Bangla Academy Pond

Bangla Academy Pond is a pond in Ward - 57, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka Division. Bangla Academy Pond is situated near the theater building Language Movement Museum, as well as near the historic building Burdhwan House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: GREEK CENOTAPH and Mausoleum of Three Leaders.

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 190 metres north of Bangla Academy Pond.

Mausoleum of Three Leaders

Photo: Sume3349, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Mausoleum of Three Leaders, officially Three National Leaders' Shrine, located at Shahbag, New Dhaka in Bangladesh. It contains the graves of three prominent leaders of Pakistan Movement from Bengal: A. Mausoleum of Three Leaders is situated 330 metres east of Bangla Academy Pond.

Shri Shri Ramna Kali Temple

Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.

The Ramna Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, that was originally built during the Mughal Empire. It was also known as the "Ramna Kalibari". The temple is dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Kali. Shri Shri Ramna Kali Temple is situated 280 metres east of Bangla Academy Pond.

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.

Bangla Academy Pond

Type: Pond
Category: body of water
Location: Ward - 57, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

23.73004° or 23° 43′ 48″ north

Longitude

90.39682° or 90° 23′ 49″ east

Open location code

7MMGP9JW+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 665081371

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Language Movement Museum and Burdhwan House.

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