GPO
GPO is a post office in Ward - 36, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka Division which is located on Banga Bandhu Ave. GPO is situated nearby to the marketplace Baitul Mokarram Market, as well as near Postal Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baitul Mukarram National Mosque and National Stadium, Dhaka.
Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
Mosque
Photo: আহসান হাবীব, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baitul Mukarram, officially Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, is the national mosque of Bangladesh. It is located at the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The mosque was completed in 1968. It has a capacity of more than 42,000 worshippers. Baitul Mukarram National Mosque is situated 160 metres east of GPO.
National Stadium, Dhaka
Stadium
Photo: Pinu Rahman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Stadium, Dhaka is a multipurpose sports arena and the national stadium of Bangladesh. Located in the Motijheel area of Dhaka, it is predominantly used for football matches and serves as the home venue for the Bangladesh national football team. National Stadium, Dhaka is situated 270 metres southeast of GPO.
Postal Museum
Museum
The Postal Museum is a museum specialising in philately, located in the General Post Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Postal Museum was inaugurated in 1985 but it was not so popular.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paltan and Motijheel.
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.
Motijheel
Suburb
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.
GPO
- Type: Post office
- Address: Banga Bandhu Ave, 1000
- Categories: government office, building, and office
- Location: Ward - 36, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.72898° or 23° 43′ 44″ northLongitude
90.41116° or 90° 24′ 40″ eastOperator
Bangladesh GovenmentOpen location code
7MMGPCH6+HFOpenStreetMap ID
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amenity=post_officeOpenStreetMap feature
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