House Building, Uttara Explained

Official Name:House Building
Native Name:হাউজ বিল্ডিং
Settlement Type:Area of Uttara
Pushpin Map:Bangladesh Dhaka
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in House Building, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates:23.8746°N 90.4004°W,
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Dhaka Division
Subdivision Name2:Dhaka District
Elevation M:23
Postal Code:1230
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

House Building (Bengali: হাউজ বিল্ডিং) is an area of Uttara, a suburb of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] There is a bus stop in the same name. The name comes from the Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation located in the area.

This area has been used many times by the protesters to protest.In 2015, Students of private universities were staging strikes and demonstrations in various areas, demanding repeal of VAT imposed on tuition fees. House Building was one of those areas.[2]

Under the banner of safe road movement students protested in the area after three years.[3]

In 2019, several garment workers protested by blocking the house building on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding various things including arrears of salary and government approved lowest limit of wage.[4]

In 2021, a group of protesters gathered in the area for their nine demands in order to make roads safe. They were mainly students[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Outdated U-loop ineffective in easing traffic. Sultana. Marium. 27 September 2021. 22 December 2021. Dhaka Tribune.
  2. News: ভ্যাট প্রত্যাহারের দাবিতে শিক্ষার্থীদের চতুর্থ দিনের আন্দোলন চলছে. https://web.archive.org/web/20211222082605/https://archive1.ittefaq.com.bd/capital/2015/09/13/35881.html. 22 December 2021. The students are protesting for the fourth day demanding withdrawal of VAT. 13 September 2015. bn. Ittefaq.
  3. News: উত্তরা হাউজ বিল্ডিং এলাকায় বিক্ষোভ করছে শিক্ষার্থীরা. Students are protesting in Uttara House building area. bn. 5 August 2018. Kaler Kantho.
  4. News: ন্যায্য বেতনের দাবিতে গার্মেন্ট শ্রমিকদের বিক্ষোভ. Garment workers protest demanding fair wages. bn. 7 January 2019. Naya Diganta.
  5. News: শিক্ষার্থীদের নয় দাবি পূরণে দুই দিন সময়. Students give two days to meet nine demands. bn. 28 November 2021. Jugantor.