Mohammadpur Thana

Mohammadpur ( bn, মোহাম্মদপুর) is a thana of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Although initially Mohammadpur had grown as a residential area, subsequent commercial places have also been developed as well.

History

Unlike some parts of Dhaka city, most parts of Mohammadpur were planned in the 1950s as relatively broad streets and avenues. Saat Masjid, a prominent archaeological structure in the area is part of a renowned mosque of Dhaka city called Shia Masjid.

Geography

Mohammadpur is at . It has an area of 11.65 km².

Mohammadpur is connected to Sadar Ghat and Gabtali by the city protection dam. Mohammadpur borders Shyamoli and Adabor Thana to the north, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar to the east and Dhanmondi and Hazaribagh thanas to the south.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Mohammadpur Thana had 75,546 households and a population of 355,843, 100% of whom lived in urban areas. 7.3% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 73.5%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.

Points of interest

Residential blocks

One of the largest apartment blocks in the capital, Japan Garden City is a part of the neighbourhood. Other well-known blocks include the Pisciculture Housing Society, Mohammadia Housing Society, Baitul Aman Housing Society, Chad Miah Housing, Probal Housing and a number of residential areas, which have all grown substantially. This has resulted in a real estate construction boom accompanied with markets and shopping complexes.

Kaderabad Housing is a large housing complex near Mohammadpur Bus Stand. The housing is well organized and has a college and school inside. A large apartment block developed by Assurance and Sara Builders sits near the complex. It is nearby the Main bus stand of Mohammadpur bus stand and Martyred Intellectuals Memorial.

Geneva camp

The Geneva Camp for "Stranded Pakistanis" (mostly from the Indian state of Bihar and other parts of India who migrated to the then East Pakistan during the Partition of 1947) is in Mohammadpur. Pakistanis have been living there since the end of the 1971 War of Liberation.

Asad Gate

Asad Gate is the monument of the country's liberation war. It was named after an unarmed young man named Asad was killed by the Pakistani army during protests against the erstwhile military junta of Pakistan, part of Bangladesh's independence movement.

Transportation

BRTC, Raja City, Moitri, Torongo, Torongo Plus, Malancha, projapoti, poristhan, rojonighondha, swadhin, meshkat, 13 No,Dhaka nagar phoribahan. and some other bus transportation companies have facilitated the communication system of the inhabitants of this area.

Education

Schools and colleges or madrasha

* Child Heaven International School
* Ha-Mim Model School
* London Grace International School
* Gawsia islamia Fazil Degree Madrasha
* Quaderiya Tayebiya Aliya Kamil Madrasha
* Mohammadpur Government College
* Summerfield International School
* Govt. Graphic Arts Institute
* Mohammadpur Government High School
* Mohammadpur Girls' High School
* Mohammadpur Preparatory Higher Secondary School
* St Joseph Higher Secondary School
* St Francis Xavier's Green Herald International School
* Dhaka Residential Model College
* Northern International School
* Mohammadpur Central University College
* Dhaka State College
* Alhaj Mokbul Hossain Bisshobiddalay College
* Mohammadpur Model School & College
* Bengali Medium High School
* Dr. M Mizanur Rahman Professional College
* St Paul's Mission School Bangla Medium
* Dr. M Mizanur Rahman Collegiate School
* Firoza Bashar Ideal College
* St Paul's School English Medium

Universities

* University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
* Bangladesh University
* People's University of Bangladesh

Culture

* Studio 6/6

See also

* Upazilas of Bangladesh
* Districts of Bangladesh
* Divisions of Bangladesh

References

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Thanas of Dhaka