Motijheel

Motijheel (Bangla: মতিঝিল) is an administrative division (Thana) of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh. It is situated at the heart of the city (the General Post Office is considered the zero point of Dhaka). Motijheel is the major business and commercial hub of Dhaka city and has more offices and business institutions than any other part of the city. It is the home to largest number of corporate headquarters in the nation. Many news, magazines, print and other media publishers are based here. Motijheel is also close to Kamalapur Railway Station, the main railway station of Dhaka.

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Geography

Motijheel Thana coversan area of 4.69&nbsp;km², and is bounded by Khilgaon Thana in the north, Sutrapur and Kotwali (Dhaka) thanas in the south, Sabujbagh thana in the east, and Ramna Thana in the west.

Demographics

Motijheel has a population of 223,676; male 59.45%, female 40.55%; Muslim 95.57%, Hindu 3.96%, Christian 0.26%, ethnic nationals (Chakma) 0.10%, and others 0.11%. The Thana consists of five wards and 35 mahallas.

Offices and organizations

Motijheel Thana is considered the commercial area of Dhaka city. The head offices of many financial institutions including Bangladesh Bank, Sonali Bank, Pubali Bank, Agrani Bank, Janata Bank, Rupali Bank, Islami Bank, Eastern Bank Ltd, Basic Bank, Bangladesh Jiban Bima Corporation, Sadharan Bima Corporation, and the American Life Insurance Co., are located...
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