Bashundhara Residential Area
Bashundhara (Bengali: বসুন্ধরা আবাসিক এলাকা) is an affluent residential area of Vatara Thana in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2] The area is developed by Bashundhara Group.
Bashundhara Residential Area (Bashundhara R/A) | |
|---|---|
Private suburb | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | www.BashundharaGroup.com |
Apollo Hospital chain based in Basundhara, Dhaka.
A view of Bashundhara residential area.
Convention center on Bashundhara zone.
The project of Basundhara was started in the 1980s.[3] In 2011 portions of the housing project was declared illegal as they were considerable flood flow zones of Dhaka. In 2014 a cabinet committee changed the Dhaka detailed plan to make the project legal.[4] The project was built on area made by filling low-lying marshland and flood flow zones.[5] The project has sold over 10,000 residential plots as of 2005.[6]
Commercial
- Walton Group, electronics and electrical goods manufacturer.
- Grameenphone- the headquarters of the company are located in the area.[7]
- Bashundhara Group headquarters and corporate office are located here.[8]
- Bangladesh Pratidin- the highest circulated newspaper in Bangladesh.[9]
Education
- Islamic Research Center Bangladesh
- American International University Bangladesh (AIUB)
- Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)[10]
- North South University (NSU)[11]
- International School Dhaka.[12]
- Playpen (school).[13]
- Hurdco International School
- Viqarunnisa Noon School and College
Medical
- Apollo Hospital Dhaka [14]
- Bashundhara Eye Hospital [15]
References
- "The call of 300 feet". The Daily Star. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "Vatara Thana". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "Bashundhara Baridhara - East West Property Development (Pvt.) Ltd". www.ewpd.com.bd. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "Goodbye to city's flood flow zones". The Daily Star. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "It's time to wake up". The Daily Star. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "Impact of Bashundhara Baridhara Project" (PDF). aquaticcommons.org. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "GP employees stage demo". The Daily Star. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "Corporate Profile - Bashundhara Group". Bashundhara Group. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "Standards to be set for talk shows". The Daily Star. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "BEPRC launched at IUB". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "VAT protest attacked". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "ISD completes its journey of 15 years". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "Playpen School". Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- "Apollo Hospitals Dhaka organises CME on PET-CT". Dhaka Tribune. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- "Bashundhara Eye Hospital holds free camp". Daily Sun. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.