He decided to establish the capital in Dhaka. He ordered his court drummer to beat his “Dhak.” The area of Dhaka was demarcated as the distance one could hear the beating of the drums. This is how ...

There is an area in Old Dhaka which is referred to as Chandnighat. How did it get such a romantic name? Chandni (Moonlight) was in fact the name of a royal Mughal barge, and the ghat it was kept ...

Legend has it that Dhaka derives its name from the dhak tree, once abundant in the area, or from Dhakeshwari ("The Hidden Goddess"), whose sacred shrine graces the city's western precincts. Though its ...

Agartala (Tripura) [India], February 26 (ANI): In the sacred premises of Mata Tripureshwari Temple, the rhythmic beats of the dhak continue to echo, preserving an age-old tradition that dates back ...

Enter any time in Asia/Dhaka and find the corresponding asia/kabul time using this Time Calculator. Asia/Dhaka is a UTC +06:00 timezone offset where as GMT is a UTC 0:0 timezone offset. Time ...

Sat Feb 8, 2025 08:38 PM Last update on: Tue Feb 11, 2025 04:55 PM When Dhaka Makers first launched, it was a humble initiative to showcase local artisans and designers. By its second edition ...