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| official_name = Mirpur<br />
| native_name = মিরপুর<br />
| settlement_type = [[Thanas of Bangladesh|Thana]]<br />
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| pushpin_map = Bangladesh Dhaka#Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Mirpur within Dhaka##Location of Mirpur within Dhaka Division##Location of Mirpur within Bangladesh<br />
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Dhaka Division]]<br />
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Dhaka District]]<br />
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| population_total = 1074232<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|23.809309|N|90.360928|E|type:city_region:BD|display=inline,title}}<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Code]]<br />
| postal_code = 1216<br />
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'''Mirpur''' ({{lang-bn|মীরপুর/মিরপুর}}) is a ''[[Administrative divisions of Bangladesh|thana]]'' of [[Dhaka]] city, [[Bangladesh]]. It is bounded by [[Pallabi Thana]] to the north, [[Mohammadpur Thana]] to the south, [[Kafrul Thana|Kafrul]] to the east, and [[Savar Upazila]] to the west.<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book |last=Farooque |first=Md. Abu Hasan |year=2012 |chapter=Mirpur Model Thana |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Mirpur_Model_Thana |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Mirpur thana was established in 1962. The thana consists of one ''union porishod'', eight wards, 11 mouzas and 86 and 20 villages. Mirpur Thana (town) area was included in [[Keraniganj Thana]] during the [[United Kingdom|British]] period (1757 to 1947) and in [[Tejgaon Thana]] during the [[Pakistan]] period (1947 to 1971). After the [[Liberation War of Bangladesh|Liberation War]] following the victory day, Mirpur was independent on 31 January 1972.<br />
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== Geography ==<br />
[[Image:Pallabi, Mirpur DhakaP.jpg|right|thumb|[[Panorama|Panoramic]] view of Mirpur]]<br />
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Mirpur is located at {{coord|23.8042|N|90.3667|E|}}. It has a total area of {{convert|58.66|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} and is situated in the north-east of [[Dhaka]] city.<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
At the 2000 census of [[Bangladesh]], Mirpur had a population of 1,074,232, of which males constituted 54.15% and females 45.85%.<ref>2000 Census of Bangladesh</ref> 610,270 were over the age of 18, and the average literacy rate was 68.9% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 48.6%. Mirpur Thana has recently been divided into the three ''thanas'' of [[Shah Ali Thana|Shah Ali]], Pallabi and Kafrul.<ref name="census">{{cite web |url=http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm |url-status=dead |title=Table S04: Summary Statistics by Thana and Zila |website=Population and Housing Census, 1991 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm |archive-date=March 27, 2005 |access-date=November 10, 2006}}</ref><br />
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== Points of interest ==<br />
Mirpur ''Beribadh'' ([[Dyke (construction)|dyke]]) is a place in [[Dhaka]], the capital of [[Bangladesh]]. Mirpur ''thana'' is part of the [[Dhaka District]] in [[Dhaka Division]]. It is famous for various historical places in Dhaka city. The [[Dhaka Zoo]], the [[National Botanical Garden of Bangladesh]], [[Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium]],[[Sony Cinema Hall]], the [[Nobel Prize]]-winning [[Grameen Bank]]’s head office, [[Mirpur Cantonment]] and educational institutions including [[Military Institute of Science and Technology]], [[Bangladesh University of Professionals]], [[SOS Hermann Gmeiner College]], [[Dhaka Commerce College]], [[Govt. Bangla College]], [[Monipur High School]], [[Ibn Sina Medical College]], [[BCIC College]] are located here.<br />
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[[File:Mirpur 10 Night view.jpg|thumb|Mirpur 10 Night ]]<br />
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== Education ==<br />
===Universities===<br />
* [[Bangladesh University of Business and Technology]] (BUBT)<br />
* [[Bangladesh University of Professionals]]<br />
*European University In Bangladesh (EUB)<br />
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* Colleges<br />
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* [[Government Bangla College]]<br />
* [[Dhaka Commerce College]]<br />
* [[Mirpur University College]]<br />
* [[BCIC College]]<br />
* [[SOS Hermann Gmeiner College]]<br />
* [[Mirpur Bangla High School and College]] (MBHSC)<br />
* [[Monipur High School and College ]] (MUBC)<br />
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===High school and colleges===<br />
* Apple Tree International School, College and University of Textiles and Fashion<br />
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* SM Piyal Mazedul Islam Modelling High School<br />
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[[File:Mirpur DOHS.jpg|thumb|mirpur dohs]]<br />
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* [[KALYANPUR GIRLS' SCHOOL & COLLEGE|KALA GIRLS' INTERNATIONAL KITCHEN]] (EIIN: 108218)<br />
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For the cricket [[2011 ICC Cricket World Cup|world cup]] of 2011, Mirpur's [[Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium]] was selected as a venue.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://alltimebd.com/games/cricket/bangladesh-host-8-odi-match-in-icc-world-cup-2011-venues-information/ |title=Mirpur Host 6 ODI matches |website=All Time BD}}</ref> For this, renovations were carried out within the thana. The opening match was held there on 19 February 2011.<br />
[[File:BPL Fire Works.jpg|thumb|Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium]]<br />
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==Fires==<br />
* November 5, 2018 - Chandrabindu Fashion House <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/Fashion-house-gutted-in-Mirpur-fire/13535 |title=Fashion house gutted in Mirpur fire |website=Daily Bangladesh |date=5 November 2018}}</ref><br />
* April 14, 2019 - City Park Building, <ref>{{cite news |title=Fire at City Park building in Dhaka’s Mirpur-14 under control |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2019/04/14/fire-breaks-out-at-garment-factory-in-dhakas-mirpur-14 |work=bdnews24.com |date=April 14, 2019}}</ref><br />
* July 3, 2019 - Mirpur 14 Slum<br />
* August 16, 2019 - Mirpur 7, Cholontika Slum <ref>{{cite news |title=Fire destroys hundreds of shanties in Mirpur slum in Dhaka |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2019/08/16/slum-in-dhakas-mirpur-section-7-catches-fire |work=bdnews24.com |date=August 16, 2019}}</ref><br />
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[[File:Massive Fire Mirpur 7 Slum.jpg|thumb|Fire destroys hundreds of shanties in Mirpur slum in Dhaka]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
{{Commons category|Mirpur, Dhaka}}<br />
* [[Upazilas of Bangladesh]]<br />
* [[Districts of Bangladesh]]<br />
* [[Divisions of Bangladesh]]<br />
* [[List of districts and suburbs of Dhaka]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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