- Source: Bangabandhu Avenue
Bangabandhu Avenue (Bengali: বঙ্গবন্ধু এভিনিউ), formerly Jinnah Avenue, is an urban road situated in Gulistan, Dhaka.
History
Its former name is Jinnah Avenue. Some year after Partition of India, a two-way road was built from this avenue to Tejgaon Airport. In the 1960s, Bangabandhu Avenue had many popular restaurants and eateries such as Chu Chin Chow, Kasbah, La Sani, Rex, Sweet Heaven, Salimabad Hotel etc. Bangabandhu Avenue witnessed various historical events in the politics of East Pakistan. The Dhaka grenade attack of 2004 happened in Bangabandhu Avenue. In 2018, the central office of the Bangladesh Awami League was moved at Bangabandhu Avenue. After non-cooperation movement in 2024, a group of mob vandalized the Awami League headquarters at the street.
References
Further reading
Ghazala Scheik Akbar (29 September 2018). "ALL ROADS LEAD TO GULISTAN". The Daily Star.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Bangabandhu Avenue
- 2004 Dhaka grenade attack
- Awami League
- Dhaka Elevated Expressway
- List of Dhaka Metro Rail stations
- Non-cooperation movement (2024)
- MRT Line 1 (Dhaka Metro Rail)
- MRT Line 5
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre
- Drutajan Express
