Gulshan Thana

Gulshan Thana
গুলশান থানা
Clockwise from top: Gulshan 2 skyline seen from Baridhara Lake; Embassy of Indonesia; Gulshan Lake Park; Gulshan 1 Circle; Gulshan Avenue
Clockwise from top: Gulshan 2 skyline seen from Baridhara Lake; Embassy of Indonesia; Gulshan Lake Park; Gulshan 1 Circle; Gulshan Avenue
Map
Expandable map of vicinity of Gulshan Thana
Gulshan Thana is located in Dhaka
Gulshan Thana
Gulshan Thana
Location of Gulshan Thana within Dhaka
Gulshan Thana is located in Dhaka division
Gulshan Thana
Gulshan Thana
Location of Gulshan Thana within Dhaka Division
Gulshan Thana is located in Bangladesh
Gulshan Thana
Gulshan Thana
Location of Gulshan Thana within Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°47′30″N 90°25′00″E / 23.7917°N 90.4167°E / 23.7917; 90.4167
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictDhaka District
Police StationH-32, 115 Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan-2[1]
Gulshan Founded1961[2]
Thana Formed1972[2]
Area
 • Total8.85 km2 (3.42 sq mi)
Elevation23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total253,050
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Area code1212[5]
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Gulshan (Bengali: গুলশান) is a thana situated in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is an affluent residential and business neighbourhood[6][7][8] and is now home to a number of the city's restaurants, five star hotels, shopping centers, schools, banks, offices and members' clubs; it also hosts the majority of embassies and high commissions in Bangladesh.[9] Many Bangladeshi and international companies have their offices in Gulshan.[10]

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  3. ^ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. ^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  5. ^ "ঢাকা পোস্টকোড". ডাক অধিদপ্তর. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  6. ^ Islam, K. S. (16 June 2004). "The Death of Dhaka's Posh Spots". Daily Star. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
  7. ^ Khan, Imran H. (10 August 2003). "Through the Windscreen". Daily Star. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
  8. ^ Jail for Bangladeshi businessman, BBC, 7 June 2007; Retrieved 2007-12-16
  9. ^ Trumbull, Robert (19 May 1972). "A Toast Drunk in Tea, and Dacca Has a U.S. Embassy". The New York Times. p. 4.
  10. ^ "How Bhola Gram became Gulshan" (Dhaka Tribune)

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