Bashundhara Residential Area, or simply Bashundhara, (Bengali: বসুন্ধরা আবাসিক এলাকা) is an upscale[1][2] residential and semi-business neighbourhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[3][4] Described as a "city inside a city," the area is the largest private real estate project in Greater Dhaka. It is owned and operated by East West Property Development Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Bashundhara Group.[5]

History

The project of Basundhara was started in the 1980s.

 In 2011, portions of the housing project was declared illegal as it they were considerable flood flow zones. In 2014, a cabinet committee changed the Dhaka detailed plan to make the project legal.

The project was built on area made by filling low-lying marshland and flood flow zones.

The project has sold over 10,000 residential plots as of 2005.