Police Box

Police Box is a police station in Ward - 52, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka Division. Police Box is situated nearby to the marketplace North South Book Center, Islamia Market, Nilkhet Rd, Dhaka, as well as near quarter playground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dhakeshwari National Temple and Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque.

Dhakeshwari National Temple

Hindu temple

Dhakeshwari National Temple is a Hindu temple in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is state-owned, giving it the distinction of being Bangladesh's 'National Temple'. Dhakeshwari National Temple is situated 1¼ km southeast of Police Box.

Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque

Archaeological site

Photo: Ragib, CC BY 2.5.

The Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque is a historical mosque near Lalbagh Fort in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque is situated 1¼ km south of Police Box.

Dhaka University Central Library

Library

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Dhaka University Central Library is situated 1 km east of Police Box.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Dhaka and Old Dhaka.

Central Dhaka

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

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.

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.

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. Paltan is situated 2½ km east of Police Box.

Police Box

Type: Police station
Location: Ward - 52, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

23.73227° or 23° 43′ 56″ north

Longitude

90.38526° or 90° 23′ 7″ east

Wheelchair access

Open location code

7MMGP9JP+W4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4374577005

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=police

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