{{About|a region|the old part of the city|Old Dhaka|other uses|Dhaka (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox settlement | name = New Dhaka | native_name = নতুন ঢাকা | settlement_type = Region | image_skyline = Drone view from Kamal Atatürk Avenue.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Skyline of Gulshan - Banani | image_seal = | shield_size = | motto = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Bangladesh | subdivision_type1 = District | subdivision_name1 = Dhaka District | subdivision_type2 = City Corporation | subdivision_name2 = Dhaka North City Corporation<br>Dhaka South City Corporation | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|23.8161|N|90.4056|E|region:BD-13|display=it}} <!-- Politics ----------------->| established_title = | established_date = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = }} '''New Dhaka''' ({{langx|bn|নতুন ঢাকা |lit=|translit=Notun Dhaka}} or {{langx|bn|নয়া ঢাকা|lit=|translit=Noya Dhaka}}) is an unofficial term used to describe the area located north of Old Dhaka that has been incorporated in the city of Dhaka, the capital and largest city of Bangladesh over time.<ref name=tbs/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Urban Morphological Change Analysis of Dhaka City, Bangladesh, Using Space Syntax |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270157525 |website= ResearchGate}}</ref> The term is ambiguous, as it may refer either to upscale and/or planned neighbourhoods with wider streets, modern buildings, and improved facilities, or to the city of Dhaka excluding the Old Dhaka region.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahmed |first1=Kaamil |last2=Montu |first2=Rafiqul Islam |title=The making of a megacity: how Dhaka transformed in 50 years of Bangladesh |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/mar/26/the-making-of-a-megacity-how-dhaka-transformed-in-50-years-of-bangladesh |work=The Guardian |date=26 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Of old Dhaka and new Dhaka |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/opinions/of-old-dhaka-and-new-dhaka |work=The Financial Express|date=15 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
==History== After the independence of Bangladesh, Dhaka became the capital of the new country. As immigrants from the other regions of the country started to visit the city more, the city expanded from the south to the northern region of Tongi–Gazipur. The expended part became known as "New Dhaka", and Dhakaiyas, natives of the Old Dhaka, started to call the residents of the new city "New Dhakaiyas".<ref name=tbs>{{cite news|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangla/ফিচার/news-details-230961|script-title=bn:পুরান বনাম নতুন ঢাকা: পুরান ঢাকাইয়ারা নতুন ঢাকাইয়াদের নিয়ে কী ভাবে?|language=bn|date=1 July 2024|work=The Business Standard}}</ref> In 2021, the fourth Hasina ministry expressed the desire to expand New Dhaka beyond Turag River towards west.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailynayadiganta.com/last-page/554995/তুরাগ-পাড়ে-তৈরি-হবে-নতুন-ঢাকা-বিদেশীরাও-দেখতে-আসবে|script-title=bn:তুরাগ পাড়ে তৈরি হবে নতুন ঢাকা : বিদেশীরাও দেখতে আসবে|language=bn|date=11 January 2021|newspaper=Daily Naya Diganta}}</ref>
==Society== As of researcher M Mamun Hossain, most people of New Dhaka live under a Single-family detached home.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsbangla24.com/news/189946/What-is-the-difference-between-New-Dhaka-and-Eid-culture-of-old-Dhaka|script-title=bn:ঈদ সংস্কৃতি: পুরান ঢাকার সঙ্গে নতুন ঢাকার পার্থক্য কী|language=bn|date=3 May 2022}}</ref>
==Neighbourhoods==
=== Aftab Nagar === {{Main|Aftab Nagar}}
Aftab Nagar (originally known as ''Jahurul Islam City'')<ref>{{cite web |title=Jahurul Islam City – EHL |url=https://test.easternhousing.com/project/jahurul-islam-city/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418150021/https://test.easternhousing.com/project/jahurul-islam-city/ |archive-date=18 April 2024}}</ref> is a neighbourhood in Dhaka that is initiated by Eastern Housing Limited.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 January 2020 |title=Aftabnagar: A city within a city |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/panorama/aftabnagar-city-within-city-36617?amp |website=The Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eastern Housing plans to launch new projects |url=https://businesspostbd.com/stock/2022-01-15/eastern-housing-plans-to-launch-new-projects-2022-01-15 |website=The Business Standard}}</ref> Aftabnagar sits in the heart of Dhaka at Rampura. It is believed that the area still holds the lush green environment of Dhaka.<ref>[https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/real-estate/218410/aftabnagar-an-opportunity-of-a-lifetime Report]. Dhaka Tribune</ref> In the seasons of Autumn, there are fields of Catkin flowers or 'Kaashbon'.<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=bn:আফতাব নগর প্রজেক্ট |url=https://baddaup.dhaka.gov.bd/bn/site/top_banner/oSEd-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=baddaup.dhaka.gov.bd }}{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |script-title=bn:আফতাবনগরে পাসপোর্ট অফিস চালু |url=https://www.jugantor.com/capital/672272/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%81 |access-date=11 December 2011 |website=Jugantor |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Jahurul Islam City – EHL |url=https://test.easternhousing.com/project/jahurul-islam-city/ |access-date=18 April 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Bailey Road === {{Main|Bailey Road, Dhaka}} Bailey Road is a well-known thoroughfare and an upscale area in Ramna, Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It is a classic road in Dhaka which runs through Shiddheswari, connecting Hare Road with Shantinagar junction. It is regarded as one of the busiest areas of the city, constructed during the colonial era, now serving both as a residential area for civil servants, high court judges as well as government offices and shopping malls and food courts. The Bailey Road is considered as two distinct roads, one after another, they are the new Bailey Road and the Bailey Road. The new Bailey Road is well recognised for its famous theatres, numerous boutiques, shops, schools, fast foods, restaurants and various hangout places. The old Bailey Road is reputable because of the officers club, Foreign Service academy and homes of ministers, officers and government officials.
===Banani=== {{Main|Banani (neighbourhood)}}
Banani is an upscale residential and commercial neighbourhood and a thana of Dhaka.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/utilities/news/4-posh-dhaka-city-areas-sewers-85pc-houses-lead-lakes-drains-3212431 | title=4 posh Dhaka city areas: Sewers of 85pc houses lead to lakes, drains | date=4 January 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/dhaka-north-playground-banani-public-facility-select-few-693058 | title=Dhaka North playground in Banani: A public facility for a select few? | date=2 September 2023 }}</ref> It hosts five-star hotels, upscale restaurants, luxury apartments, international schools, and the offices of many local and multinational companies.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thedailystar.net/shout/news/we-grew-so-did-banani-road-11-2103833 | title=As We Grew up, So Did Banani Road 11 | date=3 June 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/lack-maintenance-ruins-renovated-banani-ground-453130 | title=Lack of maintenance ruins renovated Banani ground | date=5 July 2022 }}</ref> Banani is considered an important central business district, and its commercial landscape is among the most important in Dhaka, coming after the likes of the nearby financial district of Gulshan Avenue, Karwan Bazar, Tejgaon Industrial Area and downtown Motijheel CBD, the nation's largest and most important CBD.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/infrastructure/dhaka-north-pilots-one-way-roads-pedestrian-zones-banani-improve-traffic | title=Dhaka North pilots one-way roads, pedestrian zones in Banani to improve traffic flow | date=16 March 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/world/asia/bangladesh-fire-dhaka.html | title=At Least 25 die in Office Tower Fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh | work=The New York Times | date=28 March 2019 | last1=Manik | first1=Julfikar Ali }}</ref>
==== Banani DOHS ==== {{Main|Banani DOHS}}
Banani DOHS, also known as "Old DOHS", is a neighborhood of Dhaka, located in Banani.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 October 2016 |title=Retd teacher found killed in Banani |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/retd-teacher-found-killed-banani-1297846 |accessdate=4 August 2017 |newspaper=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> It was created under the Defense Officers Housing Scheme (DOHS) of the Government of Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 October 2010 |title=Green light from PM |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-160318 |accessdate=4 August 2017 |newspaper=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
=== Banasree === {{Main|Banasree}}
Banasree is a residential area of Dhaka in Bangladesh<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 August 2017 |title=Maid's death sparks protest in Banasree |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/dhaka-banasree-woman-house-help-death-sparks-protest-car-alight-bangladesh-1443622 |access-date=1 January 2018 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 November 2016 |title=Risky living in south Banasree |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/risky-living-south-banasree-1311310 |access-date=1 January 2018 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> which has been developed by Eastern Housing Limited (EHL).
=== Baridhara === {{Main|Baridhara}} thumb|Lake on Baridhara '''Baridhara''' ({{langx|bn|বারিধারা}}) is an upscale residential area in Dhaka, Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 July 2022 |title=Rolls-Royce seized from Baridhara for custom rule violation |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/rolls-royce-seized-baridhara-custom-rule-violation-3065441}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=11 January 2023 |title=Dhaka North mayor angry over illegal sewerage connections in Baridhara |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/dhaka-north-mayor-angry-over-illegal-sewerage-connections-baridhara-566478}}</ref> It is located on the east of and northeast of Gulshan across Gulshan-Baridhara Lake.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 March 2008 |title=Plot claimants start fresh encroachment on Gulshan-Baridhara lake |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-28030}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=19 September 2007 |title=Community comes to the rescue of a park at Baridhara |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-4515}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=15 May 2015 |title=Gulshan, Niketan, Baridhara get 100 CCTV cameras |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/gulshan-niketan-baridhara-get-100-cctv-cameras-82382}}</ref> It has special zones designated for diplomats, and many of the city's foreign embassies and high commissions are situated here.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 2024 |title=Policeman shot dead by fellow cop in Baridhara diplomatic zone |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/752356}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=11 October 2015 |title=Police maintain strict vigilance in diplomatic zone |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/police-maintain-strict-vigilance-diplomatic-zone-155395}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Siddiqui |first=Kamal |url= |title=Social Formation in Dhaka, 1985-2005: A Longitudinal Study of Society in a Third World Megacity |author2=Jamshed Ahmed |author3=Kaniz Siddique |author4=Sayeedul Huq |author5=Abul Hossain |publisher=Ashgate Publishing |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-4094-1103-1 |page=308}}</ref> There are mainly three areas: a diplomatic zone in the southwest portion, a general residential area in the eastern portion, and an adjacent DOHS area in the northeast portion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara residents to pay increased holding tax from July |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/gulshan-banani-baridhara-residents-to-pay-increased-holding-tax-from-july-1648661864}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=July 2021 |title=Posh areas' house rent chart to be updated |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/566526}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=5 July 2017 |title=Remove illegal structures from Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara: HC |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/remove-illegal-structures-gulshan-banani-baridhara-dhaka-high-court-orders-1428598}}</ref>
==== Baridhara DOHS ==== {{Main|Baridhara DOHS}}
Baridhara DOHS is a neighborhood in Baridhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
===Bashundhara=== {{Main|Bashundhara Residential Area}}
Bashundhara Residential Area, or simply Bashundhara, is an upscale<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abedin |first=Raian |date=24 June 2023 |title=Restrictive upscale areas in Dhaka make commuting a nightmare for students |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/shout/news/restrictive-upscale-areas-dhaka-make-commuting-nightmare-students-3354576 |access-date=20 March 2024 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bashundhara R/A - Best Place to Live in Dhaka{{!}} Assure Blog |url=https://www.assuregroupbd.com/media/blog/bashundhara-best-place-to-live-in-dhaka.html |access-date=20 March 2024 |website= |language=en}}</ref> residential and semi-business neighbourhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |title=The call of 300 feet|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/the-call-300-feet-1247869 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=14 October 2016|date=30 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Banglapedia|article=Badda Thana}}</ref> Described as a "city inside a city," the area is the largest private real estate project in Greater Dhaka. It is owned and operated by East West Property Development Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Bashundhara Group.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Bird |first1=Julia |url=https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/29925 |title=Toward Great Dhaka: A New Urban Development Paradigm Eastward |last2=Li |first2=Yue |last3=Rahman |first3=Hossain Zillur |last4=Rama |first4=Martin |last5=Venables |first5=Anthony J. |date=2018-07-03 |publisher=World Bank |isbn=978-1-4648-1238-5 |location=Washington, DC |pages=64–67 |language=en |chapter=East and West |doi=10.1596/978-1-4648-1238-5|hdl=10986/29925 }}</ref>
=== Dhaka Cantonment area === {{Main|Cantonment Thana}}
Cantonment Thana ({{langx|bn|ক্যান্টনমেন্ট}}) is a Thana of Dhaka district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It includes the Army Headquarters,{{citation needed|reason=isn't that in Mirpur?|date=July 2014}} Naval Headquarters and the Air Force Headquarters. Cantonment Thana was formed in 1976.<ref name="Banglapedia2">{{Cite Banglapedia|article=Cantonment Thana}}</ref>
===Dhanmondi=== {{Main|Dhanmondi Thana}}
Dhanmondi is an upscale residential and commercial neighbourhood and a thana (police jurisdiction) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, known for its central location, cultural vibrancy and being home to the country's founder, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Allchin |first1=Joseph |date=15 March 2014 |title=Bangladesh property: Dhaka's growing high-end market |url=https://www.ft.com/content/b192f452-a558-11e3-8070-00144feab7de |access-date=9 May 2024 |website=Financial Times |publisher=Nikkei Inc.}}</ref> Dhanmondi Thana falls within the administrative areas of both the Dhaka North and Dhaka South city corporations.
=== Green Model Town === {{Main|Green Model Town}}
Green Model Town is a private housing project straddling the boundary between Demra and Khilgaon Thanas of Dhaka District, Bangladesh. It is being developed by Amin Mohammad Lands Development Limited (AMLDL), a subsidiary of Amin Mohammad Group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Model Town |url=https://www.amldlbd.com/project/green-model-town |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=Amin Mohammad Lands Development Limited}}</ref>
===Gulshan=== {{Main|Gulshan Thana}}
Gulshan is a thana situated in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is an affluent residential and business neighbourhood<ref name="Kajalie">{{cite news | last = Islam | first = K. S. | title = The Death of Dhaka's Posh Spots | publisher = Daily Star | date = 16 June 2004 | url = http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2004/07/03/cover.htm | access-date = 2007-12-16}}</ref><ref name="Imran">{{cite news | last = Khan | first = Imran H. | title = Through the Windscreen | publisher = Daily Star | date = 10 August 2003 | url = http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2003/10/02/impression.htm | access-date = 2007-12-16}}</ref><ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6729787.stm Jail for Bangladeshi businessman], BBC, 7 June 2007; ''Retrieved 2007-12-16''</ref> and is now home to a number of the city's restaurants, five star hotels,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/dhaka-get-four-more-5-star-hotels-3327931 | title=Dhaka to get four more 5-star hotels | date=24 May 2023 }}</ref> shopping centers, schools, banks, offices and members' clubs; it also hosts the majority of embassies and high commissions in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |title= A Toast Drunk in Tea, and Dacca Has a U.S. Embassy |first= Robert |last= Trumbull |work= The New York Times |date= 19 May 1972 |page= 4 |url= https://www.proquest.com/docview/119399825/ }}</ref> Many Bangladeshi and international companies have their offices in Gulshan.<ref>[https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/325436/how-bhola-gram-became-gulshan "How Bhola Gram became Gulshan"] (''Dhaka Tribune'')</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/6/11/bangladeshs-missing-billionaires-a-wealth-boom-and-stark-inequality | title=Bangladesh's 'missing billionaires': A wealth boom and stark inequality }}</ref>
=== Jolshiri Abashon === {{Main|Jolshiri Abashon}}
Jolshiri Abashon is an under construction residential area developed by Jolshiri Abashon corporation, a sister corporation of the Army Officers Housing Scheme, in Rupganj Upazila, Narayanganj District. It is being built for Bangladesh Army officers with residential plot purchase available for cilvilians at sectors 1 and 2. It was referred to by the name Army Housing Scheme in the past. Spread over 2133.349 acres<ref>{{Cite web |title=Land Use Map |url=https://jolshiri.army.mil.bd/project-info/land-use-map |website=Official Website}}</ref> and 17 sectors, the area will have various facilities including educational institutes, hospitals, mosques, parks, lakes, lakeside walkway and cycle track,<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |title=Project at a Glance |url=https://jolshiri.army.mil.bd/project-info/at-a-glance |website=Official Website}}</ref> amusement park, stadium, golf course, bus stand, taxi stand, filling stations, fire service, bridges, apartments, and commercial spaces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Master Plan |url=https://jolshiri.army.mil.bd/project-info/project-plan#masterplan |website=Official Website}}</ref> There will be provision for underground utility facilities. 48% of total area will be open space and 28.73% will be roads.<ref name=":03" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Communication Network |url=https://jolshiri.army.mil.bd/project-info/communication-network |website=Official Website}}</ref> Estimated project cost is $2 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://jolshiri.army.mil.bd/about-us |website=Official Website}}</ref>
=== Kakrail === {{Main|Kakrail}}
Kakrail ({{Langx|bn|কাকরাইল}}) is a neighbourhood in Dhaka. It is under Ramna Thana and falls under the jurisdiction of Dhaka South City Corporation. Over time, Kakrail has grown into a mostly residential area, with apartment plots and schools, but subsequently, several NGOs and government offices have been set up there.
=== Khilgaon === {{Main|Khilgaon Thana}}
Khilgaon ({{langx|bn|খিলগাঁও}}) is a thana (police jurisdiction) and neighbourhood in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The thana encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 24, 25, and 26.<ref name="Banglapedia6">{{cite book |last=Molla |first=Md Tuhin |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |edition=Second |chapter=Khilgaon Thana |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Khilgaon_Thana}}</ref><ref name="census2022-nationalreport">{{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2024-01-31-15-51-b53c55dd692233ae401ba013060b9cbb.pdf |title=National Report |date=November 2023 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |isbn=978-9844752016 |series=Population and Housing Census 2022 |volume=1 |location=Dhaka |pages=386}}</ref>
=== Lalmatia === {{Main|Lalmatia}} Lalmatia is a small residential area located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is a part of Mohammadpur Thana and is located at the south side of Mohammadpur, bordering with Dhanmondi and Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. Known for its narrow streets and red-bricked houses, the area has undergone a modernisation process with bungalows being replaced by high-rise buildings having flats as well as some commercial spaces. Four busy roads namely the Satmasjid Road, Road No. 27 of Dhanmondi (renamed to Road No. 16), Mirpur Road, and the Asad Avenue surrounds the ''mahallah'' from all four sides. The neighbourhood is undergoing huge development works.
===Mirpur=== {{Main|Mirpur Model Thana}}
Mirpur is a thana of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. It is bounded by Pallabi Thana to the north, Mohammadpur Thana to the south, Kafrul to the east, and Savar Upazila to the west.<ref name="Banglapedia">{{cite book |last=Farooque |first=Md. Abu Hasan |year=2012 |chapter=Mirpur Model Thana |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Mirpur_Model_Thana |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Where is Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh on Map Lat Long Coordinates |url=https://www.latlong.net/place/mirpur-dhaka-bangladesh-25731.html |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.latlong.net}}</ref> For administrative convenience three new thanas, namely Shah Ali, Pallabi Thana and Kafrul Thana have been carved out of old Mirpur Thana.<ref name="census">{{cite web |url=http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm |url-status=dead |title=Table S04: Summary Statistics by Thana and Zila |website=Population and Housing Census, 1991 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm |archive-date=March 27, 2005 |access-date=November 10, 2006}}</ref>
==== Mirpur DOHS ==== {{Main|Mirpur DOHS}}
Mirpur DOHS is a neighbourhood of Dhaka North, situated in Dhaka City.
=== Mohakhali === {{Main|Mohakhali}}
Mohakhali (Bengali: মহাখালী) is a neighborhood of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh. Mohakhali is one of the busiest places in Dhaka city. Mohakhali is bounded by Banani in the north and Tejgoan area in the south while Gulshan and Niketan is in the east and Mohakhali DOHS to the west.
==== Mohakhali DOHS ==== {{Main|Mohakhali DOHS}}
Mohakhali DOHS is a neighborhood of Dhaka for Armed Forces Officers. The neighborhoods belong in the Dhaka North City Corporation.
===Niketan=== {{Main|Niketan}} Niketan also known as Niketan Residential Area, Gulshan<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/gulshan-niketan-tighter-security-1251202 | title=Gulshan, Niketan in tighter security | date=9 July 2016 |work=The Daily Star (Bangladesh)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/5716/only-50-rickshaws-for-20-000-people|title=rickshaws for 20,000+ people|work=Dhaka Tribune|date=22 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/gulshan-niketan-baridhara-get-100-cctv-cameras-82382 | title=Gulshan, Niketan, Baridhara get 100 CCTV cameras | date=15 May 2015|work=The Daily Star (Bangladesh) }}</ref> or Niketan Housing Society<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/coronavirus-chronicle/coronavirus-bangladesh/niketan-takes-extraordinary-steps-protect-residents|title=Niketan Society takes extraordinary steps to protect residents|date=March 26, 2020|website=The Business Standard}}</ref> is an upscale residential neighbourhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/national/71257|title=Holding tax for Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara and Niketan announced|work=The Daily Bangladesh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/four-posh-dhaka-areas-sewers-85pc-homes-lead-lakes-canals-3212931|title=Four Posh Dhaka Areas: Sewers of 85pc homes lead to lakes, canals|first=Sajjad|last=Hossain|date=January 5, 2023|website=The Daily Star}}</ref> Niketan is also a part of Gulshan Thana<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/exclusive-bus-rickshaw-gulshan-area-1267753|title=Exclusive bus, rickshaw for Gulshan area|date=August 11, 2016|website=The Daily Star}}</ref> and Ward No. 20 of Dhaka North City Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/636543.details|title=নিকেতন এলাকায় অবৈধ স্থাপনা উচ্ছেদ |work=banglanews24.com|date=13 February 2018 |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/strict-measures-against-sewage-lines-emptying-surface-drainage-mayor-atiq-461226 | title=Strict measures against sewage lines emptying into surface drainage: Mayor Atiq | date=19 July 2022 |work=The Daily Star (Bangladesh)}}</ref>
=== Pallabi === {{Main|Pallabi Thana}} Pallabi (Bengali: পল্লবী) is a thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
=== Purbachal === {{Main|Purbachal New Town Project}}
Purbachal New Town Project or formerly Purbachal Residential Model Town is the biggest planned township in Bangladesh. The project area consists of about {{Convert|6213|acre|km2}} land located in between the Shitalakshya and the Balu rivers at Rupganj thana of Narayanganj district and at Kaliganj thana of Gazipur district, in the northeastern side of Dhaka. The township is linked with a fourteen-lane expressway from the Airport Road-Progati Sarani intersection in Dhaka. The plan includes the provision of approximately 26,000 residential plots of various sizes and 62,000 apartments, complete with essential infrastructure and urban amenities.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Purbachal New Town Project |url=https://rajuk.gov.bd/site/project/fdd1a995-7887-408a-a4da-ac82f7f25bb9/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA |website=Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha}}</ref>
=== Segunbagicha === {{Main|Segunbagicha}} Segunbagicha ({{Langx|bn|সেগুনবাগিচা}}, romanised: {{transliteration|bn|''Shegunbagicha''}}) is an upscale residential, administrative, commercial, and institutional neighbourhood<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shantinagar & Shiddheswari Area Guide - Bproperty |url=https://www.bproperty.com/area-guides/shantinagar-shiddheswari/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Bproperty Area Guides |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Obesity on rise in Bangladesh children owing to junk food, unhealthy lifestyles |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/obesity-on-rise-in-bangladesh-children-owing-to-junk-food-unhealthy-lifestyles/2525269 |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-11 |title=Segunbagicha: From Dhaka's cultural capital to a commercial centre |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/features/panorama/segunbagicha-dhakas-cultural-capital-commercial-centre-847966 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref> in south-central Dhaka.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Residential building catches fire in Dhaka's Segunbagicha |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/residential-building-catches-fire-in-dhakas-segunbagicha |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=bdnews24.com |language=en}}</ref> The neighbourhood is one of the important areas of Dhaka featuring a large number of government and residential complexes.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last1=Siddiqui |first1=Kamal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xqTeCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT32 |title=Social Formation in Dhaka, 1985-2005: A Longitudinal Study of Society in a Third World Megacity |last2=Ahmed |first2=Jamshed |last3=Siddique |first3=Kaniz |last4=Huq |first4=Sayeedul |last5=Hossain |first5=Abul |last6=Nazimud-Doula |first6=Shah |last7=Rezawana |first7=Nahid |date=2016-04-01 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-05400-9 |language=en}}</ref> It acts as a bridge between the major thanas of Ramna, Shahbagh, Dhanmondi, Paltan and Motijheel, and is located at the crossroads of Ramna, Shahbag and Paltan thanas.
Segunbagicha is a centre of government office building and institutions<ref name=":2" /> including the headquarters of The Directorate General of National Security Intelligence, Anti-Corruption Commission (commonly known as ''duduk; দুদক''),<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-02-16 |title=5 bank officials held for embezzling gold jewellery worth 11.4C |url=https://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/02/16/5-bank-officials-held-for-embezzling-gold-jewellery-worth-11-4c |access-date=2023-06-22 |work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> ''Motsho Bhobon'' (building of Department of Fisheries), Bangladesh Secretariat, the International Mother Language Institute, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Bangladesh_Shilpakala_Academy |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Banglapedia |language=en}}</ref> the Public Works Department, the Bangladesh Department of Architecture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as several tax zones.
=== Sher-e-Bangla Nagar === {{Main|Sher-e-Bangla Nagar}} Sher-e-Bangla Nagar ({{langx|bn|শেরেবাংলা নগর}}; lit. ''City of the Lion of Bengal'') is a neighborhood and a thana of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.<ref name="bangla">{{cite web |title=New 6 Thanas in Dhaka |url=http://www.prothom-alo.net/V1/fcat.news.details.php?issuedate=2009-09-06&fid=NQ==&nid=NDQyODA= |access-date=2009-09-06 |publisher=Prothom Alo |archive-date=2009-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907101836/http://www.prothom-alo.net/V1/fcat.news.details.php?issuedate=2009-09-06&fid=NQ==&nid=NDQyODA= |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is also known as the 'capitol within the capital' due to it being the home to the National Parliament and Ganabhaban. The area was named after A. K. Fazlul Huq, a Bangladeshi statesman and political figure who was known as "Sher-e-Bangla" (''Tiger of Bengal''). The thana was formed in 2009 from parts of Tejgaon, Kafrul and Mohammadpur thanas.<ref name="Banglapedia5">{{cite book |last=Nahar |first=Shamsun |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |edition=Second |chapter=Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sher-E-Bangla_Nagar_Thana}}</ref> Sher-e-Bangla Nagar is a commercial and central neighborhood in the city, home to offices of government and public institutions, educational institutions, banks and financial institutions and shops.
==== Agargaon ==== {{Main|Agargaon}} Agargaon is an administrative neighbourhood in the Bangladeshi city of Dhaka.
=== Tejgaon === {{Main|Tejgaon Thana}} Tejgaon ({{langx|bn|তেজগাঁও}}) is a thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web |date=8 September 2014 |title=Tejgaon to become industrial-commercial-residential area |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/tejgaon-to-become-industrial-commercial-residential-area-40760}}</ref> It is in the centre of Dhaka, the capital. In 2006, the boundaries of the thana were redrawn when Tejgaon Industrial Area Thana was created out of the former larger area<ref name="Banglapedia3">{{cite book |last=Ahmed |first=Syed Shabbir |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |edition=Second |chapter=Tejgaon Thana |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Tejgaon_Thana}}</ref> and again in 2009 when Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana was created.<ref>{{cite book |last=Nahar |first=Shamsun |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |edition=Second |chapter=Sher-E-Bangla Nagar Thana |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sher-E-Bangla_Nagar_Thana}}</ref>
=== Tejgaon Industrial Area === {{Main|Tejgaon Industrial Area Thana}} Tejgaon Industrial Area Thana is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh that was formed in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |date=27 January 2022 |title=Dhaka air pollution: Tejgaon industrial area tops the list |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/environment/pollution/air-pollution/news/dhaka-air-pollution-tejgaon-industrial-area-tops-the-list-2948031}}</ref>
===Uttara=== {{Main|Uttara (neighbourhood)}}
Uttara Model Town or simply Uttara is a neighbourhood of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The name derives from the Bengali word ''uttor'' meaning "north". It lies on the road to Gazipur, and adjoins Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. In 1966, Dhaka Improvement Trust planned to build a satellite town under ''North Satellite Town project'' in Dhaka District. In 1980, DIT changed the project name into ''Uttara Residential Model Town Project''.<ref name="dit">{{cite news|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/opinion/column/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE|script-title=bn:স্যাটেলাইট টাউন নিয়ে ভাবনা ও আশঙ্কা|date=19 October 2014|language=bn|newspaper=Prothom Alo|access-date=21 December 2021|archive-date=21 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221163622/https://www.prothomalo.com/opinion/column/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE|url-status=live}}</ref>
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