Segunbagicha

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Segunbagicha hosts a large number of middle-class, upper-middle class and affluent people, as a result, this neighbourhood is bustling with high-rise buildings, mostly residential but some government and corporate buildings too. Segunbagicha is a centre of government office building and institutions[4] including the headquarters of The Directorate General of National Security Intelligence, Anti-Corruption Commission (commonly known as duduk; দুদক),^[5] Motsho Bhobon (building of Department of Fisheries), Bangladesh Secretariat, the International Mother Language Institute, Liberation War Museum,^[6] Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy,^[7] the Public Works Department, the Bangladesh Department of Architecture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as several tax zones.

Etymology

Segunbagicha is a junction of two Bengali words, Segun (Bengali: সেগুন, romanised: Shegun), meaning teak (Tectona grandis), which is a species of plant native to South and Southeast Asia and Bagicha (Bengali: বাগিচা, romanised: Bagicha), meaning garden. Therefore, the name "Segunbagicha" literally translates to "The Garden of Teak" or "The Garden of Teak Trees". The naming therefore may suggest that this location was once a site of teak trees.

Geography

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Segunbagicha

  

The coordinates of this area are approximately 23°44′03″N 90°24′28″E / 23.734032°N 90.4076745°E / 23.734032; 90.4076745. To the north of Segunbagicha lies

• The Directorate General of National Security Intelligence HQ
• Anti Corruption Commission^[8](commonly known as ACC; দুদক)
• Department of Fisheries and Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock^[9]
• International Mother Language Institute^[10]
• Public Works Department^[11]
• Department of Architecture (Bangladesh)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh)^[12]
• National Board of Revenue
• Department of Narcotics Control^[13]
• National Press Club
• National Housing Authority
• Bangladesh Secretariat
• Ministry of Education
• Department of Explosives
• Bangladesh Press Council^[14]
• Geological Survey of Bangladesh
• Customs Bond Commissionerate (CBC), Dhaka^[15]
• Health Economics Unit
• Office of the Controller General of Accounts
• Tax Zone 1^[16]
• Tax Zone 5^[16]
• Tax Zone 7^[16]
• Tax Zone 10^[16]
• Tax Zone 11^[16]

Cultural centres

• National Academy of Fine and Performing Arts; Shilpakala Academy
• National Art Gallery

Medical institutions

• BIRDEM 2^[17]

Corporate offices

• Gazi Television (GTV)
• Super Star Group^[18]

Education

• Ibrahim Medical College^[19]
• Segunbagicha High School
• Ideal Model Government Primary School
• Begum Rahima Ideal Girls High School
• National Academy for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
• Dhaka Law College

Culture

Segunbagicha is home to the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, perhaps the largest cultural centre in the country.

During Bangla New Year, Segunbagicha bustles with vibrant stalls, people with cultural attires and accessories and splashes of various cultural symbols of Bengal floats all across the neighbourhood.

The prime reason for such attraction of crowds during cultural seasons in this neighbourhood is its strategic location. The area sits on and beside the

Transportation

Important roads like Topkhana Road, Moulana Bhasani Road, Segun Bagicha Road, Abdul Ghani Road and the National Eidgah Street run through and around the neighbourhood.

Segunbagicha has a

• 
  Skyline of Segunbagicha
• 
  Department of Architecture, HQ
• 
  Road in the Segunbagicha-Kakrail area
• 
  Public Works Department, HQ
• 
  Anti Corruption Commission HQ, Segun Bagicha

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