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Sher-e-Bangla Nagar

Thanas of Dhaka

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar (Bengali: শেরেবাংলা নগর; lit. City of the Tiger of Bengal) is a neighborhood and a thana of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is also known as the 'capitol within the capital' due to it being the home to the National Parliament and Ganabhaban. The area was named after A. K. Fazlul Huq, a renowned statesman and one of the most prominent political figures of Bangladesh who was popularly known as "Sher-e-Bangla" (Tiger of Bengal). The thana was formed in 2009 from parts of Tejgaon, Kafrul and Mohammadpur thanas. Sher-e-Bangla Nagar is a busy commercial and central neighborhood in the city and home to many offices of government and public institutions, educational institutions, banks and financial institutions and shops.

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Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
Mirpur Road, Dhaka Pilkhana

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Mirpur Road 45
1205 Dhaka, Pilkhana
Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
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