Upscale Residential neighbourhood in Dhaka
Urban area of Dhaka City in Bangladesh
Niketan or Niketon (
Bengali : নিকেতন ,
romanised : Niketon ) also known as Niketan Residential Area, Gulshan
[2]
[3]
[4] or Niketan Housing Society
[5] is an upscale
residential
neighbourhood in
Dhaka ,
Bangladesh .
[6]
[7] Niketan is also a part of
Gulshan Thana
[8] and Ward No. 20 of
Dhaka North City Corporation .
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Geography
Niketan is located at
23°46′29″N 90°24′43″E / 23.774594°N 90.412003°E / 23.774594; 90.412003 . Niketan is surrounded by
Gulshan -1,
Mohakhali ,
[11]
Tejgaon and
Hatirjheel areas. It has a lake called
Gulshan Lake .
[12]
[13] Niketan area has a total of fourteen roads, and the road numbers are 1 through 14.
[14]
[15] The Niketan area is divided into blocks, and the blocks are A through H.
[16] There is a park called
Shahid Dr. Fazle Rabbi Park right next to Niketan.
[17]
[18]
[19] Although it is a residential area, some offices have been built in this area.
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[22]
History
Niketan was a housing project of
Eastern Housing Limited . The name of the area society is Niketan Welfare Society.
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[24]
In November 2019, The
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has fined Dhallywood star
Shakib Khan Tk10 lakh for illegally constructing a section at his under-construction residential building in this area.
[25]
[26]
In March 2023, two people were burned in an AC blast in this area.
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Gallery
References
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"Find Your Local Police – Dhaka Metropolitan Police" .
Archived from the original on 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-08-11 .
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"Gulshan, Niketan in tighter security" .
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 9 July 2016.
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"rickshaws for 20,000+ people" .
Dhaka Tribune . 22 September 2016.
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"Gulshan, Niketan, Baridhara get 100 CCTV cameras" .
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 15 May 2015.
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"Niketan Society takes extraordinary steps to protect residents" .
The Business Standard . March 26, 2020.
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"Holding tax for Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara and Niketan announced" . The Daily Bangladesh .
^ Hossain, Sajjad (January 5, 2023).
"Four Posh Dhaka Areas: Sewers of 85pc homes lead to lakes, canals" . The Daily Star .
^ Correspondent, Staff (August 11, 2016).
"Exclusive bus, rickshaw for Gulshan area" . The Daily Star .
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"নিকেতন এলাকায় অবৈধ স্থাপনা উচ্ছেদ" .
banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 13 February 2018.
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"Strict measures against sewage lines emptying into surface drainage: Mayor Atiq" .
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 19 July 2022.
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"From Niketan to Mohakhali: A Rickshaw Odyssey" . The Daily Star . 2017-07-17.
Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-06 .
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"No let-up in grabbing Gulshan Lake" .
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 12 July 2009.
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"Let the Gulshan Lake survive" .
The Financial Express .
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"DNCC to set up app-based parking locations in Gulshan to reduce traffic slowdowns" .
bdnews24.com . 2022-11-14.
Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-12-06 .
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"Countrywide power outage due to gas shortage in power plants" .
Prothom Alo . 4 July 2022.
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"Yellow rickshaw scheme misses the mark" .
Dhaka Tribune . 2016-10-16.
Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-12-06 .
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"Shahid Dr Fazle Rabbi Park: An ideal example of an urban community park" .
The Business Standard . March 13, 2024.
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"Renovated Fazle Rabbi Park in Gulshan-1 opens for public" .
Dhaka Tribune . 1 February 2024.
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"Gulshan South Park finally to become a public park" .
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 22 August 2007.
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"গুলশান, বনানী ও নিকেতনের বাসিন্দাদের নৌকায় চলাচলের আহ্বান" .
The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali).
^ Correspondent, Staff (August 2, 2016).
"Special bus-rickshaw service in diplomatic zone" .
Prothom Alo .
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"Govt raises land transfer tax rates" .
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"সিটি কর্পোরেশন যেখানে ব্যর্থ, সেখানে সফল সোসাইটি" . BBC News বাংলা .
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"500 more CC cameras in Diplomatic Zone" .
Dhaka Tribune .
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"Rajuk fines Shakib Tk10 lakh" .
Dhaka Tribune .
^ Report, Star Online (November 18, 2019).
"Rajuk fines Shakib Khan Tk 10 lakh" .
The Daily Star .
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"2 burnt in AC blast at Dhaka's Niketan area" .
The Business Standard .
^ Report, Star Digital (March 5, 2023).
"Niketan AC Blast: One succumbs to injuries" .
The Daily Star .
Media related to
Niketan at Wikimedia Commons