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Bangladesh Post Office
The Bangladesh Post Office (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ডাক বিভাগ) also known by trade name Bangladesh Post is a government-operated agency responsible for providing postal services in Bangladesh. It is a subsidiary of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. This ministry is concerned with the policymaking for its two attached departments.
The first recorded postal system in Bengal was established under Qutb ud-Din Aibak, founder of the Delhi Sultanate, in the 13th century. He established a system of horse messenger from Delhi to Bengal similar to the systems that existed in Arabia. By 1296, Sultan Alauddin Khalji established a postal department called the Mahakama-i-Barid which was led by an officer titled Malik Barid-i-Mamalik. He introduced runners, writers called Munshis in every town in Bengal, and reformed the existing postal system.
The postal system in Bengal was further developed by Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq as seen by Arabian travel writer Ibn Battuta. Postal officers also engaged in some law enforcement functions. Further improvements were made under Sher Shah Suri, founder of the Suri Empire, who repaired the Grand Trunk Road and established 17 hundred postal houses with 3400 runners. Mughal Emperor Jahangir introduced pigeons to carry messages in the empire including Bengal.
The system was managed by a three tier officer service with Mir Munshi on top, then Darogah-i-Dak Chowki, and the third level were Diwan-i-insha. The runners in the postal system came from the low caste mewras. The lowest ranked personnel were called harkara who aside from carrying messages also informed the local governor of important developments and news in his area. During Mughal rule the postal system carried different types of letters and orders of various importance. The Firmans were orders of the Mughal Emperor, Shuqque were letters by the emperor, Nishan were letters from members of the royal family, Hasb-ul-hukum were orders from the ministers of the Mughal Emperor, Sanad were appointment letters in the empire, Parwanah were official orders, and Dastak were official permits.
After the East India Company took over Bengal from the Mughal Empire they maintained a similar postal service. The company developed lines of communication through the postal network connecting important commercial cities in Bengal with each other such as Calcutta, Chittagong, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Murshidabad, Rajshahi, Rangpur, and Rajmahal. The system was called Clive's post after East India Company official Robert Clive. Warren Hastings established a General Post Office in Kolkata on 17 March 1774. The rate for mail was two anna for every 160 kilometres (99 mi) the letter was carried.
The palanquin postal service, introduced in 1784, carried passengers along with letters. The service was stopped from June to September due to the monsoon. In 1791, the postal rates were increased and the Permanent Settlement of Bengal passed in 1793 which placed the local dak under the responsibility of the local Zamindar. The business community in Bengal operated a private postal service system called the mahajani dak. In 1798, Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, passed a bill to reform the postal service. The General Post Office in Kolkata had nine branches in Eastern Bengal in 1798.
On 1 October 1854, the first postage stamps was introduced in Bengal and India worth one anna and half anna. In 1854, the postal service started the use of trains and in 1864 the Railway Mail Service started operations. In 1875, travelling post offices were introduced. From 1856 to 1857, letter boxes were introduced. In September 1978, the East Bengal postal service was introduced in Dhaka. On 1 February 1880, the regular railway mail service was introduced in Bengal. From 1864 to 1865, the profit of the postal service doubled. Embossed envelopes and an Assam postal circle were introduced on 1 July 1873, registered post were introduced on 1 August 1877, post cards were introduced on 1 July 1879, and insured posts were introduced on 1 January 1878.
The Postal Service on 1 January 1880 introduced money order services. Assam Steamer Service was established in 1884 and abolished in 1904. Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Narayanganj, and Fenchuganj received their own steamer railway services. On 1 December 1883, telegraph services were introduced with the offices based out of the post offices. Post Office Act was passed in 1898. In 1909, Express telegram service were introduced in Bengal. In 1905, Bengal was partitioned along with the postal service. The headquarters of postal service in Eastern Bengal and Assam was based in Dhaka and founded in 1907. The start of World War One established field post offices.
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Bangladesh Post Office
The Bangladesh Post Office (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ডাক বিভাগ) also known by trade name Bangladesh Post is a government-operated agency responsible for providing postal services in Bangladesh. It is a subsidiary of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. This ministry is concerned with the policymaking for its two attached departments.
The first recorded postal system in Bengal was established under Qutb ud-Din Aibak, founder of the Delhi Sultanate, in the 13th century. He established a system of horse messenger from Delhi to Bengal similar to the systems that existed in Arabia. By 1296, Sultan Alauddin Khalji established a postal department called the Mahakama-i-Barid which was led by an officer titled Malik Barid-i-Mamalik. He introduced runners, writers called Munshis in every town in Bengal, and reformed the existing postal system.
The postal system in Bengal was further developed by Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq as seen by Arabian travel writer Ibn Battuta. Postal officers also engaged in some law enforcement functions. Further improvements were made under Sher Shah Suri, founder of the Suri Empire, who repaired the Grand Trunk Road and established 17 hundred postal houses with 3400 runners. Mughal Emperor Jahangir introduced pigeons to carry messages in the empire including Bengal.
The system was managed by a three tier officer service with Mir Munshi on top, then Darogah-i-Dak Chowki, and the third level were Diwan-i-insha. The runners in the postal system came from the low caste mewras. The lowest ranked personnel were called harkara who aside from carrying messages also informed the local governor of important developments and news in his area. During Mughal rule the postal system carried different types of letters and orders of various importance. The Firmans were orders of the Mughal Emperor, Shuqque were letters by the emperor, Nishan were letters from members of the royal family, Hasb-ul-hukum were orders from the ministers of the Mughal Emperor, Sanad were appointment letters in the empire, Parwanah were official orders, and Dastak were official permits.
After the East India Company took over Bengal from the Mughal Empire they maintained a similar postal service. The company developed lines of communication through the postal network connecting important commercial cities in Bengal with each other such as Calcutta, Chittagong, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Murshidabad, Rajshahi, Rangpur, and Rajmahal. The system was called Clive's post after East India Company official Robert Clive. Warren Hastings established a General Post Office in Kolkata on 17 March 1774. The rate for mail was two anna for every 160 kilometres (99 mi) the letter was carried.
The palanquin postal service, introduced in 1784, carried passengers along with letters. The service was stopped from June to September due to the monsoon. In 1791, the postal rates were increased and the Permanent Settlement of Bengal passed in 1793 which placed the local dak under the responsibility of the local Zamindar. The business community in Bengal operated a private postal service system called the mahajani dak. In 1798, Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, passed a bill to reform the postal service. The General Post Office in Kolkata had nine branches in Eastern Bengal in 1798.
On 1 October 1854, the first postage stamps was introduced in Bengal and India worth one anna and half anna. In 1854, the postal service started the use of trains and in 1864 the Railway Mail Service started operations. In 1875, travelling post offices were introduced. From 1856 to 1857, letter boxes were introduced. In September 1978, the East Bengal postal service was introduced in Dhaka. On 1 February 1880, the regular railway mail service was introduced in Bengal. From 1864 to 1865, the profit of the postal service doubled. Embossed envelopes and an Assam postal circle were introduced on 1 July 1873, registered post were introduced on 1 August 1877, post cards were introduced on 1 July 1879, and insured posts were introduced on 1 January 1878.
The Postal Service on 1 January 1880 introduced money order services. Assam Steamer Service was established in 1884 and abolished in 1904. Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Narayanganj, and Fenchuganj received their own steamer railway services. On 1 December 1883, telegraph services were introduced with the offices based out of the post offices. Post Office Act was passed in 1898. In 1909, Express telegram service were introduced in Bengal. In 1905, Bengal was partitioned along with the postal service. The headquarters of postal service in Eastern Bengal and Assam was based in Dhaka and founded in 1907. The start of World War One established field post offices.
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