Official Name: | Darus Salam Thana |
Native Name: | দারুস সালাম থানা |
Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh Dhaka#Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Darus Salam Thana within Dhaka##Location of Darus Salam Thana within Dhaka Division##Location of Darus Salam Thana within Bangladesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Map Caption1: | Expandable map of vicinity of Darus Salam Thana |
Population Total: | 159139 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | 31956 |
Area Total Km2: | 4.98 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 23 |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 23.7922°N 90.343°W |
Darus Salam Thana is a thana, an administrative unit, of Dhaka District, Bangladesh.
During the Bangladesh Liberation war, Bengali intellectuals were killed by Pakistan Army in this area. After the Independence of Bangladesh a memorial was constructed for the intellectuals. The thana itself was created in on 23 August 2008 from areas under Mirpur Thana.[3]
The thana is under the jurisdiction of Darussalam Police Station of the Bangladesh Police. They are responsible for law enforcement in the thana.[4] [5] The police station was established on 23 September 2008.[6]
There are 4 notable educational institutions in the thana according to Banglapedia.