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Purakar Destination Guide

Explore Purakar in Bangladesh

Purakar in the region of Bangladesh (general) is a town in Bangladesh - some 11 mi or ( 17 km ) North of Dhaka , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Purakar

Current time in Purakar is now 11:23 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Dhaka " with a UTC offset of 6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tejgaon, Tongi, Sylhet, Rajshahi, and Rangpur. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tejgaon . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Purakar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Travelling Through Dhaka City, Bangladesh Cricket World Cup 2011

1:15 min by uktiger1000
Views: 33176 Rating: 4.60

Dhaka is the Capital of Bangladesh, It's a city with plenty of Industries some of whom have foreign owners. Dhaka has people from all around Bangladesh working and studying there, majority of the popu ..

Hello Dhaka July 2008

4:19 min by Mahfuzur Rahman
Views: 6105 Rating: 5.00

Back to good old Dhaka, a sequel to my Good Bye Dhaka, hope all of our returns are memorable and enjoyable. Approaching ZIA over Ashulia, and parts of Uttara. Watching Dhaka from the above on a hot, s ..


Tongi Bishaw Ijtema Maidan in Bangladesh

0:14 min by mizbiplob
Views: 4901 Rating: 4.50

Tongi Bishaw Ijtema Maidan in Bangladesh where gather more than 2 million people from all over the world on the effort of Iman.It's going on for 50+ years. ..

Dhaka, Bangladesh Driving on Airport Road

0:38 min by ferdaus98
Views: 3953 Rating: 5.00

Driving on Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Uttara Thana

Uttara Model Town or simply Uttara is a northern Thana and a suburb of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The name derives from the Bengali word ut'tar meaning "north". It lies on the road to Gazipur, and adjoins Shahjalal International Airport. Uttara is primarily planned square grid residential suburb, geographically elevated from southern Dhaka saving it from floods, and is divided into several "sectors". It can be said that Uttara is far from the congestion and pollution of Dhaka.

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Located at 23.87 90.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Dhaka, Thanas of Dhaka

Airport railway station, Dhaka

Biman Bandar Railway Station is an important railway station in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is situated opposite to Shahjalal International Airport. It is located on the Airport Road

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Located at 23.85 90.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Airport railway stations in Bangladesh, Buildings and structures in Dhaka, Railway stations in Dhaka District, Transport in Dhaka

Tongi

Tongi is a township in Gazipur, Bangladesh,one of the near by town of Savar, with a population of 350,000 that hosts the Biswa Ijtema, features a BSCIC industrial area, which produces BDT 1500 crore of industrial products annually, and marks the northern border of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, since 1786. Tongi Shahid Memorial School compound is mass burial site of the genocide in Liberation War of Bangladesh.

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Located at 23.89 90.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Populated places in Bangladesh

Shahjalal International Airport

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, formerly Zia International Airport and Dacca International Airport, is the largest airport in Bangladesh. It is located in the capital Dhaka and started operations in 1980, taking over as the country's sole international airport from Tejgaon Airport. It is the home base and hub of all Bangladeshi airlines, including Biman Bangladesh Airlines, GMG Airlines, Regent Airways, United Airways and NovoAir. The airport has an area of 1,981 acres .

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Located at 23.84 90.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Airports established in 1941, Airports in Bangladesh, Buildings and structures in Dhaka, Transport in Bangladesh

Cantonment Thana

Cantonment, popularly called Dhaka Cantonment, is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the seat of the Army Headquarter, Naval Headquarter and the Air Force Headquarter, as well as other important military establishments. Authorisation is required to enter the cantonment, with gates on the roads at most entries. Due to this, the cantonment is one of the quietest places in Dhaka, with little traffic or commotion.

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Located at 23.82 90.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Thanas of Dhaka