Bashundhara Residential Area

Further information: Bashundhara (disambiguation)

Bashundhara Residential Area, or simply Bashundhara, (Bengali: বসুন্ধরা আবাসিক এলাকা) is an upscale^[1] residential and semi-business neighbourhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[2][3] 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.^[4]

Bashundhara Residential Area (Bashundhara R/A)
Private neighbourhood
Country	Bangladesh
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Bashundhara R/A

A view of Bashundhara residential area.

Convention center on Bashundhara zone.

Evercare Hospital Dhaka in 2014 when it was part of Apollo Hospitals, Dhaka

History

The project of Bashundhara was started in the 1980s.^[5] 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.^[6] The project was built on area made from filling low-lying marshland and flood flow zones.^[7] The project has sold over 10,000 residential plots as of 2005.^[8]

Notable institutions

Corporate offices

• Walton Group, electronics and electrical goods manufacturer.
• Grameenphone- the headquarters of the company are located in the area.^[9]
• Bashundhara Group headquarters and corporate office are located here.^[10]
• Bangladesh Pratidin - the highest circulated newspaper in Bangladesh.^[11]
• T Sports
• News24

Medical institutions

• Evercare Hospital Dhaka^[12]
• Bashundhara Eye Hospital^[13]

Education

• Islamic Research Center Bangladesh
• Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)^[14]
• North South University (NSU)^[15]
• International School Dhaka.^[16]
• Playpen (school).^[17]
• Hurdco International School.^[18]
• Viqarunnisa Noon School and College
• Ebenezer International School^[19]
• The Aga Khan Academy^[20]
• Sunnydale School^[21]
• Reverie School^[22]