Mirpur DOHS
Mirpur DOHS | |
|---|---|
 Mirpur DOHS | |
| Coordinates: 23°50′13″N 90°22′12.1″E / 23.83694°N 90.370028°E | |
| Time zone | BST |
Mirpur DOHS[1] is a Neighbourhood of Dhaka North, situated in Mirpur Thana of Dhaka City.[2] The area is under the jurisdiction of Pallabi Thana Police Station.[3][4]
The administration of the area is under the Cantonment Board, Dhaka.
The Neighbourhood is located close to Mirpur Cantonment.[5] The Postal Code for Mirpur DOHS is 1216.
History
[edit]The area is governed by Mirpur DOHS (Defence Officers' Housing Scheme) parishad. It is the largest in the country with a total of 1290 individual lots.[6] The Government of Bangladesh allocated 37 lots to the relatives of 37 officers killed in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny and an additional 20 apartments were allocated to ten families, 2 each.[7][8] In 2015, Bangladesh Police busted a human trafficking ring based in Mirpur DOHS, rescuing 46 victims.[9] Mirpur DOHS Porishod is the Security Force of Mirpur DOHS, it has about a few hundred members.
Notable Places
[edit]- Sarkar Bari Mosque[10]
- Mirpur DOHS Central Mosque[11]
- Mirpur Cantonment
- Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)
- Mirpur DOHS Mosque No. 3
- Mirpur DOHS Mosque No. 4
- Mirpur DOHS Shopping Complex
- Mirpur Cantonment Public School and College (MCPSC)
- Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)
- Metro Rail Station, Pallabi
- Central Play Ground
- Jostna Shorobor
- Children's Park
- Boikali Mirpur DOHS Park
- Cultural Centre
- CSD Mirpur DOHS
- CP Five Star
- Saloon Mirpur DOHS CSD
- Starbase Gym
- MES Canteen
- Prantik Park
- Amana Big Bazar - DOHS
- Cafe Obokash
References
[edit]- ^ "Man mugged Tk 14 lakh in capital". The Daily Star. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "44 Nepalis detained in Dhaka". The Daily Star. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Tortured domestic help moved to Dhaka CMH". The Daily Star. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Army officer's wife sued for torturing domestic help in Dhaka". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "None can destabilise country thru' killings". The Daily Star. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Mirpur DOHS Porishad". mirpurdohs.net.bd. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Govt helps families of slain army officers". The Daily Star. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Mutiny loss colossal". The Daily Star. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "DB uncover criminal manpower syndicate in Mirpur DOHS; 4 arrested, 46 rescued". The Independent (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Obituary". The Daily Star. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Mirpur DOHS Porishad". mirpurdohs.net.bd. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
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