Motijheel ( bn, মতিঝিল) is a ''

thana Thana means "police station" in South Asian countries, and can also mean the district controlled by a police station. * Thanas of Bangladesh, former subdistricts in the administrative geography of Bangladesh; later renamed ''upazila'' * in (Briti ...

'' (administrative division) of

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mo ...

. 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 of Dhaka city and has more offices and business institutions than any other part of the city. It is the home to largest number of corporate headquarters in the nation. Many news, magazines, print and other media publishers are based here. Motijheel is close to

Dhaka Railway Station Kamalapur Railway Station, officially known as Dhaka Railway Station, is the central railway station in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. It is the largest station and the busiest infrastructure for transportation in the country that acts as a gatew ...

, Dhaka's main station. One of the highest skyscrapers of the megacity are in this area. It is the

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...

City Centre Bangladesh City Centre Dhaka is a skyscraper located in Motijheel, Dhaka, and is the tallest building in Bangladesh. It is located at the heart of Motijheel, It rises up to a height of . It topped-out in 2012, and since is the tallest building in both Dhak ...

and Bangladesh Bank Building are in this area. The iconic land mark of Shapla in

Shapla Square Shapla Square ( bn, শাপলা চত্বর, Shapla Chottor) is a huge sculpture at the heart of Motijheel near the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It depicts a Shapla (water lily, the species ''Nymphaea nouchali''), the nat ...

is the central point where all major roads to the place converge.

Geography

Motijheel Thana covers an area of . It is bounded by

Khilgaon Thana Khilgaon ( bn, খিলগাঁও) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is bounded by Rampura and Badda Thana on the north, Motijheel, Sabujbagh and Demra Thanas on the south, Rupganj Upazila on the east and Ramn ...

to the north,

Sutrapur Sutrapur ( bn, সূত্রাপুর) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Sutrapur is located at . It has 49,286 households and total area 4.38 km2. Demographics At the 1991 Bangladesh census, ...

and

Kotwali Dhaka Kotwali ( bn, ঢাকা কোতোয়ালী) is the Sadar (Principal) Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Dhaka Kotwali is located at . It has 31992 units of household and total area 0.67&nbs ...

Thanas to the south,

Sabujbagh Thana Sabujbagh ( bn, সবুজবাগ) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Sabujbagh is located at . It has 65517 households and total area 18.18 km2. Demographics At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sa ...

to the east, and

Ramna Thana Ramna Thana ( bn, রমনা থানা) is a police jurisdiction in central Dhaka. It is a historic colonial neighborhood. Once the site of Mughal gardens, it developed into an institutional area during British rule in the late 19th centu ...

to the west.

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses inc ...

, Motijheel had 36,059 households with a population of 223,676, of whom 143,497 were age 18 or older. Males constituted 59.45% of the population, and females 40.55%. Motijheel had an average literacy rate of 70.9% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4% (The present national average is 72%).

Education

According to Banglapedia,

T & T High School T & T High School ( bn, টি এন্ড টি হাই স্কুল) is an educational institution in Motijheel T & T Colony, Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in ...

is a notable secondary school.

Notre Dame College, Dhaka Notre Dame College, Dhaka ( bn, নটর ডেম কলেজ, ঢাকা), also known as NDC, is a Catholic higher secondary school (in the Indian subcontinent, as in the United Kingdom, higher secondary schools comprising the 11th and ...

, Notre Dame University Bangladesh one of the country's newest educational institutions, is located in Motijheel. The main branch of

Ideal School and College Ideal School and College ( bn, আইডিয়াল স্কুল অ্যান্ড কলেজ), also known as Motijheel Ideal School and College or Ideal High School (which was its name until 1990) is an educational institution in Ba ...

is also located in Motijheel.

Gallery

File:Motijheel buildings.jpg, A view of Motijheel area File:Jibon Bima (33398156546).jpg, Jibon Bima Building and Eunoos Tower in Motijheel Area File:Dhaka 15th Dec (31300511720).jpg, Motijheel at Night File:Dhaka April (33244268934).jpg, Motijheel Skyline from City Center File:City Center, Motijheel, Dhaka (28568173271).jpg, City Center, Motijheel, Dhaka File:Dhaka 15th Dec (30831791754).jpg, Motijheel File:Bird'sEyeViewMotijheel.jpg, Bird's eye view of Motijheel, Dhaka in a cloudy day

Media

The following newspapers and magazine publishers are based in Motijheel: * '' The Daily Observer'' * '' The Financial Express'' * ''

Jugantar Jugantar or Yugantar ( bn, যুগান্তর ''Jugantor''; lit. ''New Era'' or ''Transition of an Epoch'') was one of the two main secret revolutionary trends operating in Bengal for Indian independence. This association, like Anushi ...

References

External links

* Thanas of Dhaka Central business districts in Bangladesh Financial districts in Bangladesh {{Dhaka-geo-stub