Fuller Road Explained

Fuller Road
Other Name:	Sir Syed Ahmed Road
Namesake:	Bampfylde Fuller
Type:	Street
Maint:	Dhaka South City Corporation
Length Km:	0.95
Country:	Bangladesh
Location:	Dhaka
Postal Code:	1000
Terminus A:	Nilkhet Road
Direction A:	North
Terminus B:	Shahid Minar Road
Direction B:	South

Fuller Road officially Sir Syed Ahmed Road is a road in Shahbag in Dhaka. The road was named after Bampfylde Fuller first lieutenant governor of Eastern Bengal and Assam.^[1]

Description

In 1967, The road was renamed as Sir Syed Ahmed Road.^[2] But The road is still widely known as Fuller Road. The road starts from VC Square where it junction with Nilkhet Road and end at Shadhinota Sangram Monument Square where it meets with Shahid Minar Road.^[3]

Landmarks

• • Vice Chancellor House of University of Dhaka British Council Bangladesh
• Udayan Higher Secondary School
• Sir Salimullah Muslim Hall

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alam . Fakrul . 2018-07-07 . A Short, Winding and Legendary Dhaka Road . 2024-10-20 . The Daily Star . en.
2. Web site: Haider . M. H. . 2017-07-28 . Naming and Renaming Dhaka's Streets . 2024-10-20 . The Daily Star . en.
3. Web site: bdnews24.com . Dhaka University student found dead in Fuller Road home . 2024-10-20 . Dhaka University student found dead in Fuller Road home . en.