Mirpur ( bn, মীরপুর/মিরপুর) is a ''

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'' of

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city,

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. It is bounded by Pallabi Thana to the north,

Mohammadpur Thana Mohammadpur ( bn, মোহাম্মদপুর) is a thana of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Although initially Mohammadpur had grown as a residential area, subsequent commercial places have also been developed as well. ...

to the south,

Kafrul Kafrul ( bn, কাফরুল) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Kafrul is located at . Its total area is 17.8 km2. Demographics This Kafrul has a population of 164396. Males constitute 53.78 ...

to the east, and

Savar Upazila Savar ( bn, সাভার) is a city in central Bangladesh, located in Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka. It is the closest city from Dhaka. It is also a part of Greater Dhaka conurbation which forms the Dhaka megacity. About 296,85 ...

to the west.

History

Mirpur thana was established in 1962. The thana consists of one ''union porishod'', eight wards, 11 mouzas and 86 and 20 villages. Mirpur Thana (town) area was included in

Keraniganj Thana Keraniganj ( bn, কেরানীগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. History It is believed that during the reign of Nawab Shaista Khan the paik-peyada and clerical staff (kerani) of the Naw ...

during the

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period (1757 to 1947) and in

Tejgaon Thana Tejgaon ( bn, তেজগাঁও) is a thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is in the centre of Dhaka, the capital. In 2006, the boundaries of the thana were redrawn when Tejgaon Industrial Area Thana was created o ...

during the

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period (1947 to 1971). After the

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following the victory day, Mirpur was independent on 31 January 1972.

Geography

Mirpur is located at . It has a total area of and is situated in the north-east of

city.

Demographics

At the 2000 census of

, Mirpur had a population of 1,074,232, of which males constituted 54.15% and females 45.85%. 610,270 were over the age of 18, and the average literacy rate was 68.9% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 48.6%. Mirpur Thana has recently been divided into the three ''thanas'' of Shah Ali, Pallabi and Kafrul.

Points of interest

Mirpur ''Beribadh'' (

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) is a place in

, the capital of

. Mirpur ''thana'' is part of the

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 Division Dhaka Division ( bn, ঢাকা বিভাগ, ''Ḑhaka Bibhag'') is an administrative division within Bangladesh. Dhaka serves as the capital city of the Dhaka Division, the Dhaka District and Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), offic ...

. It is famous for various historical places in Dhaka city. The

Dhaka Zoo Bangladesh National Zoo, ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় চিড়িয়াখানা) is a zoo located in the Mirpur section of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. The zoo contains many native and non-native anima ...

, the National Botanical Garden of Bangladesh, Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium,

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, the

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-winning

Grameen Bank Grameen Bank ( bn, গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক) is a microfinance organisation and community development bank founded in Bangladesh. It makes small loans (known as microcredit or "grameencredit") to the impoverished without requir ...

’s head office, Mirpur Cantonment and educational institutions including

Military Institute of Science and Technology Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) ( bn, মিলিটারি ইনস্টিটিউট অফ সায়েন্স অ্যান্ড টেকনোলজি) is a prestigious public engineering university in Ba ...

Bangladesh University of Professionals Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) is the 31st public university of Bangladesh (according to University Grants Commission of Bangladesh), located in Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka. It is the first public university of Bangladesh to be run by ...

, SOS Hermann Gmeiner College,

Dhaka Commerce College Dhaka Commerce College ( bn, ঢাকা কমার্স কলেজ) is a master's level college in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1989, it was the first college in Dhaka city to specialise in business studies. Students receive ...

, Govt. Bangla College, Monipur High School, Ibn Sina Medical College,

BCIC College Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation College, BCIC College, is a private higher secondary educational institution in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is situated near the National Zoo of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation o ...

are located here. Mirpur 10 Night view

Education

Universities

* *

Bangladesh University of Business and Technology Bangladesh University of Business and Technology ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ইউনিভার্সিটি অব বিজনেস অ্যান্ড টেকনোলজি) or BUBT is a private university in Bangladesh, located ...

(BUBT) * *

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University (BSMRMU) ( bn, বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান মেরিটাইম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) was established in 2013, the 37t ...

(Temporary Campus) *European University In Bangladesh (EUB) * Colleges * Government Bangla College *

Mirpur University College Mirpur may refer to several places: In Bangladesh * Mirpur Model Thana, a locality in Dhaka ** Mirpur DOHS, a neighbourhood of Dhaka ** Mirpur College, a private college ** Mirpur Stadium or Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium * Mirpur Upazil ...

* SOS Hermann Gmeiner College * Mirpur Bangla High School and College (MBHSC) *

Monipur High School and College Monipur Uchcha Vidyalaya and College (MUBC) ( bn, মনিপুর উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় ও কলেজ) is a secondary school and college in Mirpur Model Thana, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1962 by the l ...

(MUBC)

High school and colleges

* Apple Tree International School, College and University of Textiles and Fashion * SM Piyal Mazedul Islam Modelling High School Mirpur DOHS

* KALA GIRLS' INTERNATIONAL KITCHEN (EIIN: 108218) For the cricket

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of 2011, Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium was selected as a venue. For this, renovations were carried out within the thana. The opening match was held there on 19 February 2011. BPL Fire Works

Fires

* November 5, 2018 - Chandrabindu Fashion House * April 14, 2019 - City Park Building, * July 3, 2019 - Mirpur 14 Slum * August 16, 2019 - Mirpur 7, Cholontika Slum Massive Fire Mirpur 7 Slum

References

{{Reflist Thanas of Dhaka