Mirpur DOHS
Mirpur DOHS | |
|---|---|
 Mirpur DOHS | |
| Coordinates: 23°50′13″N 90°22′12.1″E / 23.83694°N 90.370028°E | |
| Time zone | BST |
Mirpur DOHS[1] is a Neighbourhood of Dhaka North, situated in Mirpur Thana of Dhaka City.[2] The area is under the jurisdiction of Pallabi Thana Police Station.[3][4]
The administration of the area is under the Cantonment Board, Dhaka.
The Neighbourhood is located close to Mirpur Cantonment.[5] The Postal Code for Mirpur DOHS is 1216.
History
[edit]Previously, this area was a wetland. Boats were used for transportation to go to other directions, including military vehicles needed to cross until 2012, then after infrastructure was being built. The area is governed by Mirpur DOHS (Defence Officers' Housing Society) parishad. It is the largest in the country with a total of 1290 individual lots.[6] The Government of Bangladesh allocated 37 lots to the relatives of 37 officers killed in the 2009 BDR Mutiny and an additional 20 apartments were allocated to ten families, 2 each.[7][8] In 2015, Bangladesh Police busted a human trafficking ring based in Mirpur DOHS, rescuing 46 victims.[9] Mirpur DOHS Porishod is the Security Force of Mirpur DOHS, it has about a few hundred members.
Notable Places
[edit]- Sarkar Bari Mosque[10]
- Mirpur DOHS Central Mosque[11]
- Mirpur Cantonment
- Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)
- Mirpur DOHS Mosque No. 3
- Mirpur DOHS Mosque No. 4
- Mirpur DOHS Shopping Complex
- Mirpur Cantonment Public School and College (MCPSC)
- Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)
- Metro Rail Station, Pallabi
- Central Play Ground
- Jostna Shorobor
- Children’s Park
- Boikali Mirpur DOHS Park
- Cultural Centre
- CSD Mirpur DOHS
- CP Five Star
- Saloon Mirpur DOHS CSD
- Starbase Gym
- MES Canteen
- Prantik Park
- Amana Big Bazar - DOHS
- Cafe Obokash
References
[edit]- ^ "Man mugged Tk 14 lakh in capital". The Daily Star. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "44 Nepalis detained in Dhaka". The Daily Star. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Tortured domestic help moved to Dhaka CMH". The Daily Star. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Army officer's wife sued for torturing domestic help in Dhaka". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "None can destabilise country thru' killings". The Daily Star. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Mirpur DOHS Porishad". mirpurdohs.net.bd. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Govt helps families of slain army officers". The Daily Star. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Mutiny loss colossal". The Daily Star. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "DB uncover criminal manpower syndicate in Mirpur DOHS; 4 arrested, 46 rescued". The Independent. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Obituary". The Daily Star. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Mirpur DOHS Porishad". mirpurdohs.net.bd. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
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