Sheikh Tamim highway
Interactive map of Sheikh Tamim highway | |
| Native name | শেখ তামিম মহাসড়ক (Bengali) |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani |
| Type | Street |
| Maintained by | Dhaka North City Corporation |
| Length | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 23°49′23″N 90°22′41″E / 23.8230038°N 90.3781911°E |
| East end | ECB Square–Jasimuddin Intersection Road |
| Major junctions |
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| West end | Road 9 |
| Construction | |
| Commissioned | 2018 |
| Completion | 2023 |
| Other | |
| Status | Active |
Sheikh Tamim highway[1] is a street located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
In the 2010s or earlier, a pathway was constructed through Kalshi to connect the Dhaka Cantonment with the Mirpur Cantonment.[2] In 2018, a plan was made to construct a flyover from ECB Square to Kalshi intersection, which also included widening the existing streets located under the proposed flyover.[3] By 2023, the widening of the 3.7 km-long pathway stretching from ECB Square through Kalshi to Mirpur DOHS was completed. On 19 February of the same year, the widened street was inaugurated along with the Kalshi flyover.[4] On 23 April 2024, the street was named after Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar.[5][6]
References
- ^ "কালশী উড়ালসেতুর নাম বদলে হলো শেখ তামিম মহাসড়ক". Protidiner Bangladesh (in Bengali). 24 April 2024.
- ^ Biswas, P. R. (12 March 2019). "Flyover on Kalshi Road work on in full swing". The Asian Age.
- ^ Aman, Hasibul (7 January 2018). "Flyover to be built in Mirpur". Daily Sun.
- ^ "এক ঘণ্টার রাস্তা ১৭ মিনিটে পাড়ি". Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 19 February 2023.
- ^ "কাতারের আমিরের নামে ঢাকায় পার্ক ও সড়কের নামকরণ". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh names road and park after Amir". Qatar Tribune. 24 April 2024.