Airport Road (), also known as Tongi Division Road, a part of the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway (N3), is an 8-lane major artery road in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; , ), 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. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...

, that connects Dhaka city, with the

Shahjalal International Airport Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Dhaka (; ) is the main international airport serving Dhaka City, the capital city of Bangladesh, and it is the largest airport in the country. It is located in Kurmitola, from the city centre, in the ...

. It is also the main artery that connects Dhaka with the northern suburb of

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and the only road connection between Dhaka and northern Districts of Bangladesh. Traffic is fairly smooth throughout the road, due to flyovers and interchanges.

Facilities

The road was built as a highway to facilitate movement with northern

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. The 8-lane highway (4 lanes on each side) is one of the best maintained roads in Bangladesh, It has a divider; however it doesn't have a

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for emergency and breakdown.

Landmarks

* Balaka Bhaban, Kurmitola * Airport Railway Station *

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Headquarters *

Dhaka Cantonment Dhaka Cantonment () is a cantonment located in the northern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The headquarters of the Bangladesh Army and Air Force are situated within the cantonment. The cantonment is located on the north-east end of Dhaka. History ...

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* Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel * Best Western Dhaka * Le Meridien Dhaka * Dusit Thani Princess Dhaka * Dhaka Regency *

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* Bangladesh Golf Federation * ''Heroes Live Forever'' Monument * Nikunja 1 & 2 ( Joyar Shara Residential area)

Gallery

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References

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