Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana
শেরেবাংলা নগর থানা | |
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.jpg) National Parliament Building is the most prominent landmark at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar | |
 Expandable map of vicinity of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana | |
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| Coordinates: 23°46′12″N 90°22′35″E / 23.76994°N 90.3763°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Established as a thana | 2009 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 137,573 |
| • Density | 26,204/km2 (67,870/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar (Bengali: শেরেবাংলা নগর; lit. City of the Lion of Bengal) is a neighborhood and a thana of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.[3] It is also known as the 'capitol within the capital' due to it being the home to the National Parliament and Ganabhaban. The area was named after A. K. Fazlul Huq, a renowned statesman and one of the most prominent political figures of Bangladesh who was popularly known as "Sher-e-Bangla" (Tiger of Bengal). The thana was formed in 2009 from parts of Tejgaon, Kafrul and Mohammadpur thanas.[4] Sher-e-Bangla Nagar is a busy commercial and central neighborhood in the city and home to many offices of government and public institutions, educational institutions, banks and financial institutions and shops.
- ^ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "New 6 Thanas in Dhaka". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ Nahar, Shamsun (2012). "Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.