Dhaka District

Dhaka District is a district in central Bangladesh, and is the densest district in the nation. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, rests on the eastern banks of the Buriganga River which flows from the Turag to the south of the district. While Dhaka (city corporation) occupies only about a fifth of the area of Dhaka district, it is the economic, political and cultural centre of the district and the country as a whole. Dhaka district consist with Dhaka city, Keraniganj , Nababganj, Dohar, Savar and Dhamrai upazila.

History

The administrative Dhaka District was first established in 1772. But, the existence of urbanised settlements in the area that is now Dhaka city – dates from the 7th century.

Demographics

The population of the division reached 18,305,671 people as of Census 2012 revised figures. Since the district is different from Greater Dhaka, some 3.6 million people are classified as rural. The district population grew at 4.73% annually over the decade, and is home to 2,786,183 households.

 

Relegion

The district of Dhaka has more than 12000 mosques,
3012 temples,
530 churches,
174 Buddhist temples,
three pagodas and a
Isa-e Church.
For a long time, Islam has been the majority religion in Dhaka, with only 1300 mosques, but more mosques were recently built, and the district is now called the City of Mosques.


Places of interest

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 katrias. Dhaka’s finest specimen of this time is the Aurangabad Fort, commonly known as Lalbagh Fort, incomplete 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 Muslin, 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.
The Botanical garden is a park at Mirpur in Dhaka.It contains various species of plants. It is also a major tourist spot.