| Official Name: | Chowkbazar |
| Native Name: | চকবাজার |
| Settlement Type: | Thana |
| Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh Dhaka#Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Chowkbazar within Dhaka##Location of Chowkbazar within Dhaka Division##Location of Chowkbazar within Bangladesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Map Caption1: | Expandable map of vicinity of Chowkbazar Thana |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dhaka District |
| Population Total: | 156147 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | 75,433 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.07 |
| Timezone: | BST |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
| Coordinates: | 23.717°N 90.3963°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 1211 |
Chowkbazar (Bengali: চকবাজার), also called Chawkbazar Model Thana, is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was formed in August 2009 from parts of Lalbagh Thana and Kotwali Thana, and has an area of 2.07 km2.[2] It includes the Chowk Bazaar and was the site of the February 2019 Dhaka fire.
Chowkbazar (also spelled, Chawk Bazaar) is known as a sprawling market area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with hundreds of shops, market stalls and vendors.[3] [4] In 1702, Murshid Quli Khan established the market, naming it Badshahi Bazar, which was later renamed as Chawk Bazaar.[5]
Later, James Taylor in his 1840 book, "A Sketch of the Topography & Statistics of Dacca" left a description of Chowkbazar: "It is a square of pretty large dimensions, and is surrounded chiefly by mosques and shops. The open space, in which the bazar is held, is enclosed by a low wall, with a carriage road around it..."[6]
Beside the market square is Chawk Mosque, built by Shaista Khan in 1676. It is 94 feet long, 80 feet wide and has three domes. Other notable landmarks include: Hussaini Dalan (1642), Bara Katra (1641), Choto Katra (1663) and Dhakeshwari Temple (1890).[2]