Keywords: Street scene in Dhaka 1875.jpg en Photograph of a street scene in Dhaka now the capital of Bangladesh taken in the 1870s by an unknown photographer of a street scene in Dhaka Formerly Dhaka was a Mughal capital and later the headquarters of the Division and District of the same name Dhaka was famous for centuries for its production by skilled local craftsmen of fine cotton muslins which were tested by passing the finished piece of cloth through a lady's ring The city is situated on the banks of the Buriganga River and is crossed by a branch of the Dolai Creek 2012-12-31 21 21 44 http //www bl uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/s/019pho0000125s3u00030000 html author Custom license marker 2012 12 31 PD-Bangladesh Uploaded with UploadWizard Old vintage photographs of Bangladesh |