Lesson 1/33 min
Geographic nicknames
Nicknames of the country and its places
| Nickname | Place |
|---|---|
| Land of rivers; land of the golden fibre | Bangladesh |
| Land of the lower reaches; the world's largest delta | Bangladesh |
| City of mosques; city of rickshaws | Dhaka |
| Commercial capital; gateway of Bangladesh | Chattogram |
| Land of the twelve awliya (saints) | Chattogram |
| Land of the 360 awliya (saints) | Sylhet |
| Granary of Bengal; Venice of Bengal | Barishal |
| Daughter of the sea | Kuakata |
| Dundee of the East | Narayanganj |
| Sea island; the island district | Bhola |
| Gateway to North Bengal (Zubair) | Bogura |
| Land of hills, mountains and mystery (Zubair) | Bandarban |
| Daughter of the Himalayas (Zubair) | Panchagarh |
Rivers called a ‘sorrow’
| Nickname | River |
|---|---|
| Sorrow of Cumilla | Gomti |
| Sorrow of Bengal | Damodar |
| Sorrow of Khagrachari | The swift Chengi |
Did you know?: The two books give nearly the same list. Khandokar adds Venice of Bengal, sorrow of Bengal and sorrow of Khagrachari; Zubair adds the nicknames of Bogura, Bandarban and Panchagarh.
Memory trick: Memory trick: Chattogram = twelve (12) awliya, Sylhet = 360 awliya. The ‘sorrow’ rivers: Gomti, Damodar, Chengi.
Check yourself
Which district is called the ‘Dundee of the East’?
At a glance
- 1
Chattogram: commercial capital, gateway of Bangladesh, land of the twelve awliya; Sylhet: land of 360 awliya.
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Barishal: granary of Bengal, Venice of Bengal; Dhaka: city of mosques, city of rickshaws.
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Kuakata: daughter of the sea; Narayanganj: Dundee of the East; Bhola: the island district.
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Sorrow of Cumilla is the Gomti; sorrow of Bengal the Damodar; sorrow of Khagrachari the Chengi.
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Bogura: gateway to North Bengal; Panchagarh: daughter of the Himalayas (Zubair).