Dilkusha is the commercial centre of

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 ...

, the capital of

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. It is a part of the larger

Motijheel Motijheel () is a central business district and a thana of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is Dhaka's primary central business district, and also the nation's largest commercial and financial hub. Motijheel, located immediately adjacent to Dhaka's zero ...

area in the city. Historically, the

Nawabs of Dhaka The Nawab of Dhaka (Bengali language, Bengali: "ঢাকার নবাব"), originally spelt in English Nawab of Dacca, was the title of the head of one of the largest Muslim zamindar in British Bengal and Assam, based in present-day Dhaka, ...

used to have a garden palace here in the 19th and early 20th century. Dilkusha was the name of that palace. The area also has a sports club called

Dilkusha SC Dilkusha Sporting Club (), also referred to as Dilkusha SC, is an association football club based in the Dilkusha area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club currently competes in the Dhaka Second Division League, the fourth-tier of Bangladeshi Football ...

, which is mainly known for its

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team.

References

Geography of Dhaka {{Dhaka-geo-stub