Mohakhali মহাখালী | |
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Skyline of Mohakhali | |
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| Coordinates:23°46′38″N90°24′13″E / 23.777264°N 90.403492°E /23.777264; 90.403492 | |
| Country | |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Dhaka |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
Mohakhali (Bengali:মহাখালী) is a neighborhood ofDhaka city, the capital ofBangladesh.[1][2] Mohakhali is one of the busiest places inDhaka city. Mohakhali is bounded byBanani in the north,Tejgoan area[3] in the south,Gulshan andNiketan is in the east andMohakhali DOHS in the west.[4][5] Many important offices and institutions are based in Mohakhali.[6]Mohakhali Inter District Bus Terminal is one of themost important terminals of Dhaka city.[7]DGHS,NICRH,NIDCH,BCPS,[8] Institute ofHealth Technology, Dhaka,BRAC Centre,Titumir College,ICDDR,B and SKS Tower are situated in Mohakhali. T & T satellite offices are situated on the west side of theKorail slum.[9]Mohakhali Flyover, the first flyover to open to traffic in the country, in November 2004, is located in Mohakhali.[10][11] Mohakhali General Market is situated beside the flyover bridge close to the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway.[12][13]



Korail Slum is located in Mohakhali.[14] In December 2016, a fire destroyed over 500 shanty homes in the slum.[15] That year, the Saat Tola slum which is also located in the Mohakhali caught fire.[16] On 26 October 2023, a massive fire atKhawaja Tower occurred and 3 people died due to the incident.[17]
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