Darus Salam Thana

Thana in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

Darus Salam Thana দারুস সালাম থানা
Thana
Expandable map of vicinity of Darus Salam Thana
23°47′32″N 90°20′35″E / 23.7922°N 90.3430°E / 23.7922; 90.3430
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Dhaka District
Area
• Total	4.98 km² (1.92 sq mi)
Elevation ^[1]	23 m (75 ft)
Population (2011)^[2]
• Total	159,139
• Density	31,956/km² (82,770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)

Darus Salam Thana is a thana, an administrative unit, of Dhaka District, Bangladesh.

History

During the Bangladesh Liberation war, Bengali intellectuals were killed by Pakistan Army in this area. After the Independence of Bangladesh a memorial was constructed for the intellectuals. The thana itself was created in on 23 August 2008 from areas under Mirpur Thana.^[3]

The thana is under the jurisdiction of Darussalam Police Station of the Bangladesh Police. They are responsible for law enforcement in the thana.^[4]^[5] The police station was established on 23 September 2008.^[6]

Notable educational institutions

There are 4 notable educational institutions in the thana according to Banglapedia.^[3]

Govt. Bangla College
Bangladesh-Japan Training Institute
F.M. International School and College
Kallyanpur Girls' School and College
Darussalam GOVT. Secondary School

References

^ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b Mondal, Rajib. "Darus Salam Thana". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
^ "Case lodged over attack on Dr Kamal's motorcade in Dhaka". The Daily Star. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
^ "HC summons IOs of 2 militancy cases". The Daily Star. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
^ "2 new police stations start functioning in city today". The Daily Star. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2019.