Velvet Corner

Velvet Corner is a clothing store in , , . Velvet Corner is situated nearby to , as well as near the art gallery .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Katabon Mosque and Dhaka University Central Library.

Mosque
in , is a center for Muslim missionaries in . It houses the Bangladesh Masjid Mission and is officially named as the "Bangladesh Masjid Mission Complex Central Mosque". is situated 300 metres east of Velvet Corner.

Library
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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. is situated 1 km southeast of Velvet Corner.

Gurdwara
is the principal Sikh gurdwara, located in , , Bangladesh. It is located at the campus of the University of Dhaka and considered to be the biggest of the 9 to 10 gurdwaras in the country. is situated 780 metres southeast of Velvet Corner.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Dhaka and Paltan.

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.

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. is situated 2½ km east of Velvet Corner.

Photo: Shmunmun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a term used to refer to the historic old city of , the capital of Bangladesh. Located on the banks of the , it was one of the largest and most prosperous cities of the , and the center of the worldwide muslin trade.

Velvet Corner

Latitude
23.73856° or 23° 44′ 19″ north
Longitude
90.38826° or 90° 23′ 18″ east
Open location code
7MMGP9QQ+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4364196598
Open­Street­Map feature
shop=­fashion
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