Early and Present Dhaka Comparison | Part 1

 

Dhaka, formerly spelled as Dacca in English, is the capital and one of the oldest cities of Bangladesh. The history of Dhaka begins with the existence of urbanized settlements in the area that is now Dhaka dating from the 7th century CE. The city area was ruled by the Buddhist kingdom of Kamarupa before passing to the control of the Sena dynasty in the 9th century CE.

After the Sena dynasty, Dhaka was successively ruled by the Turkish and Afghan governors descending from the Delhi Sultanate before the arrival of the Mughals in 1608. After Mughals, British ruled the region for around 200 years until the independence of India. In 1947, Dhaka became the capital of the East Bengal province under the dominion of Pakistan. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, Dhaka became the capital of the new born country.

source: wikipedia

Viewers,
This post contains some images, using which you can make a comparison between the Early and New Dhaka:

Some old Maps of early Dhaka City: 

New Maps of present Dhaka City:

Early Buriganga River beside Dhaka:

Present Buriganga River beside Dhaka:

Early Chawk / Chowk Bazar in Old Dhaka City:

Present Chawk / Chowk Bazar in Old Dhaka City area:

Images of Early / Old Dhaka College:

New pics of Dhaka College:

Thanks a lot for viewing these images.

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