Cultural organisations Club 4, museum 1, community centre 7, playground 4. Noted cultural organisations: Abahani Club, Sultana kamal Mohila Sports Complex.
Tourist spots and important installations bangabandhu memorial museum, dhanmondi lake, Rabindra Sarobar, Nazrul Academy (1985), Russian Centre of Science and Culture, Canadian Cultural Centre, Indrira Gandhi Cultural Centre, Alliance Francaise, Drik Gallery are notable.
Main sources of income Agriculture 0.76%, non-agricultural labourer 1.12%, industry 1.56%, commerce 28.08%, transport and communication 7.88%, service 39.42%, construction 2.56%, religious service 0.10%, rent and remittance 5.24% and others 13.28%.
Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 61.87%, landless 38.13%.
Extinct or nearly extinct crops Paddy, jute, sugarcane, pulses.
Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, litchi, guava, banana.
Communication facilities Total road 50.14 km.
Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, bullock cart and horse carriage.
Cottage industries Goldsmith, handicrafts, embroidery, leather industry.
Shopping centres and bazars Metro Shopping Mall, Rapa Plaza, A R Plaza, Nandan Super Shop, Concord Royal Court, Orchid' Plaza are Notable.
Access to electricity All the wards of the thana are under electrification net-work. However 97.38% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.
Sources of drinking water Tube-well 11.21%, tap 87.92%, pond 0.05% and others 0.82%.
Sanitation 89.76% of dwelling households of the thana use sanitary latrines and 9.82% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 0.42% of households do not have latrine facilities.
Health centres Medinova Diagnostics Center, Bangladesh Medical, Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital, Ibn Sina diagnostic and imaging centre, Kidney Hospital are notable.
NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, CARE, Centre For Policy Dialogue, Naripokkho, Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha, Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum. [Syed Shabbir Ahmed]
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