Dhaka Press

	Dhaka Press Dhaka Press Dhaka's first printing press established at Chhota Katra Chhota Katra ( bn, ছোট কাটারা; ''Small Katra'') is one of two Katras built during Mughal's regime in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was constructed in 1663 by Subahdar Shaista Khan. It is on Hakim Habibur Rahman lane on the bank of the Bu ... in Dhaka. It was called the old press of Bengal, which later came to be known as 'Dhaka Press'. The Dacca News newspaper was published from here. History The first printing press was established in Bengal in 1777. An Englishman, Alexander Farbekh, was the first to set up a printing press in Dhaka. In 1848, a small-scale printing press was established at Chhotakatra in Old Dhaka. This printing press was established by Baptist missionaries. Dhaka Press did not have Bengali typing. Everything was printed in English. A newspaper called 'Dhaka News' was published by Dhaka Press. Most of the sources call it the first press of Dhaka. Earlier it is also known about the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Chhota Katra Chhota Katra ( bn, ছোট কাটারা; ''Small Katra'') is one of two Katras built during Mughal's regime in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was constructed in 1663 by Subahdar Shaista Khan. It is on Hakim Habibur Rahman lane on the bank of the Buriganga River. It was built to accommodate officials and Shaista Khan's expanding family. Chhota Katra is slightly smaller than Bara Katra, but similar in plan and about 185 metres east of it. Origin Katara is a form of cellular dormitory built around an oblong courtyard; the form originated in Persia, and like many other things Persian and middle-Asian that the Mughals introduced in this subcontinent, this was copied in Northern India, the home of some of the rulers, members of the Royal Court and the nobility. However, the term may have been derived from Arabic word ''Katara'' which meant colonnaded building, or could be a corrupt French word used for a residential quarter. Other synonyms of it are ''Chuttre'' (French) and ''Chatrra' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Dacca News The ''Dacca News'' was the first English periodical in eastern Bengal. It was a weekly English newspaper and was first published on 18 April 1856. The newspaper was published from Dhaka Press, whose owners were English, Armenian and Kashmiri. The editor of the newspaper was Alexander Forbes, a Scottish citizen. History and profile The ''Dhaka News'' was published on every Saturday. Its main topic was indigo plantation, but it also covered regional issues. The ''Dacca News'' cost two annas per issue, or two and half taka for a yearly subscription. At first the newspaper was of one page. From the 13th publication, the page number increased to four and a supplement was added where market price was published. In the second edition, total page number was eight. The newspaper was published for thirteen years and the publication stopped in 1869. Some historians say that Dhaka News had lately changed its name and started its publication as the 'Bengal Times'. See also * History of pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]