Sonargaon Janapath

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Sonargaon Janapath
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Sonargaon Janapath from Sector 11 intersection
Sonargaon Janapath
Native nameসোনারগাঁও জনপথ (Bengali)
TypeStreet
Maintained by Dhaka North City Corporation
Location Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Postal code1230
Nearest metro station Uttara North
Coordinates 23°52′27″N90°23′05″E / 23.8742445°N 90.3845983°E / 23.8742445; 90.3845983
Major
junctions
  • House Building
  • Sector 11 intersection
  • Khalpar
  • Diabari circle
  • Diabari checkpost
East Airport Road
West Mirpur Road
Other
StatusActive

Sonargaon Janapath is a street that joins House Building with Ashulia embankment [1] situated in Uttara, Dhaka. [2] It is a four-lane street. [3]

Contents

This road passes between Sectors 8, 9, 11, 13 and 12 [note 1] and merges with Mirpur Road in the west through Artist Quamrul Hassan Road. [6] Its Sector 11 intersection is said to be the gateway to the growing area in the west of Uttara. [7]

Due to illegal encroachment from Sector 11 intersection to rubbish's intersection, the street has become narrow, causing difficulty in movement of vehicles and pedestrians. [8]

In 2019, the Dhaka North City Corporation authority conducted an official eviction drive on the road. [9]

Notes

  1. Although this two references are contradictory with each other but if one use google map with references then they will be able to get a clear idea about location of the road. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "উত্তরার সোনারগাঁও জনপথের ওপরেই বর্জ্য স্থানান্তর" [Waste transfer on Uttara Sonargaon highway]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 7 April 2016.
  2. "Uttara dogged by waterlogging". The Daily Star. 3 September 2008.
  3. "Woes of Uttara dwellers fall on deaf ears". Dhaka Tribune. 19 May 2014.
  4. "নামেই উত্তরা মডেল টাউন" [Uttara Model Town by name]. Samakal (in Bengali). 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. "কোটি টাকা আয়, উত্তরায় ফুটপাত বাণিজ্য" [Income of crores of takas, footpath trade in Uttara]. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 5 January 2022.
  6. Naim, Hasnat (24 January 2023). "মিরপুর-উত্তরার দূরত্ব কমাল মেট্রোরেলের সংযোগ সড়ক". Dhaka Post (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. "একনেকে ২১৭০ কোটি টাকার সাত প্রকল্প অনুমোদন". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 21 October 2014.
  8. "সোনারগাঁ জনপথ দখল করে বাণিজ্য". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 5 January 2017.
  9. "উত্তরায় অবৈধ দখল উচ্ছেদ অভিযান" [Illegal eviction drive in Uttara]. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 22 September 2019.