Mirpur DOHS

Mirpur DOHS
Mirpur DOHS
Coordinates: 23°50′13″N 90°22′12.1″E
Time zone	BST

Mirpur DOHS[1] is a Neighbourhood of Dhaka North, situated in Mirpur Thana of Dhaka City.[2] The area is under the jurisdiction of Pallabi Thana Police Station.[3][4]

The administration of the area is under the Cantonment Board, Dhaka.

The Neighbourhood is located close to Mirpur Cantonment.[5] The Postal Code for Mirpur DOHS is 1216.

History

The area is governed by Mirpur DOHS (Defence Officers' Housing Scheme) parishad. It is the largest in the country with a total of 1290 individual lots.[6] The Government of Bangladesh allocated 37 lots to the relatives of 37 officers killed in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny and an additional 20 apartments were allocated to ten families, 2 each.[7][8] In 2015, Bangladesh Police busted a human trafficking ring based in Mirpur DOHS, rescuing 46 victims.[9] Mirpur DOHS Porishod is the Security Force of Mirpur DOHS, it has about a few hundred members.

Notable Places

• Sarkar Bari Mosque[10]
• Mirpur DOHS Central Mosque[11]
• Mirpur Cantonment
• Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)
• Mirpur DOHS Mosque No. 3
• Mirpur DOHS Mosque No. 4
• Mirpur DOHS Shopping Complex
• Mirpur Cantonment Public School and College (MCPSC)
• Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)
• Metro Rail Station, Pallabi
• Central Play Ground
• Jostna Shorobor
• Children's Park
• Boikali Mirpur DOHS Park
• Cultural Centre
• CSD Mirpur DOHS
• CP Five Star
• Saloon Mirpur DOHS CSD
• Starbase Gym
• MES Canteen
• Prantik Park
• Amana Big Bazar - DOHS
• Cafe Obokash

References

1. "Man mugged Tk 14 lakh in capital". The Daily Star. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
2. "44 Nepalis detained in Dhaka". The Daily Star. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
3. "Tortured domestic help moved to Dhaka CMH". The Daily Star. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
4. "Army officer's wife sued for torturing domestic help in Dhaka". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
5. "None can destabilise country thru' killings". The Daily Star. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
6. "Mirpur DOHS Porishad". mirpurdohs.net.bd. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
7. "Govt helps families of slain army officers". The Daily Star. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
8. "Mutiny loss colossal". The Daily Star. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
9. "DB uncover criminal manpower syndicate in Mirpur DOHS; 4 arrested, 46 rescued". The Independent (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2 August 2017.
10. "Obituary". The Daily Star. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
11. "Mirpur DOHS Porishad". mirpurdohs.net.bd. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.