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Sher-e-Bangla Nagor
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| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Sher-e-Bangla Nagor is one of the thanas of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh[1]. It is located near Agargaon and it is home to the National Parliament. The area has been named after A. K. Fazlul Huq, a renowned statesman and one of the most prominent political figures of Bangladesh who was popularly known as "Sher-e-Bangla" (Tiger of Bengal). Sher-e-Bangla Nagor is a busy commercial and central neighborhood in the city and home to many offices of government and public institutions, educational institutions, banks and financial institutions and shops.
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The history of Sher-e-Bangla Nagor can be traced back to before the independence of Bangladesh. Sher-E-Banglanagar, Louis I. Kahn's capítol complex in Dhaka, had very well objectives. Those objectives simply stated were to make a signi-ficant impact both locally and internationally and to represent the strong presence of the central government of what was then Pakistan. Located seven miles from the city center, the project originally consisted of the National Assembly building and three hostels (that is, temporary accommodations for officials and delegates coming from West Pakistan when parliament was in session). One hostel was for ministers, one for secretaries, and one for the delegates to the National Assembly. The assembly and hostels were grouped together and called the "Citadel of the Assembly." An early version shows some civic functions, called by the architect the "Citadel of the Institutions," grouped opposite the assembly, but none of its constituents was ever built, and in 1971 it was replaced by the National Secretariat of Bangladesh. After 1975, the nation became more stable, and the project was revived. The capítol complex was again seen as a symbol, this time of the new government's stability and accomplishments.[2].
The Ministry of Defense and Election Commission of Bangladesh are located here. Furthermore Asian Development Bank Bangladesh Resident Mission[3] is situated at the opposite of Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)[4]. Sher-e-Bangla Nagor houses Department of Immigration and Passports, an attached department under the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh[5]. The National Parliament is located here which is also one of the country's prominent aesthetic architectural structures designed by American architecture Louis I. Kahn. Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies and Sher-e-Banglanagar Telephone Exchange Dhaka are situated here as well. Islamic Development Bank Bangladesh branch is situated right beside BCS Computer City. Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Center[6], the predominant International Convention Center in Bangladesh is here. The largest conference center of Bangladesh, China Bangladesh Friendship Center is located here which was built in 2002 at a cost of about £35m ($56m).[7]
Country's one of the two agricultural universities Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University is located here. Shahid Sohrawardi Medical College and Hospital is located near the Ministry of Defense. Among other educational institutions, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Government Boys' High School is remarkable. Moreover there are some schools here.