Dhaka

Or Dac·ca

[dak-uh, dah-kuh]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Bangladesh, in the central part.

Dhaka

/ ˈdækə /

noun

1. the capital of Bangladesh, in the E central part: capital of Bengal (1608–39; 1660–1704) and of East Pakistan (1949–71); jute and cotton mills; university (1921). Pop: 12 560 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

"Some political parties want both the referendum and the parliamentary election to be held on the same day," Riaz told reporters late Wednesday, after a nine-hour meeting in Dhaka.

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She is accused of influencing her aunt Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted as Bangladesh's prime minister last year, to secure a plot of land in a suburb of the capital Dhaka for her family members.

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Thousands of people gathered in central Dhaka this week celebrating the anniversary of the downfall of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the promise of a new future for the country.

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The three cases to be heard on 11 August accuse Siddiq of influencing her aunt's administration to secure a plot of land for her mother, brother and sister in Purbachal, Dhaka.

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Fighter jets and commercial planes often fly over the campus, which lies close to Dhaka's international airport.

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