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Following the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the country had four divisions: Chittagong Division, Dacca Division, Khulna Division, and Rajshahi Division.In 1982, the English spelling of the Dacca Division (along with the name of the capital city) was changed into Dhaka Division to more closely match the Bengali pronunciation.
On 31 January 2001, Japan Airlines Flight 907, a Boeing 747-400D en route from Haneda Airport, Japan, to Naha Airport, Okinawa, narrowly avoided a mid-air collision with Japan Airlines Flight 958, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 en route from Gimhae International Airport, South Korea, to Narita International Airport, Japan.
The origins of the name Dhaka are uncertain. It may derive from the dhak tree, which was once common in the area, or from Dhakeshwari, the 'patron goddess' of the region. [8] [9] Another popular theory states that Dhaka refers to a membranophone instrument, dhak which was played by order of Subahdar Islam Khan I during the inauguration of the Bengal capital in 1610.
The JAL aircraft involved in the accident was an Airbus A350-941, [Note 2] operating as Flight 516, manufacturer serial number 538, and registered as JA13XJ. The aircraft was just over two years old at the time of the collision, first flying on 20 September 2021 and delivered to JAL on 10 November. [13] [14] [15]
The Ministry of Jal Shakti (lit. ' Ministry of Water Resources ' ) is a ministry under Government of India which was formed in May 2019 under the second Modi ministry . This was formed by merging of two ministries; the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation .
The Khulna Division (Bengali: খুলনা বিভাগ, Khulna Bibhag) is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 22,285 km 2 (8,604 sq mi) and a population of 17,416,645 at the 2022 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and largest city is Khulna city in Khulna District.
Project Mausam, Indian cultural and economic project to connect countries on the Indian Ocean Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mausam .
Barisal Division (Bengali: বরিশাল বিভাগ, Borishal Bibhag) is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of 13,225 km 2 (5,106 sq mi), and a population of 9,325,820 at the 2022 Census. It is the least populous Division in Bangladesh.