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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 in November 2004.[10][11] Mohakhali General Market is situated beside the flyover bridge close to the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway.[12][13]
Mohakhali
মহাখালী | |
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 Skyline of Mohakhali | |
 Expandable map of Mohakhali | |
  Mohakhali Location of Mohakhali within Dhaka  Mohakhali Location of Mohakhali within Dhaka Division  Mohakhali Location of Mohakhali within Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23.777264°N 90.403492°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Dhaka |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
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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] On 26 October 2023, a massive fire at Khawaja Tower occurred and 3 people died due to the incident.[17]
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