Bangladesh before your trip: Dhaka, Bengali and the taka
A first compass for locating Bangladesh, learning its basic reference points and knowing which transport details still need confirmation.
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Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, in South Asia. Bengali and the Bangladeshi taka are useful reference points when identifying the city and preparing a trip.
The place
What makes it special
- Capital of Bangladesh.
- Bengali is the country’s recorded language.
- The national currency is the Bangladeshi taka (BDT; ৳).
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Sources and references
This profile summarises our destination guides. Their research sources and the geographical reference are listed below.
- www.tourismbangladesh.com.bd
- railwaydhaka.gov.bd
- oicpm.mofa.gov.bd
- beautifulbangladesh.gov.bd
- archaeology.gov.bd
- railway.gov.bd
- railway.gov.bd
- bhz.touristpolice.gov.bd
- Bangladesh · Wikidata
- Bangladesh · World Countries — mledoze
- Bangladesh · World Bank Open Data
- Bangladesh · DBpedia
- Sonargaon · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Sonargaon Upazila · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Sonargaon, Sonargaon Upazila, Narayanganj District, Dhaka Division, 1440, Bangladesh · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Panam Nagar, Sonargoan Road, Mograpara, Krishna Para, Sonargaon, Sonargaon Upazila, Narayanganj District, Dhaka Division, 1440, Bangladesh · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Goaldi Mosque, Sonargoan Road, Mograpara, Krishna Para, Sonargaon, Sonargaon Upazila, Narayanganj District, Dhaka Division, 1440, Bangladesh · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Dhaka · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Dhaka, Dhaka Metropolitan, Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, 1215, Bangladesh · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Tejgaon Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) · Tejgaon Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
- Dhaka · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q1354
- Place identification and coordinates
Profile updated: 10/10/2026