Lakshmibazar
Lakshmibazar is a suburb in Ward - 78, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka Division. Lakshmibazar is situated nearby to the quarter Shingtola, as well as near the suburb Sutrapur.Places of Interest
Highlights include Binat Bibi Mosque and St. Gregory’s High School and College.
Binat Bibi Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Mak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Binat Bibi Mosque is the earliest surviving mosque in Dhaka, built in 1454 by Bakht Binat, the daughter of Marhamat. It was built during the rule of the Sultan of Bengal, Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah.
St. Gregory’s High School and College
School building
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St. Gregory's High School & College is a Catholic school in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1882, when the city was part of British India, by Gregory De Groote, a Belgian Benedictine priest.
St. Francis Xavier’s Girls’ High School
School
St. Francis Xavier's Girls' School & College is a Bengali-medium Catholic secondary school in the Old Dhaka area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is operated by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions, a Roman Catholic religious order.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bangla Bazar and Shakhari Bazar.
Bangla Bazar
Suburb
Bangla Bazar is the oldest neighbourhood of Dhaka, which existed before Mughal Period. Currently, the largest publication and book market of Dhaka is located in the area.
Shakhari Bazar
Quarter
Photo: Ahemed Imteaz-nsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shankhari Bazaar is one of the oldest areas in Bangladesh's Old Dhaka, broadly known as Shankhari Potti. It stretches along a narrow lane, lined with richly decorated brick buildings, built during the late Mughal or Colonial period.
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. 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.
Lakshmibazar
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Luxmibazar”
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Ward - 78, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.70822° or 23° 42′ 30″ northLongitude
90.41555° or 90° 24′ 56″ eastOpen location code
7MMGPC58+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 396703556OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q13059666
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Lakshmibazar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميان صاحب ميدان”
- Bengali: “লক্ষীবাজার, মিঞা সাহেব ময়দান”
- Bengali: “লক্ষ্মীবাজার, ঢাকা”
- Hindi: “लक्ष्मीबाज़ार”
- Persian: “میان صاحب میدان”
- Urdu: “میاں صاحب میدان”
- Western Panjabi: “میاں صاحب میدان”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Laxmibazar Sub Post Office and D.I.T. Market.
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