Baridhara () is an upscale residential area in

Dhaka, Bangladesh 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 ...

. 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 US-Bangla Airlines () is the largest airline in Bangladesh by fleet size. It is headquartered in Dhaka and based at Shahjalal International Airport under the umbrella companies of US-Bangla Group. History Foundation and early years US-Bangla ...

has its headquarters in the Baridhara Diplomatic Zone.

Education

University of Information Technology and Sciences The University of Information Technology & Sciences () commonly known as UITS is a private university in Baridhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh. History The UITS was founded on August 7, 2003, as a non-profit organization. Information Science and Technolo ...

, the

Japanese School Dhaka Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

, the French International School of Dhaka,

South Point School and College South Point School & College (), also known as SPSC, is a private school and Private College, college, founded in 2002, and based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has six branches, located in Baridhara, Malibagh, Mirpur Thana, Mirpur, Banani (town), Ba ...

and the

American International School of Dhaka The American International School Dhaka (AISD) is a not-for-profit, international, independent, and co-educational day school located in Baridhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country ...

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 Jamal Uddin Ahmad (1 March 1932 – 3 January 2015) was a Bangladeshi politician and accountant. He served as the deputy prime minister of Bangladesh from 1977 until 1982. He also served as the president of the South Asian Federation of Account ...

, 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 Jharna Basak (born 17 August 1946), known by her stage name Shabnam, is a Bangladeshi–Pakistani stage and film actress. Actor Waheed Murad introduced her to the Pakistani film industry by offering her a lead role in his film '' Samundar'' in ...

, Bangladeshi actress *

Shahnaz Rahmatullah Shahnaz Rahmatullah (; 2 January 1952 – 23 March 2019) was a Pakistani and later Bangladeshi singer. Her notable songs are Prothom Bangladesh, ''Prothom Bangladesh Amar Sesh Bangladesh'', ''Ekbar Jete De Na Amar Chotto Sonar Gaye'', ''Je Chilo ...

, Bangladeshi singer

Embassies

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References

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