- a variation of Dhaka.
Dacca
Britishnoun
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In response to queries about labor-law violations at Ayesha Clothing and Dacca Dyeing, Gap spokesperson Laura Wilkerson said by email that the “allegations are wholly unacceptable” and that Gap was reassessing Ayesha Clothing.
From Slate ● Dec. 15, 2016
The Palmal Group, owners of both Ayesha Clothing and Dacca Dyeing, did not respond to repeated queries.
From Slate ● Dec. 15, 2016
The next claim came from Rajendralal De, an Indian chemist working in Dacca, then part of British India and now in Bangladesh.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 5, 2013
By the time he had finished speaking, tanks were patrolling the streets of Dacca.
From Time Magazine Archive
As weeks passed it grew more and more rare to see any footage from Dacca on the news.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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