Niketan
Niketan
নিকেতন | |
|---|---|
| Niketan Residential Area, Gulshan Niketan Housing Society | |
.jpg) A neighbourhood in Niketan | |
| Coordinates: 23°46′29″N 90°24′43″E / 23.774594°N 90.412003°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| Municipal corporation | Dhaka North City Corporation |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Police Station | Gulshan Police Station, H-32, 115 Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan-2[1] |
| Thana | Gulshan Thana |
| Ward | Ward No. 20 |
| Founded by | Eastern Housing Limited |
| Parliament constituency | Dhaka-17 |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Area code | 1212 |
| Website | Niketan Society |
Niketan or Niketon (Bengali: নিকেতন, romanised: Niketon) also known as Niketan Residential Area, Gulshan or Niketan Housing Society[2] is a residential neighbourhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[3][4][5] Niketan is also a part of Gulshan Thana and Ward No. 20 of Dhaka North City Corporation.[6][7][8]
Geography[edit]
Niketan is located at 23°46′29″N 90°24′43″E / 23.774594°N 90.412003°E. Niketan is surrounded by Gulshan-1, Mohakhali,[9] Tejgaon and Hatirjheel areas. It has a lake called Gulshan Lake. Niketan area has a total of fourteen roads, and the road numbers are 1 through 14. The Niketan area is divided into blocks, and the blocks are A through H. There is a park called Shahid Dr. Fazle Rabbi Park right next to Niketan.[10][11] Although it is a residential area, some offices have been built in this area.[12]
Gallery[edit]
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A Neighborhood in Niketan -
Partial view of Niketan, Gulshan and Mohakhali areas of Gulshan Thana -
Gulshan Lake
References[edit]
- ^ "Find Your Local Police – Dhaka Metropolitan Police". Archived from the original on 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ "Niketan Society takes extraordinary steps to protect residents". The Business Standard. March 26, 2020.
- ^ "Holding tax for Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara and Niketan announced". The Daily Bangladesh.
- ^ "নিকেতন এলাকায় অবৈধ স্থাপনা উচ্ছেদ". banglanews24.com (in Bengali).
- ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- ^ "Population Census 2011: Dhaka Table C-01" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "রাজউক অনুমোদিত বেসরকারি আবাসন প্রকল্প ৩৬টি". The Bonik Barta (in Bengali).
- ^ "গুলশান-বারিধারা-নিকেতন-বনানীর ৮৫ শতাংশ বাড়ির স্যুয়ারেজ লাইন লেক-ড্রেনে". The Daily Star (in Bengali).
- ^ "From Niketan to Mohakhali: A Rickshaw Odyssey". The Daily Star. 2017-07-17. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Yellow rickshaw scheme misses the mark". Dhaka Tribune. 2016-10-16. Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "DNCC to set up app-based parking locations in Gulshan to reduce traffic slowdowns". bdnews24.com. 2022-11-14. Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Residents of Gulshan, Banani and Niketan are urged to travel by boat". The Daily Ittefaq.
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