Bashundhara Residential Area Explained

Official Name:Bashundhara Residential Area (Bashundhara R/A)
Iconic Youngster Name:Nayeem Islam JP(Jazper Preenon)
Settlement Type:Private neighbourhood
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Name1:Dhaka Division
Subdivision Name2:Dhaka District
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6
Website:Bashundhara R/A

Bashundhara Residential Area, or simply Bashundhara, (bn|বসুন্ধরা আবাসিক এলাকা) is an upscale[1] [2] residential and semi-business neighbourhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[3] [4] Described as a "city inside a city," the area is the largest private real estate project in Greater Dhaka. It is owned and operated by East West Property Development Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Bashundhara Group.[5]

History

The project of Basundhara was started in the 1980s.[6] In 2011, portions of the housing project was declared illegal as it they were considerable flood flow zones. In 2014, a cabinet committee changed the Dhaka detailed plan to make the project legal.[7] The project was built on area made by filling low-lying marshland and flood flow zones.[8] The project has sold over 10,000 residential plots as of 2005.[9]

Notable institutions

Corporate offices

Medical institutions

Education

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: Abedin . Raian . 2023-06-24 . Restrictive upscale areas in Dhaka make commuting a nightmare for students . 2024-03-20 . The Daily Star . en.
  2. Web site: Bashundhara R/A - Best Place to Live in Dhaka Assure Blog . 2024-03-20 . assuregroupbd.com . en.
  3. News: The call of 300 feet . The Daily Star . 14 October 2016 . 30 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Vatara Thana . Banglapedia . 14 October 2016.
  5. Book: Bird, Julia . Toward Great Dhaka: A New Urban Development Paradigm Eastward . Li . Yue . Rahman . Hossain Zillur . Rama . Martin . Venables . Anthony J. . 2018-07-03 . . 978-1-4648-1238-5 . Washington, DC . 64–67 . en . East and West . 10.1596/978-1-4648-1238-5.
  6. Web site: Bashundhara Baridhara - East West Property Development (Pvt.) Ltd.. www.ewpd.com.bd. 14 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161018195816/http://www.ewpd.com.bd/bashundhara-baridhara. 18 October 2016. dead.
  7. News: Goodbye to city's flood flow zones. The Daily Star . 14 October 2016. 5 June 2014.
  8. News: It's time to wake up. The Daily Star . 14 October 2016. 16 May 2015.
  9. Web site: Impact of Bashundhara Baridhara Project. aquaticcommons.org. 14 October 2016.
  10. News: GP employees stage demo. The Daily Star . 14 October 2016. 9 July 2012.
  11. Web site: Corporate Profile - Bashundhara Group. Bashundhara Group. 14 October 2016.
  12. News: Standards to be set for talk shows. The Daily Star . 14 October 2016. 7 September 2015.
  13. News: Apollo Hospitals Dhaka organises CME on PET-CT . 28 February 2017 . Dhaka Tribune . 5 March 2017 . en-US.
  14. News: Bashundhara Eye Hospital holds free camp . 8 April 2017 . Daily Sun . 22 April 2018 . en-US.
  15. News: BEPRC launched at IUB . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161018200629/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/apr/22/beprc-launched-iub . 18 October 2016 . 14 October 2016 . Dhaka Tribune.
  16. News: VAT protest attacked . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161018202202/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/sep/11/vat-protest-attacked . 18 October 2016 . 14 October 2016 . Dhaka Tribune.
  17. News: ISD completes its journey of 15 years . 14 October 2016 . The Daily Observer.
  18. Web site: Playpen School . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190506233617/http://playpen.edu.bd/ . 6 May 2019 . 20 January 2018.
  19. Web site: HURDCO International School . 2021-07-24 . en-US.
  20. Web site: Ebenezer International School Dhaka . 2023-10-15 . Ebenezer International School . en-US.

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