Topkhana Road

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Topkhana Road
Namesake Cannon
Type Street
Maintained by Dhaka South City Corporation
Length1 km (0.62 mi)
Location Dhaka
West end Maulana Bhasani Road
East end DIT Avenue

Topkhana Road is a road at Ramna-Motijeel area in Dhaka. It is a major road that houses many important government buildings. [1] The road starts at Foreign Ministry intersection and ends in Daynik Bangla Intersection. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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