Dhaka

The city is located in an eponymous district and division.

Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, rests on the eastern banks of the Buriganga River which flows from the Turag to the south of the district.

It became an important administrative and educational center in Eastern Bengal and Assam after 1905.

Headquartered in the city of Dacca, it covered territories in what are now Bangladesh, Northeast India and Northern West Bengal.

The city is located in an eponymous district and division.

The capital and largest city is Dhaka.

The medieval city was named Jahangirabad in honor of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir and hosted the seat of the Mughal Subahdar (governor), Naib Nazims and Dewans (prime ministers).

The Naib Nazim of Dhaka, officially the Naib Nazim of Jahangir Nagar, was the chief Mughal political officer in the city of Dhaka, the present-day capital of Bangladesh, between the mid-18th and mid-19th centuries.

As the center of the muslin trade in Bengal, it was one of the most prosperous cities in the Indian subcontinent.

Muslin, a cotton fabric of plain weave, was hand woven in the region around Dhaka, Bengal (now Bangladesh), and exported to Europe, the Middle East, and other markets, for much of the 17th and 18th centuries.

It is one of the major cities of South Asia, the largest city in Eastern South Asia and among the Bay of Bengal countries; and one of the largest cities among OIC countries.

As part of the Bengal plain, the city is bounded by the Buriganga River, Turag River, Dhaleshwari River and Shitalakshya River.

The Buriganga River (বুড়িগঙ্গা Buŗigônga "Old Ganges") flows past the southwest outskirts of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh.

The old city is home to around 2000 buildings from the Mughal and British periods, including notable structures such as the Bara Katra and Choto Katra caravansaries.

Old Dhaka (in Bengali, পুরনো ঢাকা ) is a term used to refer to the historic old city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

The city was once called the Venice of the East.

Dhaka was the capital of Mughal Bengal for 75 years.

Its capital Jahangir Nagar, today's modern Dhaka, had a population exceeding a million people.

With an estimated GDP of $156 billion, it accounts up to 35% of Bangladesh's economy.

Dhaka and Chittagong are the principal financial centers of the country, being home to the Dhaka Stock Exchange and the Chittagong Stock Exchange.

It is one of the major cities of South Asia, the largest city in Eastern South Asia and among the Bay of Bengal countries; and one of the largest cities among OIC countries.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange has over 750 listed companies.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) (ঢাকা স্টক এক্সচেঞ্জ Dhaka stôk ekschenj), located in Motijheel, Dhaka, is one of the two stock exchanges of Bangladesh (the other being the Chittagong Stock Exchange).

Bikrampur and Sonargaon—the earlier strongholds of Bengal rulers were situated nearby.

Bikrampur ("City of Courage") was a pargana situated 12 mi south of Dhaka, the modern capital city of Bangladesh.

In 1947, after ending of British rule, it became the administrative capital of East Pakistan.

Dacca was declared as the second capital of Pakistan and planned as the home of the national parliament.

It grew into a regional economic center during the 17th and 18th centuries, serving as a hub for Eurasian traders, including Bengalis, Marwaris, Kashmiris, Gujaratis, Armenians, Arabs, Persians, Greeks, Dutch, French, English, and the Portuguese.

The Armenian community of Dhaka played a significant role in Bengali trade and commerce in the 17th and 18th centuries.

The city hosts over 50 diplomatic missions and the headquarters of BIMSTEC.

At present, the capital city of Dhaka hosts 46 resident embassies and high commissions, including the European Union delegation.

The old city is home to around 2000 buildings from the Mughal and British periods, including notable structures such as the Bara Katra and Choto Katra caravansaries.

Bara Katra (বড় কাটরা; Great Caravanserai), a historical and architectural monument, is one of the oldest buildings in Dhaka.

The British developed the modern city around Ramna, Shahbag Garden and Victoria Park.

Shahbag or Shahbagh (also Shahbaugh, শাহবাগ, ) is a major neighbourhood and a police precinct or thana in Dhaka, the capital and largest city of Bangladesh.

Eurasian traders built neighborhoods in Farashganj (French Bazaar), Armanitola (Armenian Quarter) and Postogola (Portuguese Quarter).

Forashganj is a neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Another popular theory states that Dhaka refers to a membranophone instrument, dhak which was played by order of Subahdar Islam Khan I during the inaugurating of the Bengal capital in 1610.

He transferred the capital of Bengal to Dhaka and renamed it Jahangirnagar.

The British developed the modern city around Ramna, Shahbag Garden and Victoria Park.

Ramna is a historic colonial neighborhood in central Dhaka.

In 1885, the Dhaka State Railway was opened with a 144 km metre gauge (1000 mm) rail line connecting Mymensingh and the Port of Narayanganj through Dhaka.

The city is located on the Brahmaputra River, about 120 km north of Dhaka the capital of the country.

Dhaka ( or ; ঢাকা, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh.

Some of the early educational institutions established during the British period include the Dhaka College, the Dhaka Medical School, the Eden College, St. Gregory's School, the Mohsinia Madrasa, Jagannath College and the Ahsanullah School of Engineering.

Dhaka College is a public college located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.