List of streets in Dhaka explained

This is a list of streets in the city of Dhaka.

A

Street	Location/Route	Notes
Airport Road
Atish Dipankar Road	Located west of Mugdapara and east of Kamalapur railway station.	Previously called Peripheral Road (""). Named after Atiśa, whose ashes reside in Kamalapur Dharmarajika Bauddha Vihara, located on the east side this road.

B

Street	Route	Notes
B. K. Dash Road
Bailey Road	East of Ramna Park to Shantinagar Road intersection	Divided into Bailey Road and New Bailey Road. Officially renamed Natok Avenue in 2005.
Bangabandhu Avenue		Named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1972.
		Named because Victory Day parades can be heard north of this road
Bir Uttam Rafiqul Islam Avenue^[1]

D

Street	Route/Location	Notes
		Named after former Dhaka Improvement Trust, which persists despite later being renamed RAJUK Street.
^[2]	Rampura

I

Street	Route	Notes
Indira Road
		Built as part of a neighborhood for the rehabilitation of Muhajirs during Pakistani rule. Named after the poet Muhammad Iqbal.

M

Street	Route	Notes
Madani Avenue
Mirpur Road

N

Street	Route	Notes
Nawabpur Road
New Elephant road

P

Street	Route	Notes
^[6]
		Named in 1916 after Pyarilal Das, who served as the municipal chairman.

S

Street	Route	Notes
		Links the National Parliament building.
		Named after Dhaka's Divisional Commissioner in the 1870s.

W

Street	Route/Location	Notes
^[8]	Rampura
		Named by the municipality in 1878, coinciding with the inauguration of Dhaka Water Works alongside it.

Bibliography

• Book: Encyclopedia of Dhaka . . 978-984-512-019-7 . Ahmed . Sharifuddin . Dhaka . June 2012 . bn . bn:ঢাকা কোষ . Hasan . Delwar . Majlish . Najma Khan . Rabbani . AKM Golam . .

Notes and References

1. Web site: 18 June 2021 . Unbearable traffic jam in Dhaka . 2024-05-15 . . en.
2. Web site: Ali . Tawfique . 2012-04-22 . Public woes compounded . 2024-05-15 . The Daily Star . en.
3. Web site: Haider . M. H. . 2017-07-28 . Naming and Renaming Dhaka's Streets . 2024-06-13 . The Daily Star . en.
4. Web site: Chowdhury . Abida Rahman . 2014-02-11 . Dhaka through its streets . 2024-06-13 . The Daily Star . en.
5. Web site: 2015-05-16 . Weekend sees unusual traffic . 2024-05-15 . The Daily Star . en.
6. Web site: 17 June 2015 . Dhaka's Pragati Sarani is a nightmare for commuters . 2024-05-15 . . en.
7. News: Islam . Shariful . 21 December 2021 . Nightmare on Rokeya Sarani: Poor maintenance, construction to blame . 2022-03-06 . The Daily Star.
8. Web site: Power station at Dhaka’s Rampura catches fire . Dhaka Tribune . 24 January 2022 . 1 July 2024.