Dhaka District

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For the city, see Dhaka

Dhaka District is a district located in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Dhaka city, capital of Bangladesh, is located in this district.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Subdivisions 3 History 4 Economy 5 Places of interest 5.1 Some Interesting Place for tourists 6 See also

[edit] Geography

[edit] Subdivisions

[edit] History

[edit] Economy

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The historic city of Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and lies on the banks of the Buriganga River in the central area of Bangladesh. The old town of Dhaka, south of the city centre, is the site of most of the tourist attractions, including the Lalbagh Fort, the Stat Mosque, and the Ahsan Manzil Palace Museum.

The city of Dhaka was predominantly a city of the Mughals, whose governors and viceroys built several palace, mosques and katriase. Dhaka's finest specimen of this time is the Aurangabad Fort, commonly known as Lalbaght Fort, incompleted but well worth for visit. Also in this area of Dhaka is the spectacular Ahsan Manzil Plance Museum, the Bara Katra, the Cotta Katra and several mosques of note.

The old European quarter lies just north of Dhaka's old town, which houses the presidential place and the National Museum, Dhaka's commercial and diplomatic regions are north-east of this zone. Dhaka Zoo and the Botanical Gardens are a short taxi ride into the suburbs.

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.

[edit] Some Interesting Place for tourists

• Lalbagh Fort

Built in 1678 by the Viceroy of Bengal, it contains a three-domed mosque, the tomb of Pari Bibi, the reputed daughter of Nawab Shaista Khan, the Audience Hall and the hammam of the Governor. Four Kilometres from the hotel. Ahsan Manzil Palace Museum

A majestic pick place, one home to the Nawab of Dhaka, house 23 galleries displaying portraits, furniture and household articles.

• Star Mosque

A 200 years old mosque with five domes, with hundreds of twinkling starts on its surface.

• Satmasjid

This mosque in the Mohammadpur area of Dhaka is known for its seven domes.

• National Museum

In the old European quarter of Dhaka, the museum contains a large number of interesting collections, including sculptures and paintings of the Hindu, Buddhist of Muslim period. One kilometre from the hotel.

• Bara Katra

One the most important of the Mughal period in Dhaka.

[edit] See also

• Districts of Bangladesh
• Dhaka Division

Divisions and Districts of Bangladesh
Barisal Division: Barguna | Barisal | Bhola | Jhalkathi | Patuakhali | Pirojpur
Chittagong Division: Bandarban | Brahmanbaria | Chandpur | Chittagong | Comilla | Cox's Bazar | Feni | Khagrachari | Lakshmipur | Noakhali | Rangamati
Dhaka Division: Dhaka | Faridpur | Gazipur | Gopalganj | Jamalpur | Kishoreganj | Madaripur | Manikganj | Munshiganj | Mymensingh | Narayanganj | Narsingdi | Netrakona | Rajbari | Shariatpur | Sherpur | Tangail
Khulna Division: Bagerhat | Chuadanga | Jessore | Jhenaidah | Khulna | Kushtia | Magura | Meherpur | Narail | Satkhira
Rajshahi Division: Bogra | Dinajpur | Gaibandha | Jaipurhat | Kurigram | Lalmonirhat | Naogaon | Natore | Nawabganj | Nilphamari | Pabna | Panchagarh | Rajshahi | Rangpur | Sirajganj | Thakurgaon
Sylhet Division: Habiganj | Moulvibazar | Sunamganj | Sylhet

Coordinates: 24°00′N 90°30′E