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Dacca

British  
/ ˈdækə /

noun

  1. the former name (until 1982) of Dhaka

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On Nov. 3, 2015, flanks of police entered the Dacca Dyeing plant as managers terminated more than 150 workers, almost all of whom had expressed support for the union.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2016

In response to queries about labor-law violations at Ayesha Clothing and Dacca Dyeing, Gap spokesperson Laura Wilkerson said by email that the “allegations are wholly unacceptable” and that Gap was reassessing Ayesha Clothing.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2016

The next claim came from Rajendralal De, an Indian chemist working in Dacca, then part of British India and now in Bangladesh.

From Scientific American • Jul. 5, 2013

Most of them live in fear and squalor in huge refugee camps outside Dacca and other cities.

From Time Magazine Archive

As weeks passed it grew more and more rare to see any footage from Dacca on the news.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri