Bashundhara Residential Area

Bashundhara (Bengali: বসুন্ধরা আবাসিক এলাকা) is an affluent residential area of Vatara Thana in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2] The area is developed by Bashundhara Group.

Bashundhara Residential Area (Bashundhara R/A)
Private suburb
Country	Bangladesh
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	www.BashundharaGroup.com

Apollo Hospital chain based in Basundhara, Dhaka.

A view of Bashundhara residential area.

Convention center on Bashundhara zone.

The project of Basundhara was started in the 1980s.[3] In 2011 portions of the housing project was declared illegal as they were considerable flood flow zones of Dhaka. In 2014 a cabinet committee changed the Dhaka detailed plan to make the project legal.[4] The project was built on area made by filling low-lying marshland and flood flow zones.[5] The project has sold over 10,000 residential plots as of 2005.[6]

Commercial

• Walton Group, electronics and electrical goods manufacturer.
• Grameenphone- the headquarters of the company are located in the area.[7]
• Bashundhara Group headquarters and corporate office are located here.[8]
• Bangladesh Pratidin- the highest circulated newspaper in Bangladesh.[9]

Education

• Islamic Research Center Bangladesh
• American International University Bangladesh (AIUB)
• Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)[10]
• North South University (NSU)[11]
• International School Dhaka.[12]
• Playpen (school).[13]
• Hurdco International School
• Viqarunnisa Noon School and College

Medical

• Apollo Hospital Dhaka [14]
• Bashundhara Eye Hospital [15]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. "The call of 300 feet". The Daily Star. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
2. "Vatara Thana". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
3. "Bashundhara Baridhara - East West Property Development (Pvt.) Ltd". www.ewpd.com.bd. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
4. "Goodbye to city's flood flow zones". The Daily Star. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
5. "It's time to wake up". The Daily Star. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
6. "Impact of Bashundhara Baridhara Project" (PDF). aquaticcommons.org. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
7. "GP employees stage demo". The Daily Star. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
8. "Corporate Profile - Bashundhara Group". Bashundhara Group. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
9. "Standards to be set for talk shows". The Daily Star. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
10. "BEPRC launched at IUB". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
11. "VAT protest attacked". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
12. "ISD completes its journey of 15 years". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
13. "Playpen School". Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
14. "Apollo Hospitals Dhaka organises CME on PET-CT". Dhaka Tribune. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
15. "Bashundhara Eye Hospital holds free camp". Daily Sun. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.