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Bangladesh Standard Time ( BST; Bengali: বাংলাদেশ মান সময়) serves as the official time zone for the nation of Bangladesh. It operates six hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time and is observed uniformly across the country as a national standard. In 2009, Bangladesh briefly observed daylight saving time (DST) as ...
Dhaka was the capital of a proto-industrialised Mughal Bengal for 75 years (1608–39 and 1660–1704). It was the hub of the muslin trade in Bengal and one of the most prosperous cities in the world. The Mughal city was named Jahangirnagar ( The City of Jahangir) in honour of the erstwhile ruling emperor Jahangir.
Climate change has forced many people of Bangladesh living in rural areas to migrate to cities that has caused a sharp rise in the slum population of Dhaka. As Bangladesh is already less than 20 feet above sea level, thus there are fears that by the end of the 21st century, more than a quarter of the country will be inundated and 15 million people will be displaced.
The Dhaka Metro is projected to serve more than 60,000 passengers per hour by 2022, with headways of approximately 4 minutes. [33] The entire route can be travelled in less than 40 minutes at a speed of 100 km/h (62 mph), and is expected to drastically reduce the number of private cars on Dhaka's streets as well as their potentially 7-hour-long ...
1 ( all day) [4] BNP. Opposing Khaleda Zia 's eviction after 30-year-long stay in military house. 1193rd hartal in the history of Bangladesh. 2013-04-02. 1 ( all day) [5] Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir. opposed to sending Delwar Hossain Sayeedi on police remand for questioning.
The Mitali Express (13131/13132) train ( Bengali: মিতালী এক্সপ্রেস) is an international express rail service which connects the Indian city of Siliguri with the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka every week. Together with the Maitree Express train and the Bandhan Express train, the Mitali Express train is the third modern ...
Transport. Bangladesh. v. t. e. The MRT Line 6 ( Bengali: এমআরটি লাইন ৬) is a rapid transit line of the Dhaka Metro Rail. It is Bangladesh's first rapid transit line and has been in service since 2022. The line is entirely elevated and currently has 14 stations operational in service between Uttara North and Motijheel.
7. The Sat Gambuj Mosque ( Bengali: সাত গম্বুজ মসজিদ, lit. 'Seven Domed Mosque') is near the northwestern outskirts of Dhaka in the Mohammadpur area. [1] It is a fine example of the provincial Mughal style of architecture introduced in Bangladesh in the 17th century. The mosque's most notable features are its seven ...