Bangsal Thana Explained

Official Name:	Bangsal
Native Name:	বংশাল
Settlement Type:	Thana
Pushpin Map:	Bangladesh Dhaka#Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Bangshal within Dhaka##Location of Bangshal within Dhaka Division##Location of Bangshal within Bangladesh
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Map Caption1:	Expandable map of vicinity of Bangshal Thana
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:	Division
Subdivision Name1:	Dhaka Division
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Dhaka District
Population Total:	186952
Population As Of:	2011
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Density Km2:	155793
Area Total Km2:	1.2
Elevation Footnotes:	^[2]
Elevation M:	23
Timezone:	BST
Utc Offset:	+6
Postal Code:	1100

Bangsal (Bengali: বংশাল) is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was formed in September 2009 from part of Kotwali Thana.^[3]

Points of interest

• Koshaituli Mosque, built in 1919, blends pre-Mughal and Mughal architectural styles. Rectangular in plan, it has three fluted onion domes, the middle one larger than those on either side, and multifoiled or cusped arches. Decorated in 1971, it is one of the most ornate in Old Dhaka. Its entire surface is covered with mosaics made from broken bits of ceramic and glass that form geometric and floral designs and calligraphic inscriptions.^{[4] [5]}

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Population & Housing Census . 2011 . . Bangladesh Government . 17 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170903181037/http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/National%20Reports/Union%20Statistics.pdf . 3 September 2017 . dead.
2. Web site: Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh . DATEANDTIME.INFO. 7 July 2016 .
3. Book: Shamsun Nahar . Bangshal Thana . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bangshal_Thana. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal . . 2012 . Second.
4. Book: Glassie, Henry . Henry Glassie . 1997 . Art and Life in Bangladesh . Indiana University Press . 43 . 978-0-253-33291-2 . registration .
5. News: Rahman . Zakia . 11 August 2003 . Koshaituli Mosque: Echoing back Islamic voice . Star Heritage . The Daily Star . 26 June 2017 . 24 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150724030222/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/08/11/heritage.htm . dead .