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Niketan or Niketon (Bengali: নিকেতন, romanised: Niketon) also known as Niketan Residential Area, Gulshan or Niketan Housing Society is an upscale residential neighbourhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Niketan is also a part of Gulshan Thana and Ward No. 20 of Dhaka North City Corporation.
Geography
Niketan is located at 23.774594°N 90.412003°E / 23.774594; 90.412003. Niketan is surrounded by Gulshan-1, Mohakhali, Tejgaon and Hatirjheel areas. It has a lake called Gulshan Lake. Niketan area has a total of fourteen roads, and the road numbers are 1 through 14. The Niketan area is divided into blocks, and the blocks are A through H. There is a park called Shahid Dr. Fazle Rabbi Park right next to Niketan. Although it is a residential area, some offices have been built in this area.
History
Niketan was a housing project of Eastern Housing Limited. The name of the area society is Niketan Welfare Society.
In November 2019, The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has fined Dhallywood star Shakib Khan Tk10 lakh for illegally constructing a section at his under-construction residential building in this area.
In March 2023, two people were burned in an AC blast in this area.
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References
External links
Media related to Niketan at Wikimedia Commons
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