Chowkbazar Thana
Chowkbazar
চকবাজার | |
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Front face of Chawkbazar Mosque | |
Interactive map of Chowkbazar | |
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| Coordinates: 23°43′01″N 90°23′47″E / 23.717036°N 90.396322°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 123,053 |
| • Density | 75,433/km2 (195,370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1211 |
| Area code | 02 |
Chowkbazar (Bengali: চকবাজার), also called Chawkbazar Model Thana, is a Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was formed in August 2009 from parts of Lalbagh Thana and Kotwali Thana, and has an area of 2.07 km2. It includes the Chowk Bazaar and was the site of the February 2019 Dhaka fire, that left scores of people dead.