Banani DOHS, also known as "Old DOHS", is a neighborhood of

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 ...

, located in Banani. It was created under the Defense Officers Housing Scheme (DOHS) of the

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. The neighborhood falls under the Jurisdiction of Bhashantek Police Station. The area is governed by the DOHS parishad.

Notable places

* Banani (Old) DOHS Mosque. * Banani DOHS Community Centre. *

Old DOHS Sports Club Old DOHS Sports Club is a team that has played List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League in Bangladesh in 2014–15 and 2019–20. The sports club is based at the Defense Officers Housing Society estate (known as "Old DOHS" or "B ...

- a professional sport-based club based in the area.

Notable residents

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- Army general and former government minister *

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References

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