101:
134:
167:
77:
242:
174:
141:
108:
449:. Dawes also dug a large lake in the middle of the open space in Ramna. However, development of the city halted in 1829, causing Ramna to lose its allure until a municipal committee redeveloped the area in 1840. According to an 1859 map of Dhaka, Ramna was seen divided into two distinct parts: the racecourse, and a vast open space known as Ramna Plains.
100:
456:
in 1905, the Ramna area was chosen to establish a new civil station. The government acquired land and constructed various buildings, including the
Governor's House, and Ramna Park (also Ramna Green), designed by R.L. Proudlock from London's
365:
in the late 19th century. It became a focal point for Dhaka's modernisation in the 1960s. It was the scene of many tumultuous events that ushered the independence of
Bangladesh in 1971. Ramna Thana falls under the jurisdiction of
659:. This nomenclature originates from the neighbourhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and was adopted during the period when East Pakistan was a part of Pakistan. It was intended to acknowledge the significance of Dhaka's Ramna area to
1089:
437:
Charles Dawes, considered the father of modern Dhaka, was granted authority to renovate the northern parts of the city, including the Ramna area. Dawes cleared the area, improved roads, and built a
461:
in Ramna Plains. Several still-existing roads were built, namely Minto Road, Hare Road, and Fuller Road. Ramna was divided into three areas: Ramna Civil
Station, Ramna Racecourse, and Ramna Park.
418:). The name Ramna was commonly used to refer to the open grassy area between the garden and the residential areas. Notable Mughal-era landmarks, such as the High Court Mazar (shrine) and
1126:
844:
Rahman, Mohammad Motiar; Mostafiz, Shanu; Begum, Aysha; Ahmed, Sharifuddin (June 2012). Ahmed, Sharifuddin; Hasan, Delwar; Majlish, Najma Khan; Rabbani, AKM Golam (eds.).
580:
384:
Ramna Thana is also home to the official residences of the
Bangladeshi ministers and official state guest houses, including other important establishments such as the
643:, Ramna Thana had a population of 200,973 with average household size of 4.8 members, and an average literacy rate of 78.3% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.
608:
202:
575:
1133:
133:
591:
476:
colleges were provided parts of the renovated areas and buildings in Ramna between 1912 and 1920. Parts of Ramna was acquired by the
1012:
410:, meaning King's Garden. Located near the residential areas of Sujatpur and Chistia, the garden stretched from the present-day
860:
166:
76:
1106:
972:
906:
794:
1039:
433:
remained somewhat intact. By the early 19th century, Dhaka further declined and became sparsely populated. In 1819,
1122:
1098:
741:
487:
After independence, the Ramna area underwent further developments, including the construction of memorials and
411:
1169:
964:
898:
852:
786:
524:
415:
377:(also known as Ramna Green), which is the most popular park in Dhaka. The annual parades and concerts of the
633:
629:
613:
367:
568:
1057:
406:. In the 18th century, this area, situated on the northern outskirts of Dhaka, housed a garden known as
602:
1196:
453:
429:, neglect caused the Mughal-built areas to fall into ruins and become almost uninhabited, although
329:
640:
625:
597:
266:
254:
37:
44:
768:
458:
17:
946:
672:
656:
350:
67:
33:
523:
As of 2012, Ramna Thana covers 3.84 square kilometres (1.48 sq mi), bordered by
8:
715:
434:
419:
880:
481:
1102:
978:
968:
912:
902:
856:
800:
790:
507:
mentions that it was formed in 1976. In 2006 and 2018, Ramna Thana was split to form
473:
1164:
1075:
552:
512:
442:
378:
342:
986:
920:
808:
540:
567:
Ramna Thana accommodates numerous residences of ministers on Minto Road and the
954:
888:
776:
532:
397:
271:
259:
1190:
1017:
950:
884:
772:
660:
556:
536:
528:
477:
469:
403:
358:
217:
204:
990:
982:
924:
916:
812:
804:
655:, Pakistan, the term 'Ramna' denotes the areas encompassed by the G-series
959:
893:
781:
571:'s residence on Hare Road, in addition to some important establishments:
496:
488:
426:
362:
628:, Ramna Thana had a total population of 200,436 and 54,050 houses. The
465:
438:
385:
374:
247:
652:
548:
320:
1159:
468:
was established north of the racecourse, primarily for
Europeans.
508:
234:
1121:
544:
325:
585:
354:
1097:. Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka:
1082:
963:(Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust,
897:(Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust,
785:(Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust,
1044:
Ministry of
Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment
843:
581:
Ministry of
Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment
361:
gardens, it developed into an institutional area during
357:
and a historic colonial neighbourhood. Once the site of
695:, Ramna Thana occupied 6 km (2.3 sq mi).
960:
Banglapedia: the
National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh
894:
Banglapedia: the
National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh
782:
Banglapedia: the
National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh
441:in 1825, establishing the racecourse of Dhaka, now
708:
609:Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital
452:When Dhaka became the capital of the province of
1188:
43:"Ramna" redirects here. Not to be confused with
402:The history of Ramna can be traced back to the
839:
837:
835:
833:
831:
829:
766:
1013:"DMP opens 50th police station at Hatirjheel"
716:"Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh"
576:Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
153:Location of Ramna Thana within Dhaka Division
740:Chandan, Md Shahnawaz Khan (5 August 2016).
503:, Ramna Thana was formed in 1921, while the
422:, were built in 1679 and still exist today.
826:
592:Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training
81:Bengali New Year celebrations in Ramna Park
1115:
186:Location of Ramna Thana within Bangladesh
88:Expandable map of vicinity of Ramna Thana
1151:
632:section had 56,759 residents, while the
36:in Dhaka. For the Romanian commune, see
1132:. Bangladesh Government. Archived from
739:
14:
1189:
1157:
879:Sarkar, Md. Mosharraf Hossain (2012).
878:
1172:from the original on 14 February 2023
1010:
944:
636:section accommodated 143,677 people.
562:
1011:Rabbi, Arifur Rahman (8 July 2018).
874:
872:
735:
733:
120:Location of Ramna Thana within Dhaka
1158:Shahid, Ayesha (25 February 2012).
484:, leading to various developments.
294:3.84 km (1.48 sq mi)
173:
140:
107:
50:Thana in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
24:
1062:Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited
586:Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited
25:
1208:
1127:"Population & Housing Census"
869:
730:
240:
172:
165:
139:
132:
106:
99:
75:
1123:Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
1099:Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
1068:
1050:
619:
1101:. November 2023. p. 386.
1032:
1004:
938:
760:
685:
13:
1:
965:Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
899:Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
853:Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
787:Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
767:Sadiqur Rahman, Syed (2012).
702:
416:Roads and Highways Department
693:Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012)
646:
614:Bangladesh Tennis Federation
518:
505:Encyclopedia of Dhaka (2012)
368:Dhaka South City Corporation
7:
1076:"Ramna Thana - Banglapedia"
666:
381:take place in Ramna Thana.
10:
1213:
414:area to the Sarak Bhaban (
395:
391:
156:Show map of Dhaka division
42:
32:This article is about the
31:
603:Dhaka Metropolitan Police
398:Ramna Park § History
346:
319:
311:
306:
298:
290:
285:
277:
265:
253:
233:
198:
93:
86:
74:
65:
55:
957:; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.).
891:; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.).
848:
779:; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.).
678:
547:thanas to the east, and
454:Eastern Bengal and Assam
59:
626:2022 Bangladeshi census
598:Foreign Service Academy
525:Tejgaon Industrial Area
412:Old High Court Building
945:Ahmed, Lilyma (2012).
373:Ramna Thana hosts the
353:(precinct) in central
302:23 m (75 ft)
189:Show map of Bangladesh
27:City district in Dhaka
851:(in Bengali). Dhaka:
846:Encyclopedia of Dhaka
742:"Dhaka's Green Heart"
531:thanas to the north,
515:thanas respectively.
459:Kew Botanical Gardens
396:Further information:
218:23.73965°N 90.40226°E
1160:"Whats in the name?"
855:. pp. 345–352.
673:Thanas of Bangladesh
559:thanas to the west.
38:Ramna, Caraş-Severin
1139:on 3 September 2017
420:Shahbaz Khan Mosque
214: /
769:"Ramna Racecourse"
718:. DATEANDTIME.INFO
563:Notable institutes
439:horse-racing track
312: • Total
291: • Total
223:23.73965; 90.40226
953:; Miah, Sajahan;
887:; Miah, Sajahan;
862:978-984-512-019-7
775:; Miah, Sajahan;
691:According to the
624:According to the
480:government after
336:
335:
123:Show map of Dhaka
16:(Redirected from
1204:
1182:
1181:
1179:
1177:
1155:
1149:
1148:
1146:
1144:
1138:
1131:
1119:
1113:
1112:
1096:
1086:
1080:
1079:
1072:
1066:
1065:
1054:
1048:
1047:
1036:
1030:
1029:
1027:
1025:
1008:
1002:
1001:
999:
997:
947:"Shahbagh Thana"
942:
936:
935:
933:
931:
876:
867:
866:
841:
824:
823:
821:
819:
764:
758:
757:
755:
753:
737:
728:
727:
725:
723:
712:
696:
689:
443:Suhrawardy Udyan
379:Bengali New Year
348:
246:
244:
243:
229:
228:
226:
225:
224:
219:
215:
212:
211:
210:
207:
190:
176:
175:
169:
157:
143:
142:
136:
124:
110:
109:
103:
79:
53:
52:
21:
1212:
1211:
1207:
1206:
1205:
1203:
1202:
1201:
1197:Thanas of Dhaka
1187:
1186:
1185:
1175:
1173:
1156:
1152:
1142:
1140:
1136:
1129:
1120:
1116:
1109:
1094:
1091:National Report
1088:
1087:
1083:
1074:
1073:
1069:
1056:
1055:
1051:
1038:
1037:
1033:
1023:
1021:
1009:
1005:
995:
993:
975:
955:Khanam, Mahfuza
943:
939:
929:
927:
909:
889:Khanam, Mahfuza
877:
870:
863:
850:
842:
827:
817:
815:
797:
777:Khanam, Mahfuza
765:
761:
751:
749:
738:
731:
721:
719:
714:
713:
709:
705:
700:
699:
690:
686:
681:
669:
649:
622:
565:
521:
447:Bagh-e-Badshahi
431:Bagh-e-Badshahi
408:Bagh-e-Badshahi
400:
394:
241:
239:
222:
220:
216:
213:
208:
205:
203:
201:
200:
194:
193:
192:
191:
188:
187:
184:
183:
182:
181:
177:
160:
159:
158:
155:
154:
151:
150:
149:
148:
144:
127:
126:
125:
122:
121:
118:
117:
116:
115:
111:
89:
82:
70:
61:
58:
51:
48:
41:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1210:
1200:
1199:
1184:
1183:
1150:
1114:
1108:978-9844752016
1107:
1081:
1067:
1049:
1031:
1003:
973:
951:Islam, Sirajul
937:
907:
885:Islam, Sirajul
868:
861:
825:
795:
773:Islam, Sirajul
759:
748:. Star Weekend
746:The Daily Star
729:
706:
704:
701:
698:
697:
683:
682:
680:
677:
676:
675:
668:
665:
648:
645:
621:
618:
617:
616:
611:
606:
600:
595:
589:
583:
578:
564:
561:
535:to the south,
533:Shahbagh Thana
520:
517:
393:
390:
334:
333:
323:
317:
316:
313:
309:
308:
304:
303:
300:
296:
295:
292:
288:
287:
283:
282:
279:
275:
274:
272:Dhaka District
269:
263:
262:
260:Dhaka Division
257:
251:
250:
237:
231:
230:
196:
195:
185:
179:
178:
171:
170:
164:
163:
162:
161:
152:
146:
145:
138:
137:
131:
130:
129:
128:
119:
113:
112:
105:
104:
98:
97:
96:
95:
94:
91:
90:
87:
84:
83:
80:
72:
71:
66:
63:
62:
56:
49:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1209:
1198:
1195:
1194:
1192:
1171:
1167:
1166:
1161:
1154:
1135:
1128:
1124:
1118:
1110:
1104:
1100:
1093:
1092:
1085:
1077:
1071:
1063:
1059:
1053:
1045:
1041:
1035:
1020:
1019:
1018:Dhaka Tribune
1014:
1007:
992:
988:
984:
980:
976:
974:984-32-0576-6
970:
966:
962:
961:
956:
952:
948:
941:
926:
922:
918:
914:
910:
908:984-32-0576-6
904:
900:
896:
895:
890:
886:
882:
881:"Ramna Thana"
875:
873:
864:
858:
854:
847:
840:
838:
836:
834:
832:
830:
814:
810:
806:
802:
798:
796:984-32-0576-6
792:
788:
784:
783:
778:
774:
770:
763:
747:
743:
736:
734:
717:
711:
707:
694:
688:
684:
674:
671:
670:
664:
662:
661:West Pakistan
658:
654:
644:
642:
637:
635:
631:
627:
615:
612:
610:
607:
604:
601:
599:
596:
593:
590:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
573:
572:
570:
569:Chief Justice
560:
558:
554:
550:
546:
542:
538:
534:
530:
526:
516:
514:
510:
506:
502:
499:
498:
494:According to
492:
490:
485:
483:
479:
478:East Pakistan
475:
471:
467:
462:
460:
455:
450:
448:
444:
440:
436:
432:
428:
423:
421:
417:
413:
409:
405:
404:Mughal period
399:
389:
387:
382:
380:
376:
371:
369:
364:
360:
356:
352:
344:
340:
331:
327:
324:
322:
318:
314:
310:
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
284:
280:
276:
273:
270:
268:
264:
261:
258:
256:
252:
249:
238:
236:
232:
227:
199:Coordinates:
197:
168:
135:
102:
92:
85:
78:
73:
69:
64:
54:
46:
39:
35:
30:
19:
1174:. Retrieved
1163:
1153:
1141:. Retrieved
1134:the original
1117:
1090:
1084:
1070:
1061:
1052:
1043:
1040:"Contact US"
1034:
1022:. Retrieved
1016:
1006:
996:27 September
994:. Retrieved
958:
940:
930:27 September
928:. Retrieved
892:
845:
818:27 September
816:. Retrieved
780:
762:
750:. Retrieved
745:
720:. Retrieved
710:
692:
687:
650:
638:
623:
620:Demographics
588:headquarters
566:
522:
504:
500:
495:
493:
486:
463:
451:
446:
430:
424:
407:
401:
383:
372:
363:British rule
338:
337:
29:
641:2011 census
634:Dhaka North
630:Dhaka South
497:Banglapedia
489:Shishu Park
427:British era
425:During the
221: /
180:Ramna Thana
147:Ramna Thana
114:Ramna Thana
57:Ramna Thana
1176:6 December
703:References
553:New Market
513:Hatirjheel
466:Dhaka Club
435:magistrate
386:Dhaka Club
375:Ramna Park
307:Population
248:Bangladesh
209:90°24′08″E
206:23°44′23″N
1058:"Contact"
991:30677644M
925:30677644M
813:30677644M
653:Islamabad
647:Namesakes
549:Kalabagan
541:Motijheel
519:Geography
482:partition
474:Jagannath
464:In 1911,
321:Time zone
299:Elevation
60:রমনা থানা
1191:Category
1170:Archived
1143:17 April
1125:(2011).
983:52727562
917:52727562
849:ঢাকা কোষ
805:52727562
667:See also
267:District
255:Division
657:sectors
639:At the
557:Tejgaon
537:Rampura
529:Rampura
509:Shahbag
392:History
349:) is a
343:Bengali
315:200,436
235:Country
1105:
1024:13 May
989:
981:
971:
923:
915:
905:
859:
811:
803:
793:
752:13 May
722:7 July
594:(BMET)
555:, and
545:Paltan
543:, and
501:(2012)
359:Mughal
278:Formed
245:
1137:(PDF)
1130:(PDF)
1095:(PDF)
949:. In
883:. In
771:. In
679:Notes
470:Dhaka
445:, in
355:Dhaka
351:thana
339:Ramna
326:UTC+6
68:Thana
45:Ranma
34:thana
18:Ramna
1178:2023
1165:Dawn
1145:2015
1103:ISBN
1026:2024
998:2024
979:OCLC
969:ISBN
932:2024
913:OCLC
903:ISBN
857:ISBN
820:2024
801:OCLC
791:ISBN
754:2024
724:2016
527:and
511:and
472:and
347:রমনা
286:Area
281:1921
651:In
330:BST
1193::
1168:.
1162:.
1060:.
1042:.
1015:.
987:OL
985:.
977:.
967:.
921:OL
919:.
911:.
901:.
871:^
828:^
809:OL
807:.
799:.
789:.
744:.
732:^
663:.
605:HQ
551:,
539:,
491:.
388:.
370:.
345::
1180:.
1147:.
1111:.
1078:.
1064:.
1046:.
1028:.
1000:.
934:.
865:.
822:.
756:.
726:.
341:(
332:)
328:(
47:.
40:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
