Rajarbagh

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Rajarbagh is a residential area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] There is a police line in Rajarbagh. [2] The areas adjacent to it are Shantinagar, Motijheel, Malibagh, Shantibagh, Momenbagh, Shahidbagh, Kamalapur, Siddheshwari and Shahjahanpur. [3]

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History

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

Installations

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