This is a list of streets in the city of Dhaka.
Street | Location/Route | Notes |
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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] |
Street | Route | Notes |
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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] |
Street | Route/Location | Notes |
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DIT Avenue | Named after former Dhaka Improvement Trust, which persists despite later being renamed RAJUK Street. [5] | |
DIT Road [6] | Rampura |
Street | Route/Location | Notes |
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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] |
Street | Route/Location | Landmarks | Notes |
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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] |
Street | Route/Location | Landmarks | Notes |
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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] |
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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] |
Street | Route | Landmarks | Notes |
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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] |
Street | Route | Notes |
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Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue [14] |
Street | Route | Notes |
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Madani Avenue | ||
Mirpur Road |
Street | Route | Notes |
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Nawabpur Road | ||
New Elephant road |
Street | Route | Notes |
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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] |
Street | Route | Notes |
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Panthapath | ||
Pragati Sarani [16] | ||
Purbachal Expressway | ||
Pyari Das Road | Named in 1916 after Pyarilal Das, who served as the municipal chairman. [17] |
Street | Route | Notes |
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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] |
Street | Route | Notes |
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Sangsad Avenue | Links the National Parliament (sangsad) building. [20] | |
Sat Masjid Road | ||
Simson Road | Named after Dhaka's Divisional Commissioner in the 1870s. [21] | |
Sonargaon Janapath |
Street | Route/Location | Notes |
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Wapda Road [22] | Rampura | |
Water Works Road | Named by the municipality in 1878, coinciding with the inauguration of Dhaka Water Works alongside it. [23] |
This is a list of streets in the city of Dhaka.
Street | Location/Route | Notes |
---|---|---|
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] |
Street | Route | Notes |
---|---|---|
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] |
Street | Route/Location | Notes |
---|---|---|
DIT Avenue | Named after former Dhaka Improvement Trust, which persists despite later being renamed RAJUK Street. [5] | |
DIT Road [6] | Rampura |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Street | Route | Notes |
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Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue [14] |
Street | Route | Notes |
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Madani Avenue | ||
Mirpur Road |
Street | Route | Notes |
---|---|---|
Nawabpur Road | ||
New Elephant road |
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] |
Street | Route | Notes |
---|---|---|
Panthapath | ||
Pragati Sarani [16] | ||
Purbachal Expressway | ||
Pyari Das Road | Named in 1916 after Pyarilal Das, who served as the municipal chairman. [17] |
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] |
Street | Route | Notes |
---|---|---|
Sangsad Avenue | Links the National Parliament (sangsad) building. [20] | |
Sat Masjid Road | ||
Simson Road | Named after Dhaka's Divisional Commissioner in the 1870s. [21] | |
Sonargaon Janapath |
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] |