Bashundhara Residential Area
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.
History
The project of Bashundhara was started in the 1980s. In 2011, portions of the housing project was declared illegal, In 2014, a cabinet committee changed the Dhaka detailed plan to make the project legal. The project was built on area made from filling low-lying marshland and flood flow zones. The project has sold over 10,000 residential plots as of 2005.Notable institutions
Corporate offices
- Walton Group, electronics and electrical goods manufacturer.
- Grameenphone- the headquarters of the company are located in the area.
- Bashundhara Group headquarters and corporate office are located here.Bangladesh Pratidin - the highest circulated newspaper in Bangladesh.
- T Sports
- News24
Medical institutions
- Evercare Hospital Dhaka
- Bashundhara Eye Hospital
Education
- Islamic Research Center Bangladesh
- Independent University, Bangladesh
- North South University
- International School Dhaka.
- Playpen (school).
- Hurdco International School.
- Viqarunnisa Noon School and College
- Ebenezer International School
- The Aga Khan Academy
- Sunnydale School
- Reverie School