cantonment and Badda Thanas on the north, tejgaon and Khilgaon Thanas on the south, Badda thana on the east, Kafrul Thana on the west.

Gulshan thana was established in 1972. The thana consists of three wards, 37 mouzas and 20 villages.

Gulshan Thana is located in Dhaka District. Upazilla(s)/Thana(s) in Dhaka are Badda Thana, Cantonment Thana, Demra Thana, Dhamrai Upazila, Dhanmondi Thana, Dohar Upazila, Gulshan Thana, Hazaribagh Thana, Kafrul Thana, Kamrangir Char Thana, Keraniganj Upazila, Khilgaon Thana, Kotwali Thana, Lalbagh Thana, Mirpur Thana, Mohammadpur Thana, Motijheel Thana, Nawabganj Upazila, Pallabi Thana, Ramna Thana, Sabujbagh Thana, Savar Upazila, Shyampur Thana, Sutrapur Thana, Tejgaon Thana, Uttara Thana.