Dhaka alias Jahangirnagar: 400 Years, Studies in Bengal Art Series No. 9

Contents: Preface. I. Introduction: 1. Preliminary remarks. 2. Some geographical facts. 3. Dhaka district. 4. Origin of the name of Dhaka. 5. Antiquity of Dhaka. 6. Date of establishment of capital at Dhaka. 7. Growth of the city. 8. Location of old Dhaka. II. Dhaka 16th-19th centuries: 1. Supremacy of the Afghans. 2. Mughal administration from Jahangirnagar. 3. Jahangirnagar under the Naib Nazims. 4. Sepoy mutiny and end of company rule. 5. Foreigners at Dhaka. III. Dhaka 1858-1912: 1. Civil administration of the city. 2. Brahmo movement at Dhaka. 3. The new Dhaka Nawab family. 4. Michael Madhusudan Dutt at Dhaka. 5. Establishment of waterworks at Dhaka. 6. Electricity at Dhaka. 7. Partition of Bengal 1905-12. 8. Benefits of partition. IV. Dhaka 1912-1947: 1. Establishment of the University of Dhaka. 2. Hindu-Muslim struggle for unity. 3. Communal riots. 4. Tagore, Nazrul and Sarat Chandra at Dhaka. 5. Towards Pakistan. V. Dhaka 1947-1971: 1. Initial days of Pakistan. 2. State language movement. 3. The routing of the Muslim League. 4. Disintegration of the United Front. 5. Martial law of Ayub Khan. 6. Six-points programme of Sheikh Mujib. 7. Election of 1970. 8. The war at Dhaka. VI. Dhaka 1971-2009: 1. Bengabandhu Sheikh Mujib returns. 2. Rule by Ziaur Rahman. 3. Sattar Government. 4. Rule by Hussain Muhammed Ershad. 5. Khaleda Zia Government. 6. Sheikh Hasina Government. 7. Khaleda Zia Government (second term). 8. Fakhruddin Ahmed Government. 9. Sheikh Hasina Government (second term). 10. Recent visitors to Dhaka. VII. Education at Dhaka: 1. Education. 2. Dhaka college and collegiate school. 3. Jagannath School, college and university. 4. Pogose School. 5. Dhaka Madrasah. 6. Eden Girls College. 7. Madrasah-i-Alia. 8. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. 9. Dhaka Medical College and Hospital. 10. Mitford Hospital and Nawab Salimullah Medical College. 11. Institute of Fine Arts. 12. Schools and colleges for general education. 13. Some lacunae. 14. Private universities. VIII. Culture at Dhaka. 1. Journalism. 2. Literature. 3. Theatre. 4. Music. 5. Cinema. 6. Bangla academy. 7. Bangladesh National Museum at Dhaka. 8. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. 9. Bulbul Lalit Kala Academy (BAFA). 10. Chhayanaut. 11. Nazrul Institute. 12. Dhaka Club. 13. Liberation War Museum. 14. Baldha Garden. 15. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Museum. 16. Bangladesh Shishu Academy. 17. I\'dul Fitr and I\'dul Azha. 18. Muharram. 19. Janmasthami. 20. Durga Puja. 21. Paintings and sculpture. 22. Photography. 23. Status of women. 24. Islamic foundation. 25. Bangabandhu Novo-theatre. 26. Teen Netar Mazar. 27. Ijtema. IX. Old and new buildings: 1. Binat Bibi\'s Mosque, Narinda. 2. Tomb of Shah Ali Bagdadi, Mirpur. 3. Naswalla Galli Mosque inscription. 4. Audience Hall, Lalbagh Fort. 5. Lalbagh Fort, general view. 6. Lalbagh Fort Mosque. 7. South East Gate, Lalbagh Fort. 8. Tomb of Bibi Pari, Lalbagh Fort. 9. Satgumbad Mosque. 10. Khawja Ambar\'s Mosque. 11. Kartalab Khan\'s Mosque. 12. Haji Khawja Shahbaz Khan\'s Mosque and Tomb. 13. Tara Mosque. 14. Shahi Idgah. 15. Hussaini Dalan. 16. Bara Katra. 17. Khan Muhammad Mirdha\'s Mosque. 18. Ramna Kali Bari. 19. Palacious buildings. 20. Church of Holy Rosary, Tejgaon. 21. St. Thomas Anglican Church. 22. Armenian Church. 23. Ahsan Manzil 24. Dhakeswari Temples. 25. Guruduara Nanak Shahi. 26. Parliament Bhavan. 27. Curzon Hall. 28. Central Shaheed Minar. 29. Baital-Mukarram Mosque. 30. Panorama of Dacca. 31. Tomb of Colombo Shaheb. 32. Northbrooke Hall. 33. Greek Memorial. 34. Kamlapur Buddha Vihara. X. Amenities: 1. Dhaka municipality/ city corporation. 2. RAJUK. 3. Roads and transports. 4. Markets. 5. Banks. 6. Hotels and halls. 7. Hospitals. 8. Airport. 9. Sports. 10. Libraries. 11. NGOs. XI. Epilogue. Select bibliography. Index. Photo credit.

"There was never any doubt about the vitality of Dhaka. The four hundred years have therefore seen its continuous life, intermittent growth and inevitable changes. The social forces which contributed noticeably towards the growth of Dhaka and its immediate neighborhood were in fact urbanizing a much larger territory. The process is still in operation. Notwithstanding the age-old multidirectional riverine connection between Dhaka and neighboring districts, the development of road communication in the post-independent period served as a direct incentive to move towards Dhaka. It did not draw people from its surrounding rural areas simply by offering a better quality of life. The newcomers in the city found poverty as severe and dehumanizing as in the villages. There was a persistent belief that the capital city Dhaka offered relatively quick opportunity of quick and cash income through placement in urban economy as handymen or casual workers in the trade, transport, manufacturing, conservancy or domestic sectors. Of course, admission into such jobs was mostly restricted to immigrants having good references from those already in employment where kinship, cast, and regional, local or religious affiliations operated in a highly discriminatory fashion. Hence, there is concentration of people from specific regions in a particular institution or profession in a highly preferential fashion." (jacket)