Bookstores in Dhaka
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Dhaka, Dhaka gives you 70 to judge by. That's 70 bookshops mapped around Dhaka, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide. Staff picks shelves are the fastest way to read a shop's personality.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Dhaka (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include The Bookworm and Mahua Puspalay, plus Sagar Publishers. If a bookshop's missing from Dhaka's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Dhaka bookstore lineup
70 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
The Bookworm
Bookstore
The Bookworm — Bookstore.
Mahua Puspalay
Bookstore
Mahua Puspalay — Bookstore.
Sagar Publishers
Bookstore
Sagar Publishers — Bookstore.
Popy Library
Bookstore
Popy Library is Bookstore on Mazar Road.
Mazar Road
Ongkur Library
Bookstore
Ongkur Library is Bookstore.
Multiple Books Stores
Bookstore
Multiple Books Stores is Bookstore.
সোহাগ বুকস এন্ড স্টেশনারি
Bookstore
সোহাগ বুকস এন্ড স্টেশনারি is Bookstore on House 9, West Baishtikii, Sorkar Bari Mor, Mirpur 13, Dhaka.
House 9, West Baishtikii, Sorkar Bari Mor, Mirpur 13, Dhaka, 1216
Liton Librery and stationary
Bookstore
Liton Librery and stationary is Bookstore.
Chatro Bondu Enterprise
Bookstore
Chatro Bondu Enterprise is Bookstore.
Boishaki
Bookstore
Boishaki — Bookstore.
Bikrampur Book House
Bookstore
Bikrampur Book House is Bookstore.
Boi Bitan
Bookstore
Boi Bitan — Bookstore.
Sanchita Books and Stationary
Bookstore
Sanchita Books and Stationary — Bookstore.
Al Azhar Liabrary & Stationary
Bookstore
Al Azhar Liabrary & Stationary — Bookstore.
Mohammadpur, Dhaka, 1207
Pathak Shamabesh Kendro
Bookstore
Pathak Shamabesh Kendro is Bookstore.
milon library
Bookstore
milon library is Bookstore on 9/12, Dhaka.
9/12, Dhaka
PBS
BookstoreRun by Panjeri
PBS is Bookstore run by Panjeri.
Banglabazar Book Market
Bookstore
Banglabazar Book Market is Bookstore.
বইঘর
Bookstore
বইঘর is Bookstore.
Metro Books & Stationary
Bookstore
Metro Books & Stationary is Bookstore.
Boi Bichitra
Bookstore
Boi Bichitra — Bookstore on 30 Road 27 (New 16). Also worth knowing about Boi Bichitra: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
30 Road 27 (New 16), 1209
Phone: +8809678775511
Bishwo Shahitto Kendro Book Store
Bookstore
Bishwo Shahitto Kendro Book Store is Bookstore.
Baatighar
Bookstore
Baatighar — Bookstore.
Samad Books Corner
Bookstore
Samad Books Corner — Bookstore.
Book Emporium
Bookstore
Book Emporium is Bookstore.
Book Palace
BookstoreRun by Private
Book Palace is Bookstore run by Private on বেগম রোকেয়া সরণী, Mirpur Original -10. Book Palace also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
বেগম রোকেয়া সরণী, Mirpur Original -10, 1216
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-22:00
Phone: +8801978001297
Boi Bichitra
Bookstore
Boi Bichitra — Bookstore.
Book Palace
Bookstore
Book Palace is Bookstore. Book Palace also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Sa-Th 11:00-09:00.
Hours: Sa-Th 11:00-09:00
DESHLAI
Bookstore
DESHLAI is Bookstore on ৫০ বেইজমেন্ট, কনকর্ড ইমপোরিয়াম শপিং কমপ্লেক্স কাঁটাবন রোড, ঢাকা.
৫০ বেইজমেন্ট, কনকর্ড ইমপোরিয়াম শপিং কমপ্লেক্স কাঁটাবন রোড, ঢাকা, ১২০৫
Sana's Artroom
Bookstore
Sana's Artroom — Bookstore.
Boi Bazar
Bookstore
Boi Bazar — Bookstore on Mirpur Road. Also worth knowing about Boi Bazar: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-20:00.
Mirpur Road
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-20:00
Ali Stationary And Library
Bookstore
Ali Stationary And Library is Bookstore.
Nur Jahan Cosmetics And Library
Bookstore
Nur Jahan Cosmetics And Library — Bookstore.
Badda Model Library
Bookstore
Badda Model Library is Bookstore.
Hakimiya Islamia Library
Bookstore
Hakimiya Islamia Library is Bookstore.
Vai Bon Library And Stationary
Bookstore
Vai Bon Library And Stationary is Bookstore.
Jakir books House & Telecom
Bookstore
Jakir books House & Telecom is Bookstore.
Noagon Library and Stationary
Bookstore
Noagon Library and Stationary — Bookstore on Matbor Bari, Bawnia Main Road.
Matbor Bari, Bawnia Main Road
Liton Library
Bookstore
Liton Library is Bookstore on West Bawnia, Bawnia Main Road.
West Bawnia, Bawnia Main Road
Choyonika Library
Bookstore
Choyonika Library is Bookstore.
Boimela
Bookstore
Boimela is Bookstore.
Asia Books
Bookstore
Asia Books is Bookstore.
Bookshelf
Bookstore
Bookshelf is Bookstore.
Katabon Boi ghar
Bookstore
Katabon Boi ghar is Bookstore. Katabon Boi ghar also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Mo 10:00-21:00.
Hours: We-Mo 10:00-21:00
Bisho Bichitra
Bookstore
Bisho Bichitra — Bookstore.
World Book Distribution center
Bookstore
World Book Distribution center — Bookstore.
World Bichitra
Bookstore
World Bichitra — Bookstore.
Boi Bichitra
Bookstore
Boi Bichitra — Bookstore.
Tuhfa Shop
Bookstore
Tuhfa Shop is Bookstore.
Gazi Library
Bookstore
Gazi Library — Bookstore on Bawnia Bazar.
Bawnia Bazar
Book Shop
Bookstore
Book Shop — Bookstore on Bawnia Bazar.
Bawnia Bazar
Ideal Library and Stationary
Bookstore
Ideal Library and Stationary — Bookstore on Bawnia Bazar, Bawnia Main Road.
Bawnia Bazar, Bawnia Main Road
Bismillah Book House and Stationary
Bookstore
Bismillah Book House and Stationary is Bookstore on Bawnia Bazar.
Bawnia Bazar
Shafin Book House
Bookstore
Shafin Book House is Bookstore on Bawnia Bazar.
Bawnia Bazar
Irani Book House
Bookstore
Irani Book House — Bookstore.
Batighar Dhaka
Bookstore
Batighar Dhaka — Bookstore.
Pathak Samabesh
Bookstore
Pathak Samabesh — Bookstore.
Sondesh
Bookstore
Sondesh — Bookstore.
Book Corner
Bookstore
Book Corner is Bookstore.
Kataban Book Corner
Bookstore
Kataban Book Corner — Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Dhaka
5 of the 70 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
There's a cluster: 4 of them sit on Bawnia Bazar, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
The Dhaka bookstore crawl
The efficient Dhaka bookstore crawl strings these together: The Bookworm, Mahua Puspalay, Sagar Publishers, Popy Library on Mazar Road, Ongkur Library, Multiple Books Stores, সোহাগ বুকস এন্ড স্টেশনারি on House 9, West Baishtikii, Sorkar Bari Mor, and Liton Librery and stationary — 70 stops, one logical order. 62 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Dhaka
A few things worth knowing before you work through Dhaka's bookstores:
- Buy the signed copy at The Bookworm. Signed stock costs the same as unsigned and only goes up in charm. Ask at the till; shops often have signed copies behind the counter.
- Poetry lives in bookshops at Mahua Puspalay. Poetry barely exists online as a browsing experience. The poetry shelf in a real shop is a different world.
- Kids' sections are goldmines. Even without kids. The picture-book art alone is worth the browse, and the middle-grade shelves hold genuine classics.
- Note the shop's specialties. Sci-fi, travel, art books, philosophy — every good shop leans somewhere. Find the lean that matches yours.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Dhaka — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Dhaka can take a while to appear. The 70 above are only as current as the community map. A bookstore that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 70 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Bookstore listings for Dhaka: 70 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.