Rajarbagh

Police line on a lake in Rajarbagh.

Rajarbagh is a residential area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is under Shahjahanpur Thana and falls under the jurisdiction of Dhaka South City Corporation. ^[1] There is a police line in Rajarbagh. ^[2] The areas adjacent to it are Shantinagar, Motijheel, Malibagh, Shantibagh, Momenbagh, Shahidbagh, Siddheshwari and Shahjahanpur. ^[3]

History

On 25 March 1971, the Pakistan Army attacked the Rajarbagh police line with the start of Operation Searchlight. ^{[4] [5]}

Installations

• Rajarbagh Police Line Hospital ^[6]
• Rajarbag Police Lines School and College
• Bangladesh Police Museum
• Central Police Hospital

References

1. "Flyover to open in 3 phases". The Daily Star. 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
2. "PM for strengthening community policing". The Daily Star. 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
3. "Little rain, big pain". The Daily Star. 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
4. "Mar 25 now Genocide Day". The Daily Star. 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
5. "Hasina curious about 'Mar 7 pressure' on Bangabandhu for the proclamation of independence". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
6. Hassan, Mohammad Rafiqul (2017-02-28). "A sliver of cruelty". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2017-03-12.

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