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 ...

Dhaka and its surrounding areas are unlikely to experience dry conditions persisting despite partly cloudy skies. According to the weather forecast, Sunday will feel even hotter due to strong sunlight ...

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 ...

A few days ago, we discussed about the two royal Mughal barges in Dhaka that belonged to Islam Khan. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Today, we shift our focus ...

Agartala (Tripura) [India], February 26 (ANI): In the sacred premises of Mata Tripureshwari Temple, the rhythmic beats of the ...

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 ...