Mirpur DOHS

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Mirpur DOHS
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Mirpur DOHS
Mirpur DOHS
Coordinates: 23°50′13″N90°22′12.1″E / 23.83694°N 90.370028°E / 23.83694; 90.370028
Time zone BST

Mirpur DOHS [1] is a neighbourhood of Dhaka North, situated in Mirpur Thana of Dhaka City, Bangladesh. [2] The area is under the jurisdiction of Pallabi Thana Police Station. [3] [4]

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The area is administered by Cantonment Board, Dhaka.

The neighbourhood is located close to Mirpur Cantonment. [5] The Postal Code for Mirpur DOHS is 1216.

History

The area is governed by Mirpur DOHS (Defence Officers' Housing Scheme) parishad. It is the largest in the country with a total of 1290 individual lots. [6] The Government of Bangladesh allocated 37 lots to the relatives of 37 officers killed in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny and an additional 20 apartments were allocated to ten families, 2 each. [7] [8] In 2015, Bangladesh Police busted a human trafficking ring based in Mirpur DOHS, rescuing 46 victims. [9] Mirpur DOHS Porishod is the Security Force of Mirpur DOHS, it has about a few hundred members.

Notable Places

References

  1. "Man mugged Tk 14 lakh in capital". The Daily Star. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. "44 Nepalis detained in Dhaka". The Daily Star. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. "Tortured domestic help moved to Dhaka CMH". The Daily Star. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. "Army officer's wife sued for torturing domestic help in Dhaka". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. "None can destabilise country thru' killings". The Daily Star. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  6. "Mirpur DOHS Porishad". mirpurdohs.net.bd. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  7. "Govt helps families of slain army officers". The Daily Star. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  8. "Mutiny loss colossal". The Daily Star. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  9. "DB uncover criminal manpower syndicate in Mirpur DOHS; 4 arrested, 46 rescued". The Independent (Bangladesh) . Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  10. "Obituary". The Daily Star. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  11. "Mirpur DOHS Porishad". mirpurdohs.net.bd. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.