Gulshan Thana

Gulshan Thana
গুলশান থানা
Skyline of Gulshan - Banani
Skyline of Gulshan - Banani
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
Municipal corporationDhaka North City Corporation
Police StationH-32, 115 Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan-2[1]
WardWard No. 19, 20 (part)
Gulshan Founded1961[2]
Thana Formed1972[2]
Parliament constituencyDhaka-17
Area
 • Total
8.85 km2 (3.42 sq mi)
Elevation23 m (75 ft)
Population
 • Total
110,213
 • Density12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1212[5]
Area code02[6]

Gulshan (Bengali: গুলশান, romanizedGulaśāna) is a thana situated in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[7] It is an affluent residential and business neighbourhood[8][9] and is now home to a number of the city's restaurants, five star hotels,[10] shopping centers, schools, banks, offices and members' clubs; it also hosts the majority of embassies and high commissions in Bangladesh.[11] Many Bangladeshi and international companies have their offices in Gulshan.[12][13]

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  3. ^ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 19 October 2024. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba. 18 October 2024. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024.
  7. ^ "How Bhola Gram became Gulshan". Dhaka Tribune. 16 September 2023. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024.
  8. ^ Hossain, Saddam (21 November 2020). "Dhaka's upscale areas, downscaled amenities". Prothom Alo.
  9. ^ "Illegal parking rampant at posh Gulshan". The Financial Express. 27 September 2018.
  10. ^ Chakma, Jagaran (24 May 2023). "Dhaka to get four more 5-star hotels". The Daily Star.
  11. ^ Trumbull, Robert (19 May 1972). "A Toast Drunk in Tea, and Dacca Has a U.S. Embassy". The New York Times. p. 4. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Bangladesh's 'missing billionaires': A wealth boom and stark inequality". Al Jazeera English. 11 June 2024. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Posh city area land use rules changed". New Age. 16 May 2023.

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