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On 15 September 1951, Dacca Time (DACT) was introduced in East Bengal, which was UTC+06:00 achieved by subtracting 30 minutes from UTC+06:30. This is the official time zone in use today. [1] [3] On 30 September 1951, Dacca Time was officially implemented in East Bengal. [4]
Dhaka has also hosted the South Asian Games three times, in 1985, 1993 and 2010. Dhaka is the first city to host the games three times. The Bangabandhu National Stadium was the main venue for all three editions. [225] Dhaka also hosted the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, along with Chittagong and Sylhet, in 2014. [226]
Climate change has forced many people of Bangladesh living in rural areas to migrate to cities that has caused a sharp rise in the slum population of Dhaka. As Bangladesh is already less than 20 feet above sea level, thus there are fears that by the end of the 21st century, more than a quarter of the country will be inundated and 15 million people will be displaced.
1 ( all day) [4] BNP. Opposing Khaleda Zia 's eviction after 30-year-long stay in military house. 1193rd hartal in the history of Bangladesh. 2013-04-02. 1 ( all day) [5] Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir. opposed to sending Delwar Hossain Sayeedi on police remand for questioning.
The Dhaka Metro is projected to serve more than 60,000 passengers per hour by 2022, with headways of approximately 4 minutes. [33] The entire route can be travelled in less than 40 minutes at a speed of 100 km/h (62 mph), and is expected to drastically reduce the number of private cars on Dhaka's streets as well as their potentially 7-hour-long ...
Religion in Bangladesh (2022 Census) [ 1] Islam (91.1%) Hinduism (7.95%) Buddhism (0.65%) Christianity (0.30%) Others (0.22%) The United Nations categorizes Bangladesh as a moderate democratic Muslim country. [ 2][ 3] Sunni Islam is the largest and most dominant religion practiced in the country. [ 4][ 5] In the Constitution of Bangladesh ...
Transport. Bangladesh. v. t. e. The MRT Line 6 ( Bengali: এমআরটি লাইন ৬) is a rapid transit line of the Dhaka Metro Rail. It is Bangladesh's first rapid transit line and has been in service since 2022. The line is entirely elevated and currently has 14 stations operational in service between Uttara North and Motijheel.
Hatirjheel. Hatirjheel ( Bengali: হাতিরঝিল [ɦatir dʒʱil], English: / ˈhɑːtiːˌdʒhɪl /; lit. Lake of Elephant) is a lakefront in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Before 2009, It was a slum area that had been transformed into a recreation area as well as an alternate way to ease traffic congestion.