Motijheel
Central Dhaka 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.Photo: Pinu Rahman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Stadium, Dhaka and Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.
National Stadium, Dhaka
Stadium
Photo: Pinu Rahman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Stadium, Dhaka is a multipurpose sports arena and the national stadium of Bangladesh. Located in the Motijheel area of Dhaka, it is predominantly used for football matches and serves as the home venue for the Bangladesh national football team.
Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
Mosque
Photo: আহসান হাবীব, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baitul Mukarram, officially Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, is the national mosque of Bangladesh. It is located at the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The mosque was completed in 1968. It has a capacity of more than 42,000 worshippers.
Bangabhaban
Castle
The Bangabhaban is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Bangladesh, located on Bangabhaban Road, and short road connecting Dilkusha Avenue, Dhaka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Dhaka and Old Dhaka.
Central Dhaka
Central Dhaka 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.
Old Dhaka
Photo: Shmunmun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Dhaka is a term used to refer to the historic old city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It was founded in 1608 as Jahangirabad or Jahangirnagar, the capital of Mughal Province of Bengal and named after the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
Dhaka
Photo: Kroisenbrunner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. It is the largest city by population in the historical region of Bengal and a major city in South Asia.
Motijheel
- Type: Suburb with 202,000 residents
- Description: area in Dhaka
- Categories: central business district and locality
- Location: Ward - 32, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.7273° or 23° 43′ 38″ northLongitude
90.4212° or 90° 25′ 16″ eastPopulation
202,000Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
7MMGPCGC+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 8953203672OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
13589478Wikidata ID
Q6917695
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Hindi—“Motijheel” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “মতিঝিল”
- Hindi: “मतिझील”
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