Tejkunipara is the name of a neighborhood 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 ...
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 ...
city.
It is close to the
Farmgate
Farmgate is a area in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is one of the busiest and most crowded areas of Dhaka city. From the early 90s', the area has seen the massive building and construction boom. Consequently, the area has gained commercial ...
neighborhood. Thousands of people live here. All kinds of people live here with different professions.
Location
Its geographical coordinates are 23° 46' 0" North, 90° 25' 0" East. It is closer to
Farmgate
Farmgate is a area in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is one of the busiest and most crowded areas of Dhaka city. From the early 90s', the area has seen the massive building and construction boom. Consequently, the area has gained commercial ...
area.
Monipuri para is located to westward,
West Nakhalpara West Nakhalpara ( bn, পশ্চিম নাখালপাড়া) is a densely populated area in Tejgaon.
Important areas of West Nakhalpara
1. Prime Minister's Office (Bangladesh)
The Prime Minister's Office of Bangladesh ( bn, প্ ...
is to
Northward and
Farmgate
Farmgate is a area in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is one of the busiest and most crowded areas of Dhaka city. From the early 90s', the area has seen the massive building and construction boom. Consequently, the area has gained commercial ...
is to southward.
Bank
Many important banks like
Sonali Bank
Sonali Bank Limited ( bn, সোনালী ব্যাংক লিমিটেড) is the principal state-owned leading public commercial bank in Bangladesh.
It is the largest bank in the country. Ziaul Hasan Siddiqui is the chairman of the ...
;
Janata Bank
Janata Bank Ltd. ( bn, জনতা ব্যাংক লিমিটেড) is a state-owned commercial bank of Bangladesh established in 1972. Its headquarters is situated at Motijheel in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It is the secon ...
have outlets in Tejkunipara.
Education
Over the last fifty years Tejkunipara has been the home of many renowned schools and colleges, like
Holy Cross Girls' High School;
Holy Cross College,
Government Science College,
Bottomley Home Girls' High School Bottomley Home Girls' High School is a single-sex secondary school in the Tejkunipara neighborhood of Tejgaon Thana, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established as a primary school in 1946, it was upgraded to a secondary school in 1969. As of 2018, it had 35 ...
, and
Tejgaon Government High School
Tejgaon Government High School (formerly Tejgaon Polytechnic High School) is a school in the Tejgaon area of Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the Capital ...
. It is also home of
Green University of Bangladesh
Green University of Bangladesh (GUB) ( bn, গ্রিন ইউনিভার্সিটি অব বাংলাদেশ) is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It offers BBA, MBA, Journalism & Media Communication, LLB, English, LL ...
.
Important structures
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Holy Rosary Church
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Pir-Ma Mosque
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Bottomley Home Orphanage
References
Dhaka District
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