Banani graveyard
The Banani graveyard (Bengali: বনানী কবরস্থান) is a cemetery in the Banani neighbourhood of Dhaka. It is one of eight state-run graveyards in Dhaka and with a capacity of around 22,000 graves it is one of the largest graveyards in that city. It covers an area of approximately 10 acres of land and two to three burials take place every day. Banani graveyard is the burial place of a number of notable Bangladeshis, amongst them the victims of the coup d'ètat of August 15, 1975. The graveyard was established in 1973.
| Banani graveyard, Dhaka | |
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Banani graveyard | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Geographic coordinates | 23.7990°N 90.4037°E |
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