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Bashundhara Residential Area

Bashundhara Residential Area, or simply Bashundhara, is an upscale residential and semi-business neighbourhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Bashundhara Residential Area
Bashundhara Residential Area · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Bashundhara Residential Area, or simply Bashundhara, is an upscale residential and semi-business neighbourhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Described as a "city inside a city," the area is the largest private real estate project in Greater Dhaka. It is owned and operated by East West Property Development Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Bashundhara Group.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Bashundhara Residential Area

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.

  1. 01
    North South University

    North South University is a private research university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1992.

    2 km · private university in Bangladesh · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Bashundhara Kings Arena

    Bashundhara Kings Arena, simply known as the Kings Arena, is a football stadium in the Bashundhara Sports City, which is the home of Bashundhara Kings and Fortis. Bashundhara Sports City is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh and is considered to be one of the largest sports complexes in the country.

    2.7 km · football stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    American International University-Bangladesh

    American International University-Bangladesh commonly known by its acronym AIUB, is a private research university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This university was established in 1994.

    1.7 km · private university in Bangladesh · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Dhaka International University

    Dhaka International University or is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established on 7 April 1995.

    3 km · private university in Bangladesh · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Armed Forces Medical College

    The Armed Forces Medical College is a public medical school located in Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Until 2008, it was affiliated with the University of Dhaka.

    3.7 km · medical college in Bangladesh controlled by Bangladesh Army · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Independent University, Bangladesh

    Independent University, Bangladesh is a private research university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1993 under the Private University Act, 1992.

    1.8 km · private university in Bangladesh · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Jamuna Future Park

    Jamuna Future Park is a shopping mall in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was inaugurated on 6 September 2013.

    2.2 km · shopping mall in Dhaka, Bangladesh · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Northern University Bangladesh

    Northern University Bangladesh or NUB is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 2002.

    3.7 km · Private University in Bangladesh · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Presidency University

    Presidency University is a private research university with a campus in Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Presidency University has four schools containing eight departments with a strong emphasis on research-based education.

    3.9 km · university in Bangladesh · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    United International University

    United International University is a private research university in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

    2.6 km · private university in Bangladesh · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Bashundhara Residential Area

Airports
Hazrat Shahjalal (DAC), 5 km · Osmany (ZYL), 192 km · Shah Amanat (CGP), 224 km
Stations
Dhaka Cantonment railway station, 3.5 km
  • Sylhet → Bashundhara Residential Area
    189 km · quickest by road, 3h 45m · ৳770–1,030
  • Chattogram (Chittagong) → Bashundhara Residential Area
    218 km · quickest by road, 4h · ৳830–1,110
  • Kolkata → Bashundhara Residential Area
    254 km · quickest by road, 5h 5m · ₹2,030–2,540
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Bashundhara Residential Area

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 Bashundhara Residential Area. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • 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.

The nearest places where the work is done
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    8 ways of moving, 23 sources

    207 km
  2. 02
    Dawki and ShnongpdengIN

    9 ways of moving, 23 sources

    220 km
  3. 03
    Sagar Island and GangasagarIN

    11 ways of moving, 15 sources

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  4. 04
    ViswemaIN

    8 ways of moving, 27 sources

    421 km
  5. 05
    TawangIN

    7 ways of moving, 24 sources

    442 km

If you know how people move in Bashundhara Residential Area – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Bashundhara Residential Area

Bashundhara Residential Area is 2 km from Bhatara, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.