Banani DOHS
{{Short description|Neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh}}
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Banani DOHS, also known as "Old DOHS", is a neighborhood of Dhaka, located in Banani.{{cite news |title=Retd teacher found killed in Banani|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/retd-teacher-found-killed-banani-1297846 |newspaper=The Daily Star |accessdate=4 August 2017|language=en|date=12 October 2016}} It was created under the Defense Officers Housing Scheme (DOHS) of the Government of Bangladesh.{{cite news |title=Green light from PM|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-160318 |newspaper=The Daily Star |accessdate=4 August 2017|language=en|date=28 October 2010}} The neighborhood falls under the Jurisdiction of Bhashantek Police Station.{{cite news |title=Ex-Eden college teacher found dead in Dhaka|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/ex-eden-college-teacher-stabbed-dead-1297561 |newspaper=The Daily Star |accessdate=4 August 2017|language=en|date=11 October 2016}} The area is governed by the DOHS parishad.{{cite web|title=DOHS Banani|url=http://dohsbanani.org/|website=|accessdate=4 August 2017|language=en}}
Notable places
- Banani (Old) DOHS Mosque.{{cite news |title=Obituary|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/obituary-1442299 |newspaper=The Daily Star |accessdate=4 August 2017|language=en|date=2 August 2017}}
- Banani DOHS Community Centre.{{cite news |title=Qulkhwani|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/qulkhwani-1436848 |newspaper=The Daily Star |accessdate=4 August 2017|language=en|date=22 July 2017}}
- Old DOHS Sports Club - a professional sport-based club based in the area.{{cite news |title=Old DOHS upset Gazi|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-112019 |newspaper=The Daily Star |accessdate=4 August 2017|language=en|date=30 October 2009}}
Notable residents
- Muhammed Zafar Iqbal - writer, activist, scientist, and university professor{{cite news |title=Zafar Iqbal, wife receive death threat|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/zafar-iqbal-wife-receive-death-threat-1299079 |newspaper=The Daily Star |accessdate=4 August 2017|language=en|date=15 October 2016}}
- Majid-ul-Haq - Army general and former government minister{{cite news |title=Khaleda mourns Majid ul Haque|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/03/25/khaleda-mourns-majid-ul-haque |newspaper=bdnews24.com |accessdate=4 August 2017}}
- Mosaddek Ali Falu - politician and businessman{{cite news |title=Midnight crackdown on 'corrupt' politicians|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/02/05/d7020501011.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |accessdate=4 August 2017}}
- Wasfia Nazreen - Bangladeshi woman mountaineer.{{cite news |title=PM to greet Everest conquerors|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-238075 |newspaper=The Daily Star |accessdate=4 August 2017|language=en|date=13 June 2012}}
- Tamim Iqbal - Bangladeshi cricketer
References
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Category:Neighbourhoods in Dhaka
Category:Planned communities in Bangladesh
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