Jahangir Nagar

Jahangir Nagar

Jahangir Nagar ( _bn. জাহাঙ্গীর নগর) is the former name of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was named after Mughal Emperor Jahangir.

To show respect to this name, a fully residential public university was established in Dhaka in 1970 as Jahangirnagar University.


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