The Buriganga is a river in Bangladesh which flows past the southwest outskirts of the capital city, Dhaka. Its average depth is 7.6 metres (25 ft) and its maximum depth is 18 metres (58 ft). It ranks among the most polluted rivers in the country.
Jaijaidin is a Bengali-language daily newspaper published from Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Mohakhali is a neighborhood of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh. Mohakhali is one of the busiest places in Dhaka city. Mohakhali is bounded by Banani in the north and Tejgoan area in the south while Gulshan and Niketan is in the east and Mohakhali DOHS to the west. Many important offices and institutions are based in Mohakhali. Mohakhali Inter District Bus Terminal is one of the most important terminals of Dhaka city. DGHS, NICRH, NIDCH, BCPS, Institute of Health Technology, Dhaka, BRAC Centre, ICDDR,B and Titumir College are situated in Mohakhali. T & T satellite offices are situated on the west side of the korail slum. Mohakhali Flyover, the first of its kind was opened to traffic on November 2004. Mohakhali General Market is situated beside the flyover bridge close to the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway.
East Pakistan Air Operations covers the activity of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Pakistan Army Aviation units in former East Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War. The operations involved the interdiction, air defense, ground support, and logistics missions flown by the Bangladesh Air Force, Indian Air Force, and the Indian Navy Aviation wing in support of the Mukti Bahini and later Indian Army in Bengal.
Ramna is a thana (precinct) in central Dhaka and a historic colonial neighbourhood. Once the site of Mughal gardens, it developed into an institutional area during British rule in the late 19th century. It became a focal point for Dhaka's modernisation in the 1960s. It was the scene of many tumultuous events that ushered the independence of Bangladesh in 1971. Ramna Thana falls under the jurisdiction of Dhaka South City Corporation.
Tejgaon is a thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is in the centre of Dhaka, the capital. In 2006, the boundaries of the thana were redrawn when Tejgaon Industrial Area Thana was created out of the former larger area and again in 2009 when Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana was created.
Badda is a thana and township in Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Parts of the thana are under the administrative jurisdiction of Dhaka North City Corporation ward 21, and in part, ward 17, while the rest encompasses parts of the unions of Beraid, Badda, Bhatara, and Satarkul in Tejgaon Development Circle.
Nakhalpara is one of the most densely populated small area in the capital city Dhaka of Bangladesh. It is located under Tejgaon Thana & Tejgaon Industrial Area Thana Beside South: Kawran Bazar, farmgate & Tejkunipara, North: Shaheen Bag, Arjat para & Mohakhali, East: Mohakhali Inter City Bus-stand, Nabisco Biscuit Factory & Channel I and West: Old Airport Road, Prime minister's Office.
Farmgate is an area in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is one of the busiest and most crowded areas of Dhaka city. From the early 90s', the area has seen the massive building and construction boom. Consequently, the area has gained commercial importance and became one of the major transportation hubs of Dhaka from where anyone can travel to all other parts of the city and throughout the country. Line 6 of the Dhaka Metro Rail has a station there. Today Farmgate has become more of a commercial area than a residential area. Neighboring places of Farmgate are Shahbagh, Kawran Bazar, Panthapath, National Parliament, Rajabazar and Bijoy Soroni.
Shaheenbag is a neighborhood in Tejgaon Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is a large area in the centre of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. This is an important area of Dhaka city as prime minister's office is located near it. It is bounded by Mohakhali to the north, Old Airport Road to the west, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Kawran Bazar, West Nakhalpara, Tejturi Bazar and Tejkunipara to the south and BAF Shaheen College Dhaka, Dhaka Cantonment to the east.
Tejgaon College is a college in Dhaka city, Bangladesh which was founded in 1961. It has 30,000 students.
Government Science College, Tejgaon, Dhaka, also known as GSC, is a public higher secondary school as well as a degree college affiliated to the National University.
Bangladesh University of Textiles, commonly referred to as BUTEX, is a public university in Bangladesh, situated in Tejgaon, Dhaka. It is the only public university in Bangladesh to teach textile engineering. The institution established education which sustains the entrepreneurship and industrialisation in the RMG industry of Bangladesh.
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.
Indira Road is the name of a road adjoining the Farmgate area of Dhaka city.
Mimi Chocolate was a Bangladeshi brand of chocolate bar and chewing gum manufactured by Mimi Chocolate Ltd. It was introduced in Bangladesh in 1965. The company's chocolate products were first available in the country, so Mimi Chocolate was the first chocolate brand in Bangladesh. It had monopoly market in chocolate bar industry of Bangladesh.
Fulbaria Railway Station is a defunct railway station in Bangladesh which was located in Dhaka. It was the central railway station of Bangladesh before Kamalapur railway station came into operation. The station was closed when trains started running at the new station from 1 May 1968.
Tejgaon Railway Station is a railway station in Bangladesh located in Tejgaon Thana, Dhaka District.
Hatirjheel Thana is a thana in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It was formed in 2018 with the Hatirjheel project and its surrounding areas. The areas under this thana were earlier under the thanas of Ramna, Tejgaon Industrial Area and Rampura. Hatirjheel Thana is a part of Dhaka North City Corporation.
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.
