Dhaka Syllabification: (Dha·ka)Pronunciation: /ˈdäkə, ˈdakə/ (also Dacca)Definition of Dhaka the capital of Bangladesh, in the central part of the country, on the Ganges delta; population 7,000,940 (2008). Derivatives DhakaiPronunciation: /ˈdäkˌī, ˈdakˌī/ adjective Dhaka in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Dhaka in the British & World English dictionary