Dhaka

Country

Bangladesh

Coordinates

23.7289, 90.3944

History

• Dhaka (1793–1858), Company rule in India
• Dhaka (1858–1947), British Raj
• Dhaka (1947–1956), Dominion of Pakistan
• Dhaka (1956–1971), Pakistan
• Dhaka (1971–), Bangladesh

Composers

• Samar Das (1929–2001), was born in Dhaka
• Bappa Mazumder (1972–), was born in Dhaka