotels, and restaurants continue as important elements of the Dhaka economy.<sup id="cite_ref-EDemo1_150-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EDemo1-150"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dhaka has rising traffic congestion and inadequate infrastructure; the national government has recently implemented a policy for rapid urbanization of surrounding areas and beyond by the introduction of a ten-year relief on <a href="/wiki/Income_tax" title="Income tax">income tax</a> for new construction of facilities and buildings outside Dhaka.<sup id="cite_ref-townplan_156-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-townplan-156"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="CBDs">CBDs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=23" title="Edit section: CBDs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Dhaka metropolitan area boasts of several <a href="/wiki/Central_business_district" title="Central business district">central business districts</a> (CBDs). In the southern part of the city, the riverfront of <a href="/wiki/Old_Dhaka" title="Old Dhaka">Old Dhaka</a> is home to many small businesses, factories, and trading companies. Near Old Dhaka lies <a href="/wiki/Motijheel_Thana" title="Motijheel Thana">Motijheel</a>, which is the biggest CBD in Bangladesh. The Motijheel area developed in the 1960s. Motijheel is home to the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Bank" title="Bangladesh Bank">Bangladesh Bank</a>, the nation's central bank; as well as the headquarters of the largest state-owned banks, including <a href="/wiki/Janata_Bank" title="Janata Bank">Janata Bank</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pubali_Bank" title="Pubali Bank">Pubali Bank</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sonali_Bank" title="Sonali Bank">Sonali Bank</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rupali_Bank" title="Rupali Bank">Rupali Bank</a>. By the 1990s, the affluent residential neighbourhoods of <a href="/wiki/Gulshan_Thana" title="Gulshan Thana">Gulshan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Banani_(town)" class="mw-redirect" title="Banani (town)">Banani</a> and <a href="/wiki/Uttara_Thana" class="mw-redirect" title="Uttara Thana">Uttara</a> in the northern part of the city became major business centres and now hosts many international companies operating in Bangladesh. The <a href="/wiki/Purbachal_New_Town_Project" title="Purbachal New Town Project">Purbachal New Town Project</a> is planned as the city's future CBD. </p><p>The following is a list of the main CBDs in Dhaka. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Motijheel_Thana" title="Motijheel Thana">Motijheel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawran_Bazar" title="Kawran Bazar">Kawran Bazar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paltan" title="Paltan">Paltan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanmondi" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhanmondi">Dhanmondi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulshan_Thana" title="Gulshan Thana">Gulshan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banani_(town)" class="mw-redirect" title="Banani (town)">Banani</a>/<a href="/wiki/Banani_DOHS" title="Banani DOHS">DOHS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttara_Thana" class="mw-redirect" title="Uttara Thana">Uttara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirpur_Model_Thana" title="Mirpur Model Thana">Mirpur</a>/<a href="/wiki/Mirpur_DOHS" title="Mirpur DOHS">DOHS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bashundhara_Residential_Area" title="Bashundhara Residential Area">Bashundhara Residential Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panthapath" title="Panthapath">Panthapath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maghbazar" title="Maghbazar">Maghbazar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohakhali" title="Mohakhali">Mohakhali</a>/<a href="/wiki/Mohakhali_DOHS" title="Mohakhali DOHS">DOHS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulistan,_Dhaka" title="Gulistan, Dhaka">Gulistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jatrabari_Thana" title="Jatrabari Thana">Jatrabari</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Industrial_areas">Industrial areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=24" title="Edit section: Industrial areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tejgaon_Industrial_Area_Thana" title="Tejgaon Industrial Area Thana">Tejgaon I/A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Dhaka" title="Old Dhaka">Old Dhaka</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trade_associations">Trade associations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=25" title="Edit section: Trade associations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Major trade associations based in the city include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Bangladesh_Chambers_of_Commerce_%26_Industries" title="Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce &amp; Industries">Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce &amp; Industries</a> (FBCCI)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Chamber_of_Commerce_%26_Industry" title="Dhaka Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry">Dhaka Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry</a> (DCCI)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Chamber_of_Commerce_and_Industry,_Dhaka" title="Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka">Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry</a> (MCCI)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Garment_Manufacturers_and_Exporters_Association" title="Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association">Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association</a> (BGMEA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Knitwear_Manufacturers_and_Exporters_Association" title="Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association">Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association</a> (BKMEA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newspaper_Owners%27_Association_of_Bangladesh" title="Newspaper Owners&#39; Association of Bangladesh">Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh</a> (NOAB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_Estate_and_Housing_Association_of_Bangladesh" title="Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh">Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh</a> (REHAB)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stock_market">Stock market</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=26" title="Edit section: Stock market"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Stock_Exchange" title="Dhaka Stock Exchange">Dhaka Stock Exchange</a> (DSE) had a <a href="/wiki/Market_capitalization" title="Market capitalization">market capitalization</a> of BDT 5,136,979.000 million in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Some of the largest companies listed on the DSE include:<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grameenphone" title="Grameenphone">Grameenphone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BEXIMCO" title="BEXIMCO">BEXIMCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BSRM" title="BSRM">BSRM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titas_Gas" title="Titas Gas">Titas Gas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summit_Group" title="Summit Group">Summit Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_City_Bank" class="mw-redirect" title="The City Bank">The City Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BRAC_Bank" title="BRAC Bank">BRAC Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IDLC_Finance_Limited" title="IDLC Finance Limited">IDLC Finance Limited</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Square_Pharmaceuticals" title="Square Pharmaceuticals">Square Pharmaceuticals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Bank_Ltd_(Bangladesh)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Bank Ltd (Bangladesh)">Eastern Bank Limited</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orion_Group_(Bangladesh)" title="Orion Group (Bangladesh)">Orion Group</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=27" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Bangladesh" title="Demographics of Bangladesh">Demographics of Bangladesh</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1951</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">335,760</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1961</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">507,921</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+51.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1971</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,373,718</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+170.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1981</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">3,265,663</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+137.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1991</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">6,620,697</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+102.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2001</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">10,284,947</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+55.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2011</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">14,730,537</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+43.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2022</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">22,478,116</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+52.6%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">for Dhaka Agglomeration:<sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population">Population</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=28" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The city, in combination with localities forming the wider metropolitan area, is home to over 22&#160;million as of 2022<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-city_population_160-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-city_population-160"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The population is growing by an estimated 3.3% per year,<sup id="cite_ref-city_population_160-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-city_population-160"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> one of the highest rates among Asian cities.<sup id="cite_ref-EDemo1_150-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EDemo1-150"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The continuing growth reflects ongoing migration from rural areas to the Dhaka urban region, which accounted for 60% of the city's growth in the 1960s and 1970s. More recently, the city's population has also grown with the expansion of city boundaries, a process that added more than a million people to the city in the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-EDemo1_150-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EDemo1-150"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> According to the <i><a href="/wiki/Far_Eastern_Economic_Review" title="Far Eastern Economic Review">Far Eastern Economic Review</a></i>, Dhaka will be home to 25&#160;million people by the end of 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>This rapid population growth makes it difficult for the city government to provide the necessary infrastructure in a timely manner, e.g. for water supply, electricity and waste management.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_118-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Slums">Slums</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=29" title="Edit section: Slums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Squatting_in_Bangladesh" title="Squatting in Bangladesh">Squatting in Bangladesh</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Karail03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Karail03.jpg/220px-Karail03.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Karail03.jpg/330px-Karail03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Karail03.jpg/440px-Karail03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>The Karail slum in <a href="/wiki/Mohakhali" title="Mohakhali">Mohakhali</a></figcaption></figure> <p>About 30% of Dhaka's population lives in <a href="/wiki/Slum" title="Slum">slums</a> (or unplanned urban settlements), as of 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_118-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Estimates from 2011 and 2015 found that there are about "3 to 5 thousand slums and squatter settlements scattered all over the city".<sup id="cite_ref-:1_118-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is often the new arrivals, people <a href="/wiki/Rural-urban_migration" class="mw-redirect" title="Rural-urban migration">migrating from rural areas</a>, who end up living in slums. People only have very limited access to water, <a href="/wiki/Sanitation" title="Sanitation">sanitation</a> and other services in those slum areas. </p><p>Slums may be found in the outskirts and in less-visible areas such as alleyways.<sup id="cite_ref-Gruebner_Sachs_Nockert_Frings_pp._1–7_162-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gruebner_Sachs_Nockert_Frings_pp._1–7-162"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of 2021, the largest slum is in <a href="/wiki/Kamrangirchar_Thana" title="Kamrangirchar Thana">Kamrangirchar</a>, where about 600,000 people live in slum conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_133-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ethnicity">Ethnicity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=30" title="Edit section: Ethnicity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The city population is composed of people from virtually every region of Bangladesh. The long-standing inhabitants of the old city are known as Dhakaite and have a distinctive Bengali dialect and culture. Dhaka is also home to a large number of <a href="/wiki/Stranded_Pakistanis_in_Bangladesh" title="Stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh">Bihari refugees</a>, who are descendants of migrant <a href="/wiki/Muslims" title="Muslims">Muslims</a> from eastern India during 1947 and settled down in East Pakistan. The correct population of <a href="/wiki/Biharis" title="Biharis">Biharis</a> living in the city is ambiguous, but it is estimated that there are at least 300,000 Urdu-speakers in all of Bangladesh, mostly residing in old Dhaka and in refugee camps in Dhaka, although official figures estimate only 40,000.<sup id="cite_ref-fe_163-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fe-163"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dw_164-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dw-164"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ju_165-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ju-165"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Between 15,000 and 20,000 of the <a href="/wiki/Rohingya_people" title="Rohingya people">Rohingya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santals" class="mw-redirect" title="Santals">Santal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Khasi_people" title="Khasi people">Khasi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Garo_(tribe)" class="mw-redirect" title="Garo (tribe)">Garo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chakma_people" title="Chakma people">Chakma</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mandi_State" title="Mandi State">Mandi</a> tribal peoples reside in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Language">Language</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=31" title="Edit section: Language"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="PieChartTemplate thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px"> <div class="mw-no-invert" style="background-color:white;margin:auto;position:relative;width:200px;height:200px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid black;transform:scaleX(-1)rotate(-90deg)"> <div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:0; top:0; border-width:0 200px 200px 0; border-color:Orange; z-index:-1"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 1589.4544843865px; border-left-color:Green"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:Green"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:Green"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 791.58150883059px; border-left-color:Blue"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:Blue"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:Blue"></div> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"> <p>Language in Dhaka (2011) </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Blue; color:white;">&#160;</span>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> (98%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Green; color:white;">&#160;</span>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu</a> (1%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Orange; color:black;">&#160;</span>&#160;Others (1%)</div> </div> </div></div> <p>Most residents of Dhaka speak <a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a>, the national language. Other than Standard Bengali which is used in business and education, most prominent <a href="/wiki/Bengali_dialects" title="Bengali dialects">Bengali dialects</a> spoken in the city include an <i>Urban East Bengal Colloquial</i> dialect,<sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Dhakaiya_Kutti" title="Dhakaiya Kutti">Dhakaiya Kutti</a> spoken in Old Dhaka.<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_English" title="Bangladeshi English">English</a> is spoken by a large segment of the population, especially for business purposes. The city has both Bengali and English newspapers. <a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Dhakaiya_Urdu" title="Dhakaiya Urdu">Dhakaiya Urdu</a>, is spoken by members of several non-Bengali communities, including the <a href="/wiki/Bihari_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Bihari people">Biharis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Literacy">Literacy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=32" title="Edit section: Literacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The literacy rate in Dhaka is also increasing quickly. It was estimated at 69.2% in 2001. The literacy rate had gone up to 74.6% by 2011<sup id="cite_ref-District_Statistics_2011,_Dhaka_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-District_Statistics_2011,_Dhaka-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> which is significantly higher than the national average of 72%.<sup id="cite_ref-bangladesh1_170-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bangladesh1-170"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=33" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="notheme barbox tright" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#Fcd116"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Religion in Dhaka City (2011)<sup id="cite_ref-census2011_171-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-171"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;">Religion</td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;">Percent</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Bangladesh" title="Islam in Bangladesh">Islam</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:green; width:95.72%; overflow: hidden;">&#8201;</div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">95.72%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Hinduism_in_Bangladesh" title="Hinduism in Bangladesh">Hinduism</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:darkorange; width:3.60%; overflow: hidden;">&#8201;</div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">3.60%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Bangladesh" title="Christianity in Bangladesh">Christianity</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:blue; width:0.55%; overflow: hidden;">&#8201;</div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.55%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Other or not stated</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:gray; width:0.13%; overflow: hidden;">&#8201;</div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.13%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <p><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Bangladesh" title="Islam in Bangladesh">Islam</a> is the dominant religion of the city, with 19.3 million of the city's population being Muslim, and a majority belonging to the <a href="/wiki/Sunni" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunni">Sunni</a> sect. There is also a small <a href="/wiki/Shia" class="mw-redirect" title="Shia">Shia</a> sect, and an <a href="/wiki/Ahmadi" class="mw-redirect" title="Ahmadi">Ahmadiya</a> community. <a href="/wiki/Hinduism_in_Bangladesh" title="Hinduism in Bangladesh">Hinduism</a> is the second-largest religion numbering around 1.47 million adherents. Smaller segments represent 1% and practise <a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Bangladesh" title="Christianity in Bangladesh">Christianity</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buddhism_in_Bangladesh" title="Buddhism in Bangladesh">Buddhism</a>. In the city proper, over 8.5 million of the 8.9 million residents are Muslims, while 320,000 are Hindu and nearly 50,000 Christian.<sup id="cite_ref-Dhaka_-_Banglapedia_172-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dhaka_-_Banglapedia-172"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-census2011_171-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-171"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="overflow-x:auto; border: 1px solid #AAA; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em"> <table class="wikitable collapsible sortable"> <caption>Religious groups in Dhaka City (1872−2011)<sup id="cite_ref-DhakaCity1872to1941_173-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DhakaCity1872to1941-173"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_India" title="Religion in India">Religious</a><br />group </th> <th colspan="2">1872<sup id="cite_ref-Census1872_174-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census1872-174"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1881<sup id="cite_ref-Census1881_175-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census1881-175"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1891<sup id="cite_ref-Census1891_176-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census1891-176"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Census1891B_177-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census1891B-177"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1901<sup id="cite_ref-Census1901_178-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census1901-178"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1911<sup id="cite_ref-Census1911_179-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census1911-179"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Census1911B_180-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census1911B-180"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1921<sup id="cite_ref-Census1921_181-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census1921-181"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Census1921B_182-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census1921B-182"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1931<sup id="cite_ref-Census1931_183-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census1931-183"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Census1931B_184-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census1931B-184"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">1941<sup id="cite_ref-Census1941_185-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census1941-185"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2011<sup id="cite_ref-census2011_171-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-171"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, 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data-sort-value="7001488125751630811♠" style="display:none"></span>48.81% </td> <td>41,361 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001456815621479534♠" style="display:none"></span>45.68% </td> <td>47,295 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001435693821337435♠" style="display:none"></span>43.57% </td> <td>49,325 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001412934282126412♠" style="display:none"></span>41.29% </td> <td>57,764 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001417014395241051♠" style="display:none"></span>41.7% </td> <td>82,683 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001387786209419467♠" style="display:none"></span>38.78% </td> <td>11,400,096 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001946539170574636♠" style="display:none"></span>94.65% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christian_cross.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/15px-Christian_cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/23px-Christian_cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Christian_cross.svg/30px-Christian_cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </td> <td>479 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999692076518522799♠" style="display:none"></span>0.69% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>467 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999567291456614958♠" style="display:none"></span>0.57% </td> <td>484 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999534558547414459♠" style="display:none"></span>0.53% </td> <td>898 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999827260918830780♠" style="display:none"></span>0.83% </td> <td>710 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999594390958560067♠" style="display:none"></span>0.59% </td> <td>683 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999493076712051863♠" style="display:none"></span>0.49% </td> <td>349 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999163682240711384♠" style="display:none"></span>0.16% </td> <td>62,064 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999515311512135900♠" style="display:none"></span>0.52% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/15px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/23px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg/30px-Dharma_Wheel_%282%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="697" /></a></span> </td> <td>4 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997577934462231982♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>76 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998923215218474022♠" style="display:none"></span>0.09% </td> <td>28 </td> <td><span 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var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>13 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998157918392633714♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>5 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997418585182084554♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>5 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997360963918046752♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tribal </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>9 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998109328117977186♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997110445980870756♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>13 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998119759375777284♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996837170364169108♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Khanda.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/15px-Khanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/23px-Khanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Khanda.svg/30px-Khanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="632" /></a></span> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997121475686641318♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>16 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998147396154802811♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>67 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998560904143993302♠" style="display:none"></span>0.06% </td> <td>16 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998115508453774960♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>53 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998248571884174882♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Judaism" title="Judaism">Judaism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_of_David.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/15px-Star_of_David.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/23px-Star_of_David.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_of_David.svg/30px-Star_of_David.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="693" /></a></span> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997121475686641318♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>8 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997736980774014057♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>4 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997334868145667643♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Faravahar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/15px-Faravahar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/23px-Faravahar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Faravahar.svg/30px-Faravahar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6996921225967517572♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>6 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997502302218501465♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>Others </td> <td>21 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998303415592671791♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td> <td>528 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999667712074460013♠" style="display:none"></span>0.67% </td> <td>5 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6997607378433206593♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>0% </td> <td>890 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999417413163991783♠" style="display:none"></span>0.42% </td> <td>2,182 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998181169392801065♠" style="display:none"></span>0.02% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total population </th> <th>69,212 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>79,076 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>82,321 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>90,542 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>108,551 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>119,450 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>138,518 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>213,218 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>12,043,977 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=34" title="Edit section: Infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transport">Transport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=35" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Dhaka" title="Transport in Dhaka">Transport in Dhaka</a></div> <p>Motorcycles comprised half of Dhaka's registered vehicles in 2023,<sup id="cite_ref-:9_186-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-186"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> while car ownership rate is only six per cent.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_187-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-187"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> One of the world's least motorized cities,<sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the three-wheeled <a href="/wiki/Cycle_rickshaw" title="Cycle rickshaw">cycle rickshaw</a> is the most popular and ubiquitous mode of transport, which accounted for 54 per cent of vehicle trips in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Dhaka is among the most congested cities in the world, and traffic was estimated to cost the local economy <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$6.5</span><span class="nowrap">&#160;</span>billion per year in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-liaquat2022_190-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-liaquat2022-190"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The average speed of a car travelling in the city is less than 7 kilometres per hour (4.3&#160;mph).<sup id="cite_ref-bird2018_191-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bird2018-191"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Auto_rickshaw" title="Auto rickshaw">Auto rickshaws</a> powered by <a href="/wiki/Compressed_natural_gas" title="Compressed natural gas">compressed natural gas</a>, often referred to by locals as "CNGs", are also a popular mode of transport.<sup id="cite_ref-:15_192-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:15-192"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Road">Road</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=36" title="Edit section: Road"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:342px;max-width:342px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:169px;max-width:169px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:125px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rickshaws_Dhaka.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Rickshaws_Dhaka.jpg/167px-Rickshaws_Dhaka.jpg" decoding="async" width="167" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Rickshaws_Dhaka.jpg/251px-Rickshaws_Dhaka.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Rickshaws_Dhaka.jpg/334px-Rickshaws_Dhaka.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:169px;max-width:169px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:125px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kazi_Nazrul_Islam_Ave_Road,_Dhaka._.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Kazi_Nazrul_Islam_Ave_Road%2C_Dhaka._.jpg/167px-Kazi_Nazrul_Islam_Ave_Road%2C_Dhaka._.jpg" decoding="async" width="167" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Kazi_Nazrul_Islam_Ave_Road%2C_Dhaka._.jpg/251px-Kazi_Nazrul_Islam_Ave_Road%2C_Dhaka._.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Kazi_Nazrul_Islam_Ave_Road%2C_Dhaka._.jpg/334px-Kazi_Nazrul_Islam_Ave_Road%2C_Dhaka._.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4160" data-file-height="3120" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:179px;max-width:179px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:117px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Trust_taxi_Toyota_Axio,_Bangladesh._(31932338632).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Trust_taxi_Toyota_Axio%2C_Bangladesh._%2831932338632%29.jpg/177px-Trust_taxi_Toyota_Axio%2C_Bangladesh._%2831932338632%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="177" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Trust_taxi_Toyota_Axio%2C_Bangladesh._%2831932338632%29.jpg/266px-Trust_taxi_Toyota_Axio%2C_Bangladesh._%2831932338632%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Trust_taxi_Toyota_Axio%2C_Bangladesh._%2831932338632%29.jpg/354px-Trust_taxi_Toyota_Axio%2C_Bangladesh._%2831932338632%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1334" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:159px;max-width:159px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:117px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mirpur-banani_flyover.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Mirpur-banani_flyover.JPG/157px-Mirpur-banani_flyover.JPG" decoding="async" width="157" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Mirpur-banani_flyover.JPG/236px-Mirpur-banani_flyover.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Mirpur-banani_flyover.JPG/314px-Mirpur-banani_flyover.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">Clockwise from top-left: heavy rickshaw traffic in Dhaka, congested main road, Mirpur-Banani flyover and Dhaka yellow taxi.</div></div></div></div> <p>The city is connected to other parts of the country through highway and railway links. Five of Bangladesh's eight major <a href="/wiki/List_of_roads_in_Bangladesh#Roads_and_highways" title="List of roads in Bangladesh">national highways</a> start from the city: <a href="/wiki/N1_(Bangladesh)" title="N1 (Bangladesh)">N1</a>, <a href="/wiki/N2_(Bangladesh)" title="N2 (Bangladesh)">N2</a>, <a href="/wiki/N3_(Bangladesh)" title="N3 (Bangladesh)">N3</a>, <a href="/wiki/N5_(Bangladesh)" title="N5 (Bangladesh)">N5</a> and <a href="/wiki/N8_(Bangladesh)" title="N8 (Bangladesh)">N8</a>. Dhaka is also directly connected to the two longest routes of the <a href="/wiki/Asian_Highway_Network" title="Asian Highway Network">Asian Highway Network</a>: <a href="/wiki/AH1" title="AH1">AH1</a> and <a href="/wiki/AH2" title="AH2">AH2</a>, as well as to the <a href="/wiki/AH41" title="AH41">AH41</a> route. Highway links to the Indian cities of <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a>, <a href="/wiki/Agartala" title="Agartala">Agartala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guwahati" title="Guwahati">Guwahati</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shillong" title="Shillong">Shillong</a> have been established by the BRTC and private bus companies, which also run regular international bus services to those cities from Dhaka.<sup id="cite_ref-BRTC_193-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BRTC-193"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-194" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-194"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Elevated_Expressway" title="Dhaka Elevated Expressway">Dhaka Elevated Expressway</a>, the first of its kind in the country, improves connectivity between the northern part of the city and the central, southern, and south-eastern parts.<sup id="cite_ref-:13_195-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:13-195"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> An extension, the <a href="/wiki/Dhaka%E2%80%93Ashulia_Elevated_Expressway" title="Dhaka–Ashulia Elevated Expressway">Dhaka–Ashulia Elevated Expressway</a>, is expected to open in 2026.<sup id="cite_ref-196" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-196"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>195<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Rickshaws">Rickshaws</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=37" title="Edit section: Rickshaws"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Cycle_rickshaw" title="Cycle rickshaw">Cycle rickshaws</a> and CNG <a href="/wiki/Auto_rickshaw#Bangladesh" title="Auto rickshaw">auto-rickshaws</a> are the main modes of transport within the metro area, with more than 1.5 million rickshaws running each day:<sup id="cite_ref-:23_197-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:23-197"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the highest number in any city in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-198" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-198"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, only around 220 thousand rickshaws are licensed by the city government.<sup id="cite_ref-:23_197-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:23-197"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Over 15,000 legally registered CNGs serve passengers in Dhaka, with thousands more operating illegally.<sup id="cite_ref-199" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-199"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Ride_sharing">Ride sharing</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=38" title="Edit section: Ride sharing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 2016, <a href="/wiki/Uber" title="Uber">Uber</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pathao" title="Pathao">Pathao</a> have dominated the ride-sharing market in Dhaka, which offer both car and motorcycle services.<sup id="cite_ref-f452_200-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-f452-200"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>199<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-201" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-201"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>200<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ride-sharing services have led to a decline in the use of CNG auto-rickshaws,<sup id="cite_ref-202" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-202"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> although Uber has expanded its services to include CNG auto-rickshaws in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-203" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-203"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>202<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Bus">Bus</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=39" title="Edit section: Bus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Buses carried about 1.9 million passengers per day in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-204" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-204"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>203<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Public buses in Dhaka are primarily operated by numerous private companies, with a minority run by the state-owned <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Road_Transport_Corporation" title="Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation">Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation</a> (BRTC).<sup id="cite_ref-205" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-205"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>204<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Road_Transport_Corporation" title="Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation">BRTC</a> buses are red, based initially on the <a href="/wiki/AEC_Routemaster" title="AEC Routemaster">Routemaster</a> buses of London. There are three inter-district bus terminals in Dhaka, which are located in the city's Mohakhali, Saidabad, and Gabtoli areas. It is now planned to move three inter-district bus terminals outside the town.<sup id="cite_ref-206" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-206"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>205<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Highway links to the Indian cities of <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a>, <a href="/wiki/Agartala" title="Agartala">Agartala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guwahati" title="Guwahati">Guwahati</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shillong" title="Shillong">Shillong</a> have been established by the BRTC and private bus companies, which also run regular international bus services to those cities from Dhaka.<sup id="cite_ref-BRTC_193-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BRTC-193"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Set to open in December 2024, the 20.5-kilometre (12.7&#160;mi) <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_BRT" title="Dhaka BRT">Dhaka Bus Rapid Transit</a> system is expected to reduce travel time from Dhaka to the <a href="/wiki/Satellite_town" class="mw-redirect" title="Satellite town">satellite town</a> of <a href="/wiki/Gazipur" title="Gazipur">Gazipur</a> from as long as four hours to just 35–40 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-t839_207-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-t839-207"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>206<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Waterways">Waterways</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=40" title="Edit section: Waterways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A7%A9.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A7%A9.jpg/220px-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A7%A9.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A7%A9.jpg/330px-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A7%A9.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A7%A9.jpg/440px-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A7%A9.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1995" /></a><figcaption>Some boats and launches on the river Buriganga.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Sadarghat" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhaka Sadarghat">Sadarghat River Port</a> on the banks of the Buriganga River serves for the transport of goods and passengers upriver and to other ports in Bangladesh.<sup id="cite_ref-208" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-208"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>207<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Inter-city and inter-district motor vessels and passenger ferry services are used by many people to travel riverine regions of the country from the city. <a href="/wiki/Water_taxi" title="Water taxi">Water bus</a> services are available on the Buriganga River and Hatirjheel and Gulshan lakes, providing connectivity via two routes, <a href="/wiki/Tejgaon_Thana" title="Tejgaon Thana">Tejgaon</a>–<a href="/wiki/Gulshan_Thana" title="Gulshan Thana">Gulshan</a> and Tejgaon–<a href="/wiki/Rampura_Thana" title="Rampura Thana">Rampura</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-209" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-209"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Rail">Rail</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=41" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Metro_Rail" title="Dhaka Metro Rail">Dhaka Metro Rail</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Circular_Railway" title="Dhaka Circular Railway">Dhaka Circular Railway</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:408px;max-width:408px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bangladesh_Railway,_Komlapur_Railway_Station.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Bangladesh_Railway%2C_Komlapur_Railway_Station.jpg/200px-Bangladesh_Railway%2C_Komlapur_Railway_Station.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Bangladesh_Railway%2C_Komlapur_Railway_Station.jpg/300px-Bangladesh_Railway%2C_Komlapur_Railway_Station.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Bangladesh_Railway%2C_Komlapur_Railway_Station.jpg/400px-Bangladesh_Railway%2C_Komlapur_Railway_Station.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Agargaon_metro_station_Platform_10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Agargaon_metro_station_Platform_10.jpg/200px-Agargaon_metro_station_Platform_10.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Agargaon_metro_station_Platform_10.jpg/300px-Agargaon_metro_station_Platform_10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Agargaon_metro_station_Platform_10.jpg/400px-Agargaon_metro_station_Platform_10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:18Metro_at_Agargaon_metro_station_Platform.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/18Metro_at_Agargaon_metro_station_Platform.jpg/200px-18Metro_at_Agargaon_metro_station_Platform.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/18Metro_at_Agargaon_metro_station_Platform.jpg/300px-18Metro_at_Agargaon_metro_station_Platform.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/18Metro_at_Agargaon_metro_station_Platform.jpg/400px-18Metro_at_Agargaon_metro_station_Platform.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Interior_of_Uttara_North_09.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Interior_of_Uttara_North_09.jpg/200px-Interior_of_Uttara_North_09.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Interior_of_Uttara_North_09.jpg/300px-Interior_of_Uttara_North_09.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Interior_of_Uttara_North_09.jpg/400px-Interior_of_Uttara_North_09.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">Clockwise from top-left: <a href="/wiki/Diesel_multiple_unit" title="Diesel multiple unit">DEMU Train</a> at <a href="/wiki/Kamalapur_Railway_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Kamalapur Railway Station">Kamalapur Railway Station</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Metro_Rail" title="Dhaka Metro Rail">Metro Rail station</a> sign in <a href="/wiki/Agargaon" title="Agargaon">Agargaon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Metro_Rail" title="Dhaka Metro Rail">Metro train</a> interior and exterior.</div></div></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Kamalapur_railway_station" title="Kamalapur railway station">Kamalapur railway station</a>, situated on the northeast side of <a href="/wiki/Motijheel" class="mw-redirect" title="Motijheel">Motijheel</a>, is the largest and busiest of the city's railway stations.<sup id="cite_ref-Morshed_210-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Morshed-210"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>209<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It was designed by American architect <a href="/wiki/Robert_Boughey" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Boughey">Robert Boughey</a> and was completed in 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-211" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-211"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>210<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The state-owned <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Railway" title="Bangladesh Railway">Bangladesh Railway</a> provides suburban and national services, with regular express train services connecting Dhaka with other major urban areas, such as <a href="/wiki/Chittagong" title="Chittagong">Chittagong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajshahi" title="Rajshahi">Rajshahi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Khulna" title="Khulna">Khulna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sylhet" title="Sylhet">Sylhet</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rangpur_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Rangpur City">Rangpur</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-212" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-212"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>211<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Maitree_Express" title="Maitree Express">Maitree Express</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Mitali_Express" title="Mitali Express">Mitali Express</a> provides connections from Dhaka to <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> in India.<sup id="cite_ref-213" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-213"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>212<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:26_214-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:26-214"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>213<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dhaka Metro Rail is a <a href="/wiki/Rapid_transit" title="Rapid transit">mass rapid transit</a> system serving Dhaka, <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>. It is a part of the 20-year-long Strategic Transport Plan (STP) outlined by the <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Transport_Coordination_Authority" title="Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority">Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA)</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_215-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-215"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>214<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The first phase of Dhaka Metro's <a href="/wiki/MRT_Line_6" title="MRT Line 6">MRT Line 6</a> was inaugurated by <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bangladesh" title="Prime Minister of Bangladesh">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Sheikh_Hasina" title="Sheikh Hasina">Sheikh Hasina</a> and commenced commercial operations on 28 December 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-216" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-216"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>215<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-217" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-217"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>216<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The metro network is planned to contain six lines. Before the opening of the Dhaka Metro Rail, Dhaka was the biggest city in the world without a mass rapid transit system.<sup id="cite_ref-218" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-218"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>217<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Unrelated to the metro, there is also a proposal to build a <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Subway" title="Dhaka Subway">subway</a><sup id="cite_ref-219" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-219"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>218<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and an <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Circular_Railway" title="Dhaka Circular Railway">orbital railway system</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-a604_220-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-a604-220"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>219<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Air">Air</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=42" title="Edit section: Air"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Hazrat_Shahjalal_International_Airport" title="Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport">Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Biman_Bangladesh_Airlines_-_S2-AJV_-_The_Gaangchil_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_40125_-_HSIA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Biman_Bangladesh_Airlines_-_S2-AJV_-_The_Gaangchil_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_40125_-_HSIA.jpg/220px-Biman_Bangladesh_Airlines_-_S2-AJV_-_The_Gaangchil_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_40125_-_HSIA.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Biman_Bangladesh_Airlines_-_S2-AJV_-_The_Gaangchil_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_40125_-_HSIA.jpg/330px-Biman_Bangladesh_Airlines_-_S2-AJV_-_The_Gaangchil_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_40125_-_HSIA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Biman_Bangladesh_Airlines_-_S2-AJV_-_The_Gaangchil_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_40125_-_HSIA.jpg/440px-Biman_Bangladesh_Airlines_-_S2-AJV_-_The_Gaangchil_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_40125_-_HSIA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4225" data-file-height="2378" /></a><figcaption>Biman Bangladesh in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Shahjalal_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Shahjalal International Airport">Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport</a> (formerly Zia International Airport),<sup id="cite_ref-221" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-221"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>220<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> located 15 kilometres (9.3&#160;mi) north of Dhaka city centre, is the largest and busiest international airport in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-Air_222-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air-222"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>221<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Although built with an annual passenger-handling capacity of 8 million,<sup id="cite_ref-capacity_223-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-capacity-223"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>222<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> it handled more than 11 million passengers in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-224" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-224"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>223<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The average aircraft movement per day is around 330 flights.<sup id="cite_ref-:132_225-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:132-225"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>224<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is the hub of most <a href="/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Bangladesh" title="List of airlines of Bangladesh">Bangladeshi airlines</a>. Domestic service flies to <a href="/wiki/Shah_Amanat_International_Airport" title="Shah Amanat International Airport">Chittagong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Osmani_International_Airport" title="Osmani International Airport">Sylhet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shah_Makhdum_Airport" title="Shah Makhdum Airport">Rajshahi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cox%27s_Bazar_Airport" title="Cox&#39;s Bazar Airport">Cox's Bazar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jessore_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Jessore Airport">Jessore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barisal_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Barisal Airport">Barisal</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Saidpur_Airport" title="Saidpur Airport">Saidpur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rangpur_District" title="Rangpur District">Rangpur</a>), and international services fly to major cities in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.<sup id="cite_ref-intsched_226-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-intsched-226"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>225<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dhkcityguide_227-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dhkcityguide-227"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>226<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The airport's capacity is expected to more than double to 20 million once the modern <a href="/wiki/Hazrat_Shahjalal_International_Airport#Terminal_3" title="Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport">third terminal</a> opens fully in October 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-228" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-228"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>227<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> According to the project design, the third terminal will have 12 boarding bridges and 16 conveyor belts. The terminal will have 115 check-in counters and 128 immigration desks.<sup id="cite_ref-q379_229-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-q379-229"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>228<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Water_supply_and_sanitation">Water supply and sanitation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=43" title="Edit section: Water supply and sanitation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Bangladesh" title="Water supply and sanitation in Bangladesh">Water supply and sanitation in Bangladesh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Water_management_in_Dhaka" title="Water management in Dhaka">Water management in Dhaka</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Night_view_of_Hatirjheel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Night_view_of_Hatirjheel.jpg/220px-Night_view_of_Hatirjheel.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Night_view_of_Hatirjheel.jpg/330px-Night_view_of_Hatirjheel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Night_view_of_Hatirjheel.jpg/440px-Night_view_of_Hatirjheel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Hatirjheel" title="Hatirjheel">Hatirjheel</a> Lake is a key water reservoir in Dhaka. Its lakefront was transformed from a slum area into a bypass under an <a href="/wiki/Urban_renewal" title="Urban renewal">urban renewal</a> project</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Water_management_in_Dhaka" title="Water management in Dhaka">Water management in Dhaka</a> faces numerous challenges such as <a href="/wiki/Flood" title="Flood">flooding</a>, poor service quality, <a href="/wiki/Overdrafting" title="Overdrafting">groundwater depletion</a>, inadequate <a href="/wiki/Sanitation" title="Sanitation">sanitation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Water_pollution" title="Water pollution">polluted river water</a>, unplanned urban development, and the existence of large <a href="/wiki/Slum" title="Slum">slums</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_230-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-230"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>229<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Water_Supply_and_Sewerage_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority">Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority</a> (Dhaka WASA) is "responsible for providing drinking water, sewerage, and stormwater drainage services to the city".<sup id="cite_ref-:1_118-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The work of Dhaka WASA is funded by the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Local_Government,_Rural_Development_and_Co-operatives" title="Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives">Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives</a>. </p><p>87% of the city's growing water demand is sourced from <a href="/wiki/Groundwater" title="Groundwater">groundwater</a> (as of 2021). This is because the extreme contamination of rivers and lakes makes surface water treatment economically and technologically unfeasible.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_133-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> While around 20% of the daily demand of 2.4 billion litres of water is met with surface water from five <a href="/wiki/Treatment_plant" class="mw-redirect" title="Treatment plant">treatment plants</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-:7_231-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-231"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>230<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the groundwater table is falling at a rate of two to three metres per year.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_230-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-230"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>229<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:7_231-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-231"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>230<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Bangladesh Urban Informal Settlements Survey 2016 included a representative sample of 588 households across small, medium and large <a href="/wiki/Slum" title="Slum">slums</a> in Dhaka. It showed that 68% of the households accessed <a href="/wiki/Piped_water" class="mw-redirect" title="Piped water">piped water</a> through a shared connection within the slum compound. The poorest households shared a waterpoint with 43 other households on average compared to 23 sharers among the richest households. In terms of <a href="/wiki/Sanitation" title="Sanitation">sanitation</a>, only 8% of the slum households had access to a <a href="/wiki/Flush_toilet" title="Flush toilet">flush toilet</a> connected to a <a href="/wiki/Septic_tank" title="Septic tank">septic tank</a>, while 78% used improved <a href="/wiki/Pit_latrine" title="Pit latrine">pit latrines</a> and the remaining 10% depended on hanging latrines.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_133-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sewage_treatment_plants">Sewage treatment plants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=44" title="Edit section: Sewage treatment plants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Sewerage" title="Sewerage">sewage system</a> is inadequate, with 70 per cent of the two million cubic metres of <a href="/wiki/Sewage" title="Sewage">sewage</a> produced daily being discharged into rivers, according to wastewater management experts.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_232-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-232"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>231<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Due to improper maintenance and the age of the system, the majority of the sewerage network is out of operation.<sup id="cite_ref-s372_233-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-s372-233"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>232<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-o611_234-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-o611-234"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>233<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Most buildings handle their own sewage by constructing <a href="/wiki/Soak_pit" class="mw-redirect" title="Soak pit">soak pits</a> or <a href="/wiki/Septic_tank" title="Septic tank">septic tanks</a>, often connected to <a href="/wiki/Storm_drain" title="Storm drain">storm drains</a>. Consequently, 80 per cent of <a href="/wiki/Faecal_sludge" class="mw-redirect" title="Faecal sludge">faecal sludge</a> ends up in rivers, according to experts.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_232-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-232"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>231<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dhaka is served by two <a href="/wiki/Sewage_treatment_plants" class="mw-redirect" title="Sewage treatment plants">sewage treatment plants</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-235" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-235"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>234<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Pagla Sewerage Treatment Plant (PSTP) in <a href="/wiki/Narayanganj_District" title="Narayanganj District">Narayanganj District</a> has a capacity of 120 <a href="/wiki/Megalitres" class="mw-redirect" title="Megalitres">megalitres</a> per day<sup id="cite_ref-:1_118-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but can only utilise one-third of its capacity,<sup id="cite_ref-:5_232-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-232"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>231<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> handling just 10 per cent of the city's waste.<sup id="cite_ref-o611_234-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-o611-234"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>233<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant, opened in 2023, is South Asia's largest, with a capacity to treat 500 megalitres, or 20–25% of the city's 2,000 megalitres of sewage generated daily.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_236-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-236"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>235<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, it is also hampered by a lack of sewage connections.<sup id="cite_ref-o611_234-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-o611-234"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>233<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Bangladesh" title="Government of Bangladesh">Bangladesh Government</a> and the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) are implementing an ambitious plan, called <i>Dhaka Sewerage Master Plan</i>, to treat most of the residential and industrial wastewater through the construction of several sewage treatment plants. The Bangladesh Government is planning to install over 12 large new sewage treatment plants over the next 20 years.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_123-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-123"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=45" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Dhaka" title="Culture of Dhaka">Culture of Dhaka</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Literature">Literature</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=46" title="Edit section: Literature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dhaka is a major centre for <a href="/wiki/Bengali_literature" title="Bengali literature">Bengali literature</a>. It has been the hub of <a href="/wiki/Bengali_Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengali Muslim">Bengali Muslim</a> literature for more than a century. Its heritage also includes historic <a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a> literary traditions. <i>Dark Diamond</i> by <a href="/wiki/Shazia_Omar" title="Shazia Omar">Shazia Omar</a> in set in Mughal-era Dhaka during the reign of <a href="/wiki/Shaista_Khan" title="Shaista Khan">Shaista Khan</a>, the Mughal viceroy and uncle of Emperor Aurangzeb.<sup id="cite_ref-237" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-237"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>236<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><i>The Soldier in the Attic</i> by <a href="/wiki/Akhteruzzaman_Elias" title="Akhteruzzaman Elias">Akhteruzzaman Elias</a> is considered to be one of the best depictions of life in <a href="/wiki/Old_Dhaka" title="Old Dhaka">Old Dhaka</a> and is set during Bengali uprisings in 1969. <i><a href="/wiki/A_Golden_Age" title="A Golden Age">A Golden Age</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Tahmima_Anam" title="Tahmima Anam">Tahmima Anam</a> is also set in Dhaka during the Bangladeshi War of Independence and includes references to the <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Club" title="Dhaka Club">Dhaka Club</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhaka University">Dhaka University</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Dhanmondi" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhanmondi">Dhanmondi</a> area. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Textiles">Textiles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=47" title="Edit section: Textiles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dhaka_Sari_Fabric_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Dhaka_Sari_Fabric_1.jpg/220px-Dhaka_Sari_Fabric_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Dhaka_Sari_Fabric_1.jpg/330px-Dhaka_Sari_Fabric_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Dhaka_Sari_Fabric_1.jpg/440px-Dhaka_Sari_Fabric_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>Indigenous <a href="/wiki/Sari" title="Sari">sari</a> fabrics, including <a href="/wiki/Jamdani" title="Jamdani">Jamdani</a>, at a store in Dhaka</figcaption></figure> <p>For centuries, the region around Dhaka has been the center of production for fine cotton textiles. <a href="/wiki/Muslin" title="Muslin">Muslin</a> was abundantly produced in the region. The weavers of Dhaka were patronized by the rulers of Bengal and Delhi. They supplied textiles to the Mughal imperial court. The city of Dhaka became one of the most important centers of the cotton textile trade in the 17th century. It was literally the capital of the <a href="/wiki/Muslin_trade_in_Bengal" title="Muslin trade in Bengal">Muslin trade in Bengal</a>. Merchants from around the world came to Dhaka to buy its much sought after cotton fabrics. <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a> has recognized <a href="/wiki/Jamdani" title="Jamdani">Jamdani</a> muslin as an <a href="/wiki/Intangible_cultural_heritage" title="Intangible cultural heritage">intangible cultural heritage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-238" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-238"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>237<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> According to UNESCO, "Jamdani is a vividly patterned, sheer cotton fabric, traditionally woven on a handloom by craftspeople and apprentices around Dhaka".<sup id="cite_ref-unesco_00879_239-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unesco_00879-239"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>238<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> UNESCO believes "the Jamdani sari is a symbol of identity, dignity and self-recognition and provides wearers with a sense of cultural identity and social cohesion. The weavers develop an occupational identity and take great pride in their heritage; they enjoy social recognition and are highly respected for their skills".<sup id="cite_ref-unesco_00879_239-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unesco_00879-239"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>238<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Festivals">Festivals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=48" title="Edit section: Festivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:392px;max-width:392px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:199px;max-width:199px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:123px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shaheed_Minar.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Shaheed_Minar.JPG/197px-Shaheed_Minar.JPG" decoding="async" width="197" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Shaheed_Minar.JPG/296px-Shaheed_Minar.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Shaheed_Minar.JPG/394px-Shaheed_Minar.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="753" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-centre">The <a href="/wiki/Shaheed_Minar,_Dhaka" title="Shaheed Minar, Dhaka">Central Shaheed Minar</a> on <a href="/wiki/Language_Movement_Day" title="Language Movement Day">Language Movement Day</a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:189px;max-width:189px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:123px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mangal_Shobhajatra_in_Dhaka.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Mangal_Shobhajatra_in_Dhaka.jpg/187px-Mangal_Shobhajatra_in_Dhaka.jpg" decoding="async" width="187" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Mangal_Shobhajatra_in_Dhaka.jpg/281px-Mangal_Shobhajatra_in_Dhaka.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Mangal_Shobhajatra_in_Dhaka.jpg/374px-Mangal_Shobhajatra_in_Dhaka.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2161" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-centre">Dhaka's annual <a href="/wiki/Mangal_Shobhajatra" title="Mangal Shobhajatra">Mangal Shobhajatra</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Bengali_New_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengali New Year">Bengali New Year</a> is recognized by <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a> as an <a href="/wiki/Intangible_cultural_heritage" title="Intangible cultural heritage">intangible cultural heritage</a> of humanity</div></div></div></div></div> <p>Annual celebrations for <a href="/wiki/Language_Movement_Day" title="Language Movement Day">Language Martyrs' Day</a> (21 February), <a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_Independence_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangladeshi Independence Day">Independence Day</a> (26 March), and <a href="/wiki/Victory_Day_(Bangladesh)" title="Victory Day (Bangladesh)">Victory Day</a> (16 December) are prominently celebrated across the city. Dhaka's people congregate at the <a href="/wiki/Shaheed_Minar,_Dhaka" title="Shaheed Minar, Dhaka">Shaheed Minar</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Jatiyo_Smriti_Soudho" class="mw-redirect" title="Jatiyo Smriti Soudho">Jatiyo Smriti Soudho</a> to remember the national heroes of the liberation war. These occasions are observed with public ceremonies and rallies on public grounds. Many schools and colleges organize fairs, festivals, and concerts in which citizens from all levels of society participate.<sup id="cite_ref-Cul_240-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cul-240"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>239<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Pohela_Baishakh" class="mw-redirect" title="Pohela Baishakh">Pohela Baishakh</a></i>, the Bengali New Year, falls annually on 14 April and is popularly celebrated across the city.<sup id="cite_ref-Cul_240-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cul-240"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>239<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Large crowds of people gather on the streets of Shahbag, Ramna Park and the campus of the University of Dhaka for celebrations. <i><a href="/wiki/Pahela_Falgun" class="mw-redirect" title="Pahela Falgun">Pahela Falgun</a></i>, the first day of spring of the month Falgun in the <a href="/wiki/Bengali_calendar" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengali calendar">Bengali calendar</a>, is also festively celebrated in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-history_241-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-241"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>240<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This day is marked with colourful celebration and traditionally, women wear yellow saris to celebrate this day. This celebration is also known as <i>Basanta Utsab</i> (Spring Festival). <a href="/wiki/Nabanna" title="Nabanna">Nabanna</a> is a harvest celebration, usually celebrated with food and dance, and music on the 1st day of the month of Agrahayan of the Bengali year. Birthdays of Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam are observed respectively as <a href="/wiki/Rabindra_Jayanti" title="Rabindra Jayanti">Rabindra Jayanti</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nazrul_Jayanti" title="Nazrul Jayanti">Nazrul Jayanti</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Ekushey_Book_Fair" title="Ekushey Book Fair">Ekushey Book Fair</a>, which is arranged each year by <a href="/wiki/Bangla_Academy" title="Bangla Academy">Bangla Academy</a>, takes place for the whole month of February. This event is dedicated to the martyrs who died on 21 February 1952 in a demonstration calling for the establishment of Bengali as one of the state languages of former <a href="/wiki/Historical_regions_of_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Historical regions of Pakistan">East Pakistan</a>. <a href="/wiki/Shakrain" title="Shakrain">Shakrain Festival</a> is an annual celebration observed with the flying of kites.<sup id="cite_ref-dstar_242-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dstar-242"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>241<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is usually observed in the old part of the city at the end of Poush, the ninth month of the Bengali calendar (14 or 15 January in the <a href="/wiki/Gregorian_calendar" title="Gregorian calendar">Gregorian calendar</a>). </p><p>The Islamic festivals of <a href="/wiki/Eid_ul-Fitr" class="mw-redirect" title="Eid ul-Fitr">Eid ul-Fitr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eid_ul-Adha" class="mw-redirect" title="Eid ul-Adha">Eid ul-Adha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mawlid" title="Mawlid">Eid-E-Miladunnabi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Muharram" title="Muharram">Muharram</a>; the Hindu festival of <a href="/wiki/Durga_Puja" title="Durga Puja">Durga Puja</a>; the Buddhist festival of <a href="/wiki/Buddha_Purnima" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddha Purnima">Buddha Purnima</a>; and the <a href="/wiki/Christmas" title="Christmas">Christian festival of Christmas</a> witness widespread celebrations across the city. </p><p> Despite the growing popularity of music groups and rock bands, traditional <a href="/wiki/Music_of_Bangladesh" title="Music of Bangladesh">folk music</a> remains widely popular.<sup id="cite_ref-243" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-243"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>242<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The works of the national poet <a href="/wiki/Kazi_Nazrul_Islam" title="Kazi Nazrul Islam">Kazi Nazrul Islam</a>, national anthem writer <a href="/wiki/Rabindranath_Tagore" title="Rabindranath Tagore">Rabindranath Tagore</a> and mystic saint songwriter <a href="/wiki/Lalon" title="Lalon">Lalon</a> have a widespread following across Dhaka.<sup id="cite_ref-244" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-244"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>243<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Bailey Road is known as <i>natak para</i> (drama neighbourhood) for its two theatre halls.<sup id="cite_ref-245" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-245"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>244<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Grave_-_Kazi_Nazrul_Islam_-_University_of_Dhaka_Campus_-_Dhaka_2015-05-31_2306-2307.tif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Grave_-_Kazi_Nazrul_Islam_-_University_of_Dhaka_Campus_-_Dhaka_2015-05-31_2306-2307.tif/lossy-page1-220px-Grave_-_Kazi_Nazrul_Islam_-_University_of_Dhaka_Campus_-_Dhaka_2015-05-31_2306-2307.tif.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Grave_-_Kazi_Nazrul_Islam_-_University_of_Dhaka_Campus_-_Dhaka_2015-05-31_2306-2307.tif/lossy-page1-330px-Grave_-_Kazi_Nazrul_Islam_-_University_of_Dhaka_Campus_-_Dhaka_2015-05-31_2306-2307.tif.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Grave_-_Kazi_Nazrul_Islam_-_University_of_Dhaka_Campus_-_Dhaka_2015-05-31_2306-2307.tif/lossy-page1-440px-Grave_-_Kazi_Nazrul_Islam_-_University_of_Dhaka_Campus_-_Dhaka_2015-05-31_2306-2307.tif.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6011" data-file-height="5180" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mausoleum_of_Kazi_Nazrul_Islam" title="Mausoleum of Kazi Nazrul Islam">Mausoleum of Kazi Nazrul Islam</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ekushey_Book_Fair_2018_(24).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Ekushey_Book_Fair_2018_%2824%29.jpg/220px-Ekushey_Book_Fair_2018_%2824%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Ekushey_Book_Fair_2018_%2824%29.jpg/330px-Ekushey_Book_Fair_2018_%2824%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Ekushey_Book_Fair_2018_%2824%29.jpg/440px-Ekushey_Book_Fair_2018_%2824%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>A Bengali book stall at the <a href="/wiki/Ekushey_Book_Fair" title="Ekushey Book Fair">Ekushey Book Fair</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cultural_institutions">Cultural institutions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=49" title="Edit section: Cultural institutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Foundation" title="Bengal Foundation">Bengal Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chhayanaut" title="Chhayanaut">Chhayanaut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faculty_of_Fine_Arts,_University_of_Dhaka" title="Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka">Institute of Fine Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nazrul_Institute" class="mw-redirect" title="Nazrul Institute">Nazrul Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samdani_Art_Foundation" title="Samdani Art Foundation">Samdani Art Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shilpakala_Academy" class="mw-redirect" title="Shilpakala Academy">Shilpakala Academy</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Annual_and_biennial_cultural_events">Annual and biennial cultural events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=50" title="Edit section: Annual and biennial cultural events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Classical_Music_Festival" title="Bengal Classical Music Festival">Bengal Classical Music Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chobi_Mela_International_Photography_Festival" title="Chobi Mela International Photography Festival">Chobi Mela International Photography Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Art_Summit" title="Dhaka Art Summit">Dhaka Art Summit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Lit_Fest" title="Dhaka Lit Fest">Dhaka Lit Fest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_World_Music_Festival" title="Dhaka World Music Festival">Dhaka World Music Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_International_Book_Fair" title="Dhaka International Book Fair">Dhaka International Book Fair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_International_Trade_Fair" title="Dhaka International Trade Fair">Dhaka International Trade Fair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ekushey_Book_Fair" title="Ekushey Book Fair">Ekushey Book Fair</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rickshaws_2">Rickshaws</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=51" title="Edit section: Rickshaws"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rickshaw_back_decoration.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Rickshaw_back_decoration.jpg/170px-Rickshaw_back_decoration.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Rickshaw_back_decoration.jpg/255px-Rickshaw_back_decoration.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Rickshaw_back_decoration.jpg/340px-Rickshaw_back_decoration.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="6000" /></a><figcaption>Rickshaw art</figcaption></figure> <p>Rickshaws have become a symbol of the city. Rickshaws are colorfully painted with floral patterns and depictions of birds, animals, movie stars, religious text, historical events and national heroes. According to UNESCO, "Rickshaws and rickshaw painting are viewed as a key part of the city's cultural tradition and a dynamic form of urban folk art".<sup id="cite_ref-unesco_01589_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unesco_01589-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cuisine">Cuisine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=52" title="Edit section: Cuisine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Biryani" title="Biryani">Biryani</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_cuisine" title="Bangladeshi cuisine">Bangladeshi cuisine</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Basmati_Kacchi_Biryani_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Basmati_Kacchi_Biryani_%282%29.jpg/220px-Basmati_Kacchi_Biryani_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Basmati_Kacchi_Biryani_%282%29.jpg/330px-Basmati_Kacchi_Biryani_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Basmati_Kacchi_Biryani_%282%29.jpg/440px-Basmati_Kacchi_Biryani_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2920" data-file-height="2472" /></a><figcaption>Dhaka has a renowned style of mutton (goat meat) and potato <a href="/wiki/Biryani" title="Biryani">biryani</a>, known as the <i>Kachi Biryani</i>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bakorkhani.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Bakorkhani.jpg/220px-Bakorkhani.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Bakorkhani.jpg/330px-Bakorkhani.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Bakorkhani.jpg/440px-Bakorkhani.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4128" data-file-height="2322" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bakarkhani" title="Bakarkhani">Bakarkhani</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Historically, Dhaka has been the culinary capital of Bengal for Muslim cuisine, particularly <a href="/wiki/Mughlai_cuisine" title="Mughlai cuisine">Mughlai cuisine</a>. Restaurants in the city serve several types of <a href="/wiki/Biryani" title="Biryani">biryani</a>, including Kachi Biryani (<a href="/wiki/Goat_meat" title="Goat meat">goat meat</a>), Tehari (<a href="/wiki/Beef" title="Beef">beef</a>), Murg Pulao (<a href="/wiki/Chicken" title="Chicken">chicken</a>), and Ilish Pulao (<a href="/wiki/Ilish" title="Ilish">ilish</a> fish). <a href="/wiki/Khichuri" class="mw-redirect" title="Khichuri">Khichuri rice</a> is a popular <a href="/wiki/Comfort_food" title="Comfort food">comfort food</a>. A distinct variant of Bengali-Mughlai cuisine evolved in the city. Like other Mughal cities, a special tradition exists to eat <a href="/wiki/Nihari" title="Nihari">nihari</a> beef stew during breakfast. In Dhaka, the nihari stew can be eaten with Bengali breads.<sup id="cite_ref-246" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-246"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>245<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Chefs from Dhaka, the former Mughal provincial capital, served in the kitchens of the Nawabs of Dhaka and Murshidabad. They invented the <i>Kachi Biryani</i>, which is a variant of <a href="/wiki/Biryani" title="Biryani">biryani</a> with mutton steaks and potatoes. One of the longest surviving outlets serving authentic <i>Kachi Biryani</i> is Fakhruddin's.<sup id="cite_ref-247" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-247"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>246<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>Kachi Biryani</i> is highly popular in Bangladeshi cuisine, with food critic and former <a href="/wiki/MasterChef_Australia" title="MasterChef Australia">MasterChef Australia</a> judge <a href="/wiki/Matt_Preston" title="Matt Preston">Matt Preston</a> praising its use of potatoes.<sup id="cite_ref-248" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-248"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>247<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Borhani" title="Borhani">Borhani</a> is served as a drink alongside biryani. The Nawabi cuisine of Dhaka was notable for its <i>patishapta</i> dessert and the <i>Kubali <a href="/wiki/Pilaf" title="Pilaf">pulao</a></i>. The <a href="/wiki/Korma" title="Korma">korma</a> recipe of the Nawab family was included by <a href="/wiki/Madhur_Jaffrey" title="Madhur Jaffrey">Madhur Jaffrey</a> in her cookbook "Madhur Jaffrey's Ultimate Curry Bible".<sup id="cite_ref-249" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-249"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>248<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bakarkhani" title="Bakarkhani">Bakarkhani</a> breads from Dhaka were served in the courts of Mughal rulers.<sup id="cite_ref-250" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-250"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>249<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 1939, <a href="/wiki/Haji_biryani" title="Haji biryani">Haji biryani</a> has been a leading biryani restaurant in the city. Dhaka also has a style of <i>Murg Pulao</i> (chicken biryani) which uses <a href="/wiki/Turmeric" title="Turmeric">turmeric</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/Malai" title="Malai">malai</a></i> (cream of milk) together.<sup id="cite_ref-251" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-251"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>250<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Local <a href="/wiki/Kebab" title="Kebab">kebabs</a> are widely eaten when dining out. The <a href="/wiki/Seekh_kebab" title="Seekh kebab">seekh kebab</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chicken_tikka" title="Chicken tikka">chicken tikka</a> are the most popular dishes in kebab restaurants, which are eaten with either <a href="/wiki/Naan" title="Naan">naan</a> or <a href="/wiki/Paratha" title="Paratha">paratha</a>. <a href="/wiki/Liver_(food)" title="Liver (food)">Liver</a> is often eaten with breads, as a stuffing, or as a curry. <a href="/wiki/Star_Kabab" title="Star Kabab">Star Kabab</a> is the most popular kebab chain in the city, alongside other chains and gourmet restaurants.<sup id="cite_ref-252" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-252"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>251<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Different kinds of <a href="/wiki/Bhurta" title="Bhurta">bhurta</a>, which refers to mashed vegetables, are widely eaten. Various types of Bengali fish curry are found in the city. Along with <a href="/wiki/South_Asian_cuisine" title="South Asian cuisine">South Asian cuisine</a>, a large variety of Western and <a href="/wiki/Chinese_cuisine" title="Chinese cuisine">Chinese cuisine</a> is served at numerous restaurants and food courts.<sup id="cite_ref-CiE_149-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CiE-149"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Upmarket areas include many Thai, Japanese and Korean restaurants.<sup id="cite_ref-253" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-253"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>252<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Italian_cuisine" title="Italian cuisine">Italian</a> food is also very popular in Dhaka, especially in upmarket areas.<sup id="cite_ref-254" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-254"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>253<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>During <a href="/wiki/Ramadan" title="Ramadan">Ramadan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chowkbazar_Thana" title="Chowkbazar Thana">Chowkbazaar</a> becomes a busy marketplace for <i><a href="/wiki/Iftar" title="Iftar">iftar</a></i> items. The <i><a href="/wiki/Jalebi" title="Jalebi">jilapi</a></i> of Dhaka are much thicker than counterparts in India and Pakistan.<sup id="cite_ref-255" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-255"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>254<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Shahi_jilapi" title="Shahi jilapi">Shahi jilapi</a> (king's jilapi) is one of the thickest jilapi produced. The <i><a href="/wiki/Panipuri" title="Panipuri">phuchka</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Jhalmuri" title="Jhalmuri">jhalmuri</a></i> are popular street food. Dhaka hosts an array of Bengali dessert chains that sell a wide variety of <a href="/wiki/List_of_Bangladeshi_sweets_and_desserts" title="List of Bangladeshi sweets and desserts">sweets</a>. <a href="/wiki/Samosa" title="Samosa">Samosas</a> and <i>shingaras</i> are also widely eaten traditional snacks. In recent years, the number of Bangladeshi-owned <a href="/wiki/Hamburger" title="Hamburger">burger</a> outlets has increased across the city. Notable bakeries include the <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Wales_bakery" title="Prince of Wales bakery">Prince of Wales bakery</a> in Old Dhaka and the <a href="/wiki/Cooper%27s_(bakery)" title="Cooper&#39;s (bakery)">Cooper's</a> chain. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Architecture">Architecture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=53" title="Edit section: Architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Dhaka" title="List of tallest buildings in Dhaka">List of tallest buildings in Dhaka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_Dhaka" title="Architecture of Dhaka">Architecture of Dhaka</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:204px;max-width:204px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage" style="border:none;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Haturia_House_-_Khanka_E_Aliya_-_Dhaka_by_NKS.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Haturia_House_-_Khanka_E_Aliya_-_Dhaka_by_NKS.jpg/200px-Haturia_House_-_Khanka_E_Aliya_-_Dhaka_by_NKS.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Haturia_House_-_Khanka_E_Aliya_-_Dhaka_by_NKS.jpg/300px-Haturia_House_-_Khanka_E_Aliya_-_Dhaka_by_NKS.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Haturia_House_-_Khanka_E_Aliya_-_Dhaka_by_NKS.jpg/400px-Haturia_House_-_Khanka_E_Aliya_-_Dhaka_by_NKS.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8571" data-file-height="4794" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Haturia House was built in the Anglo-Mughal style in 1920</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage" style="border:none;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gulshan_Society_Jame_Masjid_04.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Gulshan_Society_Jame_Masjid_04.jpg/200px-Gulshan_Society_Jame_Masjid_04.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Gulshan_Society_Jame_Masjid_04.jpg/300px-Gulshan_Society_Jame_Masjid_04.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Gulshan_Society_Jame_Masjid_04.jpg/400px-Gulshan_Society_Jame_Masjid_04.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="3888" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Gulshan_Society_Mosque" title="Gulshan Society Mosque">Gulshan Society Mosque</a> was built in the modernist style in 2017</div></div></div></div></div> <p>The architectural history of Dhaka can be subdivided into the Mughal, British, and modern periods. As a result, Dhaka has landmarks of <a href="/wiki/Mughal_architecture" title="Mughal architecture">Mughal architecture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indo-Saracenic_architecture" title="Indo-Saracenic architecture">Indo-Saracenic architecture</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Modernist_architecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Modernist architecture">modernist architecture</a>. The oldest brick structure in the city is the <a href="/wiki/Binat_Bibi_Mosque" title="Binat Bibi Mosque">Binat Bibi Mosque</a>, which was built in 1454 in the Narinda area of Dhaka during the reign of the Sultan <a href="/wiki/Mahmud_Shah_(Sultan_of_Bengal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahmud Shah (Sultan of Bengal)">Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah</a> (r. 1435 – 1459) of the Bengal Sultanate.<sup id="cite_ref-256" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-256"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>255<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-257" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-257"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>256<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Old Dhaka is home to over 2000 buildings built between the 16th and 19th centuries, which form an integral part of Dhaka's cultural heritage. Modern Dhaka is often criticized as a concrete jungle.<sup id="cite_ref-258" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-258"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the old part of the city, the fading grandeur of the Mughal era is evident in the crumbling, neglected caravanserai like Bara Katra and Choto Katra. Some structures like the <a href="/wiki/Nimtali_arch" title="Nimtali arch">Nimtali arch</a> have been restored. The old city features narrow alleyways with high-walled lanes and houses with indoor courtyards.<sup id="cite_ref-himalmag1_73-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-himalmag1-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The early 20th century government quarter in <a href="/wiki/Ramna" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramna">Ramna</a> includes stately colonial buildings set amidst gardens and parks.<sup id="cite_ref-himalmag1_73-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-himalmag1-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Among colonial buildings, the <a href="/wiki/Curzon_Hall" title="Curzon Hall">Curzon Hall</a> stands out for "synthesizing imperial grandiosity with sporadic Mughal motifs".<sup id="cite_ref-25Buildings_259-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25Buildings-259"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>258<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Amongst modernist buildings, the Grameenphone headquarters is described as "a paradigm setter for corporate Bangladesh".<sup id="cite_ref-25Buildings_259-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25Buildings-259"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>258<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Museum of Independence and its attached national monument were inspired by the "land-water mysticism of deltaic Bengal" and the "evocative expansiveness of a Roman forum or the geographical assemblage of an Egyptian <i>mastaba</i> sanctuary".<sup id="cite_ref-25Buildings_259-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25Buildings-259"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>258<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Dhaka's Art Institute, designed by <a href="/wiki/Muzharul_Islam" title="Muzharul Islam">Muzharul Islam</a>, was the pioneering building of Bengali regional modernism.<sup id="cite_ref-25Buildings_259-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25Buildings-259"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>258<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The vast expanse of the national parliament complex was designed by <a href="/wiki/Louis_Kahn" title="Louis Kahn">Louis Kahn</a>. It is celebrated as Dhaka's pre-eminent civic space.<sup id="cite_ref-260" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-260"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>259<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The national parliament complex comprises 200&#160;acres (800,000&#160;m<sup>2</sup>) in the heart of the city.<sup id="cite_ref-261" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-261"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>260<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Kamalapur_railway_station" title="Kamalapur railway station">Kamalapur railway station</a> was designed by American architect <a href="/wiki/Robert_Boughey" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Boughey">Robert Boughey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Morshed_210-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Morshed-210"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>209<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the last few decades, Bangladesh's new wave of cultural architecture has been influenced by Bengali aesthetics and the environment.<sup id="cite_ref-262" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-262"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>261<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/City_Centre_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="City Centre Bangladesh">City Centre Bangladesh</a> is currently the tallest building in the city. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Publishing_and_media">Publishing and media</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=54" title="Edit section: Publishing and media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Mass_media_in_Bangladesh" title="Mass media in Bangladesh">Mass media in Bangladesh</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:392px;max-width:392px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:194px;max-width:194px"><div class="thumbimage" style="border:none;;height:256px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Collection_of_Bangladesh_Newspapers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Collection_of_Bangladesh_Newspapers.jpg/192px-Collection_of_Bangladesh_Newspapers.jpg" decoding="async" width="192" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Collection_of_Bangladesh_Newspapers.jpg/288px-Collection_of_Bangladesh_Newspapers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Collection_of_Bangladesh_Newspapers.jpg/384px-Collection_of_Bangladesh_Newspapers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Major titles of the Bengali press</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:194px;max-width:194px"><div class="thumbimage" style="border:none;;height:256px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Collection_of_Bangladesh_English_Newspapers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Collection_of_Bangladesh_English_Newspapers.jpg/192px-Collection_of_Bangladesh_English_Newspapers.jpg" decoding="async" width="192" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Collection_of_Bangladesh_English_Newspapers.jpg/288px-Collection_of_Bangladesh_English_Newspapers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Collection_of_Bangladesh_English_Newspapers.jpg/384px-Collection_of_Bangladesh_English_Newspapers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Dhaka's English language newspapers</div></div></div></div></div> <p>In 1849, the Kattra Press became the first printing press in the city. The name alludes to the <i><a href="/wiki/Katra_(Dhaka)" title="Katra (Dhaka)">katra</a></i>, the Bengali word for caravanserai. In 1856, <i><a href="/wiki/Dacca_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Dacca News">Dacca News</a></i> became the first English-language newspaper in the city. The Dacca News Press was the first commercial printing press in the city. Books published in Dhaka stirred discourse in the social and literary circles of Bengal. The Bengal Library Catalogue records the expansion of the publishing industry during the 1860s. Between 1877 and 1895, there were 45 printing presses in Dhaka. Between 1863 and 1900, more than a hundred Islamic <a href="/wiki/Puthi" title="Puthi">puthi</a> were published in Dhaka. Bookshops sprang up in <a href="/wiki/Chowkbazar_Thana" title="Chowkbazar Thana">Chowkbazaar</a>, Islampur, Mughaltuli, and Patuatuli. Albert Library was a den for leftwing activists.<sup id="cite_ref-thedailystar2_263-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thedailystar2-263"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>262<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After partition, the number of publishing houses in Dhaka rose from 27 in 1947 to 88 in 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-thedailystar2_263-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thedailystar2-263"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>262<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Prominent bookshops included Wheeler's Bookstall and Presidency Library. Banglabazaar has since become the hub of the book trade.<sup id="cite_ref-thedailystar2_263-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thedailystar2-263"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>262<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Bookworm is a famous local book shop that has been located adjacent to the Prime Minister's Office for three decades until being ordered to relocate in 2022;<sup id="cite_ref-264" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-264"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>263<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-265" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-265"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>264<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-266" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-266"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>265<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> it is now located in Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park.<sup id="cite_ref-267" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-267"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>266<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dhaka is the centre of the national media in Bangladesh. It is home to the state-owned <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Television" title="Bangladesh Television">Bangladesh Television</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Betar" title="Bangladesh Betar">Bangladesh Betar</a>. In recent years, the number of privately owned television channels and radio stations has increased greatly. There are over two dozen Bengali language television channels in the private sector, including 24-hour news channels. Radio is also popular across the city. Dhaka is home to national newspapers, including Bengali newspapers like <i><a href="/wiki/Prothom_Alo" title="Prothom Alo">Prothom Alo</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-268" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-268"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>267<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Ittefaq" title="The Daily Ittefaq">Ittefaq</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Inqilab" title="Inqilab">Inqilab</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Janakantha" title="Janakantha">Janakantha</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Jugantor" title="Jugantor">Jugantor</a></i>; as well as English language newspapers <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Star_(Bangladesh)" title="The Daily Star (Bangladesh)">The Daily Star</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-269" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-269"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>268<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Financial_Express_(Bangladesh)" title="The Financial Express (Bangladesh)">The Financial Express</a></i>, <i>The Business Standard</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Tribune" title="Dhaka Tribune">Dhaka Tribune</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/New_Age_(Bangladesh)" title="New Age (Bangladesh)">New Age</a></i>. Broadcast media based in Dhaka include <a href="/wiki/Gaan_Bangla" title="Gaan Bangla">Gaan Bangla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Banglavision" title="Banglavision">Banglavision</a>, <a href="/wiki/DBC_News" title="DBC News">DBC News</a>, <a href="/wiki/Somoy_TV" title="Somoy TV">Somoy TV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Independent_Television_(Bangladesh)" title="Independent Television (Bangladesh)">Independent TV</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ekattor" class="mw-redirect" title="Ekattor">Ekattor</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education_and_research">Education and research</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=55" title="Edit section: Education and research"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Education_in_Bangladesh" title="Education in Bangladesh">Education in Bangladesh</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Curzon_Hall,_University_of_Dhaka_2023_department.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Curzon_Hall%2C_University_of_Dhaka_2023_department.jpg/220px-Curzon_Hall%2C_University_of_Dhaka_2023_department.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Curzon_Hall%2C_University_of_Dhaka_2023_department.jpg/330px-Curzon_Hall%2C_University_of_Dhaka_2023_department.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Curzon_Hall%2C_University_of_Dhaka_2023_department.jpg/440px-Curzon_Hall%2C_University_of_Dhaka_2023_department.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Curzon_Hall" title="Curzon Hall">Curzon Hall</a> is the home of the Faculty of Science, Dhaka University</figcaption></figure> <p>Dhaka has the largest number of schools, colleges and universities of any Bangladeshi city. The education system is divided into five levels: primary (from grades 1 to 5), junior (from grades 6 to 8), secondary (from grades 9 to 10), higher secondary (from grades 11 to 12) and tertiary.<sup id="cite_ref-CompEd_270-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CompEd-270"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>269<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The five years of primary education concludes with a Primary School Completion (PSC) Examination, the three years of junior education concludes with <a href="/wiki/Junior_School_Certificate" title="Junior School Certificate">Junior School Certificate</a> (JSC) Examination. Next, two years of secondary education concludes with a <a href="/wiki/Secondary_School_Certificate" title="Secondary School Certificate">Secondary School Certificate</a> (SSC) Examination. Students who pass this examination proceed to two years of higher secondary or intermediate training, which culminate in a <a href="/wiki/Higher_Secondary_School_Certificate" class="mw-redirect" title="Higher Secondary School Certificate">Higher Secondary School Certificate</a> (HSC) Examination.<sup id="cite_ref-CompEd_270-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CompEd-270"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>269<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Education is mainly offered in Bengali. However, English is also widely taught and used. Many Muslim families send their children to attend part-time courses or even to pursue full-time religious education alongside other subjects, which is imparted in Bengali and Arabic in schools, colleges and <a href="/wiki/Madrasa#Bangladesh" title="Madrasa">madrasas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CompEd_270-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CompEd-270"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>269<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are <a href="/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Bangladesh" title="List of universities in Bangladesh">52 universities</a> in Dhaka. <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_College" title="Dhaka College">Dhaka College</a> is the oldest institution for higher education in the city and among the earliest established in British India, founded in 1841. Since independence, Dhaka has seen the establishment of numerous public and private colleges and universities that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as a variety of doctoral programs.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Dhaka" title="University of Dhaka">University of Dhaka</a> is the oldest public university in the country which has more than 30,000 students and 1,800 faculty staff.<sup id="cite_ref-271" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-271"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>270<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It was established in 1921 being the first university in the region. The university has 23 research centres and 70 departments, faculties, and institutes.<sup id="cite_ref-DhakaU_272-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DhakaU-272"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>271<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Eminent seats of higher education include <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology" title="Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology">Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology</a> (BUET), <a href="/wiki/Bangabandhu_Sheikh_Mujib_Medical_University" title="Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University">Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University</a> (BSMMU), <a href="/wiki/Jagannath_University" title="Jagannath University">Jagannath University</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sher-e-Bangla_Agricultural_University" title="Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University">Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-273" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-273"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>272<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Medical_College_and_Hospital" title="Dhaka Medical College and Hospital">Dhaka Medical College</a> is one of the oldest and largest <a href="/wiki/Medical_Colleges_of_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Medical Colleges of Bangladesh">medical colleges</a> in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-274" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-274"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>273<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Founded in 1875, the Dhaka Medical School was the first medical school in British East Bengal, which became <a href="/wiki/Sir_Salimullah_Medical_College" title="Sir Salimullah Medical College">Sir Salimullah Medical College</a> in 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-275" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-275"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>274<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Other government medical colleges are <a href="/wiki/Shaheed_Suhrawardy_Medical_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College">Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mugda_Medical_College_%26_Hospital" title="Mugda Medical College &amp; Hospital">Mugda Medical College</a> and <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Medical_College,_Dhaka,_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Armed Forces Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh">Armed Forces Medical College, Dhaka</a>. </p><p>Two <a href="/wiki/Nobel_laureate" class="mw-redirect" title="Nobel laureate">Nobel laureates</a> are prominently associated with the city, including <a href="/wiki/Amartya_Sen" title="Amartya Sen">Amartya Sen</a> who grew up in the city during the 1930s and 1940s, and attended <a href="/wiki/St._Gregory%27s_High_School_and_College" title="St. Gregory&#39;s High School and College">St. Gregory's School</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-276" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-276"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>275<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-277" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-277"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>276<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-278" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-278"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>277<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-279" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-279"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>278<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Yunus" title="Muhammad Yunus">Muhammad Yunus</a>, who studied at <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhaka University">Dhaka University</a>, founded the <a href="/wiki/Grameen_Bank" title="Grameen Bank">Grameen Bank</a> and lives in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-280" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-280"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>279<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Learned_societies_and_think_tanks">Learned societies and think tanks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=56" title="Edit section: Learned societies and think tanks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bangla_Academy_Inside_2_by_Ashfaq.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Bangla_Academy_Inside_2_by_Ashfaq.jpg/220px-Bangla_Academy_Inside_2_by_Ashfaq.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Bangla_Academy_Inside_2_by_Ashfaq.jpg/330px-Bangla_Academy_Inside_2_by_Ashfaq.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Bangla_Academy_Inside_2_by_Ashfaq.jpg/440px-Bangla_Academy_Inside_2_by_Ashfaq.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1535" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Bangla_Academy" title="Bangla Academy">Bangla Academy</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asiatic_Society_of_Bangladesh" title="Asiatic Society of Bangladesh">Asiatic Society of Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atomic_Energy_Centre,_Dhaka" title="Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka">Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangla_Academy" title="Bangla Academy">Bangla Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Academy_of_Sciences" title="Bangladesh Academy of Sciences">Bangladesh Academy of Sciences</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Enterprise_Institute" title="Bangladesh Enterprise Institute">Bangladesh Enterprise Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Institute_of_Development_Studies" title="Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies">Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Centre_for_Advanced_Studies" title="Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies">Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Institute_of_Law_and_International_Affairs" title="Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs">Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Institute_of_Peace_%26_Security_Studies" title="Bangladesh Institute of Peace &amp; Security Studies">Bangladesh Institute of Peace &amp; Security Studies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centre_for_Policy_Dialogue" title="Centre for Policy Dialogue">Centre for Policy Dialogue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centre_on_Integrated_Rural_Development_for_Asia_and_the_Pacific" title="Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific">Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Centre_for_Diarrhoeal_Disease_Research,_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh">International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Jute_Study_Group" title="International Jute Study Group">International Jute Study Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Research_and_Remote_Sensing_Organization" title="Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization">Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yunus_Centre" title="Yunus Centre">Yunus Centre</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=57" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mirpur_Indoor_Stadium,_Dhaka.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Mirpur_Indoor_Stadium%2C_Dhaka.jpeg/220px-Mirpur_Indoor_Stadium%2C_Dhaka.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Mirpur_Indoor_Stadium%2C_Dhaka.jpeg/330px-Mirpur_Indoor_Stadium%2C_Dhaka.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Mirpur_Indoor_Stadium%2C_Dhaka.jpeg/440px-Mirpur_Indoor_Stadium%2C_Dhaka.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Mirpur Indoor Stadium</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BPL_Fire_Works.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/BPL_Fire_Works.jpg/220px-BPL_Fire_Works.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/BPL_Fire_Works.jpg/330px-BPL_Fire_Works.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/BPL_Fire_Works.jpg/440px-BPL_Fire_Works.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Fireworks at the launch of a <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Premier_League" title="Bangladesh Premier League">Bangladesh Premier League</a> season at <a href="/wiki/Sher-e-Bangla_National_Cricket_Stadium" title="Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium">Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bangabandhu_National_Stadium,_Dhaka,_Bangladesh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Bangabandhu_National_Stadium%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg/221px-Bangabandhu_National_Stadium%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg" decoding="async" width="221" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Bangabandhu_National_Stadium%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg/332px-Bangabandhu_National_Stadium%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Bangabandhu_National_Stadium%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg/442px-Bangabandhu_National_Stadium%2C_Dhaka%2C_Bangladesh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3336" data-file-height="1696" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bangabandhu_National_Stadium" title="Bangabandhu National Stadium">Bangabandhu National Stadium</a>, the largest football stadium in Dhaka</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a> and <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> are the two most popular sports in Dhaka and across the nation.<sup id="cite_ref-281" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-281"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>280<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Teams are fielded in intra-city and national competitions by many schools, colleges and private entities. The <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Metropolis_cricket_team" title="Dhaka Metropolis cricket team">Dhaka Metropolis cricket team</a> represents Dhaka City in the <a href="/wiki/National_Cricket_League" title="National Cricket League">National Cricket League</a>, the oldest domestic <a href="/wiki/First-class_cricket" title="First-class cricket">first-class cricket</a> competition in Bangladesh.<sup id="cite_ref-282" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-282"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>281<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Premier_Division_Cricket_League" title="Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League">Dhaka Premier League</a> is the only domestic <a href="/wiki/List_A_cricket" title="List A cricket">List A cricket</a> tournament now in Bangladesh. It gained List A status in <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Bangladeshi_cricket_season" title="2013–14 Bangladeshi cricket season">2013–14 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-283" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-283"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>282<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In domestic <a href="/wiki/Twenty20" title="Twenty20">Twenty20</a> cricket, Dhaka has a <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Premier_League" title="Bangladesh Premier League">Bangladesh Premier League</a> franchise known as <a href="/wiki/Minister_Dhaka" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister Dhaka">Minister Dhaka</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-284" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-284"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>283<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dhaka has the distinction of having hosted the first official <a href="/wiki/Test_cricket" title="Test cricket">Test cricket</a> match of the <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan cricket team">Pakistan cricket team</a> in 1954 against India.<sup id="cite_ref-First_test_285-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-First_test-285"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>284<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Bangabandhu_National_Stadium" title="Bangabandhu National Stadium">Bangabandhu National Stadium</a> was formerly the main venue for domestic and international cricket matches, but now exclusively hosts football matches.<sup id="cite_ref-First_test_285-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-First_test-285"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>284<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It hosted the opening ceremony of the <a href="/wiki/2011_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2011 Cricket World Cup">2011 Cricket World Cup</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-286" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-286"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>285<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> while the <a href="/wiki/Sher-e-Bangla_National_Cricket_Stadium" title="Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium">Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium</a>, exclusively used for cricket, hosted 6 matches of the tournament including two <a href="/wiki/2011_Cricket_World_Cup_knockout_stage#Quarter-finals" title="2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage">quarter-final</a> matches.<sup id="cite_ref-2011WC_287-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011WC-287"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>286<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Dhaka has also hosted the <a href="/wiki/South_Asian_Games" title="South Asian Games">South Asian Games</a> three times, in <a href="/wiki/1985_South_Asian_Games" title="1985 South Asian Games">1985</a>, <a href="/wiki/1993_South_Asian_Games" title="1993 South Asian Games">1993</a> and <a href="/wiki/2010_South_Asian_Games" title="2010 South Asian Games">2010</a>. Dhaka is the first city to host the games three times. The Bangabandhu National Stadium was the main venue for all three editions.<sup id="cite_ref-news1_288-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-news1-288"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>287<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Dhaka also hosted the <a href="/wiki/ICC_Men%27s_T20_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="ICC Men&#39;s T20 World Cup">ICC Men's T20 World Cup</a>, along with Chittagong and <a href="/wiki/Sylhet" title="Sylhet">Sylhet</a>, in <a href="/wiki/2014_ICC_World_Twenty20" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 ICC World Twenty20">2014</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-289" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-289"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>288<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In football, the <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Derby" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhaka Derby">Dhaka Derby</a> between <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Mohammedan" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhaka Mohammedan">Mohammedan SC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Abahani_Limited_Dhaka" title="Abahani Limited Dhaka">Abahani Limited Dhaka</a> is the biggest sports rivalry in the country. The two clubs have maintained their fierce rivalry over the years in the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Football_Premier_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangladesh Football Premier League">Bangladesh Football Premier League</a> and previously in the historic <a href="/wiki/Dhaka_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhaka League">Dhaka League</a>, which is the second oldest football league in South Asia, officially commencing in 1948.<sup id="cite_ref-starsport_290-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-starsport-290"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>289<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka has been the home venue for the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_national_football_team" title="Bangladesh national football team">national football team</a> since 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-291" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-291"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>290<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It has hosted the <a href="/wiki/SAFF_Championship" title="SAFF Championship">SAFF Championship</a> on three occasions, with the first being the <a href="/wiki/2003_South_Asian_Football_Federation_Gold_Cup" title="2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup">2003 edition</a>, which Bangladesh went on to win.<sup id="cite_ref-292" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-292"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>291<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/1978_AFC_Youth_Championship" title="1978 AFC Youth Championship">1978 AFC Youth Championship</a> was the first major international tournament hosted by the stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-293" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-293"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>292<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Sports_Council" title="National Sports Council">National Sports Council</a>, responsible for promoting sports activities across the nation, is based in Dhaka. Dhaka also has stadiums largely used for domestic events such as the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Army_Stadium" title="Bangladesh Army Stadium">Bangladesh Army Stadium</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Bir_Sherestha_Shaheed_Shipahi_Mostafa_Kamal_Stadium" title="Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium">Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Dhanmondi_Cricket_Stadium" title="Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium">Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Maulana_Bhasani_Hockey_Stadium" title="Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium">Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Outer_Stadium_Ground" title="Outer Stadium Ground">Outer Stadium Ground</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-294" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-294"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>293<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The city's colleges and universities are active in intercollegiate athletics.<sup id="cite_ref-295" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-295"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>294<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are two <a href="/wiki/Golf_course" title="Golf course">golf courses</a> in Dhaka, <a href="/wiki/Army_Golf_Club" title="Army Golf Club">Army Golf Club</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kurmitola_Golf_Club" title="Kurmitola Golf Club">Kurmitola Golf Club</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-296" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-296"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>295<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Twin_towns_–_sister_cities"><span id="Twin_towns_.E2.80.93_sister_cities"></span>Twin towns – sister cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=58" title="Edit section: Twin towns – sister cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a><sup id="cite_ref-297" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-297"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>296<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a><sup id="cite_ref-worldatlas.com_298-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-worldatlas.com-298"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>297<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Guangzhou" title="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</a>, <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a><sup id="cite_ref-worldatlas.com_298-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-worldatlas.com-298"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>297<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania"><img alt="Romania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bucharest" title="Bucharest">Bucharest</a>, <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a><sup id="cite_ref-299" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-299"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>298<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru"><img alt="Peru" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/23px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/35px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/45px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lima" title="Lima">Lima</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a><sup id="cite_ref-300" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-300"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>299<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=59" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_and_suburbs_of_Dhaka" class="mw-redirect" title="List of districts and suburbs of Dhaka">List of districts and suburbs of Dhaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_of_worship_in_Dhaka_city" class="mw-redirect" title="List of places of worship in Dhaka city">List of places of worship in Dhaka city</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_cities" title="List of largest cities">List of largest cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_in_Asia" title="List of metropolitan areas in Asia">List of metropolitan areas in Asia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_cities_for_expatriate_employees" title="List of most expensive cities for expatriate employees">List of most expensive cities for expatriate employees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_urban_agglomerations_in_Asia" title="List of urban agglomerations in Asia">List of urban agglomerations in Asia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mia_Shaheb_Moidan" title="Mia Shaheb Moidan">Mia Shaheb Moidan</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Minervarya_dhaka" title="Minervarya dhaka">Minervarya dhaka</a></i></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=60" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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class="references"> <li id="cite_note-DhakaCity1872to1941-173"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-DhakaCity1872to1941_173-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">1872–1941: Data for the entirety of the town of Dhaka, which included Dhaka Municipality.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhaka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=61" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 March</span> 2022</span>. <q>Dhaka, once the Venice of the East by virtue of being surrounded by four ebullient rivers, is now an urban behemoth.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=The+Daily+Star&amp;rft.atitle=Dhaka%3A+Where+will+it+go+from+here%3F&amp;rft.date=2018-07-20&amp;rft.aulast=Imam&amp;rft.aufirst=Shah+Husain&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedailystar.net%2Fopinion%2Fpleasure-all-mine%2Fdhaka-where-will-it-go-here-1607983&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADhaka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dhakatribune.com/climate-change/2019/12/10/the-tales-of-urban-street-children-is-there-anything-we-could-do">"The tales of urban street children:Is there anything we could do?"</a>. <i>Dhaka Tribune</i>. 10 December 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210801075352/https://www.dhakatribune.com/climate-change/2019/12/10/the-tales-of-urban-street-children-is-there-anything-we-could-do">Archived</a> from the original on 1 August 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 February</span> 2018</span>. <q>Dhaka's name is said to refer to the dhak tree, once common in the area, or to Dhakeshwari ("The Hidden Goddess"), whose shrine is located in the western part of the city.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=bookitem&amp;rft.atitle=Dhaka&amp;rft.btitle=Encyclopaedia+Britannica&amp;rft.date=2023-06-26&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Fplace%2FDhaka&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADhaka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-dailystaretym-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-dailystaretym_41-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAyan2018" class="citation news cs1">Ayan, Anindya J. 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The name Dhaka is believed to have originated from Dhakeshwari in the same way Athens got its name from Athena, the patron goddess of the Greek city.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=The+Daily+Star&amp;rft.atitle=History+of+Dhaka%27s+origin&amp;rft.date=2018-01-28&amp;rft.aulast=Ayan&amp;rft.aufirst=Anindya+J.&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedailystar.net%2Fvideo-stories%2Fwatch-glimpse-the-history-dhakas-origin-208639%3Famp&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADhaka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Islam_Khan_Chisti">"Islam Khan Chisti"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Banglapedia" title="Banglapedia">Banglapedia</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150202002132/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Islam_Khan_Chisti">Archived</a> from the original on 2 February 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Temple">Dhakeshwari Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sena_dynasty" title="Sena dynasty">Sena dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islam_Khan_I" title="Islam Khan I">Islam Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jahangir_Nagar" class="mw-redirect" title="Jahangir Nagar">Jahangir Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nawab_of_Dhaka" title="Nawab of Dhaka">Nawab of Dhaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Bengal" title="East Bengal">East Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_India" title="Partition of India">Partition of India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Pakistan" title="East Pakistan">East Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Bhola_cyclone" title="1970 Bhola cyclone">1970 Bhola cyclone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">Bangladesh Liberation War</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Government<br />and localities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_North_City_Corporation" title="Dhaka North City Corporation">Dhaka North City Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_South_City_Corporation" title="Dhaka South City Corporation">Dhaka South City Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajdhani_Unnayan_Kartripakkha" title="Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha">Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Metropolitan_Police" title="Dhaka Metropolitan Police">Dhaka Metropolitan Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_High_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhaka High Court">Dhaka High Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohakhali" title="Mohakhali">Mohakhali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramna_Thana" title="Ramna Thana">Ramna Thana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paltan" title="Paltan">Paltan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motijheel_Thana" title="Motijheel Thana">Motijheel Thana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shahbag" title="Shahbag">Shahbag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilkhet" title="Nilkhet">Nilkhet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttara_(Town)" class="mw-redirect" title="Uttara (Town)">Uttara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Cantonment" title="Dhaka Cantonment">Dhaka Cantonment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banani,_Dhaka" class="mw-redirect" title="Banani, Dhaka">Banani, Dhaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Segunbagicha" title="Segunbagicha">Segunbagicha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammadpur_Thana" title="Mohammadpur Thana">Mohammadpur Thana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanmondi_Thana" title="Dhanmondi Thana">Dhanmondi Thana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kotwali_Thana_(Dhaka)" title="Kotwali Thana (Dhaka)">Kotwali Thana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutrapur_Thana" title="Sutrapur Thana">Sutrapur Thana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tejgaon_Thana" title="Tejgaon Thana">Tejgaon Thana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulshan_Thana" title="Gulshan Thana">Gulshan Thana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lal_Bagh" title="Lal Bagh">Lal Bagh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirpur_Model_Thana" title="Mirpur Model Thana">Mirpur Model Thana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pallabi_Thana" title="Pallabi Thana">Pallabi Thana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabujbagh_Thana" title="Sabujbagh Thana">Sabujbagh Thana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demra_Thana" title="Demra Thana">Demra Thana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazaribagh" title="Hazaribagh">Hazaribagh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyampur_Thana" title="Shyampur Thana">Shyampur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badda_Thana" title="Badda Thana">Badda Thana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kafrul_Thana" title="Kafrul Thana">Kafrul Thana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamrangirchar_Thana" title="Kamrangirchar Thana">Kamrangirchar Thana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khilgaon_Thana" title="Khilgaon Thana">Khilgaon Thana</a></li></ul> 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title="Sonali Bank">Sonali Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rupali_Bank" title="Rupali Bank">Rupali Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Bank" title="Bangladesh Bank">Bangladesh Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bashundhara_City" title="Bashundhara City">Bashundhara City</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Education</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Dhaka" title="University of Dhaka">University of Dhaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology" title="Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology">Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_South_University" title="North South University">North South University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahsanullah_University_of_Science_and_Technology" title="Ahsanullah University of 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title="Eid al-Fitr">Eid al-Fitr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eid_al-Adha" title="Eid al-Adha">Eid al-Adha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durga_Puja" title="Durga Puja">Durga Puja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pohela_Boishakh" title="Pohela Boishakh">Pohela Boishakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victory_day_of_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Victory day of Bangladesh">Victory Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(Bangladesh)" title="Independence Day (Bangladesh)">Independence Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fatullah_Osmani_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Fatullah Osmani Stadium">Fatullah Osmani Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abahani_Limited_Dhaka" title="Abahani Limited Dhaka">Abahani Limited Dhaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammedan_SC_(Dhaka)" title="Mohammedan SC (Dhaka)">Mohammedan SC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_derby" title="Dhaka derby">Dhaka derby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivy_Rahman_Swimming_pool" title="Ivy Rahman Swimming pool">Ivy Rahman 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Rural Development and Co-operatives</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Major cities (11)<br />(city corporations)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Dhaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chittagong" title="Chittagong">Chittagong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khulna" title="Khulna">Khulna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mymensingh" title="Mymensingh">Mymensingh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajshahi" title="Rajshahi">Rajshahi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylhet" title="Sylhet">Sylhet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barisal" title="Barisal">Barisal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comilla" title="Comilla">Cumilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narayanganj" title="Narayanganj">Narayanganj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rangpur,_Bangladesh" title="Rangpur, Bangladesh">Rangpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gazipur" title="Gazipur">Gazipur</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="3" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Government_Seal_of_Bangladesh.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Government Seal of Bangladesh"><img alt="Government Seal of Bangladesh" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Government_Seal_of_Bangladesh.svg/100px-Government_Seal_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Government_Seal_of_Bangladesh.svg/150px-Government_Seal_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Government_Seal_of_Bangladesh.svg/200px-Government_Seal_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/City" title="City">Cities</a> (32) <br />(municipal corporations)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bogra" title="Bogra">Bogra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahmanbaria" title="Brahmanbaria">Brahmanbaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cox%27s_Bazar" title="Cox&#39;s Bazar">Cox's Bazar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dinajpur" title="Dinajpur">Dinajpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faridpur_Sadar_Upazila" title="Faridpur Sadar Upazila">Faridpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feni_Sadar_Upazila" title="Feni Sadar Upazila">Feni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamalpur_Sadar_Upazila" title="Jamalpur Sadar Upazila">Jamalpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessore" title="Jessore">Jessore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kushtia" title="Kushtia">Kushtia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maijdee" title="Maijdee">Noakhali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pabna" title="Pabna">Pabna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirajganj" title="Sirajganj">Sirajganj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tangail" title="Tangail">Tangail</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Town" title="Town">Towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bhola_(town)" title="Bhola (town)">Bhola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patuakhali" title="Patuakhali">Patuakhali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pirojpur" title="Pirojpur">Pirojpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhalokati" title="Jhalokati">Jhalokati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barguna" title="Barguna">Barguna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amtali_Upazila" title="Amtali Upazila">Amtali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bakerganj_Upazila" title="Bakerganj Upazila">Bakerganj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Char_Fasson_Upazila" title="Char Fasson Upazila">Char Fasson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaurnadi_Upazila" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaurnadi Upazila">Gaurnadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nesarabad_(Swarupkati)_Upazila" class="mw-redirect" title="Nesarabad (Swarupkati) Upazila">Swarupkati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuakata" title="Kuakata">Kuakata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bandarban" title="Bandarban">Bandarban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khagrachhari" title="Khagrachhari">Khagrachhari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rangamati" title="Rangamati">Rangamati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rangunia_Upazila" title="Rangunia Upazila">Rangunia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandwip_Upazila" title="Sandwip Upazila">Sandwip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fatikchhari_Upazila" title="Fatikchhari Upazila">Fatikchhari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nazir_Hat" title="Nazir Hat">Nazir Hat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baroiyarhat" title="Baroiyarhat">Baroiyarhat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirsharai_Upazila" title="Mirsharai Upazila">Mirsharai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitakunda" title="Sitakunda">Sitakunda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hathazari" class="mw-redirect" title="Hathazari">Hathazari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raozan" class="mw-redirect" title="Raozan">Raozan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patiya" class="mw-redirect" title="Patiya">Patiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandanaish_Upazila" title="Chandanaish Upazila">Chandanaish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lohagara_Upazila,_Chittagong" title="Lohagara Upazila, Chittagong">Lohagara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satkania_Upazila" title="Satkania Upazila">Satkania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boalkhali" class="mw-redirect" title="Boalkhali">Boalkhali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhaura_Upazila" title="Akhaura Upazila">Akhaura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarail_Upazila" title="Sarail Upazila">Sarail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandpur_District" title="Chandpur District">Chandpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Begumganj_Upazila" title="Begumganj Upazila">Chaumuhani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laksam_Upazila" title="Laksam Upazila">Laksam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatiya_Upazila" title="Hatiya 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href="/wiki/Foshan" title="Foshan">Foshan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Metropolitan_Region" title="Mumbai Metropolitan Region">Mumbai</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Manila_Area" title="Greater Manila Area">Manila</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Shanghai" title="Shanghai">Shanghai</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Seoul_Capital_Area" title="Seoul Capital Area">Seoul</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Cairo" title="Greater Cairo">Cairo</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Mexico_City" title="Greater Mexico City">Mexico City</a></li></ol></div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:20em;"><div> <div><ol start="11"><li><a href="/wiki/Kolkata_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolkata metropolitan area">Kolkata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Greater_S%C3%A3o_Paulo" title="Greater São Paulo">São Paulo</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/New_York_metropolitan_area" title="New York metropolitan area">New York</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Karachi" title="Karachi">Karachi</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Dhaka" title="Greater Dhaka">Dhaka</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Bangkok_Metropolitan_Region" title="Bangkok Metropolitan Region">Bangkok</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Moscow_metropolitan_area" title="Moscow metropolitan area">Moscow</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Shenzhen" title="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Buenos_Aires" title="Greater Buenos Aires">Buenos Aires</a></li></ol></div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:20em;"><div> <div><ol start="21"><li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Los_Angeles" title="Greater Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a>-<a href="/wiki/Pretoria" title="Pretoria">Pretoria</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Bangalore" title="Greater Bangalore">Bangalore</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Chengdu" 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class="sister-bar-link"><b><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:Search/Dhaka" class="extiw" title="wikt:Special:Search/Dhaka">Definitions</a></b> from Wiktionary</span></li><li class="sister-bar-item"><span class="sister-bar-logo"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/14px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/21px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/28px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></span><span class="sister-bar-link"><b><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE" class="extiw" title="c:ঢাকা">Media</a></b> from Commons</span></li><li class="sister-bar-item"><span class="sister-bar-logo"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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title="s:Special:Search/Dhaka">Texts</a></b> from Wikisource</span></li><li class="sister-bar-item"><span class="sister-bar-logo"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Wikibooks-logo.svg/19px-Wikibooks-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Wikibooks-logo.svg/29px-Wikibooks-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Wikibooks-logo.svg/38px-Wikibooks-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></span><span class="sister-bar-link"><b><a href="https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Special:Search/Dhaka" class="extiw" title="b:Special:Search/Dhaka">Textbooks</a></b> from Wikibooks</span></li><li class="sister-bar-item"><span class="sister-bar-logo"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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