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Dhaka
formerly
Dacca
and
Jahangir
Nagar,
is
the
capital
of
Bangladesh
and
the
principal
city
of
Dhaka
District.
Dhaka
is a
megacity
and
one
of
the
major
cities
of
South
Asia.
Located
on
the
banks
of
the
Buriganga
River,
Dhaka,
along
with
its
metropolitan
area,
has
a
population
of
over
12
million,
making
it
the
largest
city
in
Bangladesh.
Dhaka
is
known
as
the
City
of
Mosques
and
renowned
for
producing
the
world's
finest
muslin.
As a
cosmopolitan
city,
Dhaka
has
been
the
center
of
Persio-Arabic
and
Western
cultural
influences
in
eastern
Indian
Subcontinent.
Today
it
serves
as
one
of
the
prime
centers
for
culture,
education
and
business
in
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region. |
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Modern
Dhaka
is
the
center
of
political,
cultural
and
economic
life
in
Bangladesh.
Although
its
urban
infrastructure
is
the
most
developed
in
the
country,
Dhaka
suffers
from
urban
problems
such
as
pollution,
congestion,
and
lack
of
adequate
services
due
to
the
rising
population.
In
recent
decades,
Dhaka
has
seen
modernization
of
transport,
communications
and
public
works.
The
city
is
attracting
large
foreign
investments
and
greater
volumes
of
commerce
and
trade.
It
is
also
experiencing
an
increasing
influx
of
people
from
across
the
nation.
Dhaka
is
consistently
ranked
as
one
of
the
least
livable
cities
in
the
world. |
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Under
Mughal
rule
in
the
17th
century,
the
city
was
known
as
Jahangir
Nagar.
It
was
a
provincial
capital
and
a
centre
of
the
worldwide
muslin
trade.
The
modern
city,
however,
was
developed
chiefly
under
British
rule
in
the
19th
century,
and
became
the
second-largest
city
in
Bengal
after
Calcutta
(presently
Kolkata).
After
the
Partition
of
Bengal
in
1905,
Dhaka
became
the
capital
of
the
new
province
of
Eastern
Bengal
and
Assam
but
lost
its
status
as a
provincial
capital
again
after
the
partition
was
annulled
in
1911.
After
the
partition
of
India
in
1947,
Dhaka
became
the
administrative
capital
of
East
Pakistan,
and
later,
in
1972,
the
capital
of
an
independent
Bangladesh.
During
the
intervening
period,
the
city
witnessed
widespread
turmoil;
this
included
many
impositions
of
martial
law,
the
declaration
of
Bangladesh's
independence,
military
suppression,
devastation
during
war,
and
natural
calamities. |
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