Mirpur Road
Mirpur Road is a long north-south road connecting the northern part of Mirpur and Dhaka University campus.This is one of the major roads in Dhaka. Mirpur road runs through Shyamoli, Mohammadpur, Dhanmondi. the main intersections of Mirpur road include Asad Avenue-Mirpur road, Darus-salam road-Mirpur road, Elephant road-Mirpur road, Panthapath crossing, Ring road crossing etc. The road is one of the busiest roads of Dhaka city. Numerous Buildings and skyscrapers are situated on this road.
Buildings and architecture
Mirpur road is home to numerous buildings, skyscrapers, architectural structures etc. Predominantly buildings include commercial builins, offices, shopping malls and shopping complexes, educational institutions, restaurants, hospitals and so on.
- Shopping Complexes: There is a good number of shopping centers in Mirpur road including the famous Dhaka New Market. Notable shopping complexes include Plaza A.R, Metro Shopping Mall, Rapa Plaza, Family World, Sunrize Plaza, Arong and so forth.
- Educational Institutions: Educational institutions which are beside on Mirpur road include Dhaka Residential Model College, Dhanmondi Government Boys' High School, Daffodil International University, Dhaka City College, New Model Degree College etc.
- Hospitals: Shahid Shohrawardi Hospital, one of the largest governmental hospitals and medical colleges of Dhaka is situated on Mirpur road. Other hospitals include Trauma Center, Care Hospital, Lab Aid Cardiac Hospital etc.
Besides, there are a numbers of governmental and non-government offices situated on this road. Gonobhaban, the official residence of Prime Minister is also situated on Mirpur road. Dhaka New Market, a traditional renowned market of Dhaka, where different sorts of commodities are found at a cheap rate, is situated on the southern part of Mirpur road near Nilkhet.