Gopalganj District Information

Gopalganj district is one of the districts within the Dhaka division of Bangladesh. Gopalganj District was established in 1984. Before that it was a subdivision of Faridpur District.The district is subdivided into five subdistricts (upazila), 4 municipalities, 36 wards, 68 union parishads, 618 mouzas, 880 villages and 85 mahallas. The Subdivisions are

 • Gopalganj Sadar Upazila

 • Kashiani Upazila

 • Kotalipara Upazila

 • Muksudpur Upazila

 • Tungipara Upazila

Area: 1,490 km².

Population: 1132046. Among them male are 50.05%, female 49.95%.

Religion: Muslim 63.61%, Hindu 35.13%, Christian 1.20%, Buddhist 0.02% and others 0.04%.

Literacy rate: Average literacy rate is 38.2%. Among them male are 44.7% and female 31.6%.

Boundary: This district is bounded by FARIDPUR district on the north, PIROJPUR and BAGERHAT districts on the south, MADARIPUR and BARISAL districts on the east and NARAIL district on the west.

Weather: Average maximum temperature is 35.8°C, minimum 12.6°C. Total rainfall is 2105 mm.

Major rivers: Garai, Madhumati, Kaliganga, Hunda, Ghagar, and old Kumar etc.

Notable depressions: Borni Baor, Chandar Beel and Baghyar Beel.

Main crops: Paddy, jute, sugarcane, ground nut etc.

Main fruits: Mango, black berry, palm, banana etc.

Mineral resource: Pit coal.

Main exports: Jute, ground nut, molasses, sugarcane.

Mills and factories: Main mills and factories are Textile mill, ice factory, biscuit factory, saw mill, rice mill, oil mill, flour mill etc.

Main occupations: Agriculture 46.37% and agricultural labourer 20.94%.

Transportation system: Main transportation process of this district is by road. Beside this railway and waterway are also used.

Marks of the War of Liberation: There are 1 Mass killing site, 2 memorial monument and 2

 Mass graves in this district.

Educational institutions: Major educational institutions of this district are 1 University College, 1 liberation war research institute, 1 vocational institute and 1 homeopath college. A proposal of a Science and Technology University has been passed. It will be a digital university.Beside these there are also 5 Government College, 16 non-government colleges and a lot of high school, Junior School and Primary Schools.

Specialty of Gopalganj district: Great leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first President of Bangladesh, hailed from this district (village of Tungipara).Sheikh family is very dominating in Bangladeshi politics. Sheikh Mujib’s daughter Sheikh Hasina Wajed is the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Many other members of Sheikh Family are members of Bangladeshi parliament.

Places of interest:

 • Ulpur Zamindar palace. Currently used a Tehsil Office.

 • Home of Basu Roy Chowdhury family.

 • Zamindar palace of zaminder Munshi Abdur Razzak Chowdhury (Arpara).

 • Majar of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and other members of his family.

 • Home of Sheikh family.

Historical events:

 • A battle between Mughal emperor Babur and sultan of Bengal Nusrat Shah was held on the bank of the Ghargara (presently the Ghagar) of this district.

 • FAKIR-SANNYASI RESISTANCE was held at the early part of the British rule in this district.

 Gopalganj Town: Gopalganj Town is a municipal town which consists of 9 wards and 49 mahallas. The municipal was established in 1972. The area of the town is 8.59 sq km with a population of 40987. Among them male are 53.27%, female 46.73%. The density of population is 4771 per sq km and Literacy rate is 66.9%.

Rajbari District Information

Rajbari is a district in the central Bangladesh and is a part of the Dhaka Division. The district was named after the palace of renowned ruler Raja Surjoprashad Sen. Rajbari became a district in 1984. History says that the whole area was in the Jessore district. After that the area was brought under the district of Faridpur district in 1811. Its thanas/upazilas belonged to different districts in the past. Then there was a subdistrict named Goalondoghat which was upgraded to a district in March 1984 and was renamed as Rajbari district. The district consists of 4 upazilas, 42 union parishads, 3 municipalities, 796 mouzas, 986 villages, 27 wards and 96 mahllas. Four upazilas are: Baliakandi Upazila, Goalandaghat Upazila, Pangsha Upazila,Rajbari Sadar Upazila.

Area : 1,118.8 km2
Population :940,360. Among them male are 51.02% and female 48.98%.
Religion: Muslim 86.73%, Hindu 13.12%, and Christian and others 0.15%.
Density : 840.5/km2
Literacy rate: 26.4%. Male 32.7% and Female 19.7%.
Boundary: The district is bounded by PABNA district on the north, FARIDPUR and MAGURA districts on the south, MANIKGANJ district on the east, KUSHTIA and JHENAIDAH districts on the west. The land of the district is mainly alluvial raised from the Padma.
Major rivers: The Padma (Ganges), Jalangi, KUMAR, Gorai, Madhumati, Harai and Chandana.
Weather: Annual average temperature of this district is maximum 35.8°C and minimum 12.6°C. Annual rainfall is 2105 mm.
Marks of War of Liberation: Mass graves are the marks of brutality of Pakistan in 1971. They graves are at Goalanda, Khankhanapur, char area of Habaspur (Pangsa) and many places of Bailakandi.
Educational institutions: There are 24 colleges, 4 vocational training institutions in this district. Beside these there are many madrasas, secondary schools, junior high schools and many other primary schools in this district like the other districts of Bangladesh.
Main occupations: Agriculture 42.82%, agricultural labourer 23.63%, business 11.43%, service 6.08% etc.
Major crops: Paddy, jute, sugarcane, turmeric, ground nut, oil seeds, pulses etc.
Main fruits: Mango, blackberry, jackfruit, coconut, palm, litchi etc.
Rajbari Town: The town is the district headquarters of Rajbari district.The Rajbari Municipality was established in 1923 and became a district headquarter in 1984. It consists of 9 wards and 31 mahallas. The area of the town is 12.14 sq km with a population of 48014. Among them male are 50.54%, female 49.46%. The literacy rate among the town people is 54.2%. Rajbari is called a railway town because its expansion and development took place due to the growth of rail communication and railway establishments.

Places to see:
• Sawdagar Divi (mound). It is the marks the Chand Sawdagar who is a leading hero of the epic Manasamangal.
• Tomb of Kamal Shah Awlia (darvish).
• Tomb of the sufi devotee Shah Jui.
• An old porch at Mathurapur.

Faridpur District Information

 Faridpur District (dhaka division) with an area of 2072.72 sq km, is bounded by rajbari and manikganj districts on the north, gopalganj district on the south, dhaka, munshiganj and madaripur districts on the east, narail, magura and rajbari districts on the west Once upon a time the district consisted mainly of depression based marshland. But the alluvial soil of the padma made the soil fertile. Average highest temperature 35.8°C and lowest 12.6°C; annual rainfall is 1546 mm. Main rivers are Padma, Old Kumar, arial khan, Gorai, Chandana, Bhubanshwar and Lohartek; main depressions are Dhol Samudra, Beel Ramkeli, Shakuner Beel, Ghoradar Beel.

Faridpur (Town) stands on both sides of the Kumar. Faridpur municipality was established in 1869. The town consists of 9 wards and 35 mahallas. The area of the town is 20.23 sq km. The population of the town is 99634; male 51.73%, female 48.27%. The density of population is 4925 per sq km. The literacy rate among the town people is 66.6%. The town has two dakbungalows.

Administration Faridpur district (estd. 1815) consists of 8 upazilas, 4 municipalities, 79 union parishads, 36 wards, 92 mahallas and 1859 villages. The upazilas are faridpur sadar, boalmari, alfadanga, madhukhali, bhanga, nagarkanda, char bhadrasan and sadarpur.

Archaeological heritage Garoda Mosque (1013 AH), Pathrail Mosque and dighi (1493-1519 AD), Satoir Mosque (1519 AD), Fatehabad Taksal (1519-32), Mathurapur Wall, Zila Judge Court building (1889 AD) and Bhanga Munsif Court Building (1889), Basudeva Mandir and Jagabandhu Angina.

Historical events Faridpur was named after the famous sufi saint Shah Sheikh Fariduddin. Hazi Shariatullah started his Faraizi movement in the district. Indigo was being cultivated on the banks of the rivers Garai, Madhumati, Barasia, Chandana, Kumar etc. The main kuthi (indigo headquarter) was located in Mirganj of Alfadangha upazila; and its manager was A.C. Dunlop. Like other parts of Bengal there were indigo resistance movement in this district under the leadership of Pir Dudu Mia.

Marks of War of Liberation Mass grave 4, mass killing site 4, memorial 2, memorial sculpture 1.

Population 1714496; male 50.55%, female 49.45%; Muslim 88%, Hindu 11% Christian 0.7% and others 0.3%.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 37.44%; male 43.51%, female 30.76%. Educational institutions: university college 1, government college 7, non-government college 41, medical college 1, law college 1, technical college 1, commerce college 1, polytechnic institution 1, primary training institute 1, homeopathy college 1, river research institute 1, mentally retarded school 1, deaf and dumb school 1, government high school 6, non-government high school 228, junior high school 21, madrasa 155, government primary school 514, non-government primary school 197, kindergarten 25, high care school 1. Noted institutions: Faridpur Zila School (1840), Faridpur Ishan Institute (1891), Bhanga Pilot High School (1889), Hitoishi High School (1889), Boalmari George Academy (1911), Baishrashi Shib Sundar Academy (1914), Kalamridha Govinda High School, Karakdi Rambihari Multilateral High School (1901), Rajendra College (1918), Bakiganj Islamia Madrasa (1922), Krishnapur High School (1910).

Newspapers and periodicals Jagaran, Ganaman, Chashi Barta, Al Muazzen, Idaning, Dainik Thikana, Dainik Bhorer Runner, Pragotir Din, Dainik Faridpur. Extinct: Faridpur Darpan (1861), Chitrakar (1283 BS), Kohinoor (1896), Sanjay (1900), Aryakayastha (1318 BS), Faridpur Hitoishi (1329 BS), Faridpur Angina (1329 BS), Barta (1926), Muazzen (1335 BS), Siraj (1932), Langal (1932), Sheba (1350 BS), Khedmat (1373 BS), Jubashakti (1972), Weekly Bangladesh (1972), Satyajug (1975), Faridpur Barta (1979), Aakal (1979), Samasar (1980), Bangla Sangbad (1982).

Cultural organisations Club 479, public library 9, cinema hall 12, women's organisation 66, drama stage 3, magic 1, theatre group 30, literary society 28, community centre 10, playground 71. Noted cultural organisations: Faridpur Town Theatre, Ambika Hall Natya Mancha, Kalibari, Siddeswari Natyamancha (Bhanga), Farirpur Town Club, Ramakrishna Mission.

Religious institutions Mosque 2585, temple 415, church 4, tomb 50, sacred place 6, noted of which are Bismillah Shah Dargah, Sheikh Farid's Dargah, Majlish-e Aoulia Dargah at Pathrail Dighirpar, tomb of Shah Abdur Rahman Ganjeraj at west Kabaspur, tombs of 12 aoulias at Satoir, tomb of Shah Osman at Gerda.

Main occupations Agriculture 42.76%, fishing 1.47%, agricultural labourer 21.67%, wage labourer 2.74%, commerce 10.63%, transport 2.06%, service 7.16%, others 11.51%.

Land use Cultivable land 150123 hectares, fallow land 393 hectares, forestry 1595 hectares; single crop 20.63%, double crop 62.62% and treble crop 16.75%; land under irrigation 27.54%.

Land control Among the peasants 23.54% are landless, 26.53% are small, 42.35% are intermediate and 7.58% rich.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk 5000 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, jute, peanut, wheat, oilseed, pulse, turmeric, onion, garlic and coriander.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Indigo, kusumphul, kaun, kalijira, china, arahar, barley, corn, tobacco, linseed, sesame, bhura, mesta, sanpat.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, black berry, palm, coconut, betel nut, kul, tetul, ata, bel, papaya, banana, guava, jamrul.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Dairy 124, poultry 376, hatchery 20, nursery 19.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 540 km, semi pucca 827 km, mud road 2919 km; waterways 468 nautical mile; railways 26 km.

Traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart, goina nauka, bhela, dhuli, kahar. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.

Manufactories Noted manufactories include Faridpur Sugar Mill, Aziz Pipes, Khankhanapur Textile Mill, Karim Jute Mill, Saiyed Jute Spinning, Faridpur Cold Storage, Faridpur Jute Fibres, Aziz Jute Fibres, Sharif Jute Mill, Rokeya Rextile, BADC Cold Storage.

Cottage industries Nakshikantha, pottery, khejur pati, umbrella, bamboo work, goldsmith, blacksmith, wood work, sewing, welding, bakery, hand loom, fishing net making, sweet meat, date molasses.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 198, most noted of which are Kanaipur, Piaskhaki, Kanarkhali, Haziganj Bazar, Chaukighata and Bhanga. Fairs 24, most noted of which are Kataghar Mela, Khagshana Mela, Satoir Mela, Titur Kandhi Mela, Bhanga Mela, Sreeangan Mela, Tathkhola Mela, Kati Kalibari Mela and Jalimuddin Palli Mela.

Main exports Jute, onion, garlic, date molasses, palm molasses, sugarcane molasses, pulse.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, Palli Pragati Sahayak Samity, Ava, asa, Sapyagram Sahayak Parishad, proshika, SDC, DNP, World Vision of Bangladesh, Grameen Unnayan Samity.

Health centres Hospital 6, upazila health complex 8, health and family planning centre 77, satellite clinic 37, national heart foundation 1, diabetic association 1.

Dhaka District Information

Dhaka District Information

Dhaka District is a district located in central Bangladesh which is a part of the Dhaka Division. Dhaka was formerly known as Dacca and Jahangir Nagar( under Mughal rule ). Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh rests on the eastern banks of the Buriganga River which flows from the Turag River. Dhaka district was established in 1772. The district consists of 5 upazilas, 21 thanas, 3 municipalities, 77 union parishads, 1020 mouzas and 1863 villages.Dhaka city is the centre of Bangladesh occupies only one fifth of the area of Dhaka district. The upazilas are not part of city. They are:

 • Dhamrai Upazila

 • Dohar Upazila

 • Keraniganj Upazila

 • Nawabganj Upazila

 • Savar Upazila

 Dhaka city has seven principal thanas and fourteen auxiliary thanas. The principal thanas are:

 • Dhanmondi

 • Kotwali

 • Motijheel

 • Ramna

 • Mohammadpur

 • Sutrapur

 • Tejgaon

 The 14 auxiliary thanas are:

 • Gulshan

 • Lalbagh

 • Mirpur

 • Pallabi

 • Sabujbagh

 • Cantonment

 • Demra

 • Hazaribagh

 • Shyampur

 • Badda

 • Kafrul

 • Kamringir Char

 • Khilgaon

 • Uttara

Area: 1463.60 square kilometers.

Population (1991): 7,996,000. Male 55.15%, female 44.85%

Density : 5,465.5/km2 (14,155.5/sq mi)

Literacy rate : Total 53.9%. Male 60.1% and female 45.9%.

Religion: Islam92%, Hinduism5%, Christianity2%, Buddhism 1%.

Boundary: Dhaka District is bordered with Gazipur and Tangail to the north, Munshiganj and Rajbari to the south, Narayanganj to the east and Manikganj to the west.

Major rivers: Padma, Kaliganga, Dhaleshwari, Ichamati, Shitalakshya, Buriganga and smaller rivers are like Bangshi, Turag, Balu, Elamjani, Alam, Bherujkha, Ramkrishnadi, Elisamari, Tulsikhali.

Major lakes: Belai, Saldaher, Labandaher, Churain, Damsharan and Kiranjir.

Weather: Annual average temperature of the district is maximum 34.5°C and minimum 11.5°C. Average annual rainfall is 1931mm.

Educational institutions: Dhaka has the largest number of schools, colleges and universities then any district of Bangladesh. There are 52 universities in Dhaka. 3 public general universities are Dhaka University (DU), Jahangirnagar University (JU) and Jagannath University. Technical public universities are Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), Sher-E-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. 3 public medical colleges in Dhaka are Dhaka Medical College, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Sir Salimullah Medical College. Beside these there are a lot of private medical colleges, many private and public institutions which offer higher education. Therte are technical training colleges, 3 government teacher’s training college, 21 government college, 3 law college, 3 primary teacher’s training institute, 4 technical training institute and lots of school, college, madrasa and English medium schools.

 There are many old institutions here. The Dhaka College is the oldest institution of higher education in the city founded in 1840. Jagannath College (1884), Pogose School (1828) etc are very old institutions in the city.The University of Dhaka is the oldest, largest public university with more than 30,000 students and 1,300 faculty staff. distinguished seats of higher education include the Jahangirnagar University and the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University is the only medical University in the nation.

Notable graveyards: Azimpur, Banani, Narinda Christian graveyard.

Marks of the War of Liberation:  Mass grave are near Kalampur Bazar (Dhamrai), South Kamlapur (Dhaka), NATIONAL MARTYRS’ MEMORIAL (Savar). mass killing site are at Rayerbazar, Memorial Monument for intellectuals at Mirpur, Central Shaheed Minar, Amar Ekushey and Sangsaptak Sculptures (Jahangirnagar University), Aparajeyo Bangla and Soparjita Swadhinata (Dhaka University), Shahid Jahangir Gate and in many other places.

Main occupations: Service 31.49%, commerce 23.08%, transport 8.53%, Agriculture 7.62%, agricultural labourer 4.41%, wage labourer 2.71%, industrial labourer 1.87%, construction 2.76%, house renting out 2.23% and others 15.3%.

Factories and mils: Garments industry, pharmaceutical industry, foot ware, Ceramic industry, beverage industry, press and publication, jute mills, textile mills, printing and dying factory, transformer industry, automobile industry, biscuit and bread factory, cosmetic industry, soap factory, rice mill, flour mill, ice factory, ball pen industry, saw mill, brick field, cold storage, weling, plant nursery, spare parts work shops and a lot.

Main exports: Ready made garments, medicine, cosmetics, electronics, electrical goods, rice, mustard seed, vegetables, peanut, banana, coconut, jackfruit etc.

Economy of Dhaka: Dhaka is wellknown as the commercial heart of Bangladesh. Main commercial areas of the city include Farmgate, New Market, Gulshan, Motijheel, Tejgaon and Hazaribagh. Karwan Bazar is one of the important business centers in Dhaka. Motijheel is called the financial district of Dhaka.

 The Export Processing Zone in Dhaka is very important for our GDP. It was set up to encourage the export of garments, textiles and other goods. Dhaka has two EPZ’s which has 413 industries. They employ mostly women.

 The Dhaka Stock Exchange is the argest stock exchange of Bangladesh which is based on the city. most of the large multinationals companies are situated here including Citigroup, HSBC Bank Bangladesh, JPMorgan Chase, Standard Chartered Bank (Bangladesh), American Express, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Total, British Petroleum, Unilever, Nestle, DHL Express, FedEx and British American Tobacco. Large local conglomerates like Concord Group, Rangs Group, Beximco Group, Summit Group, Navana Group, Zaman Group of Industries and Rahimafrooz also have their corporate offices located in Dhaka. Banks offering Microcredit has the offices of the Nobel Prize winning Grameen Bank and BRAC are in Dhaka.

 Developers buided a lot of skyscrapers which changed the city landscape. Growth has been especially strong in the finance, banking, manufacturing, telecommunications tourism and services sectors. But the city has lack of planning. The city is growing a high population by the population coming from the villages in search of employment. Some of they are surviving on less than $10 a day. The buildings are being made without any plan and the city is inrisk of earthquake.

Transport: Dhaka is known as the rickshaw capital of the world where approximately 400,000 rickshaws run each day. Here Cycle rickshaws and auto rickshaws are the main mode of transport. But in the city in some areas cycle rickshaw have been bannedfor the traffic jam. Public buses operated by the state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) and by private companies and operators are used by people for its low cost. Scooters, taxis and privately owned automobiles are becoming popular with the city’s growing middle class now a days. The government has overseen the replacement of two-stroke engine taxis with “Green taxis” locally called CNG, which run on compressed natural gas. It is also popular.

 Beside these Dhaka is connected to the other parts of the country through strong highway links. The Kamalapur Railway Station( largest one), Airport (Biman Bandar) Railway Station and the Cantonment Railway Station are the main railway stations providing trains operated by the Bangladesh Railway. Bangladesh Railway is also connected with Kolkata and Agartala of India by train.

 The Sadarghat Port on the banks of the Buriganga River serves the transportation of goods and passengers to other ports in Bangladesh. This port serves Dhaka to be connected with the southern part of the country.

 Dhaka has domestic air links to Chittagong, Sylhet, Cox’s Bazar, Jessore, Barisal, Saidpur and international air links to major cities around the world. The Shahjalal International Airport is the largest and busiest in the country. It handles about 52% of the country’s international and domestic arrivals and departures.

Dhaka City:

 Dhaka is the capital and the principal city of Dhaka District. This is one of the major cities of South Asia which is located on the banks of the Buriganga River. Dhaka has a population of around 13 million in its metropolitan area. Dhaka is world’s 9th largest agglomeration and the largest city within the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. Dhaka is also known as the City of Mosques. In the 17th century Dhaka was a city and was known as Jahangir Nagar. It was the provincial capital and a center of muslin trade. The modern city was emarged under British rule in the 19th century and was the second-largest city in Bengal after Calcutta. After the Partition of Bengal in 1905 Dhaka was the capital of the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam . After the partition of India, Dhaka became the administrative capital of East Pakistan and finally in 1971, the capital of an independent Bangladesh. Todays Dhaka is the center of political, cultural and economic life of Bangladeshies.

 The municipal area of Dhaka city is under the jurisdiction of the Dhaka City Corporation and for the administrative purposes the municipal area is divided into 90 wards. Dhaka municipality was founded on August 1, 1864 and got “corporation” status in 1978. The mayor is the administrator who of is elected by popular vote every five years. The Dhaka Education Board , madrasa board is operated from Dhaka. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) was established in 1976. For the rapid population growth of the city the establishment of 33 police stations has been completed and the creation of another 18 police stations is underway.The city is divided into 10 parliamentary constituencies. In Ramna the Secretariat is situated. The Supreme Court of Bangladesh and the Dhaka High Court are also located in the city. Traffic jam is a great problem of Dhaka city.

 Dhaka has a water-borne sewage system, but this serves only 25% of the population and other 30% are served with septic tanks. two-thirds of households in Dhaka are served only by the city water supply system.

People of the city and their culture:

 The city population is a composition of peoples from every region of Bangladesh. The inhabitants of the old city are known as Dhakaia and have a distinctive dialect and culture. About 15,000 to 20,000 of the population are Rohingya, Santal, Khasi, Garo, Chakma and Mandi tribal .Dhaka also has a large population of Chinese, Korean and Indian who are in executive jobs in different industries.

 Population growth: 4.2% per year, one of the highest rates amongst Asian cities. According to Far Eastern Economic Review, Dhaka will become a home of 25 million people by the year 2025.

 Literacy rate: 62.3%.

 Religion: Islam is the dominant religion of people of Dhaka it has a majority of the Sunni sect but there is also a small Shia sect and a Ahmadiya community. Hinduism is the second-largest religion and others follow Buddhism and Christianity.

 People of the city celebrate the national festibals like Independence Day (March 26), Language Martyrs’ Day (February 21) ,Victory Day (December 16), Pohela Baishakh, the Bengali New Year very prominently . Dhaka’s people congregate at the Shaheed Minar and the Jatiyo Smriti Soudho to remember the national heroes of the liberation war and arrange many public ceremonies and rallies in public grounds. In the Pohela Baishakh Large crowds of people gather on the streets of Shahbag, Ramna Park and the campus of the University of Dhaka for celebrations wearing traditional dresses. Peole also celebrate the Muslim festivals of Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Adha & Hindu festival Durga Puja and other religious festivals. For much of recent history, Dhaka was characterised by roadside markets and small shops that

 Shopping malls, multiplexes, hotels and restaurants are increasing day by day which attracts Dhaka’s growing middle-class and wealthy residents especially the Youngs. With the traditional Bangladeshi cuisine and South Asian variants, a large variety of Western and Chinese cuisine is served at numerous restaurants fastfoods of KFC, Pizza Hut etc are very popular among the new generation. Dhakai foods like Hajir Biriani(Haji’s Biriani), Fakhruddin Biriani, Mama Halim,nannar biriani, Borhani etc are still very popular amongst Dhakaiyas.

 with the traditional folk music,rock bands, pop music are also popular. national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam and national anthem writer Rabindranath Tagore is enough popular till now. The Baily Road area is known as Natak Para (Theater Neighborhood) which is the center of Dhaka’s theater movement. With Bangladeshi music Indian and Western music and films are popular with large segments of Dhaka’s population.

Media and communications:

 The Bangladeshi postal service has headquarter in Dhaka.

 Dhaka is home to the major newspapers and publications. Daily Ittefaq, Daily Azad, Manabzamin, Daily Janakantha, Daily Prothom Alo, Amar Desh andsome of the main Bangla newspapers has headquarter in Dhaka. . The major English newspapers include The Daily Star, The Independent, The Bangladesh Observer, New Age and The Financial Express etc has also headquarter in Dhaka. Popular weekly newapapers and magazines include Holiday, The Star, Dhaka Courier, Anandaloke and Saptahik 2000 has headquarters in Dhaka.

 Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha BSS (The national news agency) handles national news including the activities of the government, diplomatic affairs, socio-political happenings, economy, finance, sports, culture, law and parliamentary affairs and all. Other news agencyes has also headquarter in Dhaka.

 The state-run television BTV is headquartered in Rampura, Dhaka.] private r television channel including (Diganta TV),Bangla Vision,RTV, ATN Bangla, Channel I, NTV, Ekushey Television, Banglavision etc. are also based in Dhaka.

 Bangladesh Betar is the state-runed radio service broadcasts a variety of programming in Bangla and English has headquarter at Sher-e-Bangla Nagor in Dhaka. In recent years many private radio networks like FM radio services, have been established in the city such as Radio Foorti FM 88.0, Radio Today FM 89.6, Radio Amar FM 101.6 and ABC Radio FM 89.2 became very popular which are headquarted in Dhaka.

 Grameenphone, Robi, Banglalink, Warid etc also has headquarters in Dhaka.

Places to see

 Lalbagh fort and the tomb of Bibi Pari (1668)

 Bara katra (1641)

 Chhota katra and the tomb of Bibi Champa (1663)

 Ancient Fort and the palace of the Nawab (Jail Hospital, 1638)

 Ahsan manzil (1872)

 Husaini dalan (1642)

 Binod Bibi Mosque (1456 AD)

 Chawk Mosque (1676)

 Bibi Meher Mosque (1814)

 Armanitola Mosque (1716)

 Khawja Shahbaj Mosque (1679)

 Shayesta Khan Mosque (1664-78)

 Khawja Ambar Mosque (1677-78)

 Moriam Saleh Mosque (1706)

 Sitara Begum Mosque (1815)

 Farruk Shayer Mosque (1703-1704)

 Azimpur Mosque (1746)

 Kartalab Khan Mosque (1700-1704)

 Holy Rosary Church (1678)

 Setara Begum Mosque (1819)

 Bagmara Math (Nawabganj)

 Home stead of Raja Harish Chandra (eighteenth century, Savar)

 Shree Shree Sani Ashram and Math (1199 AD)

 Dhakeshwari Mandir (eventeenth century)

 Jaykali Mondir

 Bahadur Shah Park

 Nimtali Deuri (Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 1765)

 Bangabandhu National Stadium

 Sher-e-Bangla Mirpur Stadium (in Mirpur)

 Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium

Aurangabad Fort

National Museum

Mirpur Zoo

The Botanical garden(Mirpur)

Once famed for its Muslim, Dhaka is now renowned for pink pearls and a rich tradition of handicrafts.

Shoppers can find lower prices of gold and silver products, and the Dhaka shopping areas of New market and Elephant road and Dhanmondi are good for shopping.

 .It contains various species of plants.It is also a major tourist spot.

Jatiyo Smriti Soudho (Savar)

Star Mosque (200 years old mosque with five domes)

Satmasjid (In Mohammadpur. known for its seven domes)

National Museum (In the old European quarter, Shahbag)

Bara Katra

The tomb of Bibi Champa (1663)

Ancient Fort and the palace of the Nawab (Jail Hospital, 1638).

Current MP(s) from 2008

Current MP(s) from 2008
Seat code	Seat Name	Current MP	Political Party
174	Dhaka-1	Abdul Mannan Khan	Bangladesh Awami League
175	Dhaka-2	Md. Kamrul Islam	Bangladesh Awami League
176	Dhaka-3	Nasrul Hamid	Bangladesh Awami League
177	Dhaka-4	Sanjida Khanam	Bangladesh Awami League
178	Dhaka-5	Habibur Rahman Molla	Bangladesh Awami League
179	Dhaka-6	Mizanur Rahman Khan	Bangladesh Awami League
180	Dhaka-7	Mostofa Zalal Mohiuddin	Bangladesh Awami League
181	Dhaka-8	Rashed Khan Mennon.	Bangladesh Workers Party
182	Dhaka-9	Saber Hossain Chowdhury	Bangladesh Awami League
183	Dhaka-10	A. K. M. Rahmatullah	Bangladesh Awami League
184	Dhaka-11	Asaduzzaman Khan	Bangladesh Awami League
185	Dhaka-12	Fazle Noor Taposh Sheikh	Bangladesh Awami League
186	Dhaka-13	Jahangir Kabir Nanak	Bangladesh Awami League
187	Dhaka-14	Md. Aslamul Haque	Bangladesh Awami League
188	Dhaka-15	Kamal Ahmed Mojumder	Bangladesh Awami League
189	Dhaka-16	Md. Elias Uddin Molla	Bangladesh Awami League
190	Dhaka-17	Hussein Muhammod Arshad	Jatiya Party
191	Dhaka-18	Sahara Khatun	Bangladesh Awami League
192	Dhaka-19	Talukder Md.Tohed Jong (Murad)	Bangladesh Awami League
193	Dhaka-20	Benzir Ahmed	Bangladesh Awami League