| Banani graveyard | |
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 Banani graveyard | |
 Interactive map of Banani graveyard | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1973 |
| Location | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 23°47′56″N90°24′13″E / 23.7990°N 90.4037°E /23.7990; 90.4037 |
| Type | Islamic |
| Owned by | Dhaka North City Corporation |
| Size | 10 acres |
| No. of graves | 22,000 |
TheBanani graveyard (Bengali:বনানী কবরস্থান) is acemetery in theBanani neighbourhood ofDhaka. It is one of eight state-run graveyards in Dhaka and, with a capacity for around 22,000 graves, one of the largest graveyards in that city.[1] It covers approximately 10 acres and two to three burials take place every day.[2] Banani graveyard is the resting place for a number of notable Bangladeshis, amongst them the victims of thecoup d'ètat ofAugust 15, 1975.[3] The graveyard was established in 1973.[4]
The whole land which today comprises the graveyard was owned by the family ofAbdul Monem Khan, the formerGovernor of East Pakistan. After theLiberation of Bangladesh in 1971, the land owned by the family was taken by thegovernment of Bangladesh (except a small portion) and the graveyard was established.
