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List Of Streets In Dhaka
This is a list of streets in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U W Z References Bibliography * {{Cite book , title=Encyclopedia of Dhaka , publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh , isbn=978-984-512-019-7 , editor-last=Ahmed , editor-first=Sharifuddin , location=Dhaka , publication-date=June 2012 , language=bn , script-title=bn:ঢাকা কোষ , editor-last2=Hasan , editor-first2=Delwar , editor-last3=Majlish , editor-first3=Najma Khan , editor-last4=Rabbani , editor-first4=AKM Golam , ref={{SfnRef, Encyclopedia of Dhaka, 2012 Streets in Dhaka, Dhaka-related lists, Streets Lists of streets by city, Dhaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Goni Road
Abdul (also Romanization of Arabic, transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; , ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word ''Abd (Arabic), Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix ''Al-, al / el'' (, meaning "the"). It is the initial component of many compound (linguistics), compound names, such as ' (usually spelled ''Abdel Hamid'', ''Abdelhamid'', ''Abd El Hamid'' or ''Abdul Hamid''; lit. "servant of Names of God in Islam, the Praised"), ' (Abdullah (name), Abdullah), and ' (Abdul Malik). The most common use for ''Abdul'' by far, is as part of a male #Theophoric naming, given name, written in English. When written in English language, English, ''Abdul'' is subject to variable spacing, spelling, and hyphenation. It is a common name in the Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Asia, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and predominantly Muslim countries of South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuller Road
The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka was founded in 1921 under the Dacca University Act 1920 of the Indian Legislative Council. The establishment of the university in Dhaka was initiated with 600 acres of land requisitioned by the British government in 1905 after a new province of East Bengal and Assam was formed with Dhaka as its capital. Part of the land requisitioned belonged to the estate of Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Salimullah. It is modeled after British universities. Currently it is the largest public research university in Bangladesh, with a student body of 46,150 and a faculty of 1,992. It has made significant contributions to the modern history of Bangladesh. After the Partition of India, it became the focal point of progressive and democratic movements in Pakistan. Its students and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eskaton Garden Road
Eskaton is a defunct vanity record label created by Coil, exclusively for albums put out by the group and their friends. Its brother labels are Threshold House and Chalice. The record label is often associated with the symbol of the "Chaos Cross" and the "Twisted Chaos Cross", symbols which have appeared on several Eskaton releases, such as ''Gold Is The Metal with the Broadest Shoulders''. Releases Chaos Cross The symbol of the chaos cross was used almost exclusively in the times of Coil's side projects. It is a dominant symbol which can be found on a number of releases and merchandise. See also * Lists of record labels * List of electronic music record labels This is a list of notable electronic music record labels: 0–9 * 3 Beat Records * 12k * 430 West Records * 8bitpeoples A–C D–F G–L M–O P–S T–Z See also {{portal, Record production * List of record labels * List of indep ... References External links Threshold HouseChaos Crosson ''Abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rampura Thana
Rampura Thana (Bengali: রামপুরা থানা) is a police administrative area (thana) of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It encloses parts of Banasree residential area and Dhaka North City Corporation wards 22 and 23. The major thoroughfare DIT Road passes through this area and connects it to Badda, Ramna & Motijheel thanas. History In 1975, the headquarters of Bangladesh Television was constructed in Rampura, and the network officially moved its offices and studios from the DIT Bhaban that year. It is the site of GSK Dhaka Half Marathon, sponsored by GSK pharmaceuticals and is a popular marathon in Bangladesh. Rampura KC is the local football club of Rampura and it plays in the Dhaka City Corporation Pioneer Football League. The club qualified for Third Division Football League after a good performance in the Pioneer League in 2008. Geography Rampura Thana has an area of 2.80 km2. It has 17 mahallas and mouzas. It borders Gulshan Thana and Badda Thana in the north, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka Improvement Trust
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (, RAJUK) is a Bangladeshi public agency responsible for coordinating urban area, urban Urban planning, development in Dhaka. RAJUK is composed of various public officials, city planners, urban administrators, engineers, and architects. It is the National Authoritative Board on building planning, estates and resources, plot allotment, and construction approvals from both public and private entities. It utilizes the Dhaka Improvement Trust (Allotment of Land) Rule of 1969 and The Town Improvement Act of 1953, both scribed since before the Independence of Bangladesh. History The Dhaka Improvement Trust (DIT) was established in 1956 under the Town Development Act of 1953 (East Bengal Act), tasked with executing development projects for Dhaka, Narayanganj, and surrounding areas. Its administrative framework consisted of a 13-member board of trustees. In 1959, the DIT sanctioned the first master plan for Dhaka following the British colonial period. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAJUK Avenue
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (, RAJUK) is a Bangladeshi public agency responsible for coordinating urban development in Dhaka. RAJUK is composed of various public officials, city planners, urban administrators, engineers, and architects. It is the National Authoritative Board on building planning, estates and resources, plot allotment, and construction approvals from both public and private entities. It utilizes the Dhaka Improvement Trust (Allotment of Land) Rule of 1969 and The Town Improvement Act of 1953, both scribed since before the Independence of Bangladesh. History The Dhaka Improvement Trust (DIT) was established in 1956 under the Town Development Act of 1953 (East Bengal Act), tasked with executing development projects for Dhaka, Narayanganj, and surrounding areas. Its administrative framework consisted of a 13-member board of trustees. In 1959, the DIT sanctioned the first master plan for Dhaka following the British colonial period. Initially covering an area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittaranjan Das
Chittaranjan Das (5 November 1870 – 16 June 1925), popularly called ''Deshbandhu'' (friend of the country), was a Bengali freedom fighter, political activist and lawyer during the Indian Independence Movement and the political guru of Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. He was the founder-leader of the Swaraj Party in undivided Bengal during the period of British Colonial rule in India. His name is abbreviated as C. R. Das. He was closely associated with a number of literary societies and wrote poems, apart from numerous articles and essays. Early life Chittaranjan Das was born on 5 November 1870 to a well-known Bengali Hindu Baidya family in Calcutta but his family originally form the village named Telirbagh, situated in present-day Tongibari Upazila of the Munshiganj ( Bikrampur) district of Bangladesh. Family Das family were members of Brahmo Samaj. Chittaranjan was the son of Bhuban Mohan Das, and nephew of the Brahmo social reformer Durga Moha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Dhaka
Old Dhaka () is a term used to refer to the historic old city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It was founded in 1608 as Jahangirabad or Jahangirnagar (), the capital of Bengal Subah, Mughal Province of Bengal and named after the Mughal emperor Jahangir. It is located on the banks of the Buriganga River. It was one of the largest and most prosperous cities of the Indian subcontinent and the center of the worldwide muslin trade. The then Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad, Nawab of Bengal Murshid Quli Khan, later shifted the capital from Dhaka to Murshidabad in the early-18th century. With the rise of Calcutta (now Kolkata) during British Raj, British rule, Dhaka began to decline and came to be known as the "City of Magnificent Ruins". The British however began to develop the modern city from the mid-19th century. Old Dhaka is famous for its variety of foods and amicable living of people of all religions in harmony. The main Muslim festivals celebrated with funfair here are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittaranjan Avenue, Dhaka
Chittaranjan is a census town in the Salanpur CD block in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. The Chittaranjan Locomotive Works are situated there. The town of Chittaranjan was featured in the final episode of BBC's '' The Great Indian Railway Journeys'', which aired on 10 April 2018. The episode highlighted the management of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) and the significance of this town. History Before the town's development, the area was heavily forested. The discovery of coal led to its industrialization, which resulted in clearing most of the forests. Geography Chittaranjan is located at . It has an average elevation of 155 metres (508 feet). As per the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural. In 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation. Asansol Sada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
