SAARC Fountain is a fountain in

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 i ...

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 mos ...

. It is situated at

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.

, at the intersection of

Panthapath Pantapath is an important east west road in Karwan Bazar area of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh. It connects Tongi Diversion road, Mymenshing Road (now Old Airport Road) and Mirpur Road. It is home to one of South Asia's largest shopping c ...

, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, and Sonargaon Road, and is adjacent to the

Pan Pacific Sonargaon Pan Pacific Sonargaon is a hotel in Dhaka. It is one of the oldest 5 star hotel in Bangladesh and is owned by the Government of Bangladesh and operated by Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts. History Hotels Internation Limited was established on 25 Ju ...

hotel. The structure was designed by

Nitun Kundu Nitya Gopal Kundu (3 December 1935 – 15 September 2006) was a Bangladeshi artist, sculptor and entrepreneur. Kundu played an important role during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971. He founded the furniture company Otobi. Early life Ku ...

, a Bangladeshi artist and sculptor. While the fountain is made of steel, the reservoir is made of reinforced cement concrete. The structure was built shortly before the inaugural SAARC summit held in Dhaka in 1985.

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Fountains in Bangladesh Buildings and structures in Dhaka {{Bangladesh-stub