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Growth of a capital: Dhaka city
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Dhaka: Pre-Mughal Period(14th to 16th century) |
Dhaka: Mughal Period(1608 to 1764) |
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Dhaka in 1850s. |
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Dhaka: 1905-1911
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In fact Dhaka existed even before 1610, however, since that time Dhaka has been gradually elevated to the position of capital. Dhaka was the capital of British Bangladesh from 1906, then in 1947 after the creation of Pakistan and finally in 1971 as the capital city of Bangladesh. Original Dhaka was limited to the area between today’s Babu Bazar and Sadarghat. For the Mughal administration, the town expanded in the west beyond Banglabazar, and in the east. European began to settle in Tejgaon area and this way the town expanded on all sides. |
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Contemporary Dhaka.
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Things changed significantly during the time of the East India Company (Early 17th century). A racecourse was built and the city became a centre of trade, business, commerce, education and much more. As a result, it began to lose fast its infrastructural character. The number of the poor began to increase. Because of floods and famine, more and more people from the village started to come towards Dhaka. Most of the schools and colleges were built at that time. |
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