| 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]
In June 2015 Bangladesh High Court ordered the government to free portions of Gulshan lake that had been encroached upon. [5] Since the July 2016 Dhaka attack, all boats have been removed from the lake. [6] The government announced plans to introduce water taxis in the lake. [7] 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. [8] Shahid Dr. Fazle Rabbi Park is near this lake. [9] [10]
The lake has been declared by the city corporation as being "Ecologically Critical Area" in 2001. [11] Direct dumping of sewage and water runoff had increased the pollution of the lake. [12] The lake has also experienced an algal boom which has further reduced the oxygen available, harming the aquatic life. [13] [14]
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