Gulshan Avenue

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Gulshan Avenue
A typical busy day on Gulshan Avenue in December 2022.jpg
Gulshan Avenue skyline
Part of Gulshan Thana
Type Avenue
Maintained by Dhaka North City Corporation
Length5 km (3.1 mi)
Location Dhaka
Postal code1212
South end Banani-Baridhara
North end Tejgaon-Mohakhali

Gulshan Avenue is a major avenue in Gulshan, Dhaka, [1] which connects Banani-Baridhara to Tejgaon-Mohakhali. [2] [3] It is home to a number of the city's restaurants, five-star hotels, [4] shopping centres, schools, banks, [5] offices, and clubs. [6] [7]

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History

In 2025, A road stretching from Gulshan-2 to Pragati Sarani has officially been renamed "Felan­i Avenue" in memory of Felani Khatun, the teenage girl killed by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) in 2011. [8] [9] [10]

Adilur Rahman Khan unveiling Felani Avenue nameplate in the Gulshan Avenue 2025-12-16 Adilur Rahman Khan unveils Felani Avenue nameplate, Gulshan-2, Dhaka.jpg
Adilur Rahman Khan unveiling Felani Avenue nameplate in the Gulshan Avenue

Notable places

References

  1. ↑ Zereen, Nuzhat; Nilufar, Farida. "Process of Morphological Transformation and the Emerging Pattern of Built- Form along Gulshan Avenue in Dhaka". academia.edu. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Roadwork killing Gulshan Avenue trees". Dhaka Tribune . 7 April 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Drag racing putting lives in danger on Gulshan roads". Dhaka Tribune . 26 July 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Chakma, Jagaran (24 May 2023). "Dhaka to get four more 5-star hotels". The Daily Star . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Banks shun old-time Motijheel for glitzy Gulshan". www.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Residents, urban planners frustrated as residential plots allowed for commercial use in Dhaka". bdnews24.com . 22 May 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Tarique to stay in a Gulshan Avenue residence, work in BNP chief's office". bdnews24.com. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Gulshan to Pragati Sarani Road named 'Felan­i Avenue', inauguration in Dec". Dhaka Tribune . United News of Bangladesh. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2026.{{cite news}}: soft hyphen character in |title= at position 44 (help)
  9. ↑ "Road renamed Felani Avenue in Gulshan Diplomatic Zone". Daily Sun . 11 December 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Gulshan to Pragati Sarani renamed 'Felan­i Avenue', inauguration set for Dec". The Daily Observer . 11 December 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2026.{{cite news}}: soft hyphen character in |title= at position 41 (help)
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