Motijheel Thana
thana in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
Motijheel (Bengali: মতিঝিল, lit. 'Pearl Lake'; Bengali pronunciation: [motidʒʱil]) is a central business district and a thana of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is Dhaka's primary central business district, and also the nation's largest commercial and financial hub. Motijheel, located immediately adjacent to Dhaka's zero point, has the largest number of offices in Dhaka. Motijheel CBD also has one of the highest concentrations of high-rise buildings in Bangladesh. It has thus earned the title of the downtown and city centre of Dhaka, as well as the bankpara (neighbourhood of banks) in Bengali.
It is home to the Bangabhaban presidential palace, the venerable Notre Dame College; and the Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of the country.
Companies based in Motijheel include Dutch Bangla Bank, Eastern Bank PLC, Mercantile Bank, IFIC Bank, Beacon Pharmaceuticals, Orion Group, Janata Bank, Sonali Bank, Rupali Bank, Agrani Bank, Pubali Bank, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation, Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation and Jiban Bima Corporation among others. The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry is also based in Motijheel. It is this concentration of businesses and government offices that makes Motijheel a major central business district and an office hub.
The area is served by the Dhaka Metro Rail.
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