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Tejgaon (Bengali: তেজগাঁও) is a thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. [5] It is in the centre of Dhaka, the capital.In 2006, the boundaries of the thana were redrawn when Tejgaon Industrial Area Thana was created out of the former larger area [6] and again in 2009, when Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana was created.
Kawran Bazar (Bengali: কাওরান বাজার), misspelled as Karwan Bazar, [1] [2] is a central business district and is one of the biggest commodity marketplaces in Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh. [3] Located in Tejgaon Thana, it is a designated commercial area of the Dhaka North City Corporation. [4]
The corporation was dissolved by the Local Government (City Corporation) Amendment Bill 2011 on 29 November, [1] passed in the Parliament of Bangladesh, and formally ceased to exist on 1 December 2011, following the President's approval, [3] making way for a Dhaka North and a Dhaka South city corporations.
The city corporation government is elected by popular vote every five years. Each city corporation is headed by a mayor, who presides over the councillors. The City Corporations operates under the provisions of The City Corporation act, 2009. There are 12 city corporations in Bangladesh. [1] Two of them are present in the capital Dhaka.
Dhaka North City Corporation (Bengali: ঢাকা উত্তর সিটি কর্পোরেশন: in short-DNCC), is a local governing body that administered all civic services in the North City of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The DNCC government is elected by popular vote every five years.
These two corporations are headed by two mayors, who are elected by direct vote of the citizen for 5 years. The area within city corporations was divided into several wards, each having an elected commissioner. In total, the city has 130 wards and 725 mohallas. RAJUK is responsible for coordinating urban development in the Greater Dhaka area. [146]
Shaheenbag (Bengali: শাহীনবাগ) is a neighborhood in Tejgaon Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] It is a large area in the centre of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. This is an important area of Dhaka city as prime minister's office is located near it.
Indira Road is a road adjoining the Farmgate area of Dhaka city. [1] There is no evidence that it is named after Indira Gandhi. [2] There are another concept about the naming of the road. In that area a wealthy person named Dwijdas Babu lived who was head of Manipur firm. His eldest daughter named Indira died. Her body was buried inside of ...