Timeline of Dhaka

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.
* 1459 – Gate built.
* 1580s – Portuguese merchants open the first European trading post in Dhaka.
* 1610 – City renamed Jahangirnagar; becomes capital of Bengal; Mughal Islam Khan in power.
* 1639 – Capital relocated from Dhaka to Rajmahal.
* 1640 – Mughal Eidgah mosque built.
* 1642 – Hussaini Dalan (mosque) built.
* 1645 – Bara Katra (caravansary) built.
* 1646 – Navaratna temple built (approximate date).
* 1649 – Lalbagh Fort mosque built.
* 1659 – Capital relocated to Dhaka from Rajmahal.
* 1660 – Pagla bridge built on Dacca-Narayangaj road (approximate date).
* 1682 – 25 October: William Hedges, the first Agent and Governor of East India Company in the Bay of Bengal, arrived Dhaka.
* 1663 – Choto Katra (caravansary) built.
* 1668 – English Factory built.
* 1676 – Chowk Bazaar Shai Mosque built.
* 1677 – Holy Rosary Church built by Portuguese.
* 1678 – Lalbagh palace construction begins.
* 1679 – Shahbaz Khan Mosque and Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque built.
* 1696
** Mosque of Haji Kahjeh Shahabag built in Ramne (approximate date).
** Jayakali temple and Siva temple built in Thatari Bazar (approximate date).
* 1704 – Murshid Quli Khan residence relocates from Dhaka to Murshidabad.
* 1717 – Khan Muhammad Ali Khan becomes deputy governor.
* 1723 – Itisam Khan becomes deputy governor.
* 1728 – Mirza Lutfullah becomes deputy governor.
* 1756 – Jasarat Khan becomes deputy governor.
* 1765
** British East India Company in power.
** Population: 450,000 (estimate).
* 1781 – Armenian Church built.
* 1793 – Laxmi Narayan Mandir (temple) built.
* 1800 – Population: 200,000 (estimate).

19th century

* 1815
** Catholic church built.
** Lunatic Asylum founded.
* 1819 – St. Thomas Church built.
* 1825 – Population: 150,000 (approximate).
* 1830
** Iron suspension bridge constructed across Dullye Creek.
** Gurdwara Nanak Shahi built.
** Population: 66,989.
* 1834 – Ghaziuddin Haider becomes deputy governor.
* 1835 – Dhaka Collegiate School established.
* 1840 – Population bottoms out at 50,000.
* 1846 – Union School is established to give the poor an English education.
* 1850 – Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Bengal established.
* 1857 – Uprising of sepoys.
* 1858
** City becomes part of British Raj.
** Mitford Hospital established.
* 1864 – 1 August: Dacca Municipality established.
* 1866 – Langar Khana (almshouse) founded.
* 1872 – Population: 69,212.
* 1874 – Madrasa established.
* 1875 – Medical school established.
* 1876 – Dhaka Survey School is established to teach surveying and road building in the vernacular.
* 1878
** Water-works in operation.
** Eden Girls' College established.
* 1880 – Northbrook Hall built.
* 1881 – Population: 79,076.
* 1882 – St Gregory's School founded.
* 1883 – Jagannth College founded. (Now Jagannath University)
* 1885 – Revenue service begins on the Narayanganj-Dhaka portion of the Dacca State Railway.
* 1886 – Mymensingh-Dhaka railway opens.
* 1888
** April: Tornado.
** Ahsan Manzil (Pink Palace) rebuilt.
* 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.
* 1897 – 12 June: Earthquake.

20th century

1900s–1960s

* 1901 – Population: 90,542; district of Dacca: 2,649,522.
* 1902 – April: Tornado.
* 1904 – Curzon Hall built.
* 1905 – City becomes capital of newly formed East Bengal and Assam province.
* 1906 – December: All India Muhammadan Educational Conference held.
* 1909 – Baldha Garden laid out.
* 1911 – Dhaka Club organized.
* 1918 – Influenza outbreak.
* 1921 – University of Dhaka established.
* 1946 – Dhaka Medical College established.
* 1947 – City becomes capital of East Bengal, a province of newly independent Pakistan.
* 1949 – All Pakistan Women's Association East Pakistan Branch organized.
* 1951
** Habib Productions theatre troupe active.
** Area of city: 85 square kilometers.
** Population: 411,279.
* 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.
* 1956
** Drama Circle active.
** RAJUK Bhaban built.
* 1959 – Alliance Française de Dhaka founded.
* 1960 – Islamia Eye Hospital and Cholera Research Hospital founded.
* 1961 – Tejgaon College established.
* 1964 – Bangabhaban reconstructed.
* 1965 – Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Research and Jinnah College founded.
* 1967 – Officers' Club established.
* 1968
** Protests against Ayub Khan regime.
** Baitul Mukarram (mosque) built.

1970s–1990s

* 1970
** November: Bhola cyclone.
** Jiraz Art Gallery in business.
* 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.
* 1972
** Ekushey Book Fair begins.
** Dhaka Shishu Hospital established.
** Abahani Limited sports club formed.
** Shaheed Minar (monument) rebuilt.
* 1973 – Dhaka Theatre established.
* 1974
** Abul Hasnat becomes mayor.
** Dhaka Zoo established.
** Saju Art Gallery in business.
** Population: 1,730,253 urban agglomeration.
* 1975
** Islamic Foundation Bangladesh formed.
** 15 August: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is assassinated.
** 3 November: Awami League leaders killed in Dhaka Central Jail.
* 1976 – Dhaka Metropolitan Police department established.
* 1977 – 2 October: Coup attempt.
* 1980 – School of the Society for Education in Theatre established.
* 1981
** Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation organized.
** Area of city: 510 square kilometers.
** Population: 3,440,147.
* 1982
** Mahamudul Hassan becomes mayor.
** Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban (parliament building) constructed.
** Mirpur and Gulshan become part of Dhaka municipality.
* 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.
* 1986 – Bangladesh Medical College established.
* 1989
** Maziur Rhaman becomes mayor.
** Dhaka Pantomime group formed.
* 1990 – Abul Hasnat becomes mayor.
* 1991
** Mirza Abbas becomes mayor.
** '' Daily Star'' newspaper begins publication.
** Area of city: 1,353 square kilometers.
** Population: 6,887,459.
* 1993
** Independent University, Bangladesh was established.
* 1994
** Mohammad Hanif becomes mayor.
** Puppet Development Centre opens.
* 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.
** Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts opens.

21st century

* 2001
** BRAC University established.
** Area of city: 1,530 square kilometers.
* 2002
** Sadeque Hossain Khoka becomes mayor.
** 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.
* 2011
** Hay Festival begins.
** Population: 8,906,035.
* 2012
** April: Demonstration.
** Dhaka Gladiators cricket team formed.
** City Centre (building) constructed.
** City designated a Capital of Islamic Culture.
* 2013
** Protests in Shahbag.
** 2013 Savar building collapse.
* 2014 – Air pollution in Dhaka reaches annual mean of 90 PM2.5 and 158 PM10, much higher than recommended.
* 2016 – 1 July: Gulshan attack.
* 2019 – 20 February: Chowk Bazaar fire.

See also

* History of Dhaka
* Dhaka District
* Timeline of Bangladeshi history
* List of cities proper by population density

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