Jamuna State Guest House
রাষ্ট্রীয় অতিথি ভবন যমুনা
General information
Town or cityDhaka[1]
CountryBangladesh

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 met 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. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. Sarkar, Md. Mosharraf Hossain (2012). "Ramna Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). 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.

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