Which place completes this sentence about Dhaka Division? The ancient city of Dholsamudra in present-day ______ served as one of the capitals of the Buddhist Pala Empire.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Gazipur
Dhaka Division is an administrative division of Bangladesh with Dhaka as its capital. In the Pala period, the ancient city of Dholsamudra, located in present-day Gazipur, served as one of the capitals of the Buddhist Pala Empire. Bikrampur, by contrast, lay in Dhaka and was ruled by the Sena dynasty.
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