Darus Salam Thana is a thana, an administrative unit, of Dhaka District, Bangladesh.

History

During the Bangladesh Liberation war, Bengali intellectuals were killed by Pakistan Army in this area. After the Independence of Bangladesh a memorial was constructed for the intellectuals. The thana itself was created in on 23 August 2008 from areas under Mirpur Thana.[4]

The thana is under the jurisdiction of Darussalam Police Station of the Bangladesh Police. They are responsible for law enforcement in the thana.[5][6] The police station was established on 23 September 2008.[7]

Demographics

Religions in Darus Salam Thana (2011)[8]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 96.43%
Hinduism
 
 3.42%
Other or not stated
 
 0.15%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Darus Salam Thana had 37,264 households with an average household size of 3.94 and a population of 159,139. Males constituted 54.62% (86,926) of the population while females 45.38% (72,213). Darus Salam Thana had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 67.2%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 120.There were 872 floating people in this jurisdiction. [9]

The religious breakdown was Muslim 96.43% (153,465), Hindu 3.42% (5,441), Christian 0.12% (184), Buddhist 0.02% (35), and others 0.01% (14). 22 ethnic people were living there.

Notable educational institutions

There are 4 notable educational institutions in the thana according to Banglapedia.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b Mondal, Rajib. "Darus Salam Thana". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Case lodged over attack on Dr Kamal's motorcade in Dhaka". The Daily Star. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. ^ "HC summons IOs of 2 militancy cases". The Daily Star. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  7. ^ "2 new police stations start functioning in city today". The Daily Star. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Dhaka" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ "Community Tables: Dhaka district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darus_Salam_Thana
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