Central Dhaka

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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Suhrawardy Udyan and Dhaka University Central Library.

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.

Library
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
is a significant urban green space renowned for its historical significance and recreational amenities, situated at the centre of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Dhaka and Paltan.

is a term used to refer to the historic old city of , 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.

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
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.

Central Dhaka

Latitude
23.7381° or 23° 44′ 17″ north
Longitude
90.3951° or 90° 23′ 42″ east
Open location code
7MMGP9QW+62
Wiki­data ID
Q14213469
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Italian—“Central Dhaka” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: ঢাকা/মধ্য
  • Bengali: মধ্য
  • Italian: Centro di Dacca

Localities in the Area

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