Ashulia is a suburban area near

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...

, the capital city of

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. Nearby areas are Savar, Savar DOHS, and

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. The attractive view of Ashulia lake and vast paddy fields of Ashulia makes it a popular tourist spot.Ashulia
banglax website Two major theme parks of Bangladesh namely Fantasy Kingdom and Nandan Park are also located at Ashulia. A

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(political subdivision) under Dhaka district has been established here in the recent years. Environmentalists and some non-governmental organizations in Bangladesh have expressed concern over rapid urbanization of Ashulia specially in the context of ongoing real estate development projects in the area. The most affected city around Dhaka is now Ashulia. Most of Ashulia is now owned by the garment factories or land developers. In recent years, it has lost most of its farmland because of the bricks field business.; Sustainable Development Networking Program, UNDP, Bangladesh.

Notable places

* Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan * BKSP Public School & College, Savar, Dhaka. * Dhaka EPZ * Fantasy Kingdom, Ashulia, Dhaka. * Nandan Park, Bararipara, Ashulia, Dhaka. * Savar DOHS * Savar Cantonment * Ashulia Lake *

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* Baipayl Bashundhara Residential Area * Chandreema Cinema Hall * Savar Sena Auditorium * Palli Food Village * BEXIMCO Industrial Park * BEXIMCO PPE Industrial Park * Dhaka University Teacher’s Housing Project * Bangladesh Betar * Walton High-Tech Industries

References

Savar Upazila Populated places in Dhaka Division {{dhaka-geo-stub