Mohakhali DOHS is a neighborhood of Dhaka for Armed Forces Officers. [1] [2] The neighborhoods belong in the Dhaka North City Corporation. [3]
Mohakhali DOHS is a neighborhood of Dhaka for Armed Forces Officers. [1] [2] The neighborhoods belong in the Dhaka North City Corporation. [3]
The area was established in the mid 1980s as part of the Defence Officers' Housing Scheme and has 536 individual housing plots. [1] The administration falls under Dhaka Cantonment and the cantonment board. [1] There is a mosque inside the DOHS. [4]
The Bangladesh Armed Forces are the military forces of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. They consist of the three uniformed military services: the Bangladesh Army, the Bangladesh Navy and the Bangladesh Air Force. The Armed Forces are under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Defence of the Government of Bangladesh, and are directly administered by the Armed Forces Division of the Prime Minister's Office. The President of Bangladesh serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Bangladesh has the third-largest defence budget in South Asia, The Bangladeshi military is the 37th strongest in the world and the third most powerful military force in South Asia. Border Guard Bangladesh and Bangladesh Coast Guard are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs. during peacetime, but during wartime they fall under the command of Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Navy respectively.
The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to defend the land of Bangladesh from any external attack. Control of personnel and operations is administered by the Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment. The Bangladesh Army is also constitutionally obligated to assist the government, during times of domestic national emergency e.g. the army helps people during any natural calamity. This additional role is commonly referred to as "aid to civil administration" or, using the Latin form, "Protectio, Transparentia, Reintegratio", in others words, "Protect and Serve".
Bangladesh International School and College is a private school located in Mohakhali DOHS, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is managed by the Bangladesh Army Station Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka. The school was established in 1995 as a standard primary school, but the original plan was changed to an English medium school.
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 in November 2004. Mohakhali General Market is situated beside the flyover bridge close to the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway.
Dhaka Cantonment is a cantonment located in the northern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The headquarters of the Bangladesh Army and Air Force are situated within the cantonment. The cantonment is located on the north-east end of Dhaka.
Gulshan is a thana situated in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is an affluent residential and business neighbourhood and is now home to a number of the city's restaurants, five star hotels, shopping centers, schools, banks, offices and members' clubs; it also hosts the majority of embassies and high commissions in Bangladesh. Many Bangladeshi and international companies have their offices in Gulshan.
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.
The Malir Cantonment is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment.
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.
Hafizuddin Ahmed BB is a politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and a retired Bangladesh Army major, and a six-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Bhola-3 constituency. He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War and was awarded the third highest gallantry award in Bangladesh, Bir Bikrom for his courage. He is also a retired footballer and one of the few from East Pakistan to have represented the Pakistan national football team.
Old DOHS Sports Club is a team that has played List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League in Bangladesh in 2014–15 and 2019–20.
Baridhara Scholars' International School and College was established on 1 January 2001. It follows the Edexcel curriculum, and is located in Baridhara DOHS. The school is run by the commandant of Dhaka Cantonment board. After the principal change in 2018, The institution was renamed as Baridhara Scholars' International School & College (BSISC). It is situated at Baridhara DOHS in Dhaka-1206. It has classes from nursery to class XII.
The Directorate General of Defence Purchase or DGDP is a government agency responsible for purchases related to Bangladesh Armed Forces and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Mirpur DOHS is a Neighbourhood of Dhaka North, situated in Mirpur Thana of Dhaka City. The area is under the jurisdiction of Pallabi Thana Police Station.
Banani DOHS, also known as "Old DOHS", is a neighborhood of Dhaka, located in Banani. It was created under the Defense Officers Housing Scheme (DOHS) of the Government of Bangladesh. The neighborhood falls under the Jurisdiction of Bhashantek Police Station. The area is governed by the DOHS parishad.
Dhaka-17 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh.
Savar DOHS is a residential neighborhood for defence service officers located near Savar Cantonment in Ashulia Thana, Savar Upazila. The DOHS is under the management of Savar Cantonment Board which is headed by Brigadier General Tofail Mostafa Sarwar. The total area of Savar DOHS is 72.47 acres with 445 plots. Brigadier General S M Farhad is the president of Savar DOHS.
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.
A. J. M. Aminul Haque was a Bangladesh Army officer and veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was awarded the Bir Uttom, Bangladesh's second-highest military gallantry award. He was the commanding officer of the 8th East Bengal Regiment during the war and retired as a brigadier general from Bangladesh Army.
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