Mohakhali
মহাখালী
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| Coordinates: 23°46′38″N 90°24′13″E / 23.777264°N 90.403492°E / 23.777264; 90.403492 | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Dhaka |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
Mohakhali (Bengali: মহাখালী) is a neighborhood of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh.[1][2] Mohakhali is one of the busiest places in Dhaka city. Mohakhali is bounded by Banani in the north and Tejgoan area[3] in the south while Gulshan and Niketan is in the east and Mohakhali DOHS to the west.[4][5] Many important offices and institutions are based in Mohakhali.[6] Mohakhali Inter District Bus Terminal is one of the most important terminals of Dhaka city.[7] DGHS, NICRH, NIDCH, BCPS,[8] Institute of Health Technology, Dhaka, BRAC Centre, ICDDR,B and Titumir College are situated in Mohakhali. T & T satellite offices are situated on the west side of the korail slum.[9] Mohakhali Flyover, the first of its kind was opened to traffic on November 2004.[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] In 26 October 2023 massive fire at Khawaja Tower happened and 3 people died from that incedent.[17]
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