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.Places of Interest
Highlights include GREEK CENOTAPH and Dhaka University Central Library.
GREEK CENOTAPH
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Greeks were the last among European merchants to come to Bangladesh. They came to Bangladesh around the 18th century. They constructed a memorial in Dhaka.
Dhaka University Central Library
Library
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The Dhaka University Library is the central library of the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, which started in 1921 with a collection of 18,000 books received from Dhaka College and Law College.
Ramna Park
Park
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Ramna Park is an urban green space renowned for its historical significance and recreational amenities, situated at the centre of Dhaka, 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 Old Dhaka and Paltan.
Old Dhaka
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Old Dhaka is a term used to refer to the historic old city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, it was one of the largest and most prosperous cities of the Indian subcontinent, and the center of the worldwide muslin trade.
Paltan
Suburb
Paltan is a thana of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is often said to be the center of Dhaka, dividing "Old Dhaka" and "New Dhaka". Paltan was made a thana in 2005 by then Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.
Malibagh
Suburb
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Malibagh or Malibag is a neighbourhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh. One of the oldest and most populated neighbourhoods in Dhaka, the area falls under the precinct of Shahjahanpur Thana in Dhaka South City Corporation wards 12 and 19 and is encompassed by the Dhaka-8 constituency of Jatiya Sangsad.
Central Dhaka
- Type: neighborhood
- Also known as: “Dhaka/Central”
- Location: Dhaka, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.7381° or 23° 44′ 17″ northLongitude
90.3951° or 90° 23′ 42″ eastOpen location code
7MMGP9QW+62Wikidata 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”
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