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*[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.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
====Historical books on-line====
====Historical books on-line====
*[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.


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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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places of interest during the British period
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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

History

Military

Churches and missions

Cemeteries

Places of interest

Education

Transport

Records

External links

  • 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.
  • Details of the book Armenian Graves, Inscriptions and Memorials in India: Dacca 1722-1977 by Liz Chater 2011
  • Church of Bangladesh has its headquarters in Dhaka
  • "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

Historical books on-line