Hatirpool
Hatirpool is a busy marketplace in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is a crowded area, with shopping complexes, hotels & restaurants, and market.[1]
Etymology
[edit]Legend has it that the Bhawal Raja used to keep his tamed elephants at Pilkhana. The elephants were taken to the Hatirjheel wetlands for bathing along Elephant Road and Hatirpool (elephant's bridge) hence the name of the area.[2]
Today
[edit]The long road in Hatirpool connects Katabon to Kawran Bazar.
List of organization
[edit]Shopping complexes
Hotel and restaurants
- Shawarma Kebasish House
- China Kitchen
- Shumi's Hotcake
- 365 Kitchen
- Cafe 5 Elephant
- Pizza House
- Big Bite
- KFC
- Golden Chimney
- Manin Chinese
- Well Food
- Boss Sweets
- Fulkoli
- Baklava
- Decent Pastry Shop
- CP Five Star
- Haji Biriyani
- Seven Hill Restaurant
References
[edit]- ^ "Hatirpool-Panthapath road closed till Sunday". Prothom Alo. 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Zahir Hassan Nabil (11 January 2013). "Where Elephants Once Tread". Star Weekend.
- ^ "eastern plaza". Online Dhaka. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Sanitary warehouse in Hatirpool catches fire". Dhaka Tribune. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
23°44′34″N 90°23′18″E / 23.742716°N 90.388373°E
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