This is a list of streets in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
A StreetLocation/RouteNotesAhmed Sofa SaraniLocated east of Savar Upazila and west of Uttarkhan.Previously called Mirpur DOHS–Uttara Road. Named after writer Ahmed Sofa.Atish Dipankar RoadLocated west of Mugdapara and east of Kamalapur railway station.Previously called Peripheral Road (""). Named after Atiśa, whose ashes reside in Kamalapur Dharmarajika Bauddha Vihara, located on the east side this road.Abdul Gani Road
B StreetRouteNotesB. K. Dash RoadBailey RoadEast of Ramna Park to Shantinagar Road intersectionDivided into Bailey Road and New Bailey Road. Officially renamed Natok Avenue () in 2005.Named because Victory Day () parades can be heard north of this roadBir Uttam Rafiqul Islam AvenueNamed after Bir Uttam Rafiqul IslamBir Uttam Ziaur Rahman Road Named After Bir Uttam Major Ziaur Rahman
C Street Location NotesChittaranjan Avenue, DhakaOld DhakaNamed After Chittaranjan Das
D StreetRoute/LocationNotes MotijeelNamed after former Dhaka Improvement Trust, which persists despite later being renamed RAJUK Street.Rampura
E StreetRoute/LocationNotesLinks Nawabpur in the east and Noyabazar in the west.One of Dhaka's oldest thoroughfares, it bears the name of the city's former Divisional Commissioner.
F StreetRoute/LocationLandmarksNotesResidence of Dhaka University's Vice Chancellor, British Council, Udayan School, and the Freedom Struggle () monument.In honour of Bampfylde Fuller, the first Lieutenant Governor of the province of Eastern Bengal and Assam. Officially renamed Sir Syed Ahmad Road by the municipality in 1967.
G StreetRoute/LocationLandmarksNotesDhanmondi Main Road of GulshanGulshan-Badda Gulshan UttaraUttara
H StreetRoute/LocationLandmarksNotesRamna ThanaOfficial residence of the Chief Justice, state guest houses, Ramna Park.Named after Lancelot Hare, the second Lieutenant Governor of Eastern Bengal and Assam.Hatirjeel Thana
I StreetRouteNotesIndira RoadBuilt as part of a neighborhood for the rehabilitation of Muhajirs during Pakistani rule. Named after the poet Muhammad Iqbal.
J StreetRouteLandmarksNotesChittaranjan Avenue to Dholaikhal RoadDhaka Baptist Church, Ray Shaheb Bazar. Also the location of the historical Azad cinema hall.Connects to Sadarghat to the south. Named after Luttman Johnson, who served as Dhaka's District Magistrate in 1893 and Divisional Commissioner in 19091910. Briefly renamed Liaquat Avenue after Pakistan's first prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan.
K StreetRouteNotesKazi Nazrul Islam AvenueKatabon Road Kamal Atatürk Avenue
L StreetRouteNotesLove Road, MirpurLove Road, Tejgaon
M StreetRoute/Location NotesMadani AvenueMajor road of Baridhara in Dhaka. Named after DIT (now Rajuk) Chairman G. M. Madani. Minto RoadMajor road of Ramna Area in Dhaka. Named after Viceroy of India Lord Minto. Manik Mia AvenueThe south avenue of Bangladesh national parliament house Complex in Sher E Bangla Nagar in Dhaka.Named after Tofazzal Hossain Manik MiahMaulana Bhasani RoadNamed after Maulana Bhasani
N StreetRouteNotesNawabpur RoadNew Elephant roadNilkhet road
O StreetRouteNotesBakshibazar in the west to Dhakeshwari TempleOriginally named after an orphanage built for Hindu children in the early 20th century, it was officially renamed Shahid Avenue in the 1980s by the city corporation.
P StreetRouteNotesNamed in 1916 after Pyarilal Das, who served as the municipal chairman.
R StreetRouteNotesStarts after Shewrapara and Kazipara in Mirpur, to Mirpur-10 roundabout.Named after Begum Rokeya in the 1970s when it was the main thoroughfare connecting the rest of Dhaka.
S StreetRouteNotesLinks the National Parliament () building.Shaheed Abrar Fahad AvenueNamed after Abrar Fahad in 2024. Named after Dhaka's Divisional Commissioner in the 1870s.
T StreetLocation NotesTopkhana RoadSegunbagichaMotijeel Old Dhaka Mohammadpur
U StreetRouteNotesUniversity Street
W StreetRoute/LocationNotesRampuraNamed by the municipality in 1878, coinciding with the inauguration of Dhaka Water Works alongside it. Z StreetRouteNotesZahir Raihan Road
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