Mirpur Road - North-western View - Sobhanbag Foot Overbridge - Dhaka 2015-05-30 1806

Mirpur Road is a long north–south road connecting the northern part of Mirpur and

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campus. This is one of the major roads in

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. Mirpur road runs through Shyamoli, Mohammadpur,

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. the main intersections of Mirpur road include Asad Avenue-Mirpur road, Darus-salam road-Mirpur road, Elephant road-Mirpur road, Panthapath crossing, Ring road crossing etc. The road is one of the busiest roads of Dhaka city. Numerous Buildings and skyscrapers are situated on this road.

History

As Dhaka expanded northward during the Pakistan period (1947–1971), Mirpur Road emerged as the city's main north–south axis, serving the new areas of

, Mirpur, and

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. Non-motorized transport was banned on Mirpur Road between Gabtoli and Russel Square in December 2002 as part of the Dhaka Urban Transport Project (DUTP) financed by the World Bank. On 17 December 2004, the ban was extended from Russell Square to

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Buildings and architecture

Mirpur road is home to numerous buildings, skyscrapers, architectural structures etc. Predominantly buildings include commercial buildings,

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and shopping complexes, educational institutions,

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and so on. * Shopping Complexes: There is a good number of shopping centers in Mirpur road including the famous

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. Notable shopping complexes include Plaza A.R, Metro Shopping Mall, Rapa Plaza, Family World, Sunrize Plaza, Arong and so forth. * Educational Institutions: Educational institutions which are beside on Mirpur road include Dhaka Residential Model College, Dhanmondi Government Boys' High School,

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Dhaka City College Dhaka City College ( bn, ঢাকা সিটি কলেজ) also known as DCC, is one of the oldest private college in the country of Bangladesh. It is located at Qudrat-i-Khuda road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka. It offers Honors and Masters degr ...

, New Model Degree College etc. * Hospitals: Shahid Shohrawardi Hospital, one of the largest governmental hospitals and medical colleges of Dhaka is situated on Mirpur road. Other hospitals include Trauma Center, Care Hospital, Lab Aid Cardiac Hospital etc. Besides, there are a number of governmental and non-government offices situated on this road. Gonobhaban, the official residence of Prime Minister is also situated on Mirpur road. Dhaka New Market, a traditional renowned market of

, where different sorts of commodities are found at a cheap rate, is situated on the southern part of Mirpur road near Nilkhet.

Photo archive

Mirpur Road.jpg, Mirpur Road outside New Market, 1965 Balaka cinema.jpg, Balaka cinema, Mirpur Road/Nilkhet junction, 1975

References

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