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Dhaka, a city of more than 20 million people, has plenty of ghost stories, but few residential addresses come up as often in local horror forums as Golf Heights, an apartment building in the upscale Banani neighborhood. Its reputation rests largely on one fact: it stands beside one of the city's largest graveyards.
The Real History
Golf Heights is a residential apartment building in Banani, an affluent neighborhood in north Dhaka known for embassies, offices, and restaurants. Little independently verifiable information exists about the building itself. No construction date, architect, or ownership history turns up in mainstream sources, which is normal for a private mid-rise in Dhaka and not a sign of anything unusual.
The site next to it is well documented. Banani Graveyard is one of eight state-run graveyards in Dhaka, owned by Dhaka North City Corporation. It covers about 10 acres, has room for roughly 22,000 graves, and still sees two to three burials a day. It was established in 1973 on land that had belonged to the family of Abdul Monem Khan, Governor of East Pakistan from 1962 to 1969. After the 1971 Liberation War, the government took over most of that land for the cemetery; Monem Khan himself is buried there.
The graveyard carries real national weight. Victims of the 15 August 1975 coup are buried there, including Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and their sons Sheikh Kamal and Sheikh Russel. (Sheikh Mujib himself was buried at his home village of Tungipara.) Other notable graves include those of former president Iajuddin Ahmed, poet Shamsur Rahman, and actor Abdur Razzak.
No historical record ties Golf Heights to any documented death, tragedy, or unusual incident. Its haunted reputation grew out of Dhaka's modern horror-story scene, a mix of YouTube “haunted location” videos, Bengali-language creepypasta sites, and word of mouth. The graveyard is real and historically important; the “haunted apartment building” is best understood as a recent urban legend built around it.
The Haunting
In the stories that circulate online and among some Banani residents, Golf Heights is haunted by a crying infant, with people describing what sounds like a baby's wail coming from the building late at night. Other accounts describe a strong sense of being followed or watched while walking past after dark, and a few visitors and video makers say they saw shadowy human shapes near the boundary wall between the building and the graveyard.
Most reports place these experiences in the small hours of the night, the time favored by most South Asian ghost stories. Some on-site videos claim sudden cold spots and faint whispering, and describe locals who avoid walking past alone at night. None of this comes with recordings, documentation, or named witnesses that can be checked. Like most present-day haunted-location stories, it lives almost entirely in oral retelling amplified by social media and short horror videos aimed at Bangladeshi viewers.
Can You Visit?
Golf Heights is a private residential building, not a tourist attraction, so there is no public access to its interior. Banani Graveyard is a working cemetery; it can be viewed respectfully from its perimeter during daylight hours, as with any active burial ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Golf Heights a real building?
Yes. It is a residential apartment building in Banani, Dhaka, beside Banani Graveyard. No verifiable record connects the building itself to any documented death or tragedy.
Why is Golf Heights considered haunted?
Mostly because of its location next to Banani Graveyard, combined with anecdotal reports of crying sounds and apparitions spread through local YouTube channels and horror sites.
Is Banani Graveyard itself historically significant?
Yes. Established in 1973, it is the burial site of several victims of the August 1975 coup, including members of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's family.
Sources
- Banani Graveyard – Wikipedia
- Abdul Monem Khan – Wikipedia
- Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman – Wikipedia
- Banani – Wikipedia
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