Mirpur DOHS

Mirpur DOHS^[1] is a neighbourhood of Dhaka North, situated in Mirpur Thana of Dhaka City, Bangladesh.^[2] The area is under the jurisdiction of Pallabi Thana Police Station.^[3][4]

Mirpur DOHS
Mirpur DOHS
Interactive map of Mirpur DOHS
Coordinates: 23°50′13″N 90°22′12.1″E
Time zone	BST

The area is administered by Cantonment Board, Dhaka.

The neighbourhood is located close to Mirpur Cantonment.^[5] The Postal Code for Mirpur DOHS is 1216.

History

The area is governed by Mirpur DOHS (Defence Officers' Housing Scheme) parishad. It is the largest in the country with a total of 1290 individual lots.^[6] The Government of Bangladesh allocated 37 lots to the relatives of 37 officers killed in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny and an additional 20 apartments were allocated to ten families, 2 each.^[7][8] In 2015, Bangladesh Police busted a human trafficking ring based in Mirpur DOHS, rescuing 46 victims.^[9] Mirpur DOHS Porishod is the Security Force of Mirpur DOHS, it has about a few hundred members.

Notable Places

• Sarkar Bari Mosque^[10]
• Mirpur DOHS Central Mosque^[11]
• Mirpur Cantonment
• Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)
• Mirpur DOHS Mosque No. 3
• Mirpur DOHS Mosque No. 4
• Mirpur DOHS Shopping Complex
• Mirpur Cantonment Public School and College (MCPSC)
• Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)
• Metro Rail Station, Pallabi
• Central Play Ground
• Jostna Shorobor
• Children's Park
• Boikali Mirpur DOHS Park
• Cultural Centre
• CSD Mirpur DOHS
• CP Five Star
• Saloon Mirpur DOHS CSD
• Starbase Gym
• MES Canteen
• Prantik Park
• Amana Big Bazar - DOHS
• Cafe Obokash