Banani (neighbourhood)
Banani is an upscale residential and commercial neighbourhood and a thana (precinct) of Dhaka.
Banani is an upscale residential and commercial neighbourhood and a thana (precinct) of Dhaka. It hosts five-star hotels, upscale restaurants, luxury apartments, international schools, and the offices of many local and multinational companies. Banani is considered an important central business district (CBD), and its commercial landscape is among the most important in Dhaka, coming after the likes of the nearby financial district of Gulshan Avenue, Karwan Bazar, Tejgaon Industrial Area and downtown Motijheel CBD, the nation's largest and most important CBD.
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Worth seeing in and around Banani (neighbourhood)
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Dhaka Central University
Dhaka Central University is a public federal university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established through the merger of seven prominent government colleges in the capital city.
3.6 km · Public University in Dhaka, Bangladesh · Wikipedia - 02National Library of Bangladesh
The National Library of Bangladesh is the legal depository of all new books and other printed materials published in Bangladesh under the copyright law of Bangladesh. It was founded in 1973, but it traces its origins back to 1967, before the Bangladesh Liberation War and its independence.
3.8 km · national library · Wikipedia - 03Bangladesh Army Stadium
The Bangladesh Army Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and hosts the home sport matches of the Bangladesh Army.
1.7 km · multi-use stadium · Wikipedia - 04Novo Theatre, Dhaka
Novotheatre, Dhaka is a planetarium on Bijoy Sarani Avenue of Tejgaon area in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
3.6 km · planetarium in Dhaka, Bangladesh · Wikipedia - 05Gulshan Society Mosque
The Gulshan Society Mosque, also called Gulshan Society Jame Masjid, is a mosque in Gulshan, a neighbourhood in Dhaka. It was planned by Kashef Chowdhury and completed in 2017 for Gulshan Society.
1.2 km · mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh · Wikipedia - 06North South University
North South University is a private research university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1992.
3.3 km · private university in Bangladesh · Wikipedia - 07Navana Tower
Navana Tower is a high-rise located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is located in Gulshan, one of the central business districts of the metropolis.
1.4 km · mixed use building in Gulshan Avenue, Circle · Wikipedia - 08Hatirjheel
Hatirjheel is a lakefront in Dhaka, Bangladesh with surrounding roads and bridges built to ease traffic congestion.
3.1 km · Lake and adjacent area of Dhaka city · Wikipedia - 09Bangladesh Military Museum
Bangladesh Military Museum is a military museum in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Administered by the Bangladesh Army, the museum is located next to the Novo Theatre at Bijoy Sarani of the capital Dhaka.
3.7 km · military museum of Bangladesh · Wikipedia - 10Gulshan Central Mosque
The Gulshan Central Mosque and Iddgah Society, also called Gulshan Azad Mosque is a Mosque in Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
700 m · Mosque in Dhaka · Wikipedia
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Getting to Banani (neighbourhood)
- Airports
- Hazrat Shahjalal (DAC), 6 km · Osmany (ZYL), 197 km · Shah Amanat (CGP), 224 km
- Stations
- Tejgaon Airport, 2.9 km · Agargaon metro station, 3.1 km · Dhaka Cantonment railway station, 2.8 km · Banani railway station, 900 m · Tejgaon railway station, 3.6 km
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No local-transport research exists yet for Banani (neighbourhood)
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Banani (neighbourhood). What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inOld Dhaka has little of public transport infrastructure so cycle rickshaw is your best option.
- Get aroundRickshaws and taxis are the main mode for getting around the rather chaotic streets of Old Dhaka.
From Wikivoyage: Dhaka/Old Dhaka, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Banani (neighbourhood)
Banani (neighbourhood) is 3 km from Kafrul, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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