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Old Dhaka is a term used to refer to the historic old city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, it was one of the largest and most prosperous cities of the
Ahsan Manzil, the abode of the Nawabs of Dhaka
Lalbagh Fort
Dhakeshwari National Temple
Star Mosque, Armanitola
Dhakeshwari Temple
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Dhakeshwari National Temple is a Hindu temple in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is state-owned, giving it the distinction of being Bangladesh's 'National Temple'. The name "Dhakeshwari" means "Goddess of D
Old Dhaka
…to the control of the Hindu Mahishya Sena dynasty in the 10th century. The name of the town may have derived from the establishment of the Goddess Dhakeshvari's temple by Ballal Sena in the 12th century. Dhaka was ruled by the Hindu Deva dynasty of Bikrampur after the fall of the Sena dynasty. After the Islamic…
Dhakeshwari Temple
Original: The Goddess statue at the Dhakeshwari Mata Temple in Kolkata
Replica: The Goddess statue at the Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka
Main temple structure