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| date = 10 August 2003
| url = http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2003/10/02/impression.htm
| access-date = 2007-12-16}}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/south_asia/6729787.stm Jail for Bangladeshi businessman], BBC, 7 June 2007; ''Retrieved 2007-12-16''</ref> and is now home to a number of the city's restaurants, five star hotels, shopping centers, schools, banks, offices and members' clubs; it also hosts the majority of [[embassy|embassies]] and [[high commissioner|high commission]]s in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |title= A Toast Drunk in Tea, and Dacca Has a U.S. Embassy |first= Robert |last= Trumbull |work= The New York Times |date= 19 May 1972 |page= 4 |url= https://www.proquest.com/docview/119399825/ }}</ref> Many Bangladeshi and international companies have their offices in Gulshan.<ref> [https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/325436/how-bhola-gram-became-gulshan "How Bhola Gram became Gulshan"] (''[[Dhaka Tribune]]'')</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/6/11/bangladeshs-missing-billionaires-a-wealth-boom-and-stark-inequality | title=Bangladesh's 'missing billionaires': A wealth boom and stark inequality }}</ref>
== History ==
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! style="font-size:120%; background: #ccccff;"| '''International brand stores in Gulshan'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|<small>'''Food:''' [[Mövenpick Ice Cream|Mövenpick]] • [[Pizza Hut]] • [[Coffee World]] • [[A&W Restaurants|A&W]] • [[Pizza Inn
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| style="text-align: left;"|<small>'''Clothes and accessories:''' [[Levi's]] • [[Puma (brand)|Puma]] • [[Being Human Foundation|Being Human]] • [[Hush Puppies]] • [[Bata Shoes|Bata]] • [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]] • [[Giordano (store)|Giordano]] • [[Skechers]] • [[Splash (fashion)|Splash]] • [[Steve Madden (company)|Steve Madden]] • [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]</small>
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The area hosts a number of private clubs. While the Gulshan Club<ref name="tourism">{{cite web | title = Entertainment | work = Tourist Attractions | publisher = [[Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation]] | url = http://www.bangladeshtourism.gov.bd/entermaint5_club.php | access-date = 2007-08-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070807073034/http://www.bangladeshtourism.gov.bd/entermaint5_club.php | archive-date = 7 August 2007 | url-status = dead }}</ref> and International Club have their own policies, most of the rest are sponsored by the various diplomatic missions. These include the American Recreation Association (American Club),<ref>[http://www.americanclubdhaka.com/ Official Site of American Club, Dhaka]</ref> the Canadian Club,<ref name="tourism"/> the Dutch Club,<ref name="tourism"/> the Australian Club (membership also available to New Zealanders), the Nordic Club (membership available to citizens of Scandinavian countries) and the German Club (membership available to EU citizens).<ref name="tourism"/> The BAGHA (British Aid Guest House Association) Club falls under the British High Commission umbrella and also accepts membership from EU citizens.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/baghaclub/Bagha.html|title=Bagha|date=26 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026220951/http://www.geocities.com/baghaclub/Bagha.html |accessdate=26 June 2023|archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref> While it is not a club as such, the quarters of the American Embassy's Marine Guard unit maintains a small private bar.
There is a 250-room [[Star (classification)|five star]] hotel, [[Westin]], located at circle-2.<ref>[http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-17765380-the_westin_dhaka-i Westin, Dhaka] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223150214/http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-17765380-the_westin_dhaka-i |date=23 December 2007 }} at [[Yahoo]] Travels; ''Retrieved 2007-12-14''</ref>
===Health===
The headquarters of [[International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh|icddr,b]] is in [[Mahakhali]]. Gulshan Mother and Child Clinic (Gulshan Maa O Shishu Clinic), Gulshan Group Clinic, Retina and Eye Center, DNS Diagnostics and Telemedicine, Sikder's Women's Hospital, Ear Care Center, and Balaka Pharmacy are in Gulshan Model Town.<ref name=AIS>[http://www.ais-dhaka.net/healthcare.pdf Local Health Care Providers], [[American International School of Dhaka|American International School]], Dhaka; ''Retrieved 2007-12-14''</ref> The Dental Studio, and Sarah Dental Clinic.<ref name=AIS/> There also Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital in Gulshan, Aysha Memorial Specialized Hospital and LifeLine in [[Mohakhali]], and Nova Medical Center, Peerless Diagnostic & Treatment Centre.<ref>[http://www.timemachine1.com/dir/mdata.asp?page=1&subcategory_id=493 Medical directory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717060122/http://www.timemachine1.com/dir/mdata.asp?page=1&subcategory_id=493 |date=17 July 2011 }}, TimeMachine.com; ''Retrieved 2007-12-14''</ref> There also Midway Clinic, Adventist Dental Clinic, Modern Clinic & Blood Center and Shifa Pharmacy in Gulshan, Christian Medical Hospital in [[Baridhara]], and Metropolitan Medical Center and Marie Stopes Clinic in Mohakhali.<ref>[http://www.bizbangladesh.com/imp_health_services_bangladesh.php Medical services], BisnessInfo Bangladesh; ''Retrieved 2007-12-14''</ref>
=== Diplomatic missions ===
[[File:US embassy dhaka.jpg|thumb|[[U.S. Embassy, Dhaka]]]]
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