Niketan or Niketon ( bn, নিকেতন,
romanised
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: ''Niketon'') also known as Niketan Residential Area, Gulshan or Niketan Housing Society is an upscale
residential
A residential area is a land used in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas.
Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family residen ...
neighbourhood in
Dhaka,
Bangladesh. Niketan is also a part of
Gulshan Thana and Ward No. 20 of
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 ...
.
Geography
Niketan is located at . Niketan is surrounded by
Gulshan-1,
Mohakhali,
Tejgaon and
Hatirjheel
Hatirjheel ( bn, হাতিরঝিল , ; lit. ''Lake of Elephant'') is a lakefront in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Before 2009, It was a slum area that has been transformed into a recreation area as well as an alternate way to ease traffic congestio ...
areas. It has a lake called
Gulshan Lake. Niketan area has a total of fourteen roads, and the road numbers are 1 through 14. The Niketan area is divided into blocks, and the blocks are A through H. There is a park called
Shahid Dr. Fazle Rabbi Park right next to Niketan. Although it is a residential area, some offices have been built in this area.
History
Niketan was a housing project of
Eastern Housing Limited
Eastern Housing Limited (EHL) is a public limited company in Bangladesh working in real estate development. The registered office of the company is situated in Bangladesh. EHL is one of the 29 members of the REHAB Association, the central body for ...
. The name of the area society is Niketan Welfare Society.
In November 2019, The
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has fined Dhallywood star
Shakib Khan
Masud Rana ( bn, মাসুদ রানা), better known by the name Shakib Khan ( bn, শাকিব খান) born 28 March 1979) is a Bangladeshi actor, producer, occasional singer, film organiser, and media personality who works in B ...
Tk10 lakh for illegally constructing a section at his under-construction residential building in this area.
In March 2023, two people were burned in an AC blast in this area.
Gallery
File:Dhaka 21st March (25844415272).jpg, Skyline
File: Gulshan Lake Dhaka.jpg, Gulshan Lake
File:Shahid Dr. Fazle Rabbi Park.jpg, Shahid Dr. Fazle Rabbi Park
File:Gulshan-Mohakhali.jpg, Partial view of Niketan, Gulshan and Mohakhali areas of Gulshan Thana
References
External links
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Neighbourhoods in Dhaka
Planned communities in Bangladesh
New Dhaka
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