1905 Dhaka became the capital of the new province, Eastern Bengal and Assam, under British Raj.Google | Dhaka City Corporation Timeline1905 Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller (1854-1935) became the Lieutenant Governorship of the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam.Google | Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller Timeline1977 Nandanik Natya Sampraday, a pioneer theatre group, was established in Dhaka.Google | Theatre in Bangladesh Timeline