Reading room
Reading room is a building in Ward - 57, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka Division. Reading room is situated nearby to Guru Duara Nanakshahi Temple, as well as near the historic site Historic Bottola Premises, Historical landmark, Nilkhet Rd, Dhaka.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gurdwara Nanak Shahi and Dhaka University Central Library.
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 140 metres northeast of Reading room.
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. Dhaka University Central Library is situated 230 metres northeast of Reading room.
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 350 metres east of Reading room.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Dhaka and Paltan.
Central Dhaka
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.
Reading room
- Type: Building
- Location: Ward - 57, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.73247° or 23° 43′ 57″ northLongitude
90.39307° or 90° 23′ 35″ eastOpen location code
7MMGP9JV+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 344962078OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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