City Of Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia.Dhaka is the 9th largest city in the world and also among the most densely populated cities in the world. Dhaka is known as the city of mosques and renowned for producing the world's finest Muslin. Dhaka is also known as the rickshaw capital of the world.

Under Mughal rule in the 17th century, the city was known as Jahangir Nagar. It was a provincial capital and a center 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. 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.

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 problem such as pollution, congestion and lack of adequate services due to the rising population.