Central Library Building I

Central Library Building I is a library in Ward - 57, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka Division. Central Library Building I is situated nearby to Dhaka University Central Library, as well as near the theater building থিয়েটার ভবন.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dhaka University Central Library and Gurdwara Nanak Shahi.

Dhaka University Central Library

Library

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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.

Gurdwara Nanak Shahi

Gurdwara

Gurdwara Nanak Shahi is the principal Sikh gurdwara, located in Nilkhet, Dhaka, 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. Gurdwara Nanak Shahi is situated 120 metres west of Central Library Building I.

GREEK CENOTAPH

Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY 3.0.

Greeks were the last among European merchants to come to Bangladesh. They came to Bangladesh around the 18th century. They constructed a memorial in Dhaka. GREEK CENOTAPH is situated 280 metres southeast of Central Library Building I.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Dhaka and Paltan.

Central Dhaka

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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.

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.

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.

Central Library Building I

Opening hours: Sunday—Thursday 8:00 AM—9:00 PM
Type: Library
Categories: building and education
Location: Ward - 57, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

23.73383° or 23° 44′ 2″ north

Longitude

90.3949° or 90° 23′ 42″ east

Levels

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

Dhaka University

Open location code

7MMGP9MV+GX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 295394032

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include থিয়েটার ভবন and University Library Food Court.

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