Pre-Mughal period Dhaka (shaded area) On the derivation of name
‘DHAKA’ - the capital of Bangladesh, the observations made by
historians/scholars are given below: 1. Dr. James Taylor, C.S.
Dhaka in his book “A sketch of the Topography & Statistics of
Dacca” in 1840 (reprinted by Asiatic Society of Bagladesh, ISBN
978-984-33-1646-2, Page47): a. "Bollalsen is supposed by all
classes of the Hindoos here to have been the son of the
Berhampooter (Brahmputra), in the guise of a Brahmin, by one of
Adisur’s wives, and to have been born and brought up in a jungle
to the north of Boorigonga, whither his mother has been banished
by Adisur. Tradition further asserts that in gratitude for the
protection he received from Doorga (Durga) in this situation, he
or Adisur, by whom he was subsequently adopted, built a temple
to the goddess, whose idol Bollalsen had discovered in the
jungle. This place, from its concealed situation, was called
Dehaka Iserry, but the jungle being cleared away, a town sprung
up, which received the