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

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

Demographics

According to the

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, Darus Salam Thana had 37,264 households with an average household size of 3.94 and a population of 159,139. Males constituted 54.62% (86,926) of the population while females 45.38% (72,213). Darus Salam Thana had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 67.2%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 120.There were 872 floating people in this jurisdiction. The religious breakdown was

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96.43% (153,465),

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3.42% (5,441), Christian 0.12% (184),

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0.02% (35), and others 0.01% (14). 22 ethnic people were living there.

Notable educational institutions

There are 4 notable educational institutions in the thana according to ''

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

References

{{Upazilas and Thanas of Dhaka Thanas of Dhaka Central business districts in Bangladesh