Dhaka
City
Capital of Bangladesh, and of East Pakistan before 1971.
Names
- until 1982 Dacca
Held by
- 1789 – 1793 Mughal Empire
- 1793 – August 1, 1858 Company rule in India
- August 2, 1858 – August 14, 1947 British Raj
- August 14, 1947 – March 25, 1971 Pakistan
- since December 16, 1971 Bangladesh
Capital of
- since March 26, 1971 Bangladesh
Events here 3
- March 25, 1971 1971 Dhaka University massacre
- December 16, 1971 Pakistani Instrument of Surrender
- February 9, 2013 2013 Shahbag protests