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Uttara
উত্তরা
Neighbourhood
Uttara Model Town
Airport Road
Kadam Square
Mugdho Mancha
Uttara Lake
Sonargaon Janapath
RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project
Map
Uttara is located in Dhaka division
Uttara
Uttara
Location of Uttara
Uttara is located in Bangladesh
Uttara
Uttara
Uttara (Bangladesh)
Coordinates: 23°52′37″N 90°22′37″E / 23.877°N 90.377°E / 23.877; 90.377
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictDhaka District
MetropolitanDNCC
Establishment25 June 1967
Founded byRAJUK
Area
 • Total
36.91 km2 (14.25 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
179,907
 • Density4,874.2/km2 (12,624/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1230

Uttara Model Town or simply Uttara (Bengali: উত্তরা, romanized: Uttôrā, lit. 'The North [of Dhaka]'; IPA: [ut̪ːɔɹa]) is a neighbourhood of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It lies on the road to Gazipur, and adjoins Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

History

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After the partition of India in 1947, Dhaka became the provincial capital of East Pakistan. However, due to the increasing pressure on the city and population density, the authorities began to recognize the need to develop new residential areas for Dhaka during the 1960s.[2] In 1965, the Dhaka Improvement Trust (present-day Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, abbreviated as RAJUK) conducted a survey for the construction of a satellite town for Dhaka. The survey recommended the construction of a 2,404-acre satellite town in the Azampur–Faydabad area[3] between Tongi and Kurmitola Airport (present-day Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport).[4] On 25 June 1967, the foundation stone of the project was laid by the governor of East Pakistan, Abdul Monem Khan.[5] The project was scheduled to be completed during the 1971–1972 fiscal year.[6] Under the initial plan, the project included 20,000 plots for a population of 124,000 people,[7] but the number of plots was later reduced to 4,302.[3] After the independence of Bangladesh, a mass grave from the Bangladesh Liberation War was discovered near the Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line in the proposed satellite town.[8] The project was named "North Satellite Town", which was renamed "Uttara Residential Model Town" in 1980, and it was administratively divided into nine sectors.[7] Later, due to necessity, a significant portion of Sector 1 was allocated to the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, while the entirety of Sector 2 was allocated to the Bangladesh Police.[9] By the 1985–1986 fiscal year, the first phase of the project had been completed, making the plots in Uttara's nine sectors available for use by their owners. Among the nine sectors, two sectors were allocated as commercial areas and for housing government officers and employees.[3][10]

Before settlements developed, Uttara was primarily a rural area. Most of it consisted of low-lying land, while the remaining areas outside the villages remained submerged under water. After the city was affected by the 1988 floods, the government constructed the Dhaka Embankment and filling in Uttara's wetlands began.[11][12] By 1990, the first phase of the project had been completed.[10] In 1992, the RAJUK initiated the second phase to expand Uttara westward in response to increasing migration pressure on the city. The second phase consisted of five sectors covering a total area of 438 acres[13] and was completed in 1998.[14] In 1999, the third phase of Uttara was announced. However, after several revisions, it was finalized in 2009. The plan called for the westward expansion of the second phase by four additional sectors over an area of 2,008 acres to accommodate 500,000 people. The plan included temporary housing for government officers and employees, as well as an apartment project for low-income families.[15] The apartment project in Sector 18 was planned in three separate blocks.[16] In 2022, Uttara came under the network of Dhaka Metro Rail.[17] In 2024, during the July Uprising, 70 people were killed in police firing while protesters participated in demonstrations.[18] In 5 August, as reactions of being subjected to repression, an enraged crowd attacked Uttara East police atation and set it on fire. Four police personnel were killed in the incident, and weapons from the station were looted.[19] One block of third phase's apartment project was completed by 2025, while the deadline for the remaining two blocks was extended to 2030.[16] In 21 July of the same year, 35 people, including the pilot, were killed in the Chengdu J-7 crash at the campus of Milestone School and College in Uttara.[20]

Demographics

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At the 2011 Bangladesh census, Uttara had a population of 179,907. According to the 2011 figures, males constitute 56.33% of the population and females 43.67%, and about 80% of the neighborhood's population are adults. Uttara has an average literacy rate of 90.49% (people 7 and older) which is much higher than the average literacy rate in Bangladesh at 77.9% as of 2023.[21][22]

Administration

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Uttara is divided into administrative and geographical divisions named sectors. There are 18 sectors in Uttara.[23] Every sector is organized under a sector welfare association.[24] Uttara Association is the combination of these sector-wise associations.[25] The neighborhood is under two wards (Ward no. 1[26] and Ward no. 51[27]) of Dhaka North City Corporation. Politically this area is in the Dhaka-18 constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad.[28]

Ward councillors

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Ward Area Name Ref.
01 Sectors 1 to 10 Afsar Uddin Khan [29]
51 Sectors 11 to 14 Mohammad Sharifur Rahman [30]

Geography

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Inner Uttara

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  • Sector 1
  • Sector 2
  • Sector 3
  • Sector 4
  • Sector 5
  • Sector 6
  • Sector 7
  • Sector 8
  • Sector 9
  • Sector 10
  • Sector 11
  • Sector 12
  • Sector 13
  • Sector 14
  • Sector 15
  • Sector 16
  • Sector 17
  • Sector 18

Outer Uttara

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  • Uttarkhan (Uttar Khan)
  • Dakshinkhan (Dakshin Khan or Daxinkhan)
  • Phulbaria[31] (Adjacent to Sector 10)
  • Ranabhola[31] (Adjacent to Sector 10)
  • Kamarpara[32] (Adjacent to Sector 10)
  • Dhour
  • Bamnartek
  • Nolbhog[33]
  • Noa Nagar
  • Dolipara[31] (Adjacent to Sector 5)
  • Katoitala (Adjacent to Sector 5)
  • Pakuria[33]
  • Diabari
  • Khantek[33]
  • Jatrabari[33]
  • Ahalia[33]
  • Ashkona
  • Khalpar[31]
  • Tarartek
  • Abdullahpur[34] (Situated at the banks of Turag River, adjacent to Sector 9)

Private housing

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  • Priyanka City[35] (Adjacent to Sector 12)
  • Rupayan City (Situated to the west at the end of Sector 12)[36]

Economy

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Uttara is a planned city and is one of the elite suburbs in Dhaka.[37] For that reason, and due to many other features, Uttara is one of the most desirable residential areas in Dhaka.[38] According to a survey conducted by B-Property in 2019, Uttara is the first choice of Dhaka residents for living. Nuswardi is Chief Executive of the property website B-Property. He said to BBC Bangla that this planned satellite town is an important place in the capital of Bangladesh which has all necessary amenities and services the residents need. In the future, more and more people will start living in Purbachal, which is located adjacent to the area so it is a plus point.[39]

Uttara is a popular destination for shooting Bangladeshi dramas.[40][41]

Sector 7 Bridge is a popular destination for street food lovers. Home to many street food vendors, the suburbs also house many posh, luxurious restaurants and fine-dinings. Residents from other parts of Dhaka visit these restaurants frequently.[42]

Parks and recreation

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Uttara has a total of eight parks. Sectors 1, 2, 5, 8, 9 and 10 have no parks. There are numerous lakes in Uttara, including Uttara Lake, however there are no lakes in sectors 1, 2, 6, 8, 10 and 12.[43] Khidir Canal also runs through the neighborhood. There is a children's amusement park in Sector 15 named Fantasy Island.[44]

Transportation

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Roads

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Uttara Airport Road

Many bus routes provide various transportation services in Uttara.[45] Many taxi services are available in this area such as Uber,[46] Pathao, Shohoz, and InDrive.

Rail

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Residents of Uttara use the Dhaka Airport Railway Station to travel.[47] Situated opposite to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport,[48] it is accessible via the Airport Road.

Dhaka Airport Railway Station
View of Sector 15 from train window while traveling from Uttara North to Uttara Center metro station

At present, the MRT Line 6 of Dhaka Metro connects Diabari of Uttara to Motijheel[49] There are three metro stations in Uttara under MRT Line 6, these include: Uttara North, Uttara Centre and Uttara South.[50]

Air

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Airport in Dhaka

There is an airport situated in Kurmitola, Dhaka named Shahjalal International Airport. It can be accessed by the eight-lane Airport Road.[51] To the north of the airport lies Uttara area and Gazipur city, while Dhaka city lies to its south. There is a railway station immediately outside (facing) the airport named Airport Railway Station.[48]

Streets

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Public institutions

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Post Office

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There is a sub-post office situated in Sector 3,[59] with a postal code of 1231.

Fire Service

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There is a fire service and civil defence station in Uttara.[60]

Regional Passport Office

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Uttara has a Regional Passport Office (RPO) situated in Sector 12.[61]

Thanas

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The neighbourhood of Uttara has six thanas (police precincts):[62]

Hospitals

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Education

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Schools

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Colleges and universities

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Medical colleges

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Tourist attractions

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Notable residents

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See also

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Notes

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References

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Citations

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  1. ↑ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Ullah 1987, p. 1.
  3. 1 2 3 Satu 2009, p. 53.
  4. ↑ Ullah 1987, p. 28.
  5. ↑ "Satellite town to house about 2 lakh people: GOVERNOR LAYS FOUNDATION STONE". The Eastern Examiner. 26 June 1967. p. 1.
  6. ↑ Ullah 1987, p. 34.
  7. 1 2 Ullah 1987, p. 40.
  8. ↑ Abu Hasan Farooque (2012). "Uttara Thana". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Ullah 1987, p. 67.
  10. 1 2 Satu 2009, p. 58.
  11. ↑ Mamun, Al Fatah (2 August 2025). "জলাশয় ও খাল ভরাট করে তিন দশকে উত্তরায় গড়ে উঠেছে শিক্ষাপ্রতিষ্ঠান ও আবাসন প্রকল্প". Bonik Barta (in Bengali).
  12. ↑ Shafik, Shahed (17 August 2017). "ঝুঁকির মুখে ঢাকা রক্ষা বাঁধ, পূর্বাঞ্চল সম্পূর্ণ অরক্ষিত". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali).
  13. ↑ Satu 2009, p. 59.
  14. ↑ Satu 2009, p. 60.
  15. ↑ Satu 2009, p. 60–61.
  16. 1 2 Zaman, Hamid-Uz (21 July 2025). "প্রকল্প তৈরিতে নিয়মের তোয়াক্কা করছে না রাজউক". Jugantor (in Bengali).
  17. ↑ Supti, Shehereen Amin (27 December 2023). "মেট্রোরেল যেভাবে জনবহুল এলাকার বাসিন্দাদের উত্তরার আবাসিক এলাকায় আগ্রহী করে তুলছে". The Business Standard (in Bengali).
  18. ↑ Hasan, Ahmadul (16 July 2025). "জুলাই গণ-অভ্যুত্থানে মৃত্যু বেশি ছিল ঢাকার পাঁচ এলাকায়". Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
  19. ↑ Bhuiya, Arman (26 September 2024). "আংশিক মেরামত করে চলছে উত্তরা পূর্ব থানা". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali).
  20. ↑ "মাইলস্টোনে বিমান দুর্ঘটনায় ইউনূসসহ ১৬ জনের বিরুদ্ধে মামলা". Dhaka Today (in Bengali). 7 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "District Statistics 2011 Dhaka" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  22. ↑ "7+ functional literacy rate increases to 77.9pc: BBS | News". BSS. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  23. ↑ নামেই উত্তরা মডেল টাউন [Uttara Model Town by name]. Samakal (in Bengali). 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  24. ↑ Tamim Majid (19 December 2017). আবাসিক চেহারা হারাচ্ছে উত্তরা ঢাকা উত্তর সিটি করপোরেশন, ওয়ার্ড-১ [Uttara, Dhaka North City Corporation, Ward-1 is losing its residential appearance]. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
  25. ↑ Talukdar (14 September 2019). উত্তরা এসোসিয়েশন'র বার্ষিক সাধারণ সভা অনুষ্ঠিত [Annual General Meeting of Uttara Association held]. Daily Amar Praner Bangladesh (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  26. ↑ উত্তর সিটির যেসব এলাকা যে ওয়ার্ডে [Areas of that ward in North City]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 28 April 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  27. ↑ ৫১ নম্বর ওয়ার্ড: আবাসিক পরিবেশ নিশ্চিতের প্রত্যয় [Ward No. 51: Commitment to ensure residential environment]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 31 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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  29. ↑ কাউন্সিলর পদেও আ’লীগ প্রার্থীদের জয়জয়কার [The victory of the A-League candidates for the post of councilor also]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  30. ↑ নতুন কাউন্সিলর হলেন যারা [Those are the new councilors]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 1 March 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  31. 1 2 3 4 Syed Abdul Malik (5 February 2019). দখলে বিলীন হচ্ছে উত্তরা খিদির খাল [The Uttara Khidir canal is disappearing]. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  32. ↑ আন্দোলনের মধ্যেই ঝরল আরও প্রাণ, মাকে বাসায় নেওয়া হলো না লিমনের [More lives were lost in the movement, Limon's mother was not taken home]. Samakal (in Bengali). 5 December 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  33. 1 2 3 4 5 Md. Polash Prodhan (5 November 2019). উন্নয়নবঞ্চিত তুরাগের মানুষ [People of Turag deprived of development]. Jugantor (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  34. ↑ টঙ্গী ব্রিজে গর্ত, দুদিন ধরে যানজটে অবর্ণনীয় দুর্ভোগ [Tongi bridge hole, indescribable misery in traffic for two days]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 13 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  35. ↑ উত্তরা প্রিয়াংকা সিটিতে সামান্য বৃষ্টিতেই জলাবদ্ধতা: নগরবাসীর দুর্ভোগ চরমে! [Waterlogging due to light rain in Uttara Priyanka City: The misery of the city dwellers is extreme!] (in Bengali). Dhanshiri TV. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  36. ↑ আবাসন: রূপায়ন সিটি উত্তরা, ঢাকার বুকে ছোট্ট এক সবুজ শহর [Housing: Rupayan City Uttara, A small green city in the heart of Dhaka]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 19 October 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  37. ↑ Saddam Hossain (20 November 2021). নামে অভিজাত, সুবিধায় নয় [Namely elite, not advantage]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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  48. 1 2 "From Sylhet to Dhaka Airport by train". Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  49. ↑ "Metro now connects Uttara with Motijheel". The Daily Star. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
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  52. 1 2 উত্তরায় একসঙ্গে ২৩ সড়কে সংস্কার. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 3 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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  54. 1 2 বিশ্ব ইজতেমা কাল শুরু. Samakal (in Bengali). 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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  58. 1 2 3 ঢাকার সকল হাসপাতালের ঠিকানা ও ফোন নম্বর. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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  63. 1 2 উত্তরার তিন হাসপাতালে ১০০ মৃত্যুর তথ্য গোপন. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  64. 1 2 উত্তরা আধুনিক মেডিকেল হাসপাতালে আন্তর্জাতিক সেবিকা দিবস উদযাপন. Channel 24 (Bangladesh) (in Bengali). 11 May 2022. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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