Ramna Thana
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Ramna Thana
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Ramna Thana (Bengali: রমনা থানা) is a police jurisdiction in central Dhaka. It is a historic colonial neighborhood. Once the site of Mughal gardens, it developed into an institutional area during British rule in the late 19th century. It became a focal point for Dhaka's modernization in the 1960s. It was the scene of many tumultuous events that ushered the independence of Bangladesh in 1971. The Ramna Thana falls under the jurisdiction of the Dhaka South City Corporation.
The Ramna Thana area hosts the
The Ramna Thana is also home to other important sites including the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) headquarters, the InterContinental Dhaka hotel, the Dhaka Club and the official residences of the Bangladeshi ministers and official state guest houses.
Geography
Ramna Thana is bounded by
and Tejgaon on the west. It has an area of 3.84 square kilometres (1.48 sq mi).Demographics
According to 2011 census, Ramna Thana has a population of 200,973 with average household size of 4.8 members, and an average literacy rate of 78.3% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.[2]
In popular culture
In
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ a b Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ Dawn.com: Whats in the name?, archived from the original on 2023-02-14, retrieved 2023-12-06
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