DELTA CAPITAL
Located on the flood-prone delta of one of the world's great river systems, the Ganges-Brahmaputra, the city of Dhaka was badly damaged in the war that Bangladesh fought for independence from Pakistan. Dhaka was inaugurated as the capital of the new nation in 1971, but it had already long served as the Mogul capital of the province of Bengal. The city is made up of two sections: an older area, which is a maze of narrow lanes and crowded bazaars, and an orderly and well planned government center.
ECONOMYGarments and knitwear, frozen seafood, jute goods, leather products, tea, fertilizer, ceramic tableware, newsprint, pharmaceuticals, ship disassembly (for parts).Text source:
National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eighth Edition, 2004
