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== History ==
An old village named Bhola Gram used to be located in what is now Gulshan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.risingbd.com/amp/feature/news/317102|website=Rising BD|title=গুলশান ভুলে গেছে ভোলা গ্রামের কথা|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2020/11/21/op-ed-can-a-city-be-equal-for-all | title=OP-ED: Can a city be equal for all? | date=21 November 2020 }}</ref> The city was founded as a planned model town in 1961 with its own Pourashabha (''municipal corporation''), while the
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| access-date = 2006-11-15}}</ref> In 1984, Gulshan, along with [[Mirpur Thana|Mirpur]] municipality, was absorbed into [[Dhaka]].<ref>Syed Ali Mortuza, ''Rural-urban Migration in Bangladesh: Causes and Effects'', page 59, Dietrich Reimer, Berlin 1992</ref>
The area was originally built with the purpose of being solely residential; however, over the years many commercial buildings have been set up in the area. Gulshan is now a mix of a serene residential area and also a city center with shopping malls and commercial buildings. The Gulshan city center consists of Gulshan, Baridhara
On 3 January 2017, at approximately 2:30 a.m. [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]] midnight,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/134805/Fire-engulfs-Gulshan-DCC-Market|title=Fire engulfs Gulshan DCC Market|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> a fire broke out in a local market, DCC, in Gulshan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/01/03/gulshan-dcc-market-goes-up-in-flames|title=Massive fire tears through Dhaka market, causes partial collapse|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/fire-gulshan-dcc-market-1339705|title=Fire still at DCC market, owners fear sabotage|date=3 January 2017|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>
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== Geography ==
[[File:Gulshan.png|thumb|left|Gulshan Thana (By towns)]]
The Gulshan Thana comprises an area of 8.85 km<sup>2</sup>, consisting of ward 18 and ward 19 (partial),<ref>[http://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/0aa12667_6743_4c41_9382_da586a5f7714/dhaka.pdf Dhaka Division. As of July 2016] bbs.portal.gov.bd</ref> including Gulshan Model Town, consisting of Gulshan circle 1 and circle 2
Gulshan is a commercial and residential area, originally meant for offices and embassies of diplomatic missions, as well as residences. The area has seen an upsurge in the number of high-rise buildings, restaurants, residential areas, modern markets and ice-cream parlors since the mid-1990s. The independent houses of the early 1970s that stood far from each other in the Gulshan area have vanished because of the commercial boom, to the point that older residents claim it is no longer a residential area.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/j7hfha5myu|title=DNCC to set up app-based parking locations in Gulshan to reduce traffic slowdowns|language=en|date=2022-11-14|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2023-12-06|archive-date=2023-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114041945/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/j7hfha5myu|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===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
=== Diplomatic missions ===
[[File:US embassy dhaka.jpg|thumb|[[U.S. Embassy, Dhaka]]]]
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