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Table 1 Localities of Dhaka during Mughal Period

Growth direction	Name of Localities	Source
Old Dhaka of Pre-Mughal time and subsequent expansion to the east	Banglabazar, Kaltabazar, Patuatuli, Sutrapur, Rokonpur, Tantibazar, Jaluanagar, Banianagar, Goalnagar, Shankharibazar, Kamarnagar, Kumartuli, Ray Shahebbazar, Lakhsmibazar, Farashganj, Alamganj, Narindya, Postogola	Karim (1964)
Expansion towards the west	Chawkbazar, Lalbagh, Bakshibazar, Begumbazar, Enayetganj, Sultanganj, Rahmatganj, Sawarighat, Islampur, Nawabpur, Nimtali, Dhakeswari, Azimpur, Phulbaria, Pakurtali, Amligola, Hazaribagh, Maneshwar, Jafarabad, Atishkhana, Mughaltuli, Imamganj, Mahuttoli, Peelkhana.	Karim (1964)
Expansion towards the North	Dewanbazar, Phulbaria, Kayettuli,	Karim (1964)
	Nazirabazar	Mamoon (1993)
	Alubazar	Haider (1967)
	Malitola	Taifoor (1956)
	Uttar Moishundee	Mamoon (1993), Haider (1967)
	Dakhshin Moishundee	Mamoon (1993), Haider (1967)
	Ramna (Mahalla Chishtia, Mahalla Shujatpur)	Taifoor (1956), Dani (1962)