Begunbari is a slum [1] mahallah (neighborhood) in Ward 37 of Tejgaon Thana, Dhaka, Bangladesh. According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, it had 9,034 households and a population of 34,517. [2]
Dhaka, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. It is the ninth-largest and seventh-most densely populated city in the world. Dhaka is a megacity, and has a population of 10.2 million residents as of 2022, and a population of over 22.4 million residents in Dhaka Metropolitan Area. It is widely considered to be the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world. Dhaka is the most important cultural, economic, and scientific hub of Eastern South Asia, as well as a major Muslim-majority city. Dhaka ranks third in South Asia and 39th in the world in terms of GDP. Lying on the Ganges Delta, it is bounded by the Buriganga, Turag, Dhaleshwari and Shitalakshya rivers. Dhaka is also the largest Bengali-speaking city in the world.
Hatirjheel is a lakefront in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Before 2009, It was a slum area that had been transformed into a recreation area as well as an alternate way to ease traffic congestion.
Banani is an upscale residential and commercial neighbourhood and a thana of Dhaka, often considered a part of the neighbouring Gulshan area. It hosts up-scale hotels, restaurants, shops, luxury apartments, schools, and the offices of many local and multinational companies. 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.
Dhaka-15 is a constituency in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. It has been represented since 2008 by Kamal Ahmed Majumder of the Awami League.
Dhaka-20 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Benzir Ahmed of the Awami League.
Munshiganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Sagufta Yasmin of the Awami League.
Dhaka-12 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2014 by Asaduzzaman Khan of the Awami League.
Dhaka-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Qamrul Islam of the Awami League.
Dhaka-16 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Elias Uddin Mollah of the Awami League.
Dhaka-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Nasrul Hamid of the Awami League.
Dhaka-10 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Ferdous Ahmed of Awami League.
Dhaka-11 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2014 by AKM Rahmatullah of the Awami League.
Dhaka-8 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by AFM Bahauddin Nasim of the Bangladesh Awami League.
Dhaka-17 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh.
Dhaka-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Awlad Hossain.
Dhaka-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Salman F Rahman of the Awami League.
Dhaka-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Mohammad Solaiman Salim, of the Awami League.
Dhaka-18 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh by Md Khosru Chowdhury of the Awami League since January 2024.
Gazipur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2004 by Zahid Ahsan Russell of the Awami League.
Dhaka-19 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Mohammad Saiful Islam.
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh is a city of slums ... 5,000 slums in the Dhaka metropolitan area ... 'Some of the major slums in Dhaka are Kawran Bazar Slum, Korail Slum, Begunbari Slum and the Kallayanpur Slum,' says [photojournalist Turjoy] Chowdhury.
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