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Teams are fielded in intra-city and national competitions by many schools, colleges and private entities. The Dhaka Metropolis cricket team represents Dhaka City in the National Cricket League, the oldest domestic first-class cricket competition in Bangladesh. [282] The Dhaka Premier League is the only domestic List A cricket tournament now in ...
A city with a population of more than 10,000,000 is defined by the bureau as a megacity. [failed verification] Dhaka is the only megacity in Bangladesh according to this definition. [3] Together, Dhaka and the port city of Chittagong account for 48% of the country's urban population. [4]
English: Location map of Dhaka division. District boundaries modified from Bangladesh department of statistics. Boundaries: 89.24 E, 91.31 E, 22.75 N, 24.86 N ...
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.
Dhaka (Bengali: ঢাকা), formerly known as Dacca, [1] is the capital of Bangladesh. [2] It is the ninth-largest and the sixth-most densely populated city in the world, with a population of 8.9 million residents within the city limits, and a population of over 21 million residents in the Greater Dhaka Area. [3]
Module:Location map/data/Bangladesh Dhaka is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Dhaka. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Dhaka is the commercial heart of Bangladesh. [17] The city has a large middle class population, increasing the market for modern consumer and luxury goods. [7] [18] [19] Many skilled workers are employed in the businesses and industries located in the Dhaka metropolitan area. The city has historically attracted many migrant workers. [20]
Greater Dhaka is the Megalopolis including and surrounding the Bangladeshi capital city of Dhaka, which has grown into one of the world's largest megacities, and shows a very rapid rate of expansion. Dhaka not only grows because it is the capital and largest urban center but also due to massive internal displacement from millions of people ...