abstract:Old Dhaka (Puran Dhaka) is a term used to refer to the historic old city of Dhaka, the capital of modern Bangladesh.AM Chowdhury,Dhaka, Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Retrieved: 2012-10-08 It was founded in 1608 as Jahangir Nagar, the capital of Mughal Bengal.
Mominur Rahman, a 27-year-old garment worker, fractured his spine jumping for his life from the third floor of the Tazreen Fashions factory outside Dhaka, which burnt down in November, killing over 100 people.