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Rajarbagh

Rajarbagh is a residential area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is under Paltan Thana and falls under the jurisdiction of Dhaka South City Corporation. There is a police line in Rajarbagh. The areas adjacent to it are Shantinagar, Motijheel, Malibagh, Shantibagh, Momenbagh, Shahidbagh, Siddheshwari and Shahjahanpur.

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Rajarbagh is a residential area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is under Paltan Thana and falls under the jurisdiction of Dhaka South City Corporation.1 There is a police line in Rajarbagh.2 The areas adjacent to it are Shantinagar, Motijheel, Malibagh, Shantibagh, Momenbagh, Shahidbagh, Siddheshwari and Shahjahanpur.3

History

On 25 March 1971, the Pakistan Army attacked the Rajarbagh police line with the start of Operation Searchlight.45

Installations

  • Rajarbagh Police Line Hospital6
  • Rajarbag Police Lines School and College
  • Bangladesh Police Museum
  • Central Police Hospital
References

References

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  2. "PM for strengthening community policing". The Daily Star. 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  3. "Little rain, big pain". The Daily Star. 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  4. "Mar 25 now Genocide Day". The Daily Star. 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  5. "Hasina curious about 'Mar 7 pressure' on Bangabandhu for the proclamation of independence". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  6. Hassan, Mohammad Rafiqul (2017-02-28). "A sliver of cruelty". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2017-03-12.

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