Gulshan Lake
Lake in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Gulshan Lake is a lake in Dhaka, Bangladesh,[1][2] that borders Gulshan, Niketan, Badda, Shahjadpur and Baridhara Diplomatic Zone.[3][4][5]
| Gulshan Lake | |
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View looking south from Gulshan Badda Link Rd, 2013 | |
  Gulshan Lake Location within Bangladesh | |
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 23.786°N 90.421°E |
| Type | Lake |
History
In June 2015 Bangladesh High Court ordered the government to vacate portions of Gulshan lake that had been encroached upon.[6] Since the July 2016 Dhaka attack, all boats have been removed from the lake.[7] The government announced plans to introduce water taxis in the lake.[8] In April 2017, the Capital Development Authority under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works destroyed a number of structures on the banks of the lake to make way for the building of pathway on the banks of the lake.[9] Shahid Dr. Fazle Rabbi Park is near this lake.[10][11]
Ecology
The lake has been declared by the city corporation as being "Ecologically Critical Area" in 2001.[12][13] Direct dumping of sewage and water runoff had increased the pollution of the lake.[14] The lake has also experienced an algal boom which has further reduced the oxygen available, harming the aquatic life.[15][16]
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