Timeline of Dhaka

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

Prior to 19th century

19th century

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.[37]

References

  1. ArchNet. "Dhaka". Archived from the original on October 2012.
  2. Grove 2009.
  3. van Schendel 2009, p. xviii.
  4. Taylor 1840.
  5. Government of Bengal 1896.
  6. Syedur Rahman (2010), Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh (4th ed.), USA: Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810867666
  7. 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
  8. Romance 1906.
  9. Hunter 1885.
  10. Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal, eds. (2012). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (2nd ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  11. Siddiqui 2010, p. 4.
  12. Gazetteer of India 1908.
  13. Seely 1825.
  14. "Gurdwara Nanak Shahi, Dhaka - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia". www.sikhiwiki.org. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  15. Hunter 1875.
  16. Chambers 1901.
  17. van Schendel 2009, p. xix.
  18. 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."
  19. 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."
  20. Ahmed 1986, p. 99: "Dacca State Railway ... the Narayanganj-Dacca section was opened for passengers and goods on 4 January 1885."
  21. "Dhaka Town". Dhakatown.net. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  22. Britannica 1910.
  23. Bosworth 2007.
  24. van Schendel 2009, p. xx.
  25. Kabir Chowdhury (2001), "Bangladesh", in Don Rubin; et al. (eds.), World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Asia/Pacific, Routledge, ISBN 9780415260879
  26. Siddiqui 2010, p. 6.
  27. "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.
  28. van Schendel 2009, p. xxi.
  29. "The thriving art scene in Dhaka". Daily Star. Dhaka. 16 January 2009.
  30. "Dhaka (Bangladesh) Newspapers". WorldCat. USA: Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  31. "Mayor's Corner". Dhaka South City Corporation. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  32. United Nations 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. pp. 253–279. Dacca
  33. van Schendel 2009, p. xxii.
  34. "Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation". Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  35. "About Us". Dhaka South City Corporation. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  36. van Schendel 2009, p. xxiii.
  37. United Nations 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. pp. 262–321.
  38. "Chobi Mela". Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  39. "Statistical Pocket Book, 2008" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013.
  40. "Hay Festival Dhaka Is Back Again". Global Voices. 7 November 2012.
  41. "Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2018, United Nations
  42. Encyclopædia Britannica Book of the Year. 2013. ISBN 978-1-62513-103-4.
  43. "Capitals of Islamic Culture". Morocco: Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  44. "A history of cities in 50 buildings", The Guardian, UK, 2015
  45. World Health Organization (2016), Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database, Geneva

Bibliography

Published in 19th century

Published in 20th century

  • "Dacca", Chambers's Encyclopaedia, London: W. & R. Chambers, 1901
  • F. B. Bradley-Birt (1906), The Romance of an Eastern Capital, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., OCLC 14390376, OL 6992126M
  • "Dacca", Imperial Gazetteer of India, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908, p. 116+
  • "Dacca", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 via Internet Archive
  • Basil Copleston Allen (1912), "Dacca (city)", Dacca, Eastern Bengal District Gazetteers, Allababad: Pioneer Press
  • R. Hartmann (1913). "Dhaka". Encyclopaedia of Islam. Leiden.
  • S.M. Taifoor (1965). Glimpses of Old Dhaka (2nd ed.). OCLC 759626436.
  • Sharif Uddin Ahmed (1986). Dacca: A Study in Urban History and Development (1st ed.). London: Curzon Press. ISBN 0-913215-14-7.
  • Sharuf Uddin Ahmed, ed. (1991). Dhaka: past present future. Dhaka: Asiatic Society. ISBN 984-512-335-X.
  • Schellinger and Salkin, ed. (1996). "Dhaka". International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania. UK: Routledge. ISBN 9781884964046.
  • Golam Rabbani (1997). Dhaka, from Mughal outpost to metropolis. Dhaka University Press. ISBN 984-05-1374-5.

Published in 21st century

  • "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.
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