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Banani graveyard

The Banani graveyard (Bengali: বনানী কবরস্থান) is a cemetery in the Banani neighbourhood of Dhaka. It is one of eight state-run graveyards in Dhaka and with a capacity of around 22,000 graves it is one of the largest graveyards in that city.[1] It covers an area of approximately 10 acres of land and two to three burials take place every day.[2] Banani graveyard is the burial place of a number of notable Bangladeshis, amongst them the victims of the coup d'ètat of August 15, 1975.[3] The graveyard was established in 1973.[4]

Banani graveyard, Dhaka
Banani graveyard
Religion
AffiliationIslam
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LocationDhaka, Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates23°47′56″N 90°24′13″E / 23.7990°N 90.4037°E / 23.7990; 90.4037

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Grave of the victims of 15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état

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  1. ^ "Why Dhaka falling short of graveyards?". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  2. ^ "Dhaka's biggest graveyard by Dec". The Daily Star. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  3. ^ "Jubo League pays tribute to Bangabandhu". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  4. ^ Quamruzzaman, Amm (2009-04-29). "Graveyards and Urbanization: The Case of Dhaka City". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.1414122.
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