History of Dhaka

History of Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. It is an old city. During the reign of Mughal emperor Jahangir, Subedar Islam founded it in 1612 A.D. It was then named Jahangirnagar after the name of emperor Jahangir. Many people and dignified foreigners visited Dhaka for different purposes, Farashganj, Armanitola.

Fuller Road. Johnson Road, Mintoo Road, North Brook Hall Road .Waizghat etc. bear the memories of those foreigners. Dhaka has two parts, the old town and the new town. Curzon Hall, Dhaka University, High Court and Supreme Court are in the new town. The foundation of Curzon Hall was laid by the then Viceroy of India. Lord Curzon in 1904.

In 1905 “ All Indian Muslim League” was formed here. Dhaka Collegiate School which was the first govt. school was established in 1835. After six years in the same building Dhaka College started it’s functioning. The University of Dhaka was formally established in 1921. Dhaka is the place of many historical events. The great sepoy movement was occurred in Dhaka in 1857. After partition of India. Dhaka became the capital of the then East Pakistan. In 1952 Bengali Language Movement took place. Salam. Barkat. Rafiq laid their lives. Dhaka again became the capital of independent Bangladesh in 1971 when Bangladesh became a free state.