Dhaka District
DCC (Kotwali)
Ward - 56

Shahbag

Shahbag is a major neighbourhood and police precinct in , the capital and largest city of . It is also a major public transport hub. It is a junction between two contrasting sections of the city— and the New Dhaka—which lie, respectively, to its south and north.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dhaka University Central Library and Suhrawardy Udyan.

Library
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The Dhaka University Library is the central library of the University of Dhaka, , which started in 1921 with a collection of 18,000 books received from Dhaka College and Law College.

Park
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is a national memorial and public space located in , Bangladesh. Originally known as Ramna Race Course, it holds significant historical importance due to its association with key events in the country's history.

Park
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is an urban green space renowned for its historical significance and recreational amenities, situated at the centre of , Bangladesh. Described as the "lungs of Dhaka City", the 68.50-acre park was built during the British colonial era with a lake at its core, undergoing several transformations over the years and evolving into a popular public space.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Dhaka and Paltan.

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Central includes Motijheel, the centre of finance and business, the University of Dhaka, a historic area with a number of museums, and Tejgaon-Dhanmondi, home to large shopping malls, markets and a variety of eateries.

Suburb
is a thana of , the capital of . It is often said to be the center of Dhaka, dividing "Old Dhaka" and "New Dhaka". was made a thana in 2005 by then Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.

Suburb
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or Malibag is a neighbourhood in , Bangladesh. One of the oldest and most populated neighbourhoods in Dhaka, the area falls under the precinct of Shahjahanpur Thana in wards 12 and 19 and is encompassed by the Dhaka-8 constituency of Jatiya Sangsad.

Shahbag

Latitude
23.73734° or 23° 44′ 14″ north
Longitude
90.39617° or 90° 23′ 46″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
7MMGP9PW+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9031839911
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7697915
Wiki­data ID
Q3348278
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Shahbag” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شاهباغ”
  • Armenian: “Շահբագ”
  • Bengali: “শাহবাগ থানা”
  • Chinese: “沙赫巴格”
  • Chinese: “沙赫巴格區”
  • Chinese: “沙赫巴格廣場”
  • French: “Shahbag”
  • Hindi: “शाहबाग़ थाना”
  • Hindi: “शाहबाग”
  • Marathi: “शाहबाग”
  • Persian: “شاه‌باغ”
  • Russian: “Шахбаг”
  • Urdu: “شاہ باغ”
  • Western Panjabi: “شاہ باغ تھانہ”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Shahbag Intersection and Poribag.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shahbagh Police Station and Shahbag Thana.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shahbag”. Photo: TawsifSalam, CC BY-SA 3.0.