Sonargaon oldest capital of bengal

Sonargaon was the ancient capital of Bangle. It is 27 km away from Dhaka. This ancient capital of bangle was also called 'Panam Nagar' which is still standing with its past. By the second Quarter of the fourteenth century AD Sonargaon had developed into a commercial metropolis. Seafaring boats could easily reach Sonargaon from west Asian and southeast Asian countries. Sonargaon was an important port city. They had directly commercial relations with China, Indonesia and Maldives. They produced muslin, especially its finest variety which is called khasa. Second decade of the seventeenth century AD, sonagaon lost its commercial and political status. Again rose when it established as a trading center of cotton fabrics in the nineteenth century AD.