Mohakhali DOHS is a neighborhood of

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 i ...

for Armed Forces Officers. The neighborhoods belong in the

Dhaka North City Corporation Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) or Dhaka Uttar City Corporation was created as an autonomous body that governs 54 northern wards of Dhaka to better manage local services, but has since added new areas. It is one of two municipal corporations ...

History

The area was established in the mid 1980s as part of the Defence Officers' Housing Scheme and has 536 individual housing plots. The administration falls under

Dhaka Cantonment Dhaka Cantonment ( bn, ঢাকা সেনানিবাস) is a cantonment located in the northern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The headquarters of the Bangladesh Army, and Air Force are situated within the cantonment which combined form th ...

and the cantonment board. There is a mosque inside the DOHS.

References

Neighbourhoods in Dhaka Dhaka DOHSes in Dhaka {{Dhaka-geo-stub