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Mirpur Model Thana
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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>Mirpur Thana was established in 1962. The thana consists of one <i>union parishad</i>, eight wards, 11 mouzas and 86 and 20 villages. Mirpur Thana (town) area was included in <a href="/facts/Keraniganj_Thana/jIjQynFz">Keraniganj Thana</a> during the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">British</a> period (1757–1947) and in <a href="/facts/Tejgaon_Thana/7HRu0YPe">Tejgaon Thana</a> during the <a href="/facts/Pakistan/cbIsvJy1">Pakistan</a> period (1947–1971). After the <a href="/facts/Bangladesh_Liberation_War/gTshjg0R">Bangladesh Liberation War</a>, following the <a href="/facts/Victory_Day_of_Bangladesh/4hNJxjLh">victory day</a>, Mirpur was independent on 31 January 1972. </p> <h2 id="geography">Geography</h2> <p>The thana, with a total area of 6.42 km2 (2.48 sq mi), is situated in the northeast of <a href="/facts/Dhaka/8IYAkBh9">Dhaka</a> city. It is bounded by <a href="/facts/Shah_Ali_Thana/Knt3LcML">Shah Ali Thana</a> and <a href="/facts/Pallabi_Thana/fvM39WJP">Pallabi Thana</a> on the north, <a href="/facts/Sher-e-Bangla_Nagar_Thana/oPllUn4K">Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana</a> and <a href="/facts/Darus_Salam_Thana/zs4xFwJE">Darus Salam Thana</a> on the south, <a href="/facts/Pallabi_Thana/fvM39WJP">Pallabi Thana</a> and <a href="/facts/Kafrul_Thana/ntaCILXe">Kafrul Thana</a> on the east and <a href="/facts/Shah_Ali_Thana/Knt3LcML">Shah Ali Thana</a> and <a href="/facts/Darus_Salam_Thana/zs4xFwJE">Darus Salam Thana</a> on the west. </p> <h2 id="demographics">Demographics</h2> <p>According to <a href="/facts/2011_Bangladesh_census/cB1VJEN4">2011 Census of Bangladesh</a>, Mirpur Thana had a population of 500,373 with average household size of 4.3 members, and an average literacy rate of 80.2% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="sections">Sections</h2> <p>Mirpur is divided into multiple sections. </p> <ul><li>Mirpur-1</li> <li>Mirpur-2</li> <li>Mirpur-3</li> <li>Mirpur-4</li> <li>Mirpur-5</li> <li>Mirpur-6</li> <li>Mirpur-7</li> <li>Mirpur-8</li> <li>Mirpur-9</li> <li>Mirpur-10</li> <li>Section-11</li> <li>Section-11.5</li> <li>Section-12</li> <li>Section-13</li> <li>Section-14</li> <li>Section-15</li></ul> <h2 id="demographics">Demographics</h2> <p>According to 2011 census, Mirpur Thana had a population of 500,373 with average household size of 4.3 members, and an average literacy rate of 80.2% vs a national average of 51.8% literacy.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="education">Education</h2> <h3>Colleges</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/BCIC_College/M9FSpB86">BCIC College</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dhaka_Commerce_College/VCJ93vp2">Dhaka Commerce College</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Government_Bangla_College/XIvQ8kFB">Government Bangla College</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Monipur_High_School_and_College/ARy0vvXD">Monipur High School and College</a> (MUBC)</li> <li><a href="/facts/SOS_Hermann_Gmeiner_College/PQoxp6Tc">SOS Hermann Gmeiner College</a></li> <li>Mirpur Cantonment Public School and College</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mirpur_College/x1kpezqf">Mirpur College</a></li> <li>Shaheed Police Smrity College</li></ul> <h3>Universities</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Bangladesh_Maritime_University/vfpDbryV">Bangladesh Maritime University</a> (Temporary Campus)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bangladesh_University_of_Business_and_Technology/y1TbHInR">Bangladesh University of Business and Technology</a> (BUBT)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bangladesh_University_of_Professionals/cnLJ0Mur">Bangladesh University of Professionals</a> (BUP)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Military_Institute_of_Science_and_Technology/krU06cYz">Military Institute of Science and Technology</a> (MIST)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Prime_University/bQczMpvP">Prime University</a></li></ul> <p>For the cricket <a href="/facts/2011_ICC_Cricket_World_Cup/jsDP7lNd">world cup</a> of 2011, Mirpur's <a href="/facts/Sher-e-Bangla_Cricket_Stadium/JfUW9AyK">Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium</a> was selected as a venue.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> For this, renovations were carried out within the thana. The opening match was held there on 19 February 2011. </p> <h2 id="incidents">Incidents</h2> <h3>Fire incidents</h3> <ul><li>November 5, 2018 - Chandrabindu Fashion House <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li> <li>April 14, 2019 - City Park Building, <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li>July 3, 2019 - Mirpur 14 Slum</li> <li>August 16, 2019 - Mirpur 7, Cholontika Slum <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="points-of-interest">Points of interest</h2> <p>Mirpur <i>Beribadh</i> (<a href="/facts/Dyke_(construction)/99xdvoVg">dyke</a>) is a place in <a href="/facts/Dhaka/8IYAkBh9">Dhaka</a>, the capital of <a href="/facts/Bangladesh/NXk4f78Y">Bangladesh</a>. Mirpur <i>thana</i> is part of the <a href="/facts/Dhaka_District/8AzkV3rI">Dhaka District</a> in <a href="/facts/Dhaka_Division/EeJ18PpS">Dhaka Division</a>. It is famous for various historical places in Dhaka city. The <a href="/facts/Dhaka_Zoo/ucrJlYuQ">Dhaka Zoo</a>, the <a href="/facts/National_Botanical_Garden_of_Bangladesh/YeNfUV3F">National Botanical Garden of Bangladesh</a>, <a href="/facts/Sher-e-Bangla_Cricket_Stadium/JfUW9AyK">Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium</a>,Sony Cinema Hall, the <a href="/facts/Nobel_Prize/3z1Y3oFL">Nobel Prize</a>-winning <a href="/facts/Grameen_Bank/A1CuR5yU">Grameen Bank</a>’s head office, <a href="/facts/Mirpur_Cantonment/r1V6tnu0">Mirpur Cantonment</a> and educational institutions including <a href="/facts/Military_Institute_of_Science_and_Technology/krU06cYz">Military Institute of Science and Technology</a>, <a href="/facts/Bangladesh_University_of_Professionals/cnLJ0Mur">Bangladesh University of Professionals</a>, <a href="/facts/SOS_Hermann_Gmeiner_College/PQoxp6Tc">SOS Hermann Gmeiner College</a>, <a href="/facts/Dhaka_Commerce_College/VCJ93vp2">Dhaka Commerce College</a>, <a href="/facts/Govt._Bangla_College/XIvQ8kFB">Govt. Bangla College</a>, <a href="/facts/Monipur_High_School/ARy0vvXD">Monipur High School</a>, <a href="/facts/Ibn_Sina_Medical_College/ME01HjoY">Ibn Sina Medical College</a>, <a href="/facts/BCIC_College/M9FSpB86">BCIC College</a> are located here. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mirpur, Dhaka. <ul><li><a href="/facts/Upazilas_of_Bangladesh/kj3dQ0vx">Upazilas of Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Districts_of_Bangladesh/YfA2UEkv">Districts of Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Divisions_of_Bangladesh/4ou252f1">Divisions of Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Neighbourhoods_in_Dhaka_Metropolitan_Area/wHfDJPQe">Neighbourhoods in Dhaka Metropolitan Area</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thanas_of_Bangladesh/t2d3egRP">Thanas of Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Union_councils_of_Bangladesh/osLH3exf">Union councils of Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_city_corporations_in_Bangladesh/qpkL4nta">List of city corporations in Bangladesh</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Farooque, Md. Abu Hasan (2012). "Mirpur Model Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. <a href="http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Mirpur_Model_Thana" target="_blank">http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Mirpur_Model_Thana</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Where is Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh on Map Lat Long Coordinates". www.latlong.net. Retrieved 2023-04-15. <a href="https://www.latlong.net/place/mirpur-dhaka-bangladesh-25731.html" target="_blank">https://www.latlong.net/place/mirpur-dhaka-bangladesh-25731.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Table S04: Summary Statistics by Thana and Zila". Population and Housing Census, 1991. Archived from the original on March 27, 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2006. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015. <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Bureau_of_Statistics" target="_blank">/wiki/Bangladesh_Bureau_of_Statistics</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015. <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Bureau_of_Statistics" target="_blank">/wiki/Bangladesh_Bureau_of_Statistics</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Mirpur Host 6 ODI matches". All Time BD. <a href="http://alltimebd.com/games/cricket/bangladesh-host-8-odi-match-in-icc-world-cup-2011-venues-information/" target="_blank">http://alltimebd.com/games/cricket/bangladesh-host-8-odi-match-in-icc-world-cup-2011-venues-information/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Fashion house gutted in Mirpur fire". Daily Bangladesh. 5 November 2018. <a href="https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/Fashion-house-gutted-in-Mirpur-fire/13535" target="_blank">https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/Fashion-house-gutted-in-Mirpur-fire/13535</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Fire at City Park building in Dhaka's Mirpur-14 under control". bdnews24.com. April 14, 2019. <a href="https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2019/04/14/fire-breaks-out-at-garment-factory-in-dhakas-mirpur-14" target="_blank">https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2019/04/14/fire-breaks-out-at-garment-factory-in-dhakas-mirpur-14</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Fire destroys hundreds of shanties in Mirpur slum in Dhaka". bdnews24.com. August 16, 2019. <a href="https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2019/08/16/slum-in-dhakas-mirpur-section-7-catches-fire" target="_blank">https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2019/08/16/slum-in-dhakas-mirpur-section-7-catches-fire</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>