Madani Avenue

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Madani Avenue
100 feet Road
Madani Avenue
Interactive map of Madani Avenue
Former nameMadani Avenue
NamesakeGhulam Ali Madani, chairman of Dhaka Improvement Trust (now RAJUK)
Maintained by Dhaka North City Corporation
Length7 km (4.3 mi)
Location Dhaka, Bangladesh
Postal code1212
West end Baridhara
East end Dhaka–Sylhet highway

Madani Avenue is an urban road situated in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The street is named after G.A. Madani, who was chairman of Dhaka Improvement Trust in East Pakistan (currently RAJUK). [1] The road starts from the US Embassy in Baridhara and is 100 feet wide. [2] Its length is 7 kilometers. [3] The proposed two link roads will connect the road with the Purbachal Expressway. [4]

The road widening project was undertaken on September 25, 2016. Under this project, the road will be made six lanes and will be extended up to Balu River. [5] In future, people can gain entry from Felani Avenue to Dhaka–Chittagong highway through Purbachal. [3]

Future planned MRT Line 5 of Dhaka Metro Rail will have at least one station in Madani Avenue. [6] UIU located in this road. [7]

References

  1. Matin, Abdul (8 September 2014). "Who cares for the roads where no VIP resides?". The Daily Star.
  2. "মাদানী এভিনিউ দখল অভিশাপ". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 9 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 Ahmed, Raju (3 October 2010). "রাজধানীর সঙ্গে পূর্বাচলকে সংযোগ করতে নির্মাণ হচ্ছে ৭ কিলোমিটার মাদানি এভিনিউ". Bangla News 24 (in Bengali).
  4. Islam, Jahidul (7 April 2023). "Purbachal Expressway-Madani Ave link roads planned for improved connectivity". The Business Standard . Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. "ঢাকা পূর্ব-পশ্চিমের সড়ক উন্নত হচ্ছে". Daily Jugantor (in Bengali). 19 October 2018.
  6. "Big push for mass rapid transit system to ease Dhaka traffic woes". Dhaka Tribune. 16 July 2021.
  7. "UIU holds seminar on 'Transformative Change in Stormwater Management of Dhaka City". The Daily Observer . 4 October 2023.

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