Block B

Block B is a quarter in , , . Block B is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Library of Bangladesh and National Parliament House.

Library
Photo: Tauheed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the legal depository of all new books and other printed materials published in under the copyright law of Bangladesh. is situated 4 km northeast of Block B.

Monument
Photo: Kazal1968, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban is the Parliament house of Bangladesh, located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in . Initially designed for the Parliament of Pakistan by architect Louis Kahn, the complex is one of the largest legislative complexes in the world, covering 840,000 m2. is situated 4 km east of Block B.

Hospital
Dhaka Shishu Hospital is a children's hospital in , located in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, . is situated 3 km northeast of Block B.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mohammadpur Thana and Kallyanpur.

Suburb
Mohammadpur is a thana of , . Initially Mohammadpur had grown as a residential area, subsequent commercial places have also been developed as well.

Suburb
Kalyanpur is a place in , located in . It is a neighbour of . It is under the jurisdiction of , and it has a sub-post office under the Mohammadpur Exchange-1207. is situated 3 km northeast of Block B.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
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.

Block B

Latitude
23.75796° or 23° 45′ 29″ north
Longitude
90.34148° or 90° 20′ 29″ east
Open location code
7MMGQ85R+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13748364985
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
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