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The Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka is the primary Hindu temple in Bangladesh. The meaning of Dhakeshwari is 'Goddess of Dhaka,' and according to tradition, the city of Dhaka was named after the goddess. The temple was originally built in the 12th century by Ballal Sen, a king of the Sena dynasty. Since 1966, it has been officially recognized as Dhakeshwari Jatiya Mandir and is now a state-owned National Temple.
Ahsan Manzil, also known as the Pink Palace, was the official residential palace and seat of the Nawab of Dhaka. The building is situated at Kumartoli along the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was constructed between 1859 and 1872 in the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture style, mixing European and Indo-Islamic elements. It has been a national museum since 1985.
The capital city of Dhaka in Bangladesh has a population in excess of of 20 million people in its urban area and 10 million in the city proper, making it one of the most densely populated cities in the world with over 47 thousand people per square km.
The dome of the tomb of Colombo Sahib in Bangladesh's Dhaka Christian Cemetery, which incorporates a number of different architectural styles.
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