Aftab Nagar

Aftab Nagar (Originally known as Jahurul Islam City)[1] is a neighborhood in Dhaka that is initiated by Eastern Housing Limited.[2] Aftabnagar sits in the heart of Dhaka at Rampura, it is one of the few neighborhoods that still hold the lush green environment of Dhaka;[3] This place is free from the bustling and chaos of Dhaka city where it is surrounded by the sounds of birds and breeze flowing through the trees. However, this place is quite festive with food-carts and tea stalls opening as the day falls to dusk. In the seasons of Autumn, there is fields of Catkin flowers or 'Kaashbon'.[4][5][6]

Right next door to Aftabnagar, is the Meradia Haat; which is one of the known marts of Dhaka for vegetables, meat and groceries. Aftabnagar also has a Khal that connects the waterbody of Hatirjheel to the Balu river, this canal allows the traders of meradia haat easily transport their goods and this 'khal' is what borders Aftabnagar to Banasree and connects with each other by bamboo bridges known as 'Basher Shako'. [7] Aftabnagar also has a cattle mart that sets in the season of Qurbani.[8][9]

Aftabnagar has a few well-known universities nearby such as East West University[10] and BRAC University.[11][12]

Aftabnagar is situated inside Badda Thana with Banasree to the south, Hatirjheel and Gulshan to the west and Merul Badda to the north.