Manik Mia Avenue is a major Avenue in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka that makes the south boundary of Bangladesh National Parliament House Complex and houses the official residences of many Members of Parliament. [1][2]
 Manik Mia Avenue | |
| Namesake | Manik Mia |
|---|---|
| Type | Avenue |
| Maintained by | Dhaka North City Corporation |
| Length | 0.95 km (0.59 mi) |
| Location | Dhaka |
| East end | Indira Road |
| West end | Mirpur Road |
Description
editThe Avenue is a major road at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka. This avenue starts from Banglabsndhu Square popularly known as Khamar Bari Roundabout and ends at Dhanmondi 27 Intersection.[3]
Before Dhaka City Corporation put dividers on the avenue, political parties used to hold public meetings here because of its wideness.[4]
The Avenue is named after Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah editor of The Daily Ittefaq.[5]
Landscape
edit- National Parliament House
- Rajdhani High school
- Bangladesh Jute Research Institute
- MP Houses[6]
References
edit- ^ "Manik Mia Avenue". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ Correspondent, Staff (2024-08-01). "Barred from Manik Mia Avenue, visual artistes stage protest at Farmgate in rain". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "DNCC evict illegal shops from Manik Mia Avenue bicycle lane". The Business Standard. 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ Hasan, Delwar (2016) [2012]. "মানিক মিয়া এভিন্যু" [Manik Mia Avenue]. Encyclopedia of Dhaka (in Bengali). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. p. 328. ISBN 9789845120197.
- ^ "Who is the new cycle lane on Manik Mia for?". The Business Standard. 2020-12-25. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Public Works Department". ss.pwd.gov.bd. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
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