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
 • Density29,000/km2 (74,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Area code1212[5]

Gulshan (Bengali: গুলশান, romanizedGulaśāna) is a thana situated in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[6] It is an affluent residential and business neighbourhood[7][8] and is now home to a number of the city's restaurants, five star hotels,[9] shopping centers, schools, banks, offices and members' clubs; it also hosts the majority of embassies and high commissions in Bangladesh.[10] Many Bangladeshi and international companies have their offices in Gulshan.[11][12]

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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. ^ "How Bhola Gram became Gulshan". Dhaka Tribune. 16 September 2023.
  7. ^ Hossain, Saddam (21 November 2020). "Dhaka's upscale areas, downscaled amenities". Prothom Alo.
  8. ^ "Illegal parking rampant at posh Gulshan". The Financial Express. 27 September 2018.
  9. ^ Chakma, Jagaran (24 May 2023). "Dhaka to get four more 5-star hotels". The Daily Star.
  10. ^ Trumbull, Robert (19 May 1972). "A Toast Drunk in Tea, and Dacca Has a U.S. Embassy". The New York Times. p. 4.
  11. ^ "Bangladesh's 'missing billionaires': A wealth boom and stark inequality". Aljazeera English. 11 June 2024. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Posh city area land use rules changed". New Age. 16 May 2023.

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