Old Dhaka

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Historic urban quarter and 1971 violence site

Old Dhaka is used as a place timeline node for old-city political, social, and wartime violence history.

Est. 1947 · Bengal✺A Bilingual Archive

Events in This Place

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1 event

1971

Old Dhaka Killings

Urban mass violence in Dhaka during the Liberation War.

Old Dhaka experienced targeted killings and mass violence during the 1971 crackdown and war. Including this event helps represent urban civilian suffering within the broader military history of the conflict.