Gulshan Lake is a lake in
Dhaka
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 ...
, Bangladesh, that borders
Gulshan Thana
Gulshan ( bn, গুলশান) is a thana situated in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is an affluent residential and business neighbourhood; and is now home to a number of the city's restaurants, shopping centres, schools, banks, members' clubs and ho ...
,
Shahjadpur
Shahjadpur is a city ward in Bangladesh. It is situated under Dhaka North City Corporation. Shahjadpur is a ward under number 18. The mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation is Mohammed Atikul Islam. The area of Shahjadpur is surrounded by Gulshan, ...
, and
Baridhara Diplomatic Zone
Baridhara ( bn, বারিধারা) is an upscale residential area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is located on the east of and north east of Gulshan across Gulshan-Baridhara Lake. It has special zones designated for diplomats, and many of the c ...
.
History
In June 2015
Bangladesh High Court
The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, হাইকোর্ট ডিভিশন) popularly known as the 'High Court' is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Appellate D ...
ordered the government to free portions of Gulshan lake that had been encroached upon. Since the July 2016 Dhaka attack, all boats have been removed from the lake. The government announced plans to introduce water taxis in the lake. In April 2017, the
Capital Development Authority A Capital Development Authority is a special sort of entity found in various countries that is concerned with the municipal development of the capital city or capital territory of that country. Examples include:
*Capital Development Authority (Isla ...
under the
Ministry of Housing and Public Works
The Ministry of Housing and Public Works ( bn, গৃহায়ন ও গণপূর্ত মন্ত্রণালয়; ''Gr̥hāẏana ō gaṇapūrta mantraṇālaẏa'') is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of Ba ...
destroyed a number of structures on the banks of the lake to make way for the building of pathway on the banks of the lake.
Ecology
The lake has been declared by the city corporation as being "Ecologically Critical Area" in 2001. Direct dumping of sewage and water runoff had increased the pollution of the lake. The lake has also experienced an algal boom which has further reduced the oxygen available, harming the aquatic life.
References
Lakes in Dhaka city
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