Baridhara () is an upscale residential area in

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. It is located on the east of and northeast of Gulshan across Gulshan-Baridhara Lake. It has special zones designated for diplomats, and many of the city's foreign embassies and high commissions are situated here. There are mainly three areas: a diplomatic zone in the southwest portion, a general residential area in the eastern portion, and an adjacent DOHS area in the northeast portion.

Economy

US-Bangla Airlines has its headquarters in the Baridhara Diplomatic Zone.

Education

University of Information Technology and Sciences, the Japanese School Dhaka, the French International School of Dhaka, South Point School and College and the American International School of Dhaka are located in Baridhara.Home page
. Japanese School Dhaka. Retrieved 4 January 2014. "Plot No. 9, Block-H, Pragrati Sharani Road, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212."

Notable residents

* Jamal Uddin Ahmad, Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh 1977–1982 *

Hussain Muhammad Ershad Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1 February 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi military officer, dictator and politician who served as President of Bangladesh, the president of Bangladesh from 1982 to 1990. He seized power as a result of a 1982 ...

, former president of Bangladesh and military dictator * Shabnam, Bangladeshi actress * Shahnaz Rahmatullah, Bangladeshi singer

Embassies

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References

Neighbourhoods in Dhaka New Dhaka {{Dhaka-geo-stub