Timeline of Dhaka
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Prior to 19th century
- 8th century CE – Dhaka part of Pala Empire.
- 1095 – Senas in power.
- 1457 – Binat Bibi Mosque constructed.[1]
- 1459 – Gate built.[2]
- 1580s – Portuguese merchants open the first European trading post in Dhaka.[3]
- 1610 – City renamed Jahangirnagar; becomes capital of Bengal; Mughal Islam Khan in power.[2][3][4]
- 1639 – Capital relocated from Dhaka to Rajmahal.[2]
- 1640 – Mughal Eidgah mosque built.[5][6]
- 1642 – Hussaini Dalan (mosque) built.[7]
- 1645 – Bara Katra (caravansary) built.[5][6][4]
- 1646 – Navaratna temple built (approximate date).[6]
- 1649 – Lalbagh Fort mosque built.[2]
- 1659 – Capital relocated to Dhaka from Rajmahal.[2]
- 1660 – Pagla bridge built on Dacca-Narayangaj road (approximate date).[6][8]
- 1682 – 25 October: William Hedges, the first Agent and Governor of East India Company in the Bay of Bengal, arrived Dhaka.[9]: 156
- 1663 – Choto Katra (caravansary) built.
- 1668 – English Factory built.[5]
- 1676 – Chowk Bazaar Shai Mosque built.
- 1677 – Holy Rosary Church built by Portuguese.
- 1678 – Lalbagh palace construction begins.[5]
- 1679 – Shahbaz Khan Mosque and Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque built.[2]
- 1696
- 1704 – Murshid Quli Khan residence relocates from Dhaka to Murshidabad.[10]
- 1717 – Khan Muhammad Ali Khan becomes deputy governor.[11]
- 1723 – Itisam Khan becomes deputy governor.[11]
- 1728 – Mirza Lutfullah becomes deputy governor.[11]
- 1756 – Jasarat Khan becomes deputy governor.[11]
- 1765
- British East India Company in power.
- Population: 450,000 (estimate).[12]
- 1781 – Armenian Church built.[6]
- 1793 – Laxmi Narayan Mandir (temple) built.
- 1800 – Population: 200,000 (estimate).[10]
19th century
- 1815
- 1819 – St. Thomas Church built.[13]
- 1825 – Population: 150,000 (approximate).[14]
- 1830
- Iron suspension bridge constructed across Dullye Creek.[5]
- Gurdwara Nanak Shahi built.[15]
- Population: 66,989.[16]
- 1834 – Ghaziuddin Haider becomes deputy governor.[11]
- 1835 – Dhaka Collegiate School established.[17]
- 1840 – Population bottoms out at 50,000.[18]
- 1846 – Union School is established to give the poor an English education.[19]
- 1850 – Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Bengal established.
- 1857 – Uprising of sepoys.[13][4]
- 1858
- City becomes part of British Raj.
- Mitford Hospital established.[10]
- 1864 – 1 August: Dacca Municipality established.[13]
- 1866 – Langar Khana (almshouse) founded.[10]
- 1872 – Population: 69,212.[16]
- 1874 – Madrasa established.[13]
- 1875 – Medical school established.[13]
- 1876 – Dhaka Survey School is established to teach surveying and road building in the vernacular.[20]
- 1878
- Water-works in operation.[10]
- Eden Girls' College established.[13]
- 1880 – Northbrook Hall built.
- 1881 – Population: 79,076.[10]
- 1882 – St Gregory's School founded.
- 1883 – Jagannth College founded.[13] (Now Jagannath University)
- 1885 – Revenue service begins on the Narayanganj-Dhaka portion of the Dacca State Railway.[21]
- 1886 – Mymensingh-Dhaka railway opens.[17]
- 1888
- 1892 – 16 March: Jeanette Rummary (as Jeanette Van Tassell) makes the first balloon ascension and parachute jump in Dhaka's history as a member of a travelling aerial exhibition led by Park Van Tassel.[23]
- 1897 – 12 June: Earthquake.[4]
20th century
1900s–1960s
- 1901 – Population: 90,542; district of Dacca: 2,649,522.[4]
- 1902 – April: Tornado.[13]
- 1904 – Curzon Hall built.
- 1905 – City becomes capital of newly formed East Bengal and Assam province.[18]
- 1906 – December: All India Muhammadan Educational Conference held.[24]
- 1909 – Baldha Garden laid out.
- 1911 – Dhaka Club organized.
- 1918 – Influenza outbreak.[12]
- 1921 – University of Dhaka established.[7]
- 1946 – Dhaka Medical College established.
- 1947 – City becomes capital of East Bengal, a province of newly independent Pakistan.[25]
- 1949 – All Pakistan Women's Association East Pakistan Branch organized.[11]
- 1951
- 1952 – Asiatic Society organized.
- 1953 – Holy Family Hospital built.
- 1954
- Dhaka Stock Exchange incorporated.
- Dacca Stadium and New Market built.
- 1955
- City becomes capital of East Pakistan.
- Bangla Academy established.[29]
- 1956
- Drama Circle active.[26]
- RAJUK Bhaban built.
- 1959 – Alliance Française de Dhaka founded.
- 1960 – Islamia Eye Hospital and Cholera Research Hospital founded.[7]
- 1961 – Tejgaon College established.
- 1964 – Bangabhaban reconstructed.
- 1965 – Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Research and Jinnah College founded.[citation needed]
- 1967 – Officers' Club established.
- 1968
- Protests against Ayub Khan regime.[citation needed]
- Baitul Mukarram (mosque) built.
1970s–1990s
- 1970
- November: Bhola cyclone.
- Jiraz Art Gallery in business.[30]
- 1971
- 7 March: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman speaks at Ramna Race Course Maidan.
- 25 March: Bangladesh Liberation War begins; Dhaka University massacre.
- 27 March: Ramna Kali Mandir (temple) razed.
- 16 December: Instrument of Surrender signed.
- City becomes capital of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
- The Bangladesh Observer newspaper in publication.[31]
- 1972
- Ekushey Book Fair begins.
- Dhaka Shishu Hospital established.
- Abahani Limited sports club formed.
- Shaheed Minar (monument) rebuilt.
- 1973 – Dhaka Theatre established.[26]
- 1974
- 1975
- Islamic Foundation Bangladesh formed.
- 15 August: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is assassinated.[34]
- 3 November: Awami League leaders killed in Dhaka Central Jail.[7]
- 1976 – Dhaka Metropolitan Police department established.
- 1977 – 2 October: Coup attempt.[7]
- 1980 – School of the Society for Education in Theatre established.[26]
- 1981
- 1982
- Mahamudul Hassan becomes mayor.[32]
- Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban (parliament building) constructed.
- Mirpur and Gulshan become part of Dhaka municipality.[36]
- 1983 – Bangladesh Shilpa Bank Bhaban built.
- 1985
- December: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit held.
- Bangladesh Bank Building and Janata Bank Bhaban constructed.
- The National Library of Bangladesh moves into a new, purpose-built facility.[37]
- 1986 – Bangladesh Medical College established.
- 1989
- Maziur Rhaman becomes mayor.[32]
- Dhaka Pantomime group formed.[citation needed]
- 1990 – Abul Hasnat becomes mayor.[32]
- 1991
- Mirza Abbas becomes mayor.[32]
- Daily Star newspaper begins publication.
- Area of city: 1,353 square kilometers.[27]
- Population: 6,887,459.[27][nb 1]
- 1993
- Independent University, Bangladesh was established.
- 1994
- 1995
- Pantapath road and Dhaka Nagar Bhaban constructed.
- Dhaka Imperial College established.
- 1996 – East West University established.
- 1998 – Prothom Alo newspaper begins publication.
- 1999 – March: D-8 summit held.
- 2000
- Chobi Mela International Photography Festival begins.[39]
- Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts opens.[30]
21st century
- 2001
- BRAC University established.
- Area of city: 1,530 square kilometers.[27]
- 2002
- Sadeque Hossain Khoka becomes mayor.[32]
- China Bangladesh Friendship Center built.
- 2004 – Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre and Bashundhara City (shopping mall) open.
- 2005
- Jagannath College transformed into Jagannath University
- Concord Grand built.
- 2008 – Population: 7,000,940.[40]
- 2011
- Hay Festival begins.[41]
- Population: 8,906,035.[42]
- 2012
- April: Demonstration.[43]
- Dhaka Gladiators cricket team formed.
- City Centre (building) constructed.
- City designated a Capital of Islamic Culture.[44]
- 2013
- 2014 – Air pollution in Dhaka reaches annual mean of 85 PM2.5 and 150 PM10, much higher than recommended.[46]
- 2016 – 1 July: Gulshan attack.
- 2019 – 20 February: Chowk Bazaar fire.
- 2022 – Dhaka Metro Rail opened.[47]
