Jamuna State Guest House

Jamuna State Guest House
General information
Town or city Dhaka[1]
Country Bangladesh

Jamuna State Guest House is the official guest house of the government of Bangladesh for visiting heads of states located in Ramna Thana, Dhaka.[2][3]

History

In 2005 the heads of SAARC governments meet here for the SAARC conference which was held in Dhaka that year.[4] In 2009 after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was elected she moved to Jamuna State Guest House as the official residence of the Prime Minister, Gonobhaban, was being renovated.[5] She moved from her private residence to the guest house on the advice of intelligence agencies who were concerned over her security.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Giving Padma bridge a boost". The Daily Star. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Why Modi stays at Hotel Sonargaon". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Sarkar, Md. Mosharraf Hossain (2012). "Ramna Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ↑ Bangladesh Quarterly. Department of Films & Publications, Government of Bangladesh. July 2005. p. 18. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hasina moves to Jamuna from Sudha Sadan". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "PM's public programmes curtailed on security alert". The Daily Star. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

Coordinates: 23°44′30″N 90°24′00″E / 23.7417°N 90.4001°E / 23.7417; 90.4001

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