Dakshinkhan Adarsha ( bn, দক্ষিণখান আদর্শ, Dokkhinkhan Adorsho) is a

union parishad Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...

of Dhaka Metropolitan North,

Dhaka District Dhaka District ( bn, ঢাকা জেলা, Dhaka jela) is a district in central Bangladesh, and is the densest district in the nation. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and rests on the eastern banks o ...

Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...

. It is bounded by Gazipur Sadar Upazila on the north, Khilkhet Thana on the south, Uttarkhan Thana on the east and uttara and

Shahjalal International Airport Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport ( bn, হযরত শাহ্‌জালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর, Romanized: ''Hôzrôt Shahjalal Antôrjatik Bimanbôndôr'') ( formerly VGZR) is th ...

on the west. Population 5,29,500 (Approximate). Average literacy 68.87%; male 73.57%, female 63.06%.

History

Dakshinkhan Thana was formed in 2006. The thana was named after ''Dakshinkhan Adarsha Union Parishad''.

Facilities

The union has two

madrasa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...

s; the Dakshinkhan Darul Uloom Madrasa and the Holan Islamiyyah Dakhil Madrasa. Darul Uloom is currently headed by Mawlana Haji Muhammad Alim Uddin and both madrasas each contain orphanages holding 500 orphans. There is another small orphanage in Holan known as the Holan Nuraniyyah Yatimkhana which holds 100 orphans. There are five

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

s; the Chairman Bari Mosque, the Dakhsinkhan Bazar Mosque, the Bidurpara Mosque, the Holan Nuraniyyah Mosque and the North Borua Mosque. The Union also has three public graveyards; Madhubag, Holan and Azampur.

Administration

Neighbourhoods

Dakshinkhan is divided into 18 ''elaka'' (areas). They are listed below:

Chairmen

References

Sources

* Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Field report of Dakshinkhan Thana (2008) * Bangladesh Population Census (2001) Dhaka District Unions of Dhaka City {{Bangladesh-stub