Banani Graveyard

The Banani graveyard is a in the neighbourhood of . It is one of eight state-run graveyards in Dhaka and, with a capacity for around 22,000 graves, one of the largest graveyards in that city.
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Photo: Salim Khandoker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: Cemeteries in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Also known as: “Banani graveyard”
  • Address: Road 16

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gulshan Society Mosque and Bangladesh Army Stadium.

Mosque
Photo: Kritzolina, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also called Gulshan Society Jame Masjid, is a in Gulshan, a neighbourhood in . It was planned by Kashef Chowdhury and completed in 2017 for Gulshan Society. is situated 290 metres east of Banani Graveyard.

Stadium
Photo: Shameem Bakhshi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a multi-purpose stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and hosts the home sport matches of the Bangladesh Army. is situated 640 metres north of Banani Graveyard.

Railway station
Banani Railway Station is a railway station located in Banani, , . No intercity trains stop at the platformless Banani railway station except for certain number of mail express. is situated 630 metres southwest of Banani Graveyard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baridhara and North Dhaka.

Suburb
is an upscale residential area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is located on the east of and northeast of Gulshan across Gulshan-Baridhara Lake. It has special zones designated for diplomats, and many of the city's foreign embassies and high commissions are situated here.

Photo: ASaber91, CC BY 2.0.
North is a district that can be further divided into Gulshan-Banani, an upper-class district which hosts the diplomatic zone as well as several ritzy hotels and five star restaurants, and Mirpur, an industrial area housing the city zoo, national stadium and botanical gardens.

Photo: TasminTripty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The outer suburbs of are a large semi-rural and industrial area in the north and east of the capital. Uttara, in the north, is home to the major entry point for most visitors to the country, Shahjalal International Airport.

Banani Graveyard

Latitude
23.79989° or 23° 47′ 60″ north
Longitude
90.40518° or 90° 24′ 19″ east
Open location code
7MMGQCX4+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24821608
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q96373044
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Urdu—“Banani Graveyard” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “বনানী কবরস্থান”
  • Urdu: “بنانی قبرستان”

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