Former name(s) | Jinnah Avenue |
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Namesake | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
Type | Avenue |
Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Postal code | 1000 |
South end | Zero point, Dhaka |
North end | Paltan |
Bangabandhu Avenue ( Bengali: বঙ্গবন্ধু এভিনিউ) is an urban road situated in Gulistan, Dhaka. Its former name is Jinnah Avenue. [1] central office of Bangladesh Awami League is situated in Bangabandhu Avenue. [2] The Dhaka grenade attack of 2004 happened in Bangabandhu Avenue. [3]
Some year after Partition of India, a two-way road was built from this avenue to Tejgaon Airport. [4] In the 1960s, Bangabandhu Avenue had many popular restaurants and eateries such as Chu Chin Chow, Kasbah, La Sani, Rex, Sweet Heaven, Salimabad Hotel etc. [5] Bangabandhu Avenue witnessed various historical events in the politics of East Pakistan. [6]
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