Abdul Goni Road, Dhaka
This is a list of streets in the city of Dhaka .
Street
Route/Location
Notes
English Road
Links Nawabpur in the east and Noyabazar in the west.
One of Dhaka's oldest thoroughfares, it bears the name of the city's former Divisional Commissioner.[ 7]
Street
Route
Notes
Orphanage Road
Bakshibazar in the west to Dhakeshwari Temple
Originally named after an orphanage built for Hindu children in the early 20th century, it was officially renamed Shahid Avenue in the 1980s by the city corporation .[ 15]
Street
Route
Notes
Rishikesh Das Road
Rokeya Sarani [ 18]
Starts after Shewrapara and Kazipara in Mirpur , to Mirpur-10 roundabout.
Named after Begum Rokeya in the 1970s when it was the main thoroughfare connecting the rest of Dhaka.[ 19]
Street
Route/Location
Notes
Wapda Road [ 22]
Rampura
Water Works Road
Named by the municipality in 1878, coinciding with the inauguration of Dhaka Water Works alongside it.[ 23]
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^ a b Begum, Ayesha. "ফুলার রোড". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012) , pp. 262-263.
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^ Ahmed, Sharif Uddin. "হেয়ার, স্যার ল্যান্সলট". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012) , pp. 406-407.
^ Hasan, Delwar. "ইকবাল রোড". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012) , p. 55.
^ a b Hasan, Delwar. "জনসন রোড". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012) , pp. 133.
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^ Hasan, Delwar. "অরফ্যানেজ রোড". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012) , p. 28.
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^ Rafiq, Rafiqul Islam. "প্যারীদাস রোড". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012) , p. 252.
^ Islam, Shariful (21 December 2021). "Nightmare on Rokeya Sarani: Poor maintenance, construction to blame" . The Daily Star . Retrieved 6 March 2022 .
^ Hasan, Delwar. "রোকেয়া সরণি". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012) , p. 362.
^ Abdussalam, Mohammad. "সংসদ এভিন্যু". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012) , p. 384.
^ Hasan, Delwar. "সিমসন রোড". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012) , pp. 394-395.
^ "Power station at Dhaka's Rampura catches fire" . Dhaka Tribune . 24 January 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024 .
^ Hasan, Delwar. "ওয়াটার ওয়ার্কস রোড". In Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012) , p. 82.
Ahmed, Sharifuddin; Hasan, Delwar; Majlish, Najma Khan; Rabbani, AKM Golam, eds. (June 2012). Encyclopedia of Dhaka ঢাকা কোষ (in Bengali). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh . ISBN 978-984-512-019-7 .