List of streets in Dhaka

Not to be confused with List of roads in Dhaka.

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This is a list of streets in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

A

Street Location/Route Notes
Artist Quamrul Hassan Road

Atish Dipankar Road

Located west of Mugdapara and east of Kamalapur railway station. Previously called Peripheral Road ("প্যারিফ্যারিয়াল রোড"). Named after Atiśa, whose ashes reside in Kamalapur Dharmarajika Bauddha Vihara, located on the east side this road.[1]
Abdul Gani Road
Asad Avenue

B

Street Route Notes

B. K. Dash Road

Bailey Road

East of Ramna Park to Shantinagar Road intersection Divided into Bailey Road and New Bailey Road. Officially renamed Natok Avenue (নাটক সরণি) in 2005.[2]
Bangabandhu Avenue Named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1972.
Bijoy Sarani Named because Victory Day (bijoy dibosh) parades can be heard north of this road[3]
Bir Uttam Rafiqul Islam Avenue[4] Named after Bir Uttam Rafiqul Islam
Bir Uttam Ziaur Rahman Road Named After Bir Uttam Major Ziaur Rahman
Bir Uttam Major General Azizur Rahman Road
Bir Uttam Khaled Mosarraf Avenue

C

Street Location Notes

Chittaranjan Avenue, Dhaka

Old Dhaka Named After Chittaranjan Das

D

Street Route/Location Notes
DIT Avenue Motijeel Named after former Dhaka Improvement Trust, which persists despite later being renamed RAJUK Street.[5]
DIT Road[6] Rampura

E

Street Route/Location Notes
English Road Links Nawabpur in the east and Noyabazar in the west. One of Dhaka's oldest thoroughfares, it bears the name of the city's former Divisional Commissioner.[7]
Eskaton Garden Road

F

Street Route/Location Landmarks Notes
Fuller Road Residence of Dhaka University's Vice Chancellor, British Council, Udayan School, and the Freedom Struggle (স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রাম) monument.[8] In honour of Bampfylde Fuller, the first Lieutenant Governor of the province of Eastern Bengal and Assam.[9] Officially renamed Sir Syed Ahmad Road by the municipality in 1967.[8]

G

Street Route/Location Landmarks Notes
Green Road Dhanmondi
Gulshan Avenue Main Road of Gulshan
Gulshan-Badda Link Road Gulshan-Badda
Gulshan North Avenue Gulshan
Garib E Newaz Avenue Uttara
Gausul Azam Avenue Uttara

H

Street Route/Location Landmarks Notes
Hare Road Ramna Thana Official residence of the Chief Justice, state guest houses, Ramna Park.[10] Named after Lancelot Hare, the second Lieutenant Governor of Eastern Bengal and Assam.[11]
Hatirjeel Link Road Hatirjeel Thana

I

Street Route Notes
Indira Road
Iqbal Road Built as part of a neighborhood for the rehabilitation of Muhajirs during Pakistani rule. Named after the poet Muhammad Iqbal.[12]

J

Street Route Landmarks Notes
Jashimuddin Avenue
Johnson Road Chittaranjan Avenue to Dholaikhal Road Dhaka Baptist Church, Ray Shaheb Bazar. Also the location of the historical Azad cinema hall.[13] Connects to Sadarghat to the south. Named after Luttman Johnson, who served as Dhaka's District Magistrate in 1893 and Divisional Commissioner in 1909–1910. Briefly renamed Liaquat Avenue after Pakistan's first prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan.[13]

K

Street Route Notes
Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue[14]
Katabon Road

L

Street Route Notes
Love Road, Mirpur
Love Road, Tejgaon

M

Street Route/Location Notes
Madani Avenue Major road of Baridhara in Dhaka. Named after DIT (now Rajuk) Chairman G. M. Madani.
Minto Road Major road of Ramna Area in Dhaka. Named after Viceroy of India Lord Minto.
Manik Mia Avenue The south avenue of Bangladesh national parliament house Complex in Sher E Bangla Nagar in Dhaka. Named after Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah
Maulana Bhasani Road Named after Maulana Bhasani
Moghbazar Road

N

Street Route Notes
Nawabpur Road
New Elephant road
Nilkhet road
New Eskaton Road
Nazimuddin Road
Nababpur Road
Narinda Road

O

Street Route Notes
Orphanage Road Bakshibazar in the west to Dhakeshwari Temple Originally named after an orphanage built for Hindu children in the early 20th century, it was officially renamed Shahid Avenue in the 1980s by the city corporation.[15]
Old Elephant Road
Outer Circular Road

P

Street Route Notes
Panthapath
Pragati Sarani[16]
Pyari Das Road Named in 1916 after Pyarilal Das, who served as the municipal chairman.[17]

R

Street Route Notes
Rishikesh Das Road
Rokeya Sarani[18] Starts after Shewrapara and Kazipara in Mirpur, to Mirpur-10 roundabout. Named after Begum Rokeya in the 1970s when it was the main thoroughfare connecting the rest of Dhaka.[19]
Rankin Street
Rabindra Sarani

S

Street Route Notes
Sangsad Avenue Links the National Parliament (sangsad) building.[20]
Sat Masjid Road
Shaheed Salim Ullah Road
Simson Road Named after Dhaka's Divisional Commissioner in the 1870s.[21]
Sonargaon Janapath
Shahid Minar Road
Secretariat Road
Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Avenue
Shahid Sanbadik Selina Parvin Road
Sayed Mahbub Morshed Road
Shia Masjid Road
Sher E Bangla Road

T

Street Location Notes
Topkhana Road Segunbagicha
Toyenbee Circular Road Motijeel
Tipu Sultan Road Old Dhaka
Tajmahal Road Mohammadpur

U

Street Route Notes
University Street

W

Street Route/Location Notes
Wapda Road[22] Rampura
Water Works Road Named by the municipality in 1878, coinciding with the inauguration of Dhaka Water Works alongside it.[23]

Z

Street Route Notes
Zahir Raihan Road

References

  1. ^ Hasan, Delwar. "অতীশ দীপঙ্কর রোড". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012), p. 23.
  2. ^ Jafar, Abu. "বেইলি রোড". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012), p. 310.
  3. ^ Hasan, Delwar. "বিজয় সরণি". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012), p. 302.
  4. ^ "Unbearable traffic jam in Dhaka". bdnews24.com. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ Rafiq, Rafiqul Islam. "ডি.আই.টি এভিনিউ". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012), pp. 163-164.
  6. ^ Ali, Tawfique (22 April 2012). "Public woes compounded". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ^ Rafiq, Rafiqul Islam. "ইংলিশ রোড". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012), p. 55.
  8. ^ a b Begum, Ayesha. "ফুলার রোড". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012), pp. 262-263.
  9. ^ Haider, M. H. (28 July 2017). "Naming and Renaming Dhaka's Streets". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  10. ^ Chowdhury, Abida Rahman (11 February 2014). "Dhaka through its streets". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  11. ^ Ahmed, Sharif Uddin. "হেয়ার, স্যার ল্যান্সলট". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012), pp. 406-407.
  12. ^ Hasan, Delwar. "ইকবাল রোড". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012), p. 55.
  13. ^ a b Hasan, Delwar. "জনসন রোড". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012), pp. 133.
  14. ^ "Weekend sees unusual traffic". The Daily Star. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  15. ^ Hasan, Delwar. "অরফ্যানেজ রোড". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012), p. 28.
  16. ^ "Dhaka's Pragati Sarani is a nightmare for commuters". bdnews24.com. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  17. ^ Rafiq, Rafiqul Islam. "প্যারীদাস রোড". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012), p. 252.
  18. ^ Islam, Shariful (21 December 2021). "Nightmare on Rokeya Sarani: Poor maintenance, construction to blame". The Daily Star. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  19. ^ Hasan, Delwar. "রোকেয়া সরণি". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012), p. 362.
  20. ^ Abdussalam, Mohammad. "সংসদ এভিন্যু". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012), p. 384.
  21. ^ Hasan, Delwar. "সিমসন রোড". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012), pp. 394-395.
  22. ^ "Power station at Dhaka's Rampura catches fire". Dhaka Tribune. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  23. ^ Hasan, Delwar. "ওয়াটার ওয়ার্কস রোড". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012), p. 82.

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