Tejkunipara

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Tejkunipara is the name of a neighborhood in Tejgaon Thana of Dhaka city. [1] [2] It is close to the Farmgate neighborhood. Thousands of people live here. All kinds of people live here with different professions.

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Location

Its geographical coordinates are 23° 46' 0" North, 90° 25' 0" East. It is closer to the Farmgate area. Monipuri para is located westward, West Nakhalpara is Northward and Farmgate is southward.

Bank

Many important banks like Sonali Bank, and Janata Bank have outlets in Tejkunipara.

Education

Over the last fifty years, Tejkunipara has been the home of many renowned schools and colleges, like Holy Cross Girls' High School; Holy Cross College, Government Science College, Bottomley Home Girls' High School, and Tejgaon Government High School. It is also the home of the Green University of Bangladesh.

Important structures

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