Banani is a residential and commercial neighbourhood and a thana of Dhaka, often considered a part of the neighbouring Gulshan area. It hosts five-star hotels, upscale restaurants, classy malls, luxury apartments, established and well-known private English-medium and international schools, and headquarters of various banks and domestic and

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. Banani is considered an important central business district. Its business scene holds increasing importance compared to areas like

Mohakhali Mohakhali is a neighborhood of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh. Events Korail Slum The Korea Railroad Corporation ( Korean: 한국철도공사, Hanja: ), branded as KORAIL (코레일, officially changed to in November 2019), is t ...

, Bashundhara,

Uttara Uttara, which means "north" in Sanskrit and many other South Asian languages, may refer to: Places * Uttara Export Processing Zone, Bangladesh * Uttara, a suburb north of Dhaka, Bangladesh *Uttara East Thana *Uttara West Thana *Uttaradit, a city i ...

Kawran Bazar Kawran Bazar ( bn, কাওরান বাজার) is a business district and is one of the biggest commodity marketplaces in Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh.

, Tejgaon and Mirpur. Banani's commercial landscape is only third to established Central Business Districts of Gulshan and especially

Motijheel Motijheel ( bn, মতিঝিল) is a ''thana'' (administrative division) of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is at the heart of the city (the General Post Office is considered the zero point of Dhaka). Motijheel is the major business and commercial hub ...

, the nation's largest and most important CBD.

Geography

Banani is located at . It has a lake called

Banani Lake Banani Lake is a lake in Dhaka, Bangladesh, bordering Banani, Gulshan, Korail Adarsha Nagar The Korea Railroad Corporation ( Korean: 한국철도공사, Hanja: ), branded as KORAIL (코레일, officially changed to in November 2019), is ...

. Korail slum is located on the border of Banani. It is a part of Ward No. 19 of DNCC.

History

In November 2016

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 ...

demolished the home of former

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. In 2019, 19 were killed in the

FR Tower fire On 28 March 2019, the FR Tower Fire broke out on the eighth floor of the 22-storey FR Tower in the commercial Banani area of Dhaka, Bangladesh around 1:00 pm BST. It caused 25 deaths and more than 70 others were injured. Duronto TV and Radio Tod ...

Population

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, the population of Banani was 24,718. Banani Lake, Dhaka

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References

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