| Gulshan Lake | |
|---|---|
 Gulshan Lake scenery | |
  Gulshan Lake | |
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 23°47′10″N90°25′16″E / 23.786°N 90.421°E |
| Type | lake |
Gulshan Lake is a lake in Dhaka, Bangladesh, [1] [2] that borders Gulshan, Niketan, Badda, Shahjadpur and Baridhara Diplomatic Zone. [3] [4] [5]
In June 2015 Bangladesh High Court ordered the government to free portions of Gulshan lake that had been encroached upon. [6] Since the July 2016 Dhaka attack, all boats have been removed from the lake. [7] The government announced plans to introduce water taxis in the lake. [8] In April 2017, the Capital Development Authority under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works destroyed a number of structures on the banks of the lake to make way for the building of pathway on the banks of the lake. [9] Shahid Dr. Fazle Rabbi Park is near this lake. [10] [11]
The lake has been declared by the city corporation as being "Ecologically Critical Area" in 2001. [12] [13] Direct dumping of sewage and water runoff had increased the pollution of the lake. [14] The lake has also experienced an algal boom which has further reduced the oxygen available, harming the aquatic life. [15] [16]
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 with a density of 23,234 people per square kilometer within a total area of approximately 300 square kilometers. Dhaka is a megacity, and has a population of 10.2 million residents as of 2024, and a population of over 23.9 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.
Channel 1 was a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable pay television channel owned by One Entertainment Limited, a sister concern of One Group. It was launched on 24 January 2006 and broadcast entertainment and news programming targeted toward all ages. Channel 1 was headquartered in the Uday Tower situated in Gulshan, Dhaka. As it was using rented broadcasting equipment, which was against Bangladeshi law, the channel ceased broadcasting on 27 April 2010 after being ordered by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
Baridhara is an upscale residential area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is located on the east of and north east of Gulshan across Gulshan-Baridhara Lake. It has special zones designated for diplomats, and many of the city's foreign embassies and high commissions are situated here. There are mainly three areas diplomatic zone mainly in the south-west portion, general residential area in eastern portion and an adjacent DOHS area in north-east portion.
Gulshan is a thana situated in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is an affluent residential and business neighbourhood and is now home to a number of the city's restaurants, five star hotels, shopping centers, schools, banks, offices and members' clubs; it also hosts the majority of embassies and high commissions in Bangladesh. Many Bangladeshi and international companies have their offices in Gulshan.
Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni was a Bangladeshi politician. He was one of the nephews of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh. He was the founder of Mujib Bahini Bangladesh Liberation Force-BLF one of the major guerrilla forces of the Bangladesh Liberation War and also the founder of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League, the youth wing of Bangladesh Awami League.
An Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) is an environmental protection zone in Bangladesh. In 1995, specific areas in Bangladesh could be deemed Ecologically Critical Areas as a result of the Environmental Conservation Act.
Mohammed Fazle Rabbee was a renowned cardiologist and a published medical researcher. He was the joint professor of Cardiology and Internal Medicine at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital. He was noted for his progressive thinking and unconventional beliefs for a modern Bengali society. He was murdered in the intellectual killing during the 1971 genocide in Bangladesh by Pakistani army and its local collaborators, the Jamaat-affiliated Al-Badr militia.
Feni Soccer Club commonly referred to as Feni SC, was a Bangladeshi football club based in Feni. The club exited the professional football league, after suffering relegation from the Bangladesh Championship League, the second-tier, in 2018–19. With the further formation of NoFeL SC in the same district, the club was dissolved in 2019. The 5,000 capacity Shahid Salam Stadium was their home ground.
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Uttar Baridhara Club is a Bangladeshi football club, established in 1995, based in Kalachandpur, Baridhara, Dhaka. They currently compete in the Dhaka Senior Division League, the third tier of Bangladeshi football, following relegation from the 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League and then punishment for match fixing.
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Academia is an English-medium school in Dhaka with multiple campuses in the city. It has campuses in Lalmatia, Dhanmondi, Mirpur, Gulshan, Uttara, Malibag, Wari and Banasree. It was established in 2002. The primary language of instruction is English. It offers classes from Playgroup to A-Levels (12). The school follows both Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) & Pearson Edexcel Curriculum.
Shahjadpur is a neighborhood of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Shahjadpur area is under ward number 18 of Dhaka North City Corporation. The area of Shahjadpur is surrounded by Gulshan, Badda, Gulshan lake, Notunbazar and Khilbarirtek.
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Rampura Thana is a police administrative area (thana) of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It encloses parts of Banasree residential area and Dhaka North City Corporation wards 22 and 23. The major thoroughfare DIT Road passes through this area and connects it to Badda, Ramna & Motijheel thanas.
Niketan or Niketon also known as Niketan Residential Area, Gulshan or Niketan Housing Society is an upscale residential neighbourhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Niketan is also a part of Gulshan Thana and Ward No. 20 of Dhaka North City Corporation.
Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park or in short Shahabuddin Park, is an urban park located in the Gulshan 2 area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. In 2008 the lake was named Shahabuddin Ahmed lake, around which the park was founded in 2020 on a 9.45 acres (3.82 ha) of land. The park was named Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park after the former Chief Justice and President of Bangladesh, Shahabuddin Ahmed. The park houses a small gym, a bookstore, a prayer room and a cafe with indoor and outdoor sitting arrangements. The park was a part of the Green Dhaka campaign, in which the main pond was cleaned and various trees were planted; this renovation cost €500,000–2,000,000.
Shahid Dr. Fazle Rabbi Park or in short Fazle Rabbi Park, is a urban park located in the Gulshan-1, Niketan area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Formerly it was called Gulshan South Park. The park was named Shahid Dr. Fazle Rabbi Park after the renowned cardiologist and martyred intellectual in the liberation war of Bangladesh, Mohammed Fazle Rabbee.
New 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. 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.
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