Mohammadpur (Bengali: মোহাম্মদপুর) is a thana of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Although initially Mohammadpur had grown as a residential area, subsequent commercial places have also been developed as well.
MohammadpurA mosque at Mohammadpur
History
Unlike some parts of Dhaka city, most parts of Mohammadpur were planned in the 1950s as relatively broad streets and avenues.[citation needed]Saat Masjid, a prominent archaeological structure in the area is part of a renowned mosque of Dhaka city called Shia Masjid.
Geography
Mohammadpur thana has an area of 7.44 km2.[4] It is connected to Sadar Ghat and Gabtali by the city protection dam. Mohammadpur borders Shyamoli and Adabor Thana to the north, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar to the east and Dhanmondi and Hazaribagh thanas to the south.
Demographics
According to 2011 census, Mohammadpur Thana has a population of 355,843 with average household size of 4.4 members, and an average literacy rate of 73.5% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.[2]
Points of interest
Shia Jame Masjid, Mohammadpur
Residential blocks
Japan Garden City, a big gated community is a part of the neighbourhood. Other well-known blocks include the Pisciculture Housing Society, Mohammadia Housing Society, Baitul Aman Housing Society, Chad Miah Housing, Probal Housing, Tajmahal road and a number of residential areas, which have all grown substantially. This has resulted in a real estate construction boom accompanied by markets and shopping complexes.[citation needed]
Kaderabad Housing is a large housing complex near Mohammadpur Bus Stand. The housing is well organized and has a college and school inside. A large apartment block developed by Assurance and Sara Builders sits near the complex. It is near the main bus stand of the Mohammadpur and the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial.
Residential neighbourhoods like Lalmatia and Bosilla, which has recently undergone rapid modernisation and urbanisation is also a part of the Mohammadpur Thana.
Geneva camp
The Geneva Camp for "Stranded Pakistanis" (mostly from the Indian state of Bihar and other parts of India who migrated to the then East Pakistan during the Partition of 1947) is in Mohammadpur. Pakistanis have been living there since the end of the 1971 War of Liberation.
Asad Gate is the monument of the country's liberation war. It was named after an unarmed young man named Asad was killed by the Pakistani army during protests against the erstwhile military junta of Pakistan, part of Bangladesh's independence movement.
Transportation
BRTC, Raja City, Moitri, Torongo, Torongo Plus, Malancha, Projapoti, Poristhan, Rojonighondha, Swadhin, Meshkat, 13 No,Dhaka Nagar Poribahan. and some other bus transportation companies have facilitated the communication system of the inhabitants of this area.
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