Book Sources

Very often I get asked about various book shops in Dhaka city who have a very good collection of books. That's why I'm making this list for them where I'll try to note every prominent book shops/sources of Dhaka city who have a very good collection of local-foreign, old-new books


Book Stores

1. PBS Ltd.
   -- 43 Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Sarak, (Old 16 Shantinagar), Dhaka 1217
   -- House 3, Road 3, Sector 1, Uttara, Dhaka
   phone- +88 (02) 9345189
   fb- https://www.facebook.com/PBSLTD
   website- http://www.pbschain.com

2. Words n' Pages
    House : SW(B) 7, Road : 7, Gulshan-1, Dhaka 1212
    phone- +88 (02) 9890832, +88 (02) 8820417

3. Etc. Books Express  [Etcetera]
    -- House – 98, 1st floor, Road 11, Block C, Banani , Dhaka 1213
    -- Plot – SE(F)1, Road – 140, Gulshan 1, 1212 Dhaka
    phone- + 88 (02) 9886390, +88 (02) 8826858

4. Book Worm
    Adjacent to Bangladesh Air force Selection Centre, Old Airport Road, Dhaka
    phone- +88 (02) 9120387

5. Omni Books
    Genetic Plaza, Floor -3, House -16, Road no. 27 (16 New), Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1205
    phone- +88 08126433, +88 (02) 8121472

6. Sagor Publishers
    4 New Baily Road Property Arcade, Dhaka
    phone- +88 (02) 935-8944

7. Gyankosh
    Road 4, Science Lab, Dhaka
    phone- +88 (02) 8623251

8. Prothoma
    -- Aziz Market, Shahbagh, Dhaka
    -- Karwan Bazar, Phothom Alo Bhaban, Dhaka 1215
    phone- +88 (02) 9664825
    fb- https://www.facebook.com/ProthomaProkashon
    website- http://www.prothoma.net/

9. Pathak Samabesh
    -- Aziz Market, Shahbagh, Dhaka
    -- Building #4, 1st Floor, Bangladesh National Museum (Opposite to Aziz Market), Shahbag, Dhaka 1000
    phone- +88 01713 034440, +88 (02) 9669555
    fb- https://www.facebook.com/PathakBD
    website- http://www.pathakshamabesh.com

10. Friends Book Corner
      16 Rafin Plaza 2nd Floor, ((adjacent to Balaka Cinema Hall, Nilkhet)) 3/B Mirpur Road, Dhaka 1215
       phone- +88 (02) 9664871, +88 01914 82421
       website- http://www.friendsbook.net

Other than the above entries there are many more book shops in Nilkhet and New Market. You just have to spend some time searching these areas to get the hidden treasure out of it


Book Libraries
1. British Council Resource Center
    5 Fuller Road, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000
    phone- (+880) 9666 773377

2. Bishwo Shahitto Kendro (World Literature Center)    14 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka 1000
    phone- +88 (02) 9660812, +88 (02) 8618567

3. The American Center
    Embassy of the United States of America
         Plot No-1, Progati Sharani, J-Block Baridhara Residential Area, Dhaka    phone- +88 (02) 885 5500 up to 22, Ext. 2832

4. EMK Center
    Plot#5, Road#16 (old 27), Dhanmondi,  Dhaka 1209
    phone- +88 (02) 9119752, 9119768, 9119776, 9119783

5. Alliance Française
    26 Mirpur Road (corner road n.3), Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1205    phone- +88 01678 086 442

6. Goethe-Institut
    House No. 10, Road No. 9 (new) Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka 1205
    phone- +88 (02) 912 6525

Online Shops
1. Rokomari
    www.rokomari.com

2. Nilkhet Co
    www.nilkhet.co