Basabo
Basabo
বাসাবো | |
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Neighbourhood | |
| Basabo | |
 Basabo Playground | |
| Coordinates (Basabo–Madartek road): 23°44′25″N 90°25′50″E / 23.74028°N 90.43056°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| City | Dhaka |
| Municipality | Dhaka South City Corporation |
| Thana | Sabujbagh Thana |
| Government | |
| • MPs | Saber Hossain Chowdhury (Bangladesh Awami League) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
Basabo or Bashabo (Bengali: বাসাবো) is a neighbourhood in Sabujbagh Thana of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. It is encompassed by Dhaka South City Corporation wards 4 and 5.[1] The area is administered under the Dhaka-9 constituency[2] of the Jatiya Sangsad and is divided into North Basabo, South Basabo, East Basabo, West Basabo, and Middle Basabo.[1]
The neighbourhood, located on Atish Dipankar Road, is intersected by Basabo–Madartek road and Basabo Buddha Mandir road.[3][4]
Points of interest[edit]
Dharmarajika Bauddha Vihara, the first Buddhist monastery in Dhaka, was established in Bashabo in 1960. It functions as the cultural and regional centre of Bangladeshi Buddhists.[5][6]
Recreation and entertainment[edit]
Bir Muktijoddha Shaheed Alauddin Playground (Bashabo Playground) was opened to the public after renovations in 2019[7] and remains the primary recreational facility for residents. It has a children's play area, a food court and contains the Bashabo Youth Association building, which hosts a library, gymnasium and indoor sports rooms.[8]
Bashabo Sobuj Boloy (Bashabo Balur Maath) fairground, undergoing a complete renovation project funded by the World Bank, is scheduled to reopen in 2024 with upgraded facilities and design.[9][10]
Schools[edit]
- Motijheel Model School and College
- Kadamtola Purbo Bashabo School & College
- Basabo Girl’s High School
- Dip Shikha Pre Cadet School and College
- Sabujbagh Government College
References[edit]
- ^ a b "ঢাকা দক্ষিণ সিটি কর্পোরেশন এর অন্তর্গত অঞ্চল, ওয়ার্ড ও মহল্লা" [Regions, Wards and Mohallas under Dhaka South City Corporation] (PDF). Dhaka South City Corporation (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ "ঢাকা-৯ আসনে উৎসাহ-উদ্দীপনায় ভোটগ্রহণ" [Voting underway with enthusiasm in Dhaka-9 constituency]. Dainikbangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ "বাসাবো বৌদ্ধ মন্দির সড়কের ২৫ অবৈধ স্থাপনা উচ্ছেদ" [25 illegal structures demolished on Bashabo Buddha Mandir Road]. Naya Diganta (in Bengali). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "ভোগান্তির সড়ক বাসাবো-মাদারটেক" [Bashabo-Madartek, the road of suffering] (in Bengali). Channel i. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Kamalapur Dharmarajika Bauddha Vihara - Banglapedia". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ "Dhaka Buddhist priest gets death threat". Dhaka Tribune. 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Shaheed Alauddin Park opens today". Daily Sun. 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ "বাসাবো কমিউনিটি সেন্টার নির্মাণ কাজের উদ্বোধন করেন মেয়র খোকন" [Mayor Kokhon Inaugurates Construction Work of Bashabo Community Center]. Durbin News24 (in Bengali). 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ "Procurement Details, Dhaka City Neighborhood Upgrading Project". World Bank. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ "বালুর মাঠে 'সবুজ বলয়'" [Green Zone at Balur Maath]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
Places adjacent to Bashabo, Dhaka | |
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