Paltan Tower

Paltan Tower is a building in , , . Paltan Tower is situated nearby to the art gallery , as well as near the mosque .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baitul Mukarram National Mosque and National Stadium, Dhaka.

Mosque
Photo: আহসান হাবীব, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baitul Mukarram, officially , is the national mosque of Bangladesh. It is located at the center of , the capital of . The mosque was completed in 1968. It has a capacity of more than 42,000 worshippers. is situated 450 metres south of Paltan Tower.

Stadium
Photo: Pinu Rahman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a multipurpose sports arena and the national stadium of . Located in the area of , it is predominantly used for football matches and serves as the home venue for the Bangladesh national football team. is situated 640 metres south of Paltan Tower.

College
Photo: Wiki Ruhan, CC0.
, Dhaka, also known as NDC, is a catholic higher secondary and degree level educational institution founded and managed by the priests of the Congregation of Holy Cross located in , the capital of . is situated 1 km east of Paltan Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paltan and Motijheel.

Suburb
is a thana of , the capital of . It is often said to be the center of Dhaka, dividing "Old Dhaka" and "New Dhaka". was made a thana in 2005 by then Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.

Suburb
Photo: ASaber91, CC BY 2.0.
Central includes , 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.

Suburb
Photo: Sharminsumona, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Malibag is a neighbourhood in , Bangladesh. One of the oldest and most populated neighbourhoods in Dhaka, the area falls under the precinct of Shahjahanpur Thana in wards 12 and 19 and is encompassed by the Dhaka-8 constituency of Jatiya Sangsad.

Paltan Tower

Latitude
23.73349° or 23° 44′ 1″ north
Longitude
90.41178° or 90° 24′ 42″ east
Open location code
7MMGPCM6+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 496425976
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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