--- title: "Paltan – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Paltan, Bangladesh: Paltan is a thana (precinct) of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Nearby: University of Dhaka, Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, Jatiya…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/paltan" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/paltan.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Paltan.jpg" --- Thana in Dhaka South City Corporation, Bangladesh · Dhaka Division # Paltan Paltan is a thana (precinct) of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. ![Paltan](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Paltan.jpg) Paltan · Wikimedia Commons The place Paltan is a thana (precinct) of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is often said to be the center of Dhaka, dividing "Old Dhaka" and "New Dhaka". Paltan was made a thana in 2005 by then Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. Paltan Thana was formed on 27 June 2005 comprising part of Motijheel thana. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paltan), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Paltan 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. University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka, also known as Dhaka University, is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in Bangladesh. 2.4 km · public university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Dhaka) 2. Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Baitul Mukarram, officially Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, is the national mosque of Bangladesh. It is located at the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. 800 m · National Mosque of Bangladesh · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baitul_Mukarram) 3. Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban The Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban is the Parliament house of Bangladesh, located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka. Initially designed for the Parliament of Pakistan by architect Louis Kahn, the complex is one of the largest legislative complexes in the world, covering 840,000 m2. 4.6 km · national assembly building of Bangladesh · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatiya_Sangsad_Bhaban) 4. Shaheed Minar The Shaheed Minar is a national monument in Dhaka, Bangladesh, established to commemorate those killed during the Bengali language movement demonstrations of 1952 in then East Pakistan. On 21 and 22 February 1952, students from Dhaka University and Dhaka Medical College and political activists were killed when the Pakistani police force opened fire on Bengali protesters who were demanding official status for their native language, Bengali. 2.5 km · Monument to the deaths incurred in the Bangladesh for Language Movement in 1952 · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaheed_Minar,_Dhaka) 5. National Stadium, Dhaka National Stadium, Dhaka is a multipurpose sports arena and the national stadium of Bangladesh. Located in the Motijheel area of Dhaka, it is predominantly used for football matches and serves as the home venue for the Bangladesh national football team. 900 m · stadium and a multipurpose sports arena in Dhaka, Bangladesh · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Stadium,_Dhaka) 6. Bangladesh National Museum The Bangladesh National Museum is the national repository of Bangladesh's cultural and historical artifacts, located in the Shahbag area of Dhaka. The museum was established on 20 March 1913, under the name Dhaka Museum, and was formally inaugurated on 7 August 1913. 2.1 km · national museum of Bangladesh · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_National_Museum) 7. Ahsan Manzil Ahsan Manzil is a historic palace situated in Kumartoli along the banks of Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It served as the official residence and administrative seat of the Nawab of Dhaka during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 3.2 km · National museum in Bangladesh · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahsan_Manzil) 8. Dhakeshwari Temple Dhakeshwari National Temple is a Hindu temple in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is state-owned, giving it the distinction of being Bangladesh's 'National Temple'. 2.9 km · Hindu temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhakeshwari_Temple) 9. Dhaka 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. 6.4 km · Public University in Dhaka, Bangladesh · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_Central_University) 10. Notre Dame College, Dhaka Notre Dame College, Dhaka, also known as NDC, is a Catholic higher secondary and degree-level educational institution founded and managed by the priests of the Congregation of Holy Cross located in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Upon the invitation of the then East Pakistan government after the partition of India, St. 1 km · higher secondary and degree college in Arambagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_College,_Dhaka) 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. Go there ## Getting to Paltan **Airports:** Hazrat Shahjalal (DAC), 12 km · Osmany (ZYL), 201 km · Shah Amanat (CGP), 219 km\ **Stations:** Kamalapur railway station, 1.4 km · Tejgaon Airport, 5.7 km\ - Sylhet → Paltan 196 km · quickest by road, 3h 38m · ৳780–1,040 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sylhet-to-paltan) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sylhet&to=Paltan) - Chattogram (Chittagong) → Paltan 213 km · quickest by road, 3h 40m · ৳790–1,060 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/chattogram-chittagong-to-paltan) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chattogram+%28Chittagong%29&to=Paltan) - Kolkata → Paltan 247 km · quickest by road, 4h 45m · ₹1,940–2,430 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kolkata-to-paltan) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kolkata&to=Paltan) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Paltan) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Paltan 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 Paltan. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in Old Dhaka has little of public transport infrastructure so cycle rickshaw is your best option. - Get around Rickshaws and taxis are the main mode for getting around the rather chaotic streets of Old Dhaka. From [Wikivoyage: Dhaka/Old Dhaka](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dhaka%2FOld_Dhaka), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. 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Around it ## Next door to Paltan Paltan is 3 km from [Dhaka](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/dhaka), the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture. - [Dhaka](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/dhaka) capital and largest city of Bangladesh 2.2 km - [Dhaka District](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/dhaka-district) district of Bangladesh in Dhaka Division 2.6 km - [Armanitola](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/armanitola) an area in the old city of Dhaka 2.8 km [The place page for Paltan](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/paltan) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Bangladesh](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-BD) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/paltan, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt