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'''Dacca''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_108.gif Dacca District] in the division of the same name in Bengal Province during the British period. It was part of Eastern Bengal and Assam Province during the temporary [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1905) Partition of Bengal] in 1905. It is now the capital of the independent state of [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html Bangladesh].
'''Dacca''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_108.gif Dacca District] in the division of the same name in Bengal Province during the British period. It was part of Eastern Bengal and Assam Province during the temporary [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1905) Partition of Bengal] in 1905. It is now the capital of the independent state of [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html Bangladesh].
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Modern name: Dhaka<br>
Modern name: Dhaka<br>
Variants: Dacca<br>
Variants: Dacca<br>
== History ==
====Military====
== Churches and missions ==


== Cemeteries ==
== Cemeteries ==
*[[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia)]] cemetery publications is
:''Bangladesh Burials : Monumental Inscriptions in Dhaka and other Cemeteries'' by  Susan Farrington, 2012, 205pp
:The third volume of the author’s trilogy on European graves in Bangladesh, with numerous illustrations, cemetery plans and 2 maps


== Places of interest ==
:See [http://indian-cemeteries.org/bacsa/html/bacsa_books.html BACSA Books].   
 
== Education ==


== Transport ==
:[[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA]] have put the indexes to these cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service


== Records ==
Add internal links to other Fibis records
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://zymaislam19.wordpress.com/ Narinda Christian Cemetery, Dacca], contains many photographs.  Blog called Revisiting the Past – Zyma Islam. Scroll down to the oldest blog which is at the bottom of the page.<br>
*This  India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2010-10/1285980879  post] details some BACSA records for Dacca.<br>
*[http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2277738 Details] of the book ''Armenian Graves, Inscriptions and Memorials in India: Dacca 1722-1977'' by Liz Chater 2011<br>
*[http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2277738 Details] of the book ''Armenian Graves, Inscriptions and Memorials in India: Dacca 1722-1977'' by Liz Chater 2011<br>
*[http://www.churchofbangladesh.org/index.php/about/foundation Church of Bangladesh] has its headquarters in Dhaka
*[http://www.churchofbangladesh.org/index.php/about/foundation Church of Bangladesh] has its headquarters in Dhaka
*[http://www.dhakatribune.com/magazine/weekend/2014/dec/20 "The Christian Community"] by Reema Islam. Christianity in Bangladesh .Select page 6. ''The Weekend Tribune: The Dhaka Tribune'' Volume 2, Issue 31, December 19, 2014
*[http://www.academia.edu/5121053/Glimpses_of_the_Greek_Community_from_the_Dhaka_University_Gravestones "Glimpses of the Greek Community from the Dhaka University Gravestones"]  by Helen AbadzI academia.edu.


====Historical books on-line====
====Historical books online====
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_122.gif Dacca City] Imperial Gazetteer
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_122.gif Dacca City] Imperial Gazetteer
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_112.gif Dacca City] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume 11'', page 106.
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_112.gif Dacca District] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume 11'', page 106.
 
*[https://archive.org/details/romanceofeastern00brad/page/n9 ''The Romance of an Eastern Capital''] by F B Bradley-Birt, Indian Civil Service 1906 Archive.org. Also available [https://www.wdl.org/en/item/2385 World Digital Library] Library of Congress with different coloured images. Click on image to read online.
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Latest revision as of 21:37, 18 July 2023

Dacca
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 23.709923°N 73.330059°E
Altitude: 4 m (13.12 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Dhaka
State/Province: Dhaka District
Country: Bangladesh
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Dacca was the headquarters of Dacca District in the division of the same name in Bengal Province during the British period. It was part of Eastern Bengal and Assam Province during the temporary Partition of Bengal in 1905. It is now the capital of the independent state of Bangladesh.

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Dhaka
Variants: Dacca

Cemeteries

Bangladesh Burials : Monumental Inscriptions in Dhaka and other Cemeteries by Susan Farrington, 2012, 205pp
The third volume of the author’s trilogy on European graves in Bangladesh, with numerous illustrations, cemetery plans and 2 maps
See BACSA Books.
BACSA have put the indexes to these cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service

External links

Historical books online