Hatirpool

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Hatirpool is a busy marketplace in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is a crowded area, with shopping complexes, hotels & restaurants, and market. [1]

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Etymology

Legend has it that the Bhawal Raja used to keep his tamed elephants at Pilkhana. The elephants were taken to the Hatirjheel wetlands for bathing along Elephant Road and Hatirpool (elephant's bridge) hence the name of the area. [2]

Today

The long road in Hatirpool connects Katabon to Kawran Bazar.

List of organization

Shopping complexes

Hotel and restaurants

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References

  1. "Hatirpool-Panthapath road closed till Sunday". Prothom Alo. 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. Zahir Hassan Nabil (11 January 2013). "Where Elephants Once Tread". Star Weekend.
  3. "eastern plaza". Online Dhaka. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. "Sanitary warehouse in Hatirpool catches fire". Dhaka Tribune. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

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