Hatirpool

Hatirpool Bazar at Night

Hatirpool is a busy marketplace in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is a crowded area, with shopping complexes, hotel & restaurants, and market.^[1]

Etymology

Hatirpool has an ancient history. The Bhawal Raja used to keep his tame elephants at Pilkhana. The elephants were taken to the wetlands through the Elephant Road and Hatirpool. There was a pool for transportation for Elephant. That's how the name Hatirpool came from.

Today

The pool has now gone, a long road in Hatirpool connects Katabon to Kawran Bazar.

List of organization

Shopping complexes

• Eastern Plaza^[2]
• Nahar Plaza
• Motaleb Plaza^[3]

Hotel and restaurants

• Shawarma Kebasish House
• China Kitchen
• Haritage Pizza

References

1. "Hatirpool-Panthapath road closed till Sunday". Prothom Alo. 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
2. "eastern plaza". Online Dhaka. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
3. "Sanitary warehouse in Hatirpool catches fire". Dhaka Tribune. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

Coordinates: 23°44′34″N 90°23′18″E / 23.742716°N 90.388373°E