Bashundhara (Bengali: বসুন্ধরা আবাসিক এলাকা) is an upscale residential area in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2] The area is developed by Bashundhara Group.

Bashundhara Residential Area (Bashundhara R/A)
Private suburb
Country	Bangladesh
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	www.BashundharaGroup.com

The project of Basundhara was started in the 1980s.[3] In 2011 portions of the housing project was declared illegal as they were considerable flood flow zones of Dhaka. In 2014 a cabinet committee changed the Dhaka detailed plan to make the project legal.[4] The project was built on area made by filling low-lying marshland and flood flow zones.[5] The project has sold over 10,000 residential plots as of 2005.[6]

Commercial

• Walton Group, electronics and electrical goods manufacturer.
• Grameenphone- the headquarters of the company are located in the area.[7]
• Bashundhara Group headquarters and corporate office are located here.[8]
• Bangladesh Pratidin - the highest circulated newspaper in Bangladesh.[9]

Education

• American International University Bangladesh (AIUB)
• Islamic Research Center Bangladesh
• Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)[10]
• North South University (NSU)[11]
• International School Dhaka.[12]
• Playpen (school).[13]
• Hurdco International School.[14]
• Viqarunnisa Noon School and College

Medical

• Evercare Hospital Dhaka[15]
• Bashundhara Eye Hospital [16]

References

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