Misplaced Pages

Timeline of Dhaka: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editContent deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 08:21, 1 July 2018 editInternetArchiveBot (talk | contribs)Bots, Pending changes reviewers5,388,127 edits Rescuing 2 sources and tagging 1 as dead. #IABot (v2.0beta)← Previous edit Latest revision as of 11:25, 9 November 2024 edit undo37.111.239.148 (talk)No edit summaryTags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit 
(34 intermediate revisions by 21 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|None}}
⚫ {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2013}}

⚫ {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
The following is a ] of the ] of the city of ], ]. The following is a ] of the ] of the city of ], ].
{{Dynamic list}} {{Dynamic list}}
Line 9: Line 11:
* 8th century CE – Dhaka part of ]. * 8th century CE – Dhaka part of ].
* 1095 – ] in power. * 1095 – ] in power.
* 1457 – ] constructed.<ref name=archnet>{{cite web |author=] |url= http://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.jsp?place_id=1625 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026035337/https://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.jsp?place_id=1625 |archivedate=October 2012 |title=Dhaka }}</ref> * 1457 – ] constructed.<ref name=archnet>{{cite web |url=http://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.jsp?place_id=1625 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026035337/https://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.jsp?place_id=1625 |archive-date=26 October 2012 |title=Dhaka |website=ArchNet}}</ref>
* 1459 – Gate built.{{sfn|Grove|2009}} * 1459 – Gate built.{{sfn|Grove|2009}}
* 1580s – Portuguese merchants open the first European trading post in Dhaka.{{sfn|van Schendel|2009|p=xviii}} * 1580s – Portuguese merchants open the first European trading post in Dhaka.{{sfn|van Schendel|2009|p=xviii}}
* 1610 – City renamed Jahangirnagar; becomes capital of ]; Mughal ] in power.{{sfn|Grove|2009}}{{sfn|van Schendel|2009|p=xviii}} * 1610 – City renamed Jahangirnagar; becomes capital of ]; Mughal ] in power.{{sfn|Grove|2009}}{{sfn|van Schendel|2009|p=xviii}}{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
* 1639 – Capital relocated from Dhaka to ].{{sfn|Grove|2009}} * 1639 – Capital relocated from Dhaka to ].{{sfn|Grove|2009}}
* 1640 – ] mosque built.{{sfn|Taylor|1840}}{{sfn|Government of Bengal|1896}} * 1640 – ] mosque built.{{sfn|Taylor|1840}}{{sfn|Government of Bengal|1896}}
* 1642 – Hussaini Dalan (mosque) built.<ref name=rahman2010 /> * 1642 – Hussaini Dalan (mosque) built.<ref name=rahman2010 />
* 1645 – ] (caravansary) built.{{sfn|Taylor|1840}}{{sfn|Government of Bengal|1896}} * 1645 – ] (caravansary) built.{{sfn|Taylor|1840}}{{sfn|Government of Bengal|1896}}{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
* 1646 – Navaratna temple built (approximate date).{{sfn|Government of Bengal|1896}} * 1646 – Navaratna temple built (approximate date).{{sfn|Government of Bengal|1896}}
* 1649 – ] mosque built.{{sfn|Grove|2009}} * 1649 – ] mosque built.{{sfn|Grove|2009}}
Line 41: Line 43:
* 1756 – Jasarat Khan becomes deputy governor.<ref name=banglapedia /> * 1756 – Jasarat Khan becomes deputy governor.<ref name=banglapedia />
* 1765 * 1765
** ] ]. ** British ] ].
** Population: 450,000 (estimate).{{sfn|Siddiqui|2010}} ** Population: 450,000 (estimate).{{sfn|Siddiqui|2010|p=4}}
* 1781 – ] built.{{sfn|Government of Bengal|1896}} * 1781 – ] built.{{sfn|Government of Bengal|1896}}
* 1793 – ] (temple) built. * 1793 – ] (temple) built.
Line 55: Line 57:
* 1830 * 1830
** Iron suspension bridge constructed across Dullye Creek.{{sfn|Taylor|1840}} ** Iron suspension bridge constructed across Dullye Creek.{{sfn|Taylor|1840}}
** ] built.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gurdwara Nanak Shahi, Dhaka – SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia.|url=https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Gurdwara_Nanak_Shahi,_Dhaka|access-date=2021-01-20|website=sikhiwiki.org}}</ref>
** ] built.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}
** Population: 66,989.{{sfn|Hunter|1875}} ** Population: 66,989.{{sfn|Hunter|1875}}
* 1834 – Ghaziuddin Haider becomes deputy governor.<ref name=banglapedia /> * 1834 – Ghaziuddin Haider becomes deputy governor.<ref name=banglapedia />
* 1835 – ] established.{{sfn|Chambers|1901}} * 1835 – ] established.{{sfn|Chambers|1901}}
* 1840 – Population bottoms out at 50,000.{{sfn|van Schendel|2009|p=xix}} * 1840 – Population bottoms out at 50,000.{{sfn|van Schendel|2009|p=xix}}
* 1846 – ] is established to give the poor an English education.{{sfn|Ahmed|1986|p=61|ps=: "... founded a new school in the city, on 12 June 1846, under the name of the Union School ... for the express purpose of imparting English education to the needy. Within two years however ... the school could not be continued for lack of funds ... N. P. Pogose ... came to the school's rescue. The still famous Pogose School thus came into being."}}
* 1848 – ] established.
* 1850 – Catholic ] established. * 1850 – Catholic ] established.
* 1857 – ] of ].{{sfn|Gazetteer of India|1908}} * 1857 – ] of ].{{sfn|Gazetteer of India|1908}}{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
* 1858 * 1858
** City becomes part of ]. ** City becomes part of ].
Line 71: Line 73:
* 1874 – Madrasa established.{{sfn|Gazetteer of India|1908}} * 1874 – Madrasa established.{{sfn|Gazetteer of India|1908}}
* 1875 – Medical school established.{{sfn|Gazetteer of India|1908}} * 1875 – Medical school established.{{sfn|Gazetteer of India|1908}}
* 1876 – ] established. * 1876 – ] is established to teach surveying and road building in the vernacular.{{sfn|Ahmed|1986|pp=76–77|ps=: "... founding of a vernacular survey school attached to the Dacca College in January 1876, which offered a two-year course in surveying ... and in levelling and the elements of road-making ... In 1876, 29 students joined the Dacca Survey School."}}
* 1878 * 1878
** Water-works in operation.{{sfn|Hunter|1885}} ** Water-works in operation.{{sfn|Hunter|1885}}
Line 79: Line 81:
* 1882 – ] founded. * 1882 – ] founded.
* 1883 – Jagannth College founded.{{sfn|Gazetteer of India|1908}} (Now ]) * 1883 – Jagannth College founded.{{sfn|Gazetteer of India|1908}} (Now ])
* 1885 – Revenue service begins on the ]-Dhaka portion of the Dacca State Railway.{{sfn|Ahmed|1986|p=99|ps=: "Dacca State Railway ... the Narayanganj-Dacca section was opened for passengers and goods on 4 January 1885."}}
* 1885 – ]-Dhaka railway constructed.
* 1886 – ]-Dhaka railway opens.{{sfn|Chambers|1901}} * 1886 – ]-Dhaka railway opens.{{sfn|Chambers|1901}}
* 1888 * 1888
** April: Tornado.{{sfn|Gazetteer of India|1908}} ** April: Tornado.{{sfn|Gazetteer of India|1908}}
** Ahsan Manzil (Pink Palace) rebuilt.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dhakatown.net |title=Dhaka Town |publisher=Dhakatown.net |accessdate=13 February 2013}}</ref> ** Ahsan Manzil (Pink Palace) rebuilt.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dhakatown.net |title=Dhaka Town |publisher=Dhakatown.net |access-date=13 February 2013}}</ref>
* 1892 – 16 March: Jeanette Rummary (as Jeanette Van Tassell) makes the first balloon ascension and parachute jump in Dhaka's history as a member of a travelling aerial exhibition led by ].<ref name="Fogel">{{Citation |title=Sky Rider: Park Van Tassel and the Rise of Ballooning in the West |given=Gary |surname=Fogel |publisher=] |year=2021 |isbn=978-0-8263-6282-7 |url=https://unmpress.com/books/sky-rider/9780826362827}}</ref>
* 1897 – 12 June: Earthquake.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}} * 1897 – 12 June: Earthquake.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}


Line 89: Line 92:


===1900s–1960s=== ===1900s–1960s===
* 1901 – Population: 90,542; district of Dacca: 2,649,522.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
* 1902 – April: Tornado.{{sfn|Gazetteer of India|1908}} * 1902 – April: Tornado.{{sfn|Gazetteer of India|1908}}
* 1904 – ] built. * 1904 – ] built.
Line 95: Line 99:
* 1909 – ] laid out. * 1909 – ] laid out.
* 1911 – ] organized. * 1911 – ] organized.
* 1918 – Influenza outbreak.{{sfn|Siddiqui|2010}} * 1918 – Influenza outbreak.{{sfn|Siddiqui|2010|p=4}}
* 1921 – ] established.<ref name=rahman2010 /> * 1921 – ] established.<ref name=rahman2010 />
* 1946 – ] established. * 1946 – ] established.
Line 101: Line 105:
* 1949 – ] East Pakistan Branch organized.<ref name=banglapedia>{{cite book |year=2012 |editor1=] |editor2= Ahmed A. Jamal |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Main_Page |edition=2nd |publisher=] }}</ref> * 1949 – ] East Pakistan Branch organized.<ref name=banglapedia>{{cite book |year=2012 |editor1=] |editor2= Ahmed A. Jamal |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Main_Page |edition=2nd |publisher=] }}</ref>
* 1951 * 1951
** Habib Productions theatre troupe active.<ref name=rubin2001>{{Citation |publisher = Routledge |isbn = 9780415260879 |title = World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Asia/Pacific |editor = Don Rubin|publication-date = 2001 |author=Kabir Chowdhury |chapter=Bangladesh |display-editors=etal}}</ref> ** Habib Productions theatre troupe active.<ref name=rubin2001>{{Citation |publisher = Routledge |isbn = 9780415260879 |title = World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Asia/Pacific |editor = Don Rubin|date = 2001 |author=Kabir Chowdhury |chapter=Bangladesh |display-editors=etal}}</ref>
** Area of city: 85 square kilometers.{{sfn|Siddiqui|2010}} ** Area of city: 85 square kilometers.{{sfn|Siddiqui|2010|p=6}}
** Population: 411,279.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1950_round.htm |work=Demographic Yearbook 1955 |year= |publisher=] |location=New York |title=Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants }}</ref> ** Population: 411,279.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1950_round.htm |work=Demographic Yearbook 1955 |publisher=] |location=New York |title=Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants }}</ref>
* 1952 – ] organized. * 1952 – ] organized.
* 1953 – Holy Family Hospital built. * 1953 – Holy Family Hospital built.
Line 135: Line 139:
** 16 December: ] signed. ** 16 December: ] signed.
** City becomes capital of the ]. ** City becomes capital of the ].
** '']'' newspaper in publication.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3ADhaka+%28Bangladesh%29+Newspapers.&qt=hot_subject |location=USA |title= Dhaka (Bangladesh) Newspapers |work=WorldCat |publisher=] |accessdate=13 February 2013}}</ref> ** '']'' newspaper in publication.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3ADhaka+%28Bangladesh%29+Newspapers.&qt=hot_subject |location=USA |title= Dhaka (Bangladesh) Newspapers |work=WorldCat |publisher=] |access-date=13 February 2013}}</ref>
* 1972 * 1972
** ] begins. ** ] begins.
Line 146: Line 150:
** ] established. ** ] established.
** Saju Art Gallery in business.<ref name=art2009 /> ** Saju Art Gallery in business.<ref name=art2009 />
** Population: 1,730,253 urban agglomeration.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1970_round.htm |title=Demographic Yearbook 1975 |year=1976 |author=], Statistical Office |location=New York |chapter=Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants |pages=253–279 |quote=Dacca }}</ref> ** Population: 1,730,253 urban agglomeration.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url= https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1970_round.htm |title=Demographic Yearbook 1975 |year=1976 |last=Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office |author-link=United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs |location=New York |publisher=United Nations |chapter=Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants |pages=253–279 |quote=Dacca }}</ref>
* 1975 * 1975
** ] formed. ** ] formed.
Line 152: Line 156:
** 3 November: ] leaders ] in ].<ref name=rahman2010 /> ** 3 November: ] leaders ] in ].<ref name=rahman2010 />
* 1976 – ] department established. * 1976 – ] department established.
* 1977 – 2 October: Coup attempt.<ref name=rahman2010>{{Citation |publisher = ] |isbn = 9780810867666 |publication-place = USA |title = Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |author = Syedur Rahman |publication-date = 2010 |edition=4th }}</ref> * 1977 – 2 October: Coup attempt.<ref name=rahman2010>{{Citation |publisher = ] |isbn = 9780810867666 |location = USA |title = Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |author = Syedur Rahman |date = 2010 |edition=4th }}</ref>
* 1980 – School of the Society for Education in Theatre established.<ref name=rubin2001 /> * 1980 – School of the Society for Education in Theatre established.<ref name=rubin2001 />
* 1981 * 1981
** Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation organized.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theaterbd.org |title=Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation |accessdate=13 February 2013}}</ref> ** Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation organized.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theaterbd.org |title=Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation |access-date=13 February 2013}}</ref>
** Area of city: 510 square kilometers.{{sfn|Siddiqui|2010}} ** Area of city: 510 square kilometers.{{sfn|Siddiqui|2010|p=6}}
** Population: 3,440,147.{{sfn|Siddiqui|2010}} ** Population: 3,440,147.{{sfn|Siddiqui|2010|p=6}}
* 1982 * 1982
** Mahamudul Hassan becomes mayor.<ref name=dscc-mayor /> ** Mahamudul Hassan becomes mayor.<ref name=dscc-mayor />
** ] (parliament building) constructed. ** ] (parliament building) constructed.
** ] and ] become part of Dhaka municipality.<ref name=dscc>{{cite web |url=http://www.dhakacity.org/Page/About_us/About/Category/2/About_us_info |title=About Us |publisher=] |accessdate=13 February 2013}}</ref> ** ] and ] become part of Dhaka municipality.<ref name=dscc>{{cite web |url=http://www.dhakacity.org/Page/About_us/About/Category/2/About_us_info |title=About Us |publisher=] |access-date=13 February 2013}}</ref>
* 1983 – ] built. * 1983 – ] built.
* 1985 * 1985
Line 175: Line 179:
** ] becomes mayor.<ref name=dscc-mayor /> ** ] becomes mayor.<ref name=dscc-mayor />
** '']'' newspaper begins publication. ** '']'' newspaper begins publication.
** Area of city: 1,353 square kilometers.{{sfn|Siddiqui|2010}} ** Area of city: 1,353 square kilometers.{{sfn|Siddiqui|2010|p=6}}
** Population: 6,887,459.{{sfn|Siddiqui|2010}}{{refn|group=nb|According to the United Nations, population in Dhaka in 1991 was 3,397,187.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1990_round.htm |title=1995 Demographic Yearbook |year=1997 |author=United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division |location=New York |chapter=Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants |pages=262–321 }}</ref>}} ** Population: 6,887,459.{{sfn|Siddiqui|2010|p=6}}{{refn|group=nb|According to the United Nations, population in Dhaka in 1991 was 3,397,187.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1990_round.htm |title=1995 Demographic Yearbook |year=1997 |last=((Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division)) |location=New York |publisher=United Nations |chapter=Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants |pages=262–321 }}</ref>}}
* 1993 * 1993
** ] was established. ** ] was established.
Line 189: Line 193:
* 1999 – March: ] summit held. * 1999 – March: ] summit held.
* 2000 * 2000
** ] begins.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chobimela.org/chobimelaI/index.htm |title=Chobi Mela |accessdate=13 February 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218202100/http://www.chobimela.org/chobimelaI/index.htm |archivedate=18 February 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ** ] begins.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chobimela.org/chobimelaI/index.htm |title=Chobi Mela |access-date=13 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218202100/http://www.chobimela.org/chobimelaI/index.htm |archive-date=18 February 2013 }}</ref>
** Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts opens.<ref name=art2009 /> ** Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts opens.<ref name=art2009 />


Line 196: Line 200:
* 2001 * 2001
** ] established. ** ] established.
** Area of city: 1,530 square kilometers.{{sfn|Siddiqui|2010}} ** Area of city: 1,530 square kilometers.{{sfn|Siddiqui|2010|p=6}}
* 2002 * 2002
** ] becomes mayor.<ref name=dscc-mayor>{{cite web |url= http://www.dhakacity.org/Page/Mayor/Link/4/List_id/65/Roll_of_Honour |title=Mayor's Corner |publisher=] |accessdate=13 February 2013}}</ref> ** ] becomes mayor.<ref name=dscc-mayor>{{cite web |url= http://www.dhakacity.org/Page/Mayor/Link/4/List_id/65/Roll_of_Honour |title=Mayor's Corner |publisher=] |access-date=13 February 2013}}</ref>
** China Bangladesh Friendship Center built. ** ] built.
* 2004 – ] and ] (shopping mall) open. * 2004 – ] and ] (shopping mall) open.
* 2005 * 2005
** Jagannath College transformed into ] ** Jagannath College transformed into ]
**] built. **] built.
* 2008 – Population: 7,000,940.<ref name="BangladeshStatPock2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/SubjectMatterDataIndex/pk_book_09.pdf|title=Statistical Pocket Book, 2008|publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics|format=PDF|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228132753/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/webtestapplication/userfiles/image/SubjectMatterDataIndex/pk_book_09.pdf|archivedate=28 February 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> * 2008 – Population: 7,000,940.<ref name="BangladeshStatPock2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/SubjectMatterDataIndex/pk_book_09.pdf|title=Statistical Pocket Book, 2008|publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228132753/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/webtestapplication/userfiles/image/SubjectMatterDataIndex/pk_book_09.pdf|archive-date=28 February 2013}}</ref>
* 2011
* 2011 – ] begins.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/11/07/hay-festival-dhaka-is-back-again/ |title=Hay Festival Dhaka Is Back Again |date=7 November 2012 |publisher=] }}</ref> ** ] begins.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/11/07/hay-festival-dhaka-is-back-again/ |title=Hay Festival Dhaka Is Back Again |date=7 November 2012 |publisher=] }}</ref>
** Population: 8,906,035.<ref>{{citation |chapter=Table 8 – Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants |chapter-url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2018/ |title=Demographic Yearbook – 2018 |publisher=United Nations }}</ref>
* 2012 * 2012
** April: Demonstration.<ref name=britannica2013>{{cite book|title=Encyclopædia Britannica Book of the Year |year=2013|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jXadAAAAQBAJ|isbn=978-1-62513-103-4}}</ref> ** April: Demonstration.<ref name=britannica2013>{{cite book|title=Encyclopædia Britannica Book of the Year |year=2013|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jXadAAAAQBAJ|isbn=978-1-62513-103-4}}</ref>
** ] cricket team formed. ** ] cricket team formed.
** ] (building) constructed. ** ] (building) constructed.
** City designated a Capital of Islamic Culture.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isesco.org.ma/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=51&Itemid=81&lang=en |title=Capitals of Islamic Culture |publisher= Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |location= Morocco |accessdate=13 February 2013}}</ref> ** City designated a Capital of Islamic Culture.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isesco.org.ma/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=51&Itemid=81&lang=en |title=Capitals of Islamic Culture |publisher= Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |location= Morocco |access-date=13 February 2013}}</ref>
* 2013 * 2013
** ] in ]. ** ] in ].
** ].<ref>{{citation |work=] |location=UK |year=2015 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/cities/series/history-cities-50-buildings |title= A history of cities in 50 buildings }}</ref> ** ].<ref>{{citation |work=] |location=UK |year=2015 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/cities/series/history-cities-50-buildings |title= A history of cities in 50 buildings }}</ref>
* 2014 – ] in Dhaka reaches annual mean of 90 ] and 158 ], much ].<ref>{{citation |author=] |location=Geneva |title=Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database |year=2016 |url=http://www.who.int/phe/health_topics/outdoorair/databases/cities/en/ }}</ref> * 2014 – ] in Dhaka reaches annual mean of 85 ] and 150 ], much ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/air-pollution-documents/air-quality-and-health/who_aap_2021_v9_11august2022.xlsx?sfvrsn=9035996c_3 |title=Ambient Air Quality Database |website=World Health Organization}}</ref>
* 2016 – 1 July: ]. * 2016 – 1 July: ].
* 2019 – 20 February: ].


==See also== ==See also==
Line 221: Line 228:
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
* ] * ]


==Notes== ==Notes==
Line 227: Line 234:


==References== ==References==
{{reflist|30em}} {{reflist}}


==Bibliography== ==Bibliography==
{{Refbegin}} {{Refbegin}}

===Published in 19th century=== ===Published in 19th century===
* {{cite book |title=Antiquities of Dacca |author1=Charles D'Oyly |authorlink1=Sir Charles D'Oyly, 7th Baronet |author2=John Landseer |authorlink2=John Landseer |year=1814 |location=London |oclc=27939924 }} * {{cite book |title=Antiquities of Dacca |author1=Charles D'Oyly |author-link1=Sir Charles D'Oyly, 7th Baronet |author2=John Landseer |author-link2=John Landseer |year=1814 |location=London |oclc=27939924 }}
* {{Citation |publisher = S. Converse |publication-place = New Haven |author1 = Jedidiah Morse |authorlink1=Jedidiah Morse |author2=Richard C. Morse |title = A New Universal Gazetteer |publication-date = 1823 |edition= 4th |chapterurl= https://archive.org/stream/newuniversalgaze00morsrich#page/210/mode/1up |chapter= Dacca * {{Citation |publisher = S. Converse |location = New Haven |author1 = Jedidiah Morse |author-link1=Jedidiah Morse |author2=Richard C. Morse |title = A New Universal Gazetteer |date = 1823 |edition= 4th |chapter-url= https://archive.org/stream/newuniversalgaze00morsrich#page/210/mode/1up |chapter= Dacca
}} }}
* {{cite book |title=Road Book of India; or, East Indian Traveller's Guide |year=1825 |location=London |author=John B. Seely |publisher=Richardson |chapter=(Dacca) |chapterurl= https://books.google.com/books?id=TeYGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA12 * {{cite book |title=Road Book of India; or, East Indian Traveller's Guide |year=1825 |location=London |author=John B. Seely |publisher=Richardson |chapter=(Dacca) |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=TeYGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA12
|ref= {{harvid|Seely|1825}} |ref= {{harvid|Seely|1825}}
}} }}
* {{Citation |publisher = G.H. Huttmann, Military Orphan Press |publication-place = Calcutta |author = James Taylor |title = A Sketch of the Topography & Statistics of Dacca |publication-date = 1840 |chapter=The City |chapterurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=6kcOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA86 * {{Citation |publisher = G.H. Huttmann, Military Orphan Press |location = Calcutta |author = James Taylor |title = A Sketch of the Topography & Statistics of Dacca |date = 1840 |chapter=The City |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6kcOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA86
|ref= {{harvid|Taylor|1840}} |ref= {{harvid|Taylor|1840}}
}} }}
* {{Citation |publisher = Allen and Co. |publication-place = London |author = J.H. Stocqueler |authorlink=Jocquim Hayward Stocqueler |title = Hand-book of British India |publication-date = 1854 |edition=3rd |chapter=Dacca |chapterurl= https://books.google.com/books?id=mGlSAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA254 * {{Citation |publisher = Allen and Co. |location = London |author = J.H. Stocqueler |author-link=Jocquim Hayward Stocqueler |title = Hand-book of British India |date = 1854 |edition=3rd |chapter=Dacca |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=mGlSAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA254
}} }}
* {{cite book |location=London |publisher=Street |year=1870 |title=Street's Indian and Colonial Mercantile Directory for 1870 |chapterurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=SvINAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA20 |chapter=Dacca * {{cite book |location=London |publisher=Street |year=1870 |title=Street's Indian and Colonial Mercantile Directory for 1870 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SvINAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA20 |chapter=Dacca
}} }}
* {{Citation |publisher = Trübner |publication-place = London |title =Statistical Account of Bengal |author = William Wilson Hunter |publication-date = 1875 |chapterurl= https://books.google.com/books?id=QI0BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA65 |chapter=Dacca City * {{Citation |publisher = Trübner |location = London |title =Statistical Account of Bengal |author = William Wilson Hunter |date = 1875 |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=QI0BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA65 |chapter=Dacca City
|ref= {{harvid|Hunter|1875}} |ref= {{harvid|Hunter|1875}}
}} }}
* {{Citation |publisher = J. Murray |publication-place = London |title = Handbook of the Bengal Presidency |publication-date = 1882 |oclc = 2093946 |chapterurl= https://archive.org/stream/handbookbengalp00firgoog#page/n168/mode/2up |chapter= Dhakah * {{Citation |publisher = J. Murray |location = London |title = Handbook of the Bengal Presidency |date = 1882 |oclc = 2093946 |chapter-url= https://archive.org/stream/handbookbengalp00firgoog#page/n168/mode/2up |chapter= Dhakah
}} }}
* {{Citation |publisher = B. Quaritch |publication-place = London |author = Edward Balfour |authorlink=Edward Balfour |title = Cyclopaedia of India |edition=3rd |publication-date = 1885 |chapterurl= https://archive.org/stream/cyclopaediaofind01balfuoft#page/872/mode/2up |chapter= Dacca * {{Citation |publisher = B. Quaritch |location = London |author = Edward Balfour |author-link=Edward Balfour |title = Cyclopaedia of India |edition=3rd |date = 1885 |chapter-url= https://archive.org/stream/cyclopaediaofind01balfuoft#page/872/mode/2up |chapter= Dacca
}} }}
* {{Citation |publisher = Trübner |publication-place = London |title = Imperial Gazetteer of India |author = William Wilson Hunter |edition = 2nd |publication-date = 1885 |chapterurl=https://archive.org/stream/imperialgazettee04huntuoft#page/88/mode/2up |chapter=Dacca * {{Citation |publisher = Trübner |location = London |title = Imperial Gazetteer of India |author = William Wilson Hunter |edition = 2nd |date = 1885 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/imperialgazettee04huntuoft#page/88/mode/2up |chapter=Dacca
|ref= {{harvid|Hunter|1885}} |ref= {{harvid|Hunter|1885}}
}} }}
Line 258: Line 266:
|ref= {{harvid|Government of Bengal|1896}} |ref= {{harvid|Government of Bengal|1896}}
}} }}
* {{Citation |publisher = Cox |publication-place = London |author = Joachim Hayward Stocqueler |authorlink=Jocquim Hayward Stocqueler |title = The Oriental Interpreter and Treasury of East India Knowledge |publication-date = 1900 |chapter=Dacca |chapterurl= https://archive.org/stream/orientalinterpre00stocuoft#page/70/mode/2up * {{Citation |publisher = Cox |location = London |author = Joachim Hayward Stocqueler |author-link=Jocquim Hayward Stocqueler |title = The Oriental Interpreter and Treasury of East India Knowledge |date = 1900 |chapter=Dacca |chapter-url= https://archive.org/stream/orientalinterpre00stocuoft#page/70/mode/2up
}} }}


===Published in 20th century=== ===Published in 20th century===
* {{Citation |publisher = W. & R. Chambers |publication-date = 1901 |publication-place = London |title = ] |chapterurl= https://archive.org/stream/chamberssency03lond#page/649/mode/1up |chapter=Dacca * {{Citation |publisher = W. & R. Chambers |date = 1901 |location = London |title = Chambers's Encyclopaedia |chapter-url= https://archive.org/stream/chamberssency03lond#page/649/mode/1up |chapter=Dacca
|ref= {{harvid|Chambers|1901}} |ref= {{harvid|Chambers|1901}}
|title-link = Chambers's Encyclopaedia }}
}}
* {{Citation |publisher = Smith, Elder, & Co. |publication-place = London |title = The Romance of an Eastern Capital |url = http://openlibrary.org/books/OL6992126M/The_romance_of_an_eastern_capital |author = F. B. Bradley-Birt |publication-date = 1906 |oclc = 14390376 |ref ={{harvid|Romance|1906}} * {{Citation |publisher = Smith, Elder, & Co. |location = London |title = The Romance of an Eastern Capital |author = F. B. Bradley-Birt |date = 1906 |oclc = 14390376 |ref ={{harvid|Romance|1906}}
|ol = 6992126M }}
}}
* {{Citation |publisher =Clarendon Press |publication-place = Oxford |title = Imperial Gazetteer of India |publication-date = 1908 |chapterurl= http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_122.gif |chapter=Dacca |page=116+ * {{Citation |publisher =Clarendon Press |location = Oxford |title = Imperial Gazetteer of India |date = 1908 |chapter-url= https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_122.gif |chapter=Dacca |page=116+
|ref= {{harvid|Gazetteer of India|1908}} |ref= {{harvid|Gazetteer of India|1908}}
}} }}
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Dacca |volume= 7 | pages = 725&ndash;726 |date=1910 |ref= {{harvid|Britannica|1910}} |short= 1}}
* {{Citation
⚫ * {{Citation |publisher = Pioneer Press |location = Allababad |author = Basil Copleston Allen |title = Dacca |series=Eastern Bengal District Gazetteers |date = 1912 |chapter=Dacca (city) |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/daccaallen00alle#page/170/mode/2up
| title = ]
| publication-place = New York
| publication-date = 1910
| edition=11th
| oclc = 14782424
| via= ]
|chapterurl = https://archive.org/stream/encyclopaediabrit07chisrich#page/724/mode/2up |chapter =Dacca
| ref = {{harvid|Britannica|1910}}
}}
⚫ * {{Citation |publisher = Pioneer Press |publication-place = Allababad |author = Basil Copleston Allen |title = Dacca |series=Eastern Bengal District Gazetteers |publication-date = 1912 |chapter=Dacca (city) |chapterurl=https://archive.org/stream/daccaallen00alle#page/170/mode/2up
}}
⚫ * {{cite book |title=] |year=1913 |location=Leiden |chapterurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=rezD7rvuf9YC |chapter= Dhaka |author=R. Hartmann
}} }}
⚫ * {{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Islam |year=1913 |location=Leiden |publisher=Brill |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rezD7rvuf9YC |chapter= Dhaka |author=R. Hartmann
|title-link=Encyclopaedia of Islam |isbn=9004082654 }}
* {{cite book |author= S.M. Taifoor |title=Glimpses of Old Dhaka |oclc=759626436 |year=1965 |edition=2nd * {{cite book |author= S.M. Taifoor |title=Glimpses of Old Dhaka |oclc=759626436 |year=1965 |edition=2nd
}} }}
* {{cite book |author=Sharif Uddin Ahmed |title=Dacca: a Study in Urban History and Development |isbn=0913215147 |location=London |year=1986 * {{cite book |author=Sharif Uddin Ahmed |year=1986 |title=Dacca: A Study in Urban History and Development |edition=1st |location=London |publisher=Curzon Press |isbn=0-913215-14-7 |ref={{harvid|Ahmed|1986}}
}} }}
* {{cite book|title=Dhaka: past present future|editor=Sharuf Uddin Ahmed |publisher= Asiatic Society |location= Dhaka |year=1991 |isbn=984-512-335-X * {{cite book|title=Dhaka: past present future|editor=Sharuf Uddin Ahmed |publisher= Asiatic Society |location= Dhaka |year=1991 |isbn=984-512-335-X
}} }}
* {{Cite book |publisher = Routledge |isbn = 9781884964046 |title = International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania |publication-date = 1996 |editor=Schellinger and Salkin |location=UK |chapter=Dhaka * {{Cite book |publisher = Routledge |isbn = 9781884964046 |title = International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania |date = 1996 |editor=Schellinger and Salkin |location=UK |chapter=Dhaka
}} }}
* {{cite book |author = Golam Rabbani |year=1997 |title=Dhaka, from Mughal outpost to metropolis * {{cite book |author = Golam Rabbani |year=1997 |title=Dhaka, from Mughal outpost to metropolis
Line 297: Line 296:


===Published in 21st century=== ===Published in 21st century===
* {{cite book * {{cite book
|author=Jane Pryer |author=Jane Pryer
|title=Poverty and Vulnerability in Dhaka Slums: The Urban Livelihood Study |title=Poverty and Vulnerability in Dhaka Slums: The Urban Livelihood Study
|publisher=Ashgate |publisher=Ashgate
|isbn=0-7546-1864-1 |isbn=0-7546-1864-1
|year= 2003 |year=2003
|url-access=registration
|url=https://archive.org/details/povertyvulnerabi0000prye
}} }}
* {{cite book |title=Historic Cities of the Islamic World |editor=] |year=2007 |publisher=] |location=Leiden |chapter=Dacca * {{cite book |title=Historic Cities of the Islamic World |editor=] |year=2007 |publisher=] |location=Leiden |chapter=Dacca
Line 313: Line 314:
|ref= {{harvid|Siddiqui|2010}} |ref= {{harvid|Siddiqui|2010}}
}} }}
* {{citation |title= Planning & Development Of Dhaka – A Story Of 400 Years |author= Ahsanul Kabir & Bruno Parolin |via= International Planning History Society |year=2012 |url=http://planninghistory.org/conferences/sao-paulo-2012/ * {{citation |title= Planning & Development of Dhaka – A Story of 400 Years |author= Ahsanul Kabir & Bruno Parolin |via= International Planning History Society |year=2012 |url=http://planninghistory.org/conferences/sao-paulo-2012/
}} {{free access}} }} {{free access}}
* {{cite book |author1=Willem van Schendel |date=2009 |title=A History of Bangladesh |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-67974-9 |ref={{harvid|van Schendel|2009}} }} * {{cite book |author1=Willem van Schendel |date=2009 |title=A History of Bangladesh |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-67974-9 |ref={{harvid|van Schendel|2009}} }}
Line 320: Line 321:


==External links== ==External links==
{{commons category|Dhaka}} {{commons category|History of Dhaka}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.islamicarchitecturedatabase.org/ircica/index2.php?page=Country&id=6 |title=Dhaka |work=Islamic Cultural Heritage Database |publisher=Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture |location=Istanbul }}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} * {{cite web |url=http://www.islamicarchitecturedatabase.org/ircica/index2.php?page=Country&id=6 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415033732/http://www.islamicarchitecturedatabase.org/ircica/index2.php?page=Country&id=6 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-15 |title=Dhaka |work=Islamic Cultural Heritage Database |publisher=Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture |location=Istanbul }}


{{Dhaka}} {{Dhaka}}

Latest revision as of 11:25, 9 November 2024

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 19th century

Part of a series on the
History of Bangladesh

Ancient
Neolithic 7600 - 3300 BCE
Bronze Age 3300 – 1200 BCE
    Pundra kingdom c.1280 – c. 300 BCE
Iron Age 1200 – 200 BCE
Vanga kingdom c.1100 – c. 340 BCE
     House of Vijaya 543 BCE - 66 CE
Northern Culture 700 – 200 BCE
Gangaridai c. 350 – c. 300 BCE
Nanda Dynasty c. 345 BCE– c. 322 BCE
Mauryan Empire 325 – 185 BCE
Samatata kingdom c. 232 BCE – 800 AD
Shunga and Kushan c. 185 BCE – c. 75 CE
Southwestern Silk Road c. 114 BCE – c. 1450 CE
Indo-Roman trade relations c. 30 BCE – c. 600 CE
Gupta Empire 240 – 550 CE
Kamarupa kingdom 350 – 1140 CE
Medieval
Jaintia Kingdom 500 – 1835 CE
Gauda Kingdom 590 – 626 CE
Laur kingdom 600 - 1565 CE
Harikela kingdom 600 - 650 CE
Gour Kingdom 600 – 1303 CE
Khadga dynasty 650 – 750 CE
Bhadra dynasty c. 700s CE
Pala Empire 750 – 1100 CE
Chandra dynasty 900 – 1050 CE
Sena dynasty 1070 – 1320 CE
Deva dynasty 1100 – 1250 CE
Ghurid Conquest 1202 CE
Khaljis of Bengal 1204 - 1231 CE
Taraf Kingdom c. 1200s – c. 1600s CE
Bhulua Kingdom 1203 – 1600s CE
Delhi Sultanate 1204 – 1338 CE
    Mamluk Dynasty 1206 – 1290 CE
    Khalji Dynasty 1290 – 1320 CE
    Tugluq Dynasty 1320 – 1338,1342 CE
City State Sultanates
    Sonargaon 1338 – 1352 CE
    Lakhnauti/Gauda 1342 – 1352 CE
    Satagon/Saptagram 1342 – 1352 CE
Twipra Kingdom c. 1400 – 1949 CE
Bengal Sultanate 1352 – 1576 CE
    Ilyas Shahi dynasty 1342 – 1487 CE
    House of Ganesha 1414 – 1436 CE
    Habshi dynasty 1487 – 1494 CE
    Hussein Shahi 1494 – 1538 CE
    Suri Interruption 1539 – 1554 CE
    Muhammad Shahi 1554 – 1564 CE
    Karrani dynasty 1564 – 1576 CE
Pratapgarh Kingdom 1489 – 1700s CE
Early Modern
Koch Kingdom 1515 – 1956 CE
Suri Dynasty 1540 – 1556 CE
Twelve Bhuyans 1550 – 1620 CE
Porto Grande de Bengala 1528 – 1666 CE
Kingdom of Mrauk U 1530 – 1666 CE
Mughal Empire 1576 – 1717 CE
    Bengal Subah 1576 – 1717 CE
    Rajshahi Raj c. 1700s - 1950 CE
    Zamindars 1700s - 1900s CE
Pratapaditya Kingdom 1602 – 1611 CE
Sitaram Ray Kingdom 1688 – 1714 CE
Nawabs of Bengal 1717 – 1757 CE
    Maratha Invasions 1742 - 1751 CE
    Siege of Calcutta 1756 CE
Shamsher Gazi's Kingdom 1748 – 1760 CE
Company Raj 1757 – 1858 CE
    Bengal famine of 1770 1770 CE
    Bengal Renaissance 1772 - 1913 CE
    Faraizi Movement 1818 – 1884 CE
    The Great Rebellion 1857 – 1858 CE
British Raj 1858 – 1947 CE
    Partition of Bengal 1905 CE
    Bengal and Assam 1905 - 1912 CE
    Bengal Famine 1943 CE
    Bengali Prime Minister 1937 - 1947 CE
    Noakhali riots 1946 CE
Modern
East Bengal 1947 – 1955 CE
    Partition of Bengal (1947) 1947 CE
    East Bengali refugees 1947 CE
    Bengali Language Movement 1948 – 1956 CE
East Pakistan 1955 – 1971 CE
    1964 East Pakistan riots 1964 CE
    Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 1965 CE
    Six Point Movement 1966 CE
    East Pakistan Uprising 1969 CE
    Pakistani general election 1970 CE
    Non-cooperation 1971 CE
Bangladesh Liberation War 1971 CE
    Independence Declaration 1971 CE
    Provisional Government 1971 – 1972 CE
    Bangladesh Genocide 1971 CE
    Surrender of Pakistan 1971 CE
Contemporary
Bangladesh famine 1974 CE
Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League 1975 CE
Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 1975 CE
Jail Killing Day 1975 CE
Military rule 1975 – 1990 CE
Military coups in Bangladesh 1975 - 2011 CE
Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict 1977 - 1997 CE
Mass Uprising 1990 CE
Transition to democracy 1991 – 2008 CE
Caretaker government of Bangladesh 1996 CE
Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord 1997 CE
Bangladeshi political crisis 2006–2008 CE
Hasina era 2009–2024 CE
Vision 2021 and Digital Bangladesh 2008 CE
Bangladesh Rifles revolt 2009 CE
Shapla Square protests 2013 CE
Bangladesh quota reform movement 2013 CE
International Crimes Tribunal 2009 CE
2015 Bangladeshi political crisis 2015 CE
2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests 2018 CE
2018 Bangladesh quota reform movement 2018 CE
2021 Bangladesh Communal Violence 2021 CE
Smart Bangladesh
Bangladesh protests (2022–2024) 2022- 2024 CE
Student–People's uprising 2024 CE
Interim Government era 2024–present CE
Yunus ministry
Related articles
flag Bangladesh portal
  • 8th century CE – Dhaka part of Pala Empire.
  • 1095 – Senas in power.
  • 1457 – Binat Bibi Mosque constructed.
  • 1459 – Gate built.
  • 1580s – Portuguese merchants open the first European trading post in Dhaka.
  • 1610 – City renamed Jahangirnagar; becomes capital of Bengal; Mughal Islam Khan in power.
  • 1639 – Capital relocated from Dhaka to Rajmahal.
  • 1640 – Mughal Eidgah mosque built.
  • 1642 – Hussaini Dalan (mosque) built.
  • 1645 – Bara Katra (caravansary) built.
  • 1646 – Navaratna temple built (approximate date).
  • 1649 – Lalbagh Fort mosque built.
  • 1659 – Capital relocated to Dhaka from Rajmahal.
  • 1660 – Pagla bridge built on Dacca-Narayangaj road (approximate date).
  • 1682 – 25 October: William Hedges, the first Agent and Governor of East India Company in the Bay of Bengal, arrived Dhaka.
  • 1663 – Choto Katra (caravansary) built.
  • 1668 – English Factory built.
  • 1676 – Chowk Bazaar Shai Mosque built.
  • 1677 – Holy Rosary Church built by Portuguese.
  • 1678 – Lalbagh palace construction begins.
  • 1679 – Shahbaz Khan Mosque and Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque built.
  • 1696
    • Mosque of Haji Kahjeh Shahabag built in Ramne (approximate date).
    • Jayakali temple and Siva temple built in Thatari Bazar (approximate date).
  • 1704 – Murshid Quli Khan residence relocates from Dhaka to Murshidabad.
  • 1717 – Khan Muhammad Ali Khan becomes deputy governor.
  • 1723 – Itisam Khan becomes deputy governor.
  • 1728 – Mirza Lutfullah becomes deputy governor.
  • 1756 – Jasarat Khan becomes deputy governor.
  • 1765
  • 1781 – Armenian Church built.
  • 1793 – Laxmi Narayan Mandir (temple) built.
  • 1800 – Population: 200,000 (estimate).

19th century

  • 1815
    • Catholic church built.
    • Lunatic Asylum founded.
  • 1819 – St. Thomas Church built.
  • 1825 – Population: 150,000 (approximate).
  • 1830
    • Iron suspension bridge constructed across Dullye Creek.
    • Gurdwara Nanak Shahi built.
    • Population: 66,989.
  • 1834 – Ghaziuddin Haider becomes deputy governor.
  • 1835 – Dhaka Collegiate School established.
  • 1840 – Population bottoms out at 50,000.
  • 1846 – Union School is established to give the poor an English education.
  • 1850 – Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Bengal established.
  • 1857 – Uprising of sepoys.
  • 1858
    • City becomes part of British Raj.
    • Mitford Hospital established.
  • 1864 – 1 August: Dacca Municipality established.
  • 1866 – Langar Khana (almshouse) founded.
  • 1872 – Population: 69,212.
  • 1874 – Madrasa established.
  • 1875 – Medical school established.
  • 1876 – Dhaka Survey School is established to teach surveying and road building in the vernacular.
  • 1878
  • 1880 – Northbrook Hall built.
  • 1881 – Population: 79,076.
  • 1882 – St Gregory's School founded.
  • 1883 – Jagannth College founded. (Now Jagannath University)
  • 1885 – Revenue service begins on the Narayanganj-Dhaka portion of the Dacca State Railway.
  • 1886 – Mymensingh-Dhaka railway opens.
  • 1888
    • April: Tornado.
    • Ahsan Manzil (Pink Palace) rebuilt.
  • 1892 – 16 March: Jeanette Rummary (as Jeanette Van Tassell) makes the first balloon ascension and parachute jump in Dhaka's history as a member of a travelling aerial exhibition led by Park Van Tassel.
  • 1897 – 12 June: Earthquake.

20th century

1900s–1960s

1970s–1990s

21st century

See also

Notes

  1. According to the United Nations, population in Dhaka in 1991 was 3,397,187.

References

  1. "Dhaka". ArchNet. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.
  2. ^ Grove 2009.
  3. ^ van Schendel 2009, p. xviii.
  4. ^ Britannica 1910.
  5. ^ Taylor 1840.
  6. ^ Government of Bengal 1896.
  7. ^ Syedur Rahman (2010), Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh (4th ed.), USA: Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810867666
  8. S M Mahfuzur Rahman (2012), "Pagla Bridge", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  9. Romance 1906.
  10. ^ Hunter 1885.
  11. ^ Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal, eds. (2012). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (2nd ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  12. ^ Siddiqui 2010, p. 4.
  13. ^ Gazetteer of India 1908.
  14. Seely 1825.
  15. "Gurdwara Nanak Shahi, Dhaka – SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia". sikhiwiki.org. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  16. ^ Hunter 1875.
  17. ^ Chambers 1901.
  18. ^ van Schendel 2009, p. xix.
  19. Ahmed 1986, p. 61: "... founded a new school in the city, on 12 June 1846, under the name of the Union School ... for the express purpose of imparting English education to the needy. Within two years however ... the school could not be continued for lack of funds ... N. P. Pogose ... came to the school's rescue. The still famous Pogose School thus came into being."
  20. Ahmed 1986, pp. 76–77: "... founding of a vernacular survey school attached to the Dacca College in January 1876, which offered a two-year course in surveying ... and in levelling and the elements of road-making ... In 1876, 29 students joined the Dacca Survey School."
  21. Ahmed 1986, p. 99: "Dacca State Railway ... the Narayanganj-Dacca section was opened for passengers and goods on 4 January 1885."
  22. "Dhaka Town". Dhakatown.net. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  23. Fogel, Gary (2021), Sky Rider: Park Van Tassel and the Rise of Ballooning in the West, University of New Mexico Press, ISBN 978-0-8263-6282-7
  24. Bosworth 2007.
  25. van Schendel 2009, p. xx.
  26. ^ Kabir Chowdhury (2001), "Bangladesh", in Don Rubin; et al. (eds.), World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Asia/Pacific, Routledge, ISBN 9780415260879
  27. ^ Siddiqui 2010, p. 6.
  28. "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.
  29. van Schendel 2009, p. xxi.
  30. ^ "The thriving art scene in Dhaka". Daily Star. Dhaka. 16 January 2009.
  31. "Dhaka (Bangladesh) Newspapers". WorldCat. USA: Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  32. ^ "Mayor's Corner". Dhaka South City Corporation. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  33. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York: United Nations. pp. 253–279. Dacca
  34. van Schendel 2009, p. xxii.
  35. "Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation". Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  36. "About Us". Dhaka South City Corporation. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  37. van Schendel 2009, p. xxiii.
  38. Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division (1997). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1995 Demographic Yearbook. New York: United Nations. pp. 262–321.
  39. "Chobi Mela". Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  40. "Statistical Pocket Book, 2008" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013.
  41. "Hay Festival Dhaka Is Back Again". Global Voices. 7 November 2012.
  42. "Table 8 – Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2018, United Nations
  43. Encyclopædia Britannica Book of the Year. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2013. ISBN 978-1-62513-103-4.
  44. "Capitals of Islamic Culture". Morocco: Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  45. "A history of cities in 50 buildings", The Guardian, UK, 2015
  46. "Ambient Air Quality Database". World Health Organization.

Bibliography

Published in 19th century

Published in 20th century

Published in 21st century

External links

  • "Dhaka". Islamic Cultural Heritage Database. Istanbul: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013.
Dhaka
History
Government
and localities
Buildings
and landmarks
Economy
Education
Culture
and sports
Other topics
Category:Dhaka Portal:Dhaka
Years in Bangladesh (1971–present)
20th century
21st century
Categories: