Dhaka Projects Thread

[meghnarmajhi]

I wonder if this is the same project shown in the rendering.

...........

I don't think it is.

[Tmac]

lots of under construction buildings in Dhaka.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/dhakaviews59-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/dhakaviews58.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/dhakaconstruction10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/dhakaconstruction11.jpg

[meghnarmajhi]

Streets are looking much better too. There used to be a lot of potholes before.

[mirzazeehan]

I wonder what the building in that picture is. Mirza?

Sorry for replying this late Tmac,I had some internet trouble for a few days.No Tmac,that is the pic of the Rupayun Karim tower at kakrail..the B.K. Tower is being built right beside Baitul View tower.(right opposite to the Baitul Muk. Market) Btw,where did you get that rendering from?I ask as B.K. towers work has progressed upto the second floor a few months ago,but ever since had stopped.However,I do think that this project will resume as most of the previously stalled projects have already started again.Btw,thanks for the renderings.

[Tmac]

check out this site. (no photos)

http://www.tknrk.com/project_list.html

[mirzazeehan]

Red Dots indicate proposed/under-construction Highrise buildings


Panthopath

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/Panthopathgoogleearth.jpg


Baitul Muk./Bijoy Nagar Area(notice B.K. tower's location)

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/Bijoyfinal-1.jpg

[Suncity]

Red Dots indicate proposed/under-construction Highrise buildings


http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/Panthopathgoogleearth.jpg



cool idea. I will try this out with the Kolkata projects. Thanks.

:)

[tanzirian]

^^ Very nice Mirza, I always like these artworks of yours. And howdy, Suncity.

[Tmac]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/dhakabuildings78.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/dhakabuildings77.jpg

[Suncity]

And howdy, Suncity.

:hi:

[mirzazeehan]

Thanks everybody.

You are welcome Suncity.I would love to see those images of Kolkata which you are gonna make.

[Tmac]

under construction buildings

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/bijoynagar5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/bijoynagar6.jpg

look like few more buildings are coming up next to Karnaphuli Garden City.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/karnaphuligardencity27.jpg

[meghnarmajhi]

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[mirzazeehan]

Unique Acropolis,Gulshan-2

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/Uniquearcopolisgulshan-2.jpg

Unique Pacific,Gulshan-2

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/Uniquepacificgulshan-2.jpg

Unique 51B,Kamal Attaturk Road Banani

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/Unique51bKamalattaturkroadbanani.jpg

Green Grandeur,Kamal Attaturk Road,Banani

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/Greengrandeurkamalattaturkroadbanan.jpg

Green Akshay Center,Dhanmondi

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/greenakshaycenterDhanmondi.jpg

Ena De Olio,Panthopath

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/EnaTowerdeolio.jpg

Ena Shakur's Emarat,Panthopath

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/enashakursemaratsm.jpg

[mirzazeehan]

Delta Life Insurance Tower,Gulshan-2(right behind Giant Tv screen)

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/deltalifeinsurancegulshan-2.jpg

Concord Police Plaza,Gulshan-1(This was the ad I had told you guys about.Its going to be a 15 storied shopping cum office complex right beside shooting club in Gulshan-1)

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC02972.jpg

[tanzirian]

^^ Thanks Mirza...nice to know what Delta is going to look like. I thought you had said that this would be 28 storeys though? I count approximately 20 in this render.

[mirzazeehan]

^^ Thanks Mirza...nice to know what Delta is going to look like. I thought you had said that this would be 28 storeys though? I count approximately 20 in this render.

Your WC Tan.It is possible that they have reduced the number of floors so that the rendering takes less space.I have seen that happen in the past.All aside,Gulshan is becoming an ever greater place with time.There are lots of other projects in Gulshan which we have not been able to cover yet..such as Symphony,Bulu Center,etc

[Tmac]

Construction works of Police Plaza Concord begin

http://www.thedailystar.net/photos/2007-12-11__bus04.jpg

Concord Group of Companies, a real estate company, yesterday formally started construction works of a multistoried shopping and office complex -- Police Plaza Concord -- at Gulshan-1 in Dhaka.

The project beside Gulshan Shooting Complex is a joint venture initiative between Concord Group and Police Welfare Trust, says a press release.

Noor Mohammad, inspector general of police (IGP) and president of the Police Welfare Trust, and SM Kamaluddin, chairman of Concord Group, among others, were present at a function organised to mark the launch of the construction works of the complex.

The complex will house different types of shops including showrooms, food courts, super shops, chain shops, mega shops, gymnasium, fitness centre, community space, and office spaces.

There will be three basements for car parking, two capsule lifts and 11 passenger lifts in the complex, which will also accommodate strong power supply system, standby generator and other modern amenities.

http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=15078

[amar11372]

Police Plaza Concord is a real beauty!!!

[sas]

It's looks beautiful from the rendering, I just hope it lives up to it! It'll make the entrance to Gulshan even nicer now.

[mirzazeehan]

Panthopath Road

Multiplan Trade Center

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC02988.jpg

Location of MTC

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/Panthopathgoogleearth-1.jpg

Royal Tower

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC02987.jpg

Monem Financial District

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC02984.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC02941.jpg

Gani Trade Center

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/GanitradecenterSonargoanHotelInters.jpg

[Tmac]

is there actual work going on for Monem Financial District?

Also what's happening with Nafi Tower? Jabbar Tower?

[mirzazeehan]

is there actual work going on for Monem Financial District?

Also what's happening with Nafi Tower? Jabbar Tower?

Yes,I saw the Monem Cranes work even yesterday.

Work of Jabbar Tower is going on as well,but Nafi Tower's work seems to have come to a halt.

[amar11372]

Hey mirzazeehan nice pictures!!! Does anyone know how many stories will Royal Tower be?

[mirzazeehan]

Hey mirzazeehan nice pictures!!! Does anyone know how many stories will Royal Tower be?

Thanks amar11.

Unfortunately,Royal Tower will be only 10 storey tall.

[Tmac]

so Gani Trade Center will be right next to Royal Tower? It should form a nice line then.

[mirzazeehan]

so Gani Trade Center will be right next to Royal Tower? It should form a nice line then.

Yes,and Borak Zahir Tower will be right next to the Gani center making it even better.

[DzzzzMcGzzz]

Hello, I'm new here, and I just finished combing all 39 pages of this thread. Excellent Coverage!

I'm from the US, here in Bangladesh on a Fulbright Scholarship. I'm a civil engineer researching large transportation project planning in Dhaka. I was supposed to be focusing on the Jatrabari-Gulistan flyover, and it was posts about that in here which helped me find this thread. Anyway, now I'm working on what large scale project to turn my attention toward, or perhaps change the goals of my project altogether.

On that note I have photos I'll be uploading as well as long I stay here the next 9 months...

[DzzzzMcGzzz]

these pictures were all taken in september of this year...but still wanted to put them up

looking southwest from Kamalpur station (I don't know what the new building or the old ones are, is one of them the Bangladesh Bank Building?)
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489654.jpg

building on the north side of Bangabhaban
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489655.jpg

being constructed on southwest side of the Gulistan intersection with underbridge
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489656.jpg

North South University's new campus in Bashundara
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489657.jpg

Jamuna Future Park, both views from northeast at north side and east side
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489658.jpg
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489659.jpg

[tareq79]

Welcome on board, DzzzzMcGzzz. Nice pics, hope you have more to share...

[DzzzzMcGzzz]

view of Banani (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=13163600&highlight=banani#post13163600) skyline from top of BRAC building as of October
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489660.jpg

view of Gulshan 2's 27 Doreen Tower and Westin from top of BRAC building as of October
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489661.jpg

view of Gulshan 1's Nafi Tower from top of BRAC building as of October
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489662.jpg

[mirzazeehan]

Welcome DzzzzMcGzzz..and Thank you for the great pictures.Glad to have you with us here.

[DzzzzMcGzzz]

Bait-ul-Mukarram area-Skyline (http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/futureskyline.jpg) with Baitul View, Surma, and Bengal towers and some unknown to me
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489664.jpg

Bait-ul-Mukarram area with Rangs, Baitul View and ??? during Abahani/Mohammedan football match
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489665.jpg
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489666.jpg

[DzzzzMcGzzz]

Gulshan 2 as seen from Baridhara: Doreen Tower and Delta Life Insurance a bit in front of it, can't tell if there is a third building or not next to DLI
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489668.jpg

Gulshan 2 down to Gulshan 1 as seen from Baridhara
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489669.jpg

both taken a few days ago

[DzzzzMcGzzz]

Jamuna Future Park as seen from Baridhara taken a few days ago. Its enormous! And was glad to catch the plane in one of the shots
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489667.jpg
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489670.jpg
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489671.jpg
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489672.jpg

[Tmac]

Hello, I'm new here, and I just finished combing all 39 pages of this thread. Excellent Coverage!

I'm from the US, here in Bangladesh on a Fulbright Scholarship. I'm a civil engineer researching large transportation project planning in Dhaka. I was supposed to be focusing on the Jatrabari-Gulistan flyover, and it was posts about that in here which helped me find this thread. Anyway, now I'm working on what large scale project to turn my attention toward, or perhaps change the goals of my project altogether.

On that note I have photos I'll be uploading as well as long I stay here the next 9 months...

excellent DzzzMcGzzz. Welcome to the forum.

9 more months of Dhaka photos!!! I love it!

[Tmac]

can you take some photos of the "City Center" in Motijheel? Also of some of the Kawran Bazar/Shantinagar/Mohakhali activities?

[tanzirian]

Welcome DMG, those are some great pics! Congrats on the Fulbright.

[dopekhor]

can you take some photos of the "City Center" in Motijheel? Also of some of the Kawran Bazar/Shantinagar/Mohakhali activities?
not much going other worth posting,

[mirzazeehan]

Great shots of Jamuna Mall and Baitul Muk. Area.Cant wait to see more of your pics.

[amar11372]

Awesome pictures DzzzMcGzzz. Enjoy you stay in Bangladesh. Also please keep us updated on new projects.

[meghnarmajhi]

Great posts, D. Katz. Thank you.

[DzzzzMcGzzz]

can you take some photos of the "City Center" in Motijheel? Also of some of the Kawran Bazar/Shantinagar/Mohakhali activities?

I'll do my best. All the pics I had, apart from Jamuna Park, just happened to have construction pictures in them. They were all just shots I had taken during my stay the last 3 months. The Jamuna Future Park pics, however, I went up to the top of my apartment building to take because I saw how interested you all were about it, and I knew from my roof it was a cool view.

I move to Dhanmondi next week, because I actually just started my project, and I'll want to be closer to BUET. Just finished 3 months of an intermediate Bangla course at IUB. I'll now bring my camera out with me with intention to get some shots.

[meghnarmajhi]

Bait-ul-Mukarram area with Rangs, Baitul View and ??? during Abahani/Mohammedan football match


Are you Mohammedan fan by any chance?:lol:

You are standing on Mohammedan side of the gallery taking picture of Abahani side.

I'm Abahani supporter all the way.

[clearsky]

Just finished 3 months of an intermediate Bangla course at IUB..


Wow! cool! I didn't know that IUB offered Bangla learning course. Anyway, welcome and feel free to share your pics and views.

[DzzzzMcGzzz]

Is that the Mohammedan side? didn't know...fans of both types were cheering from there.
But I'm an Abahani supporter...especially after Mohammedan's end of game antics. If you want to read what happened and chuckle at a foreigner's experience at his first Bangladeshi football match you can check my blog from that week (http://donnybangla.blogspot.com/2007/12/week-13-are-you-soccer-cricket-or.html)

IUB doesn't offer the Bangla course themselves. Its an American program, which makes use of IUB facilities called American Institute of Bangladeshi Studies (http://www.aibs.net/)

[Tmac]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/keariburuj.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/kearicrescent.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/kearigarden.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/kearihemadree.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/keariplaza.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/keariplaza2.jpg

http://www.kearibd.com/index1.htm

[Tmac]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/intracolovegarden.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/intracotower2.jpg

http://www.intracoproperties.com/commercial.html

[Tmac]

Pink City Xenovalley

there are tons more pictures in their website. I only selected a few to post here. Click on "project gallery" to see more photos. Very nice, clean and modern designs. Lots of trees, flower plants, etc.

http://www.pinkcitybd.com/index.html

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/pinkcityxenovalleymap.jpg
located not too far from Lake City Concord.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/pinkcityxenovalley4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/pinkcityxenovalley6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/pinkcityxenovalley5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/pinkcityxenovalley9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/pinkcityxenovalley8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/pinkcityxenovalley7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/pinkcityxenovalley10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/pinkcityxenovalley11.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/pinkcityxenovalley12.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/pinkcityxenovalley13.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/pinkcityxenovalley14.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/pinkcityxenovalley15.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/pinkcityxenovalley3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/pinkcityxenovalley2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/pinkcityxenovalley.jpg

[mirzazeehan]

Thanks for the link Tmac.Pink City is looking pretty decent.

[dopekhor]

Thanks for the link Tmac.Pink City is looking pretty decent.
either the architect or the owner of pink city is gay, man look at the color selection! :ugh:

[meghnarmajhi]

I like the color and how the place looks. Considering our shortage of land, all developers should be thinking highrises - not 2 or 3 storied buildings.

[amar11372]

like the colors too; its gives off a Mediterranean villa look.

[clearsky]

either the architect or the owner of pink city is gay, man look at the color selection! :ugh:

It will be extremely difficult to be gay in BD. More so than coming up with lame color schema. :nuts:

Anyhow, good to see that the development is going on. Sure, there are room for improvements. But these guys are pioneer in taking up this kind of project. Hopefully more developers will follow suit.

More housing for the average people will translate into more social stability.

I wonder how much each unit cost!

[tanzirian]

either the architect or the owner of pink city is gay, man look at the color selection! :ugh:

:lol: Well maybe its a gal not a guy :) At any rate the only pink I see is on the gates...overall the color looks fine by me.

[dopekhor]

I like the color and how the place looks. Considering our shortage of land, all developers should be thinking highrises - not 2 or 3 storied buildings.
there is no shortage its just that everyone wants to live in or very near gulshan

and the government has not taken any initiative to expand the city, think about it dhaka city is the size of queens

[dopekhor]

It will be extremely difficult to be gay in BD. More so than coming up with lame color schema. :nuts:

Anyhow, good to see that the development is going on. Sure, there are room for improvements. But these guys are pioneer in taking up this kind of project. Hopefully more developers will follow suit.

More housing for the average people will translate into more social stability.

I wonder how much each unit cost!
you serious, talk past dhan lake, i swear if you dont see guys holding hands and walking i'ma change my name!

[dopekhor]

:lol: Well maybe its a gal not a guy :) At any rate the only pink I see is on the gates...overall the color looks fine by me.
elton john and george micheal also have pink gates knaw mean ;)

[amar11372]

Does anyone have a rendering of the new Dhaka Stock exchange building? Did they start work on it?

[tanzirian]

Does anyone have a rendering of the new Dhaka Stock exchange building? Did they start work on it?

Yes, Tmac posted a render in this thread earlier this year (a few months ago). If you spend enough time looking for it you will find it :)

[Tmac]

Does anyone have a rendering of the new Dhaka Stock exchange building? Did they start work on it?

construction currently going on. Here are some renderings.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/dsetower.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/dsetower2.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/dsetower3.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/dsetowernikunjjo.jpg

[amar11372]

construction currently going on. Here are some renderings.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/dsetower.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/dsetower2.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/dsetower3.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/dsetowernikunjjo.jpg

Thanks Tmac for the update.

[amar11372]

I have been searching on Google for the Dhaka Stock Exchange rendering and from this website http://www.architekton.com.bd is seems to have a different rendering of the Dhaka Stock Exchange maybe someone from this forum can verify the correct one.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/dse1.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/dse2.jpg

I also found many Corporate Headquarter renderings from this site.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/gp1.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/gp2.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/pit.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/msb.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/abbank.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/ds1.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/ds2.jpg

[mirzazeehan]

Thank you so much for the renderings Amar.

Guys,there seems to be a foot bridge infront of the proposed Daily star building in Kawranbazar,any idea where exactly the site might be located?

[tanzirian]

Amar, if you read the text, it describes the render status as "design competition." Most likely, this was the entry of this particular firm, but Tmac's render was probably the one chosen. Similarly Mirza, I am guessing that the design for the Star office may not have been finalised. But notice also that the competition entry for People's Insurance looks a lot like the finished product, so perhaps not much will change. I am guessing that all these renders were made perhaps five years ago, since People's Insurance was completed about two years ago.

[DzzzzMcGzzz]

well the following link says Delta Life Insurance Building will be a 28 storied one.

http://203.208.166.84/bashir/Consultancy.HTM

Emporis says it will be a 25 storied building.

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=242171

and what's up with the 20 storied corporate headquarters building of Arab Bangladesh Bank Limited at 82 Kakrail Road, Dhaka?

i was passing on a rickshaw on the backside of the Delta Life building yesterday and a sign said it'll only be 14 stories. will grab a photo next time i go by.

[meghnarmajhi]

Emporis is pretty slow at updating info.

[clearsky]

AB Bank and Daily will most likely be delayed, if not scraped for the near future. AB Bank owner and chairman Morshed Khan is hiding in Singapore while charges against him is in the making. So, this project will not happen anytime soon. Daily Star owner Latifur Rahman is also on the Corrupt person list. So the fate of his building is definitely uncertain at this point.

[amar11372]

AB Bank and Daily will most likely be delayed, if not scraped for the near future. AB Bank owner and chairman Morshed Khan is hiding in Singapore while charges against him is in the making. So, this project will not happen anytime soon. Daily Star owner Latifur Rahman is also on the Corrupt person list. So the fate of his building is definitely uncertain at this point.

The recently created Bangladesh Better Business Forum better make proper deals (out of court settlements) with these Businessmen to get the Business Confidence back in Bangladesh.

[DzzzzMcGzzz]

went back to get the photos this morning.
got more photos of other buildings taken last week, but i'm off to khulna for eid. post later
Delta Life Insurance 14 story
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489910.jpg
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00489911.jpg

[Tmac]

thanks for the quick update DMG. Have fun in Khulna!

[mirzazeehan]

i was passing on a rickshaw on the backside of the Delta Life building yesterday and a sign said it'll only be 14 stories. will grab a photo next time i go by.

That I believe is due to the height restrictions of CAAB in the Gulshan area which was never taken into consideration before.The number of floors will probably be increased when this govt. is gone next year.Other builders might act the same way.Also this govt itself has decided to investigate if this height restriction is logical or not,the expected result will certainly allow the height increase of this building.Anyways,thanks for the picture.

[sas]

i was passing on a rickshaw on the backside of the Delta Life building yesterday and a sign said it'll only be 14 stories. will grab a photo next time i go by.

Yes, I'd like to add that I have come across that sign myself... I wonder if it'll really go up to 28-floors? But then again, both The Westin and Doreen Tower are fairly tall and within close proximity. This policy of CAAB doesn't make sense to me.

[tanzirian]

Yes, I'd like to add that I have come across that sign myself... I wonder if it'll really go up to 28-floors? But then again, both The Westin and Doreen Tower are fairly tall and within close proximity. This policy of CAAB doesn't make sense to me.

The render that Mirza posted earlier was 18-20 stories, so I think 28 is out of the question. I would go with what it says on the sign.

[dopekhor]

Yes, I'd like to add that I have come across that sign myself... I wonder if it'll really go up to 28-floors? But then again, both The Westin and Doreen Tower are fairly tall and within close proximity. This policy of CAAB doesn't make sense to me.
well what else can these idots do, other then make shitty laws

[Tmac]

Baitul Mukarram (National Mosque) renovation project

photo credit: Ershad Ahmed

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/baitulmukarrammosque42.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/baitulmukarrammosque41.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/baitulmukarrammosque40.jpg

[clearsky]

^^ Good to see that the Bait ul Mukkarram project is moving forward, although at an elephant's pace, keeping in line with all the other projects in BD. :cheers:

[dopekhor]

considering the image value of the mosque it needs a good face lift

[mirzazeehan]

This is going to be the biggest private university building in Dhaka,with the floor area of this university building surpassing that of Bashundhara Mall

New North South University Campus at Bashundhara Baridhara


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q0yKkc2Y78

[amar11372]

^^ Thanks for the video mirzazeehan, the new campus looks very modern. This new campus will give the students some open because most private universities in Bangladesh are in a horrible state (just one high-rise for all your classes). Hope other private university will follow NSU.

[amar11372]

I don't know if this has been posted here before but here is the rendering for the new campus of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology.

http://www.aust.edu/nimages/main_campus.jpg

http://www.aust.edu/nimages/campus_mod2.jpg

http://www.aust.edu/nimages/camp_22.jpg

http://www.aust.edu/nimages/camp_new_1.jpg

http://www.aust.edu/nimages/camp_new_2.jpg

[mirzazeehan]

You are WC Amar.Could you tell me where this Ahsanullah University is being built?

[amar11372]

You are WC Amar.Could you tell me where this Ahsanullah University is being built?

Plot No. 141 & 142, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka -1215.
Check out the website for yourself http://www.aust.edu/
Maybe you can go there and give us an update.

It was ranked 4th in Bangladesh and 69th in the Indian subcontinent, according to Webometrics.

[Tmac]

under construction Nafi Tower and Doreen Tower.

photo credit: Donald Katz

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/nafitower15.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/doreentower24.jpg

[DzzzzMcGzzz]

^^glad you found those on my blog :)
i was going to post them (and more soon enough)
2 weddings this week!! busy

[meghnarmajhi]

Ofcourse... I should have read the photo credit. Nice

[amar11372]

^^glad you found those on my blog :)
i was going to post them (and more soon enough)
2 weddings this week!! busy

We are all eagerly waiting for your pics Donald. Also keep updating your blog with pics, I became an avid reader of your blog its very enjoyable to go through your posts.

[sas]

Guys what is the status of Nafi Tower and Lotus Kemal 2 on Gulshan 1? Are they both working up as planned?

[amar11372]

KARNAPHULI INSURANCE has decided to build a 15th storied commercial building by joint venture. *Source Dhaka Stock Exchange press release.

I don't know where the location is though but, they also decided to sold 1.965 katha land situated at 11, Toyenbee Circular Road, Motijheel, Dhaka.

Maybe it will built be around there. Anyways hopefully it will be of a great design.

[Tmac]

KARNAPHULI INSURANCE has decided to build a 15th storied commercial building by joint venture. *Source Dhaka Stock Exchange press release.

I don't know where the location is though but, they also decided to sold 1.965 katha land situated at 11, Toyenbee Circular Road, Motijheel, Dhaka.

Maybe it will built be around there. Anysways hopefully it will be of a great design.

sweet!! Great find amar!

[Tmac]

HATIRJHEEL-BEGUNBARI CANAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Area survey may be completed in 45 days

The area survey for the Hatirjheel-Begunbari Canal development project involving Tk 1,473.58 crore will be competed in about a month and a half. The survey began in mid-November.

‘The area survey covering road alignment work will be completed in about a month and a half. The job in all will take two months and a half of which one month has elapsed,’ said Mujibur Rahman, the BUET team leader, on December 25. ‘The detailed feasibility study on the project will be completed in seven months after the job begins.’

The feasibility study includes field survey, area survey, soil testing, sewerage, drainage system, storm sewers, road design and excavation survey, he said.

Mujibur said the preliminary study was done in 2004 then they suggested a 100-foot wide channel on the canal from the Sonargaon Road to the Tongi Diversion Road for the commercialisation by Rajuk behind the Sonargaon Hotel.

‘The total water body area of the canal will be protected under the project,’ he said, adding the government will make decisions on the existing structures.

The government on December 6 decided to cancel the allotment of the Millennium Holding Limited and the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry in line with the ongoing process of cancelling all the allotments, given illegally on the Begunbari canal, said a Bangladesh Railway official.

The government cancelled the allotment of plots to the Bangla-desh Textile Mills’ Association and the Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre on June 27 on after a decision to cancel all the plot allotments on Hatirjheel and the Begunbari Canal.

The immediate-past BNP-led government towards the end of its tenure allotted plots to some organisations such as the federation of chambers, textile mills’ association, Millennium Holdings Limited and the International Arbitration Centre on the Begunbari Canal and Hatirjheel.

The executive committee of the National Economic Council approved the Tk 1,473.58 crore development project on October 8 to address the problem of water stagnation and traffic congestion in the city.

The government will finance Tk 1,323 crore while Tk 150 crore is expected from the Japan Debt Cancellation Fund.

Under the project, about 245 acres of land will be acquired at a cost of Tk 101 crore, while Tk 40.8 crore will be spent on the installation of storm sewers, Tk 18 crore on piped drains, Tk 55 crore on 11 kilometres of road on both the banks of the canal, Tk 20.58 crore on silt disposal, Tk 51 crore on beatification up to the Rampura bridge and Tk 40 crore on a 250-metre overpass in the Panthapath crossing.

All the lanes and by-lanes of the area will be connected with the peripheral road, which will ease traffic congestion.

The excavation work will be done under the project to remove organic soil of the canal and to keep canal water pure, said the project director, Haider Ali, at a recent presentation at the secretariat.

A four-lane overpass will be constructed on the Tongi Diversion Road under the project to connect Panthapath to the peripheral road, for which vehicle movement in the crossing of the Tong Diversion Road will be able to move without any signal, he said.

http://www.newagebd.com/nat.html

[amar11372]

Bigger render and Update on the completion of the Dhaka Stock Exchange I picked up from the Annual Report of the Dhaka Stock Exchange.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/SP32-20071230-144755.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/SP32-20071230-144334.jpg

Can't wait for this to be finished. The current Stock Exchange building is in a really bad shape.

[amar11372]

Project name: Navana Le Caprice
Facing: North
Type: Apartment
Location: House # 80, Road # 7, Block # H, Banani, Dhaka.
http://www.navana-realestate.com/html/images/project_images/80_LeCaprice.jpg

Project name: The Platinum Residence
Facing: South
Type: Apartment
Location: Plot # 7, Road # 72, Gulshan-2, Dhaka.
http://www.navana-realestate.com/html/images/project_images/70_Platinum_Prespective_Lrg.jpg

Project name: Navana Feroza Wilhelm
Facing: North
Type: Apartment
Location: Plot # 5, Road # 3, Gulshan-1, Dhaka.
http://www.navana-realestate.com/html/images/project_images/71_Feroza_Wilhelm_PP_Lrg.jpg

Project name: Navana Grosvenor Residence
Facing: West
Type: Apartment
Location: Plot # 10, Road # 63, Gulshan-2, Dhaka.
http://www.navana-realestate.com/html/images/project_images/72_Gulshan43_Large.JPG

Project name: Navana Chatéau Dé Husains
Facing: North
Type: Apartment
Location: Plot # 11, Block # CWS (B) 71, Road # 27, Gulshan-1, Dhaka.
http://www.navana-realestate.com/html/images/project_images/73_Chateau%20de%20hussains%20_Lrg.JPG

Project name: Navana Mirabad
Facing: East
Type: Apartment
Location: House # 19, Road # 6, Block # C, Banani, Dhaka.
http://www.navana-realestate.com/html/images/project_images/77_Mirabad_Lrg.JPG

Project name: Navana Laurestine
Facing: North
Type: Apartment
Location: Plot # 17, Road # 8, Block # K, Baridhara, Dhaka.
http://www.navana-realestate.com/html/images/project_images/79_Laurestine_PP_Lrg.jpg

Project name: Navana Southern Wood
Facing: South
Type: Apartment
Location: Plot # 6, Road # 14, Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka.
http://www.navana-realestate.com/html/images/project_images/81_Southernwood_PP_Lrg.jpg

[tanzirian]

Nice Amar, especially the larger render of DSE.

[meghnarmajhi]

Nice. Thank you, Amar

[khalek]

Most of them r 6-7 floors... anyway thanks for the info amar...

[Tmac]

OSMANY UDYAN BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT
DCC extends time frame for Phase II work

The time frame for completion of the Osmany Udyan Beautification Project, Phase II, has been extended by three months from December 31, 2007.

The Dhaka City Corporation, which has been implementing the second phase of the project involving Tk 3.40 crore, is also taking preparations for starting the work of Phase III that included construction of 11 monuments symbolising 11 sectors of the war of independence.

‘It will take three more months to complete the work of Phase II and we hope to open the udyan to the people in April,’ said Muhammad Abul Hasnat, executive engineer of zone-5 of the corporation.

The works under second phase include extension of walkway, drainage system, installation of lights, non-mechanised children’s park and land development work.

There will also have an arena for the women to take rest and exercise there, he said.

Under Phase III of the beautification project, the corporation will set up 11 monuments symbolising the 11 sectors of the war of independence, said Hasnat, adding that the work on third phase would start after the completion of the second phase.

The Dhaka mayor, Sadeque Hossain Khoka, at a gathering of freedom fighters on December 16, 2007 announced construction of the monuments, which was dropped from the main planning of the Phase II.

The corporation had dropped construction of the monuments from the main planning of the second phase to minimise cost.

Hasnat said 11 places (900 square feet each) would be selected in the park for 11 sectors where a wall would be built in one side of the place to set up a mural containing the map of Bangladesh and area of the sector during the war.

The walls will also be inscribed with some songs of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra and brief history on the sectors, he said.

The work of making designs of the monuments is going on, another official of the corporation said.

Osmany Udyan is still under control of the vendors, sex workers and drug paddlers, who are continuously destroying the beauty of the udyan.

‘We are thinking of appointing private firms to ensure safety and security in the park, which is a huge challenge,’ the official said.

The beautification work of the Phase I was started in August 2005 and completed in June 2006 at a cost of Tk 3.27 crore.

The works under first phase of the 23-acre Osmany Udyan include a two-kilometre long boundary wall, two-km walkway along the boundary wall, a 375-metre long artificial lake, setting up benches, tree plantation and installation of flower beds.

http://www.newagebd.com/met.html

[Tmac]

Construction work of Swadhinata Stambha (Independence Monument) in Suhrawardi Udyan

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/suhrawardeyuddyan6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/suhrawardeyuddyan7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/suhrawardeyuddyan8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/suhrawardeyuddyan9.jpg

[tanzirian]

Good to hear the new developements for Osmani Uddyan. Personally I have long felt the design for the March 7th monument rather uninspired...of course politics-related cutbacks in funding may have something to do with. If they are planning to improve the park another thing they might do is to have more trash cans and hire someone full time to be cleaning up the litter...the need for which is evident in the above photographs. The general diregard for littering and public cleanliness is something which needs to be made a national priority IMO, and adopted into public school curricula at elementary school level.

[amar11372]

Construction Update of Dhaka Stock Exchange Tower. (Taken 3-4 months ago)

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/DSERENDER.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/SP32-20080109-155118.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/SP32-20080109-155106.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/SP32-20080109-155027.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/SP32-20080109-155042.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/SP32-20080109-155227.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/SP32-20080109-155205.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/SP32-20080109-155154.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/SP32-20080109-155143.jpg

[mirzazeehan]

Thanks for the pics Amar!

[meghnarmajhi]

Nice pictures, Amar

[mirzazeehan]

Tmac..I dont understand where they are building the Independence monument..and any idea when it will be completed?

[mirzazeehan]

Nice pictures, Amar

I checked out the construction site a few days back...construction seems to be progressing fast and the frame of the first two floors have already been built.

[mirzazeehan]

DU CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE
DBBL donates Tk 9.73cr
to construct building
Staff Correspondent


The Dhaka University with the financial support from the Dutch Bangla Bank Limited is constructing a centre for excellence to accelerate researches in arts and social sciences.
The centre, to be supervised by the best scholars, teachers and researchers, is the first of its kind in the fields of arts and humanities in the country.
The university authorities will name the 11-storey centre as the Dutch-Bangla Bank Centre for Advanced Research in Arts and Social Sciences Bhaban.
‘It will be properly equipped with world-class research facilities including library and archive, equipment for holding advanced-level seminar and conferences,’ SMA Faiz, the university vice-chancellor, said.
‘On completion, I think, the centre will play an important role in advanced studies of human and social sciences in the country and it will also be able compete with same type of centers in neighboring countries,’ he hoped.
The centre will also award fellowships and scholarships for advanced studies leading to doctoral and post-doctoral researches for the scholars from home and abroad, he added.
The university authorities began the construction of the building beside the Teacher-Student Centre with a government allocation of Tk 1 crore and completed three stories.
The centre will now be an 11-storey building with accommodation facilities for researchers, auditorium, gallery and a university’s museum.
‘Noted historian and professor of history at the university, Ahmed Kamal, is the man for whom the idea of such a centre of excellence is coming into reality,’ Faiz said, giving his thanks on behalf of the university authorities to Ahmed Kamal.
All the public universities are facing severe fund crunch, he said and added that the building could not be made 11-storey if the Dutch-Bangla Bank did not come up with the assistance of Tk 9.73 crore.
‘In recognition of their contribution we are naming building as the Dutch-Bangla Bank Centre for Advanced Research in Arts and Social Sciences Bhaban,’ the vice chancellor said.

Source:http://www.newagebd.com/front.html#16

[mirzazeehan]

Massive shortfall of mid-income dwellings by 2010
REHAB former president warns
Refayet Ullah Mirdha


The decline in the number of apartments now being handed over (graphic above) will cause a massive shortfall in the future, according to Toufiq M Seraj, a former president of REHAB.
The managing director of one of the Dhaka's leading construction groups has warned that the present slump in home building will lead to a massive shortfall of middle-income dwellings by 2010.

According to Dr Toufiq M. Seraj, MD of Sheltech, the annual demand for new middle income dwellings in Dhaka is around 60,000 units, but in recent years developers have only been able to supply around 7000 per annum.
This year developers will only be able to deliver 4000 units and the lack of new projects will store up problems for future years, said Seraj, who is also a former president of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB).

Behind the decline were the increasing prices of raw materials, the corruption drive and the absence of business-friendly policies in the real estate sector, he said.

“The developers and the government will feel the consequences of the slow progress in construction in 2010,” he said.



He said at present, at least 1.2 million people are directly employed in real estate sector with at least another 1.5 million people are indirectly employed.

He said prices of apartments and flats in the country had almost doubled since 2005 and the prices of construction materials including MS rod, cement, sand, bricks and labour costs had gone up abnormally.

The government should focus more on the real estate sector and thereby generate employment while reducing the housing problem in the city, he said.

He said if developers do not come forward for more construction projects the government will lose registration fees, a major source of revenue.

Seraj, a former teacher of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) said the government should change the policies in housing and registration to maintain growth in the sector.

Seraj said at present the investment in the real estate sector is Tk30billion and the growth of the sector had been maintained 10 percent over recent years.

Source:http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=19307

[amar11372]

I checked out the construction site a few days back...construction seems to be progressing fast and the frame of the first two floors have already been built.

Thats good to know mirzazeehan. The pics I posted are about 3 months old.

[clearsky]

Personally I have long felt the design for the March 7th monument rather uninspired...of course politics-related cutbacks in funding may have something to do with.

They pretty much screwed up Suhrawardi Udyan. This used to be one of the prime Udyans of Dhaka. I visited this park multiple times prior to the construction of the monument and was captivated by the beautiful trees and surroundings.

[DzzzzMcGzzz]

Jabbar Tower (21 floors I'm counting right now) in Gulshan-1 (Dec07)
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00490934.jpg
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00490935.jpg
Delta Life Insurance Building to be 14 stories? in Gulshan-2 (Dec 07)
http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00490936.jpg

[mirzazeehan]

Thanks for the update DzzzMcGzzz.
I think Delta Life Insurance is 13 stories now..one more floor to be up I would guess.Still wondering about how tall Jabbar Tower is gonna be....are they adding new three floors?Or just creating an elevated point on top of the building?

[Tmac]

ya thanks for the update DzzzMcGzzz. I am glad to see that Jabbar Tower is taller than what I thought it would be.

[mirzazeehan]

ya thanks for the update DzzzMcGzzz. I am glad to see that Jabbar Tower is taller than what I thought it would be.

Tmac,any news on that plan of building the 26 storey Gulshan Center Point?

[mirzazeehan]

Symphony,Gulshan-1


http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC03001.jpg

[mirzazeehan]

Red dots indicate Under-construction/Proposed Highrise Towers


Shantinagar/Kakrail Area

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/ShantinagarKakrailprojectsfinal.jpg

Moghbazar/Mouchak Area

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/MoghbazarBailyRoadarea.jpg

[tanzirian]

Moghbazar/Mouchak Area

Ooh...maybe we will see more pics of this place some day :nuts:

[clearsky]

^^Moghbazar/Mouchak area is a traffic nightmare. Traffic is so bad in some parts of the day that CNG doesn't want to go there. With all these posh developments things will only get worse unless something is done quick and fast.

[mirzazeehan]

Some projects that are nearing completion

Uknown tower,Uttara(Revolving restaurant on top according to unreliable sources)

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC03395.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC03364.jpg

Nafi Tower,Gulshan

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC03378.jpg

Jabbar Tower,Gulshan

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC03377.jpg

Suvastu Imam Plaza,Gulshan

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC03382.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC03383.jpg

NGL Tower,Kawranbazar

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC03357.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC03356.jpg

Royal Tower,Panthopath

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC03354.jpg

Bulu Center,Gulshan-2

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC03385.jpg

[amar11372]

Thanks mirzazeehan everything is looking great but, they really messed up on Royal Tower. Hopefully after the construction, it will look nice despite its size.

[tanzirian]

Very nice Mirza. Suvastu Imam looks particularly cool. And it's good to see Nafi Tower is making progress, unlike so many others.

[mirzazeehan]

Very nice Mirza. Suvastu Imam looks particularly cool. And it's good to see Nafi Tower is making progress, unlike so many others.

Tan...could you please point out what progress you have seen in Nafi Tower?I dont have its earlier pics so dont really remember what it looked like,lol.

[tanzirian]

Tan...could you please point out what progress you have seen in Nafi Tower?I dont have its earlier pics so dont really remember what it looked like,lol.

You know better than me so I might very well be wrong. I had thought perhaps the brickwork extending the full height of the building was new.

[mirzazeehan]

You know better than me so I might very well be wrong. I had thought perhaps the brickwork extending the full height of the building was new.

Tan,I searched alot to find a previous pic of the tower and ended up with this one.It seems they are now covering the red bricks with cement

Nafi Tower(not recently taken pic)

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC02338.jpg

Nafi Tower( recently taken pic)

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/DSC03378.jpg

[Tmac]

I like the tower in Uttara.

Fantastic stuff Mirza!

[tareq79]

I like the tower in Uttara.
...

I took a picture of this building couple of months back but forgot to post here...here it is viewed from the other side.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s195/tareq79/DSC04250.jpg

[raihan14]

20-storied with 3 basements Fareast Tower
http://www.fareastislamilife.com/main/images/stories/fareasttower.jpg

http://www.fareastislamilife.com

[amar11372]

20-storied with 3 basements Fareast Tower
http://www.fareastislamilife.com/main/images/stories/fareasttower.jpg

http://www.fareastislamilife.com

raihan do you know the location of the building?

[raihan14]

raihan do you know the location of the building?

yea it is in Topkahan Road opposite to bangladesh secretariat
i think the structure is almost done
anybody has any new pic of this building

anybody got any pic of ahsanullah university not the rendering??

[Tmac]

DCC to construct museum in memory of mass uprising martyrs

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/Unasattur.jpg

Unasattur, a museum in memory of Shaheed Asad and other martyrs of the 1969 mass uprising, is going to be constructed in the middle of the road at Chankharpool near the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

The museum will be constructed in the middle of the road symbolising the city of processions, rallies and national unity against the autocratic ruler Ayub Khan in 1969, the architect of the museum, Nizam Uddin Ahmed, told New Age on Friday.

Vehicles will pass under the Shaheed Asad Sarani Museum, which will remain open 24 hours a day, Nizam, also a professor of architecture department at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, said.

Pedestrians will be able to cross the road through the footbridge of the museum from where they will also be able to see the museum to be constructed by the Dhaka City Corporation at an estimated cost of Tk 8 crore.

Different things of the martyrs of the mass uprising, posters, books and newspapers of that time and bloodstained shirt of Asad will be put on display in the museum, said the designer.

Dhaka mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka along with Dhaka University vice-chancellor SMA Faiz laid the foundation stone of Unasattur on January 20.

The tender to construct the museum will be floated within 15 days and the construction work will be completed by 18 months, Khoka told the programme.

The initiative to construct the museum was taken on July 11, 2005 and it was planned to be set up at Asad Gate in the city.

The corporation at a function at the Nagar Bhaban on the day honoured 10 leaders of the 1969 mass uprising with crests and announced to set up a monument, which will also house a museum, at Asad Gate in memory of the martyrs during the uprising.

According to Nizam, who also prepared the design of the museum along with his colleague Khan Mahmud Amanat, the museum will have three floors and first floor will be on 20 feet above the ground, second floor on 34.76 feet and the third floor will be on 49 feet above the ground.

The roofs of the three floors will be combinations of 144 parts to mean section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure which was imposed in the city in those days in 1969 barring people to make any gathering of more than three at a time at a same place, he said adding that the open sky over the museum will symbolise the breaking of section 144.

On the first floor, 4,252 square feet will be the floor area of the museum, 1,955 square feet walkway and the rest will be open.

On the second floor, 4,252 square feet will be floor area, 489 square feet walkway and 2,365 square feet veranda. On the third floor, 4,252 square feet will be the floor area, 489 square feet will be walkway and 2,365 square feet will be veranda.

http://www.newagebd.com/met.html

[amar11372]

DCC to construct museum in memory of mass uprising martyrs

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/Bangladesh3/Unasattur.jpg


The museum will be constructed in the middle of the road

http://www.newagebd.com/met.html

If they actually build this, it would really be a Unique design and concept.

[tanzirian]

^^ Certainly unique...but it looks more like a shopping mall without walls suspended over a street...I don't know that we need to spend this much money on this memorial when we already have various memorials commemorating the independence struggle. Something smaller...executed in more traditional / dignified fashion would be preferable to me...but that's just my taste.

[Skyprince]

The proposed museum looks like a Mass Rapid station. Maybe they should use the same design for the proposed Dhaka metro ? It looks very futuristic !

[dopekhor]

The proposed museum looks like a Mass Rapid station. Maybe they should use the same design for the proposed Dhaka metro ? It looks very futuristic !
werd!

[Tmac]

Agreement for NRBs’ real estate project signed

Probashi Palli, country’s biggest housing project for the non-resident Bangladeshis, will be set up at Purbachal on the outskirts of the Dhaka city.

An agreement to this effect was signed in the city on Tuesday by Mohammad Mahidur Rahman, managing director of Inspired Development Limited, Mohammad Ali Manju, managing director of UK-based International Travelex Limited, and Shahidul Islam Ali, managing director of Italy-based Coast Earth Limited.

Adviser for foreign affairs, expatriate welfare and overseas employment Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury attended the function as chief guest. British high commissioner Anwar Chowdhury and land secretary Mosleh Uddin were special guests.

Speaking on the occasion, the foreign adviser said that non-resident Bangladeshis are country’s great assets for which the nation is proud of. ‘We fully recall their contribution during the War of Liberation. We know they have much to give towards the new struggle we have embarked upon, the development of our country and the progress and prosperity of our people,’ he added.

Mentioning the role of the non-resident Indians and non-resident Chinese in the economic boom of their countries of origin, the adviser said, the Bangladesh government was most keen to support them.

Chairman of the NGO federation Dr Mohammad Ibrahim and executive director of Inspired Development Ltd Col (retd) Mezbah Uddin spoke on the occasion.

http://www.newagebd.com/busi.html

[amar11372]

Does anybody know the current status on Purbachal? I heard a while back Rujuk planned its development based on Uttara.

[amar11372]

Probashi Palli

Description: Probashi Palli is an exclusive residential zone for the wage earners. Where the government has not come up with well planned housing project for the wage-earners Inspired Development Ltd. has moved there to establish the requirements of the wage earners by creating housing facilities as per modern facilities and securities at the same time it has brought good opportunity for investment.

The project is titled as “Probashi Palli” is next to RAJUK'S Purbachal Housing Project. It is only a 10 minutes drive from ZIA International Airport . The project area is more than 2250 bighas of land surrounded by natural rivers on its three outskirts and the newly constructed Dhaka-Sylhet bypass protects the other side.

Rendering of the project from the site.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/1.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/2.jpg

[amar11372]

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/3.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/4.jpg

Hopefully they will build it according to the renderings. :cheers:

http://probashipolli.com/

[Tmac]

that was quick Amar..lol. Thanks for the link and the photos.

[amar11372]

that was quick Amar..lol. Thanks for the link and the photos.

Your welcome Tmac.

[mirzazeehan]

Sorry for not being around for a week guys,my pc was out of order.Anyways,its good to be back ; ) and ofcourse not empty handed!

Red Dots indicate exclusive commercial complexes that are Proposed/Under-Construction


Gulshan-1

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Emerging%20Dhaka/Gulshan-1projects.jpg

Gulshan-2

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/Dhaka%20boom/Gulshan-2projects.jpg

[tanzirian]

^^ Thanks, Mirza and Amar. Interesting to see the developments south of Gulshan-1.

[Tmac]

a recently taken photo of a construction site in Banani. I can see Iqbal Center in the photo. Could this be that DCC building, Mirza?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/underconstructiondhaka13.jpg

[tareq79]

Yes, it is. Hell lot of work going on there, next to my workplace. Looks like they have changed their mind on the design, I see them breaking the newly built parking area on 3rd floor, donno why.

[mirzazeehan]

Yes, it is. Hell lot of work going on there, next to my workplace. Looks like they have changed their mind on the design, I see them breaking the newly built parking area on 3rd floor, donno why.

Thats the borak dcc building alright.But tareq,could you tell me what 3rd floor parking lot you are talking about?Is there any chance they are increasing the number of floors of the old building instead of building a new one over the parking lot?I dont really understand what they are doing....help me out : )

[DzzzzMcGzzz]

i've finally decided to host my photos on a new site, so i'll post more often. my old site was just so picky, and thats why i haven't posted any of my photos i've taken these last few weeks.

[DzzzzMcGzzz]

sorry, i don't know these buildings names. and i'm real tired and going to bed.
Building on Sonargaon Road south of Pantha Path, west of Sonargaon hotel.
http://inlinethumb39.webshots.com/34598/2124410430102971601S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2124410430102971601dcOPXN)
24 storey Monem Financial District south of Pantha Path
http://inlinethumb53.webshots.com/36596/2214010530102971601S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2214010530102971601iNfJVk)
let's all laugh at the puny little Royal Tower
http://inlinethumb18.webshots.com/39761/2441794530102971601S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2441794530102971601TLKngE)

[Tmac]

great pics Dzzz!!

Royal Tower is a great disappointment. I still can't believe they were awarded a prime land for a 10 storied building.

[mirzazeehan]

Thanks for the pics Dzzz.That building south of panthopath will be the 24 storey Monem Financial District.

You will be even more disappointed to know that another building like the Royal Tower is coming up right beside it.This one is also to be around 10 storey and will be called Gani Trade Center.I wonder why the hell they are building these small things here!However,the place wouldn't look all that bad when the 20 storey Borak Zahir Tower rises from behind those two small buildings.It is also possible that these two towers are so small because the entire land behind them is owned by Borak Real Esate for their project BZT.

[mirzazeehan]

Stalled Projects not stalled anymore

Work has resumed on the Nafi Tower at Gulshan-1(yes,this time we confirm that)

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03410.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03413.jpg

Jabbar Tower at Gulshan-1 is nearing completion

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03408.jpg

Symphony building at Gulshan-1 will also be completed soon

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03407.jpg

Residential building being renovated for commercial usage at Gulshan-1

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03406.jpg

Work has also resumed on the SPL Western Tower(that will be 1 of the best looking towers in the city)

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03405.jpg

Concord I.K. Tower at Gulshan-2

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03417.jpg

[amar11372]

^^ Thanks for the update Mirza. The Jabbar Tower will look great after they finish covering it with Glass.

[DzzzzMcGzzz]

37 storey City Center,Motijheel...and I used the HSBC bank downstairs :)
http://inlinethumb45.webshots.com/39852/2472518630102971601S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2472518630102971601iKGsyQ)
Baitul Muk Area(Baitul View Tower's construction is seen in center rear, and the main shot is the Surma Tower)
http://inlinethumb29.webshots.com/32284/2846243720102971601S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2846243720102971601Tuslwg)
Fortune Shopping Mall at Malibag (thanks Tmac)
http://inlinethumb50.webshots.com/42481/2522927030102971601S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2522927030102971601TCHjAe)

[Tmac]

pass this all the time, at Malibag, and now can't remember the name...sigh
http://inlinethumb50.webshots.com/42481/2522927030102971601S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2522927030102971601TCHjAe)

it's Fortune Shopping Mall.

[tareq79]

Thats the borak dcc building alright.But tareq,could you tell me what 3rd floor parking lot you are talking about?Is there any chance they are increasing the number of floors of the old building instead of building a new one over the parking lot?I dont really understand what they are doing....help me out : )

Actually, the parking lot I was talking about is on the old building. The new one is up to ground work so far. If I were in office (I'm in Jakarta for official purposes and wont be back in a month) I could just take a picture right from my desk to clear things.
Nice pics, DzzzzMcGzzz and another good update from Mirza.

[DzzzzMcGzzz]

New Electrical and Computer Engineering Building at BUET my uni!
http://inlinethumb53.webshots.com/3380/2087675420102971601S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2087675420102971601HrPfNa)
http://inlinethumb46.webshots.com/41965/2084233420102971601S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2084233420102971601hAxPJy)
http://inlinethumb10.webshots.com/42761/2305851630102971601S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2305851630102971601LDtjzw)

Karim Tower, Kakrail
http://inlinethumb20.webshots.com/30035/2127270550102971601S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2127270550102971601tUSViX)

[Tmac]

looks like Rupayan Karim Tower is coming along nicely. I thought the construction had stalled earlier. Thanks D Katz!

[mirzazeehan]

looks like Rupayan Karim Tower is coming along nicely. I thought the construction had stalled earlier. Thanks D Katz!

Tmac I dont remember...but how tall was the Karim Tower when we last checked it?

[Tmac]

several apartment projects by Shanta Properties.

SPL Garden

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/splgarden.jpg

SPL Prantor

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/splPrantor.jpg

SPL Digonto

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/splDigonto.jpg

SPL Chandralok

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/splChandralok.jpg

[mirzazeehan]

Yet another glass Tower being built at Banani

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03529.jpg

No progress of the Praasad Trade Center

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03526.jpg

Eight storey Navana building at Gulshan-2

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03416.jpg

Last Minute work at Suvastu Imam Plaza at Gulshan-1

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03554.jpg

Nafi Tower at Gulshan-1,preparing for the glass Facade

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03555.jpg

This is from Monday's newspaper

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03524.jpg

Commercial building rising at Uttara

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03473.jpg

Polwel Carnation shopping center at Uttara

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03482.jpg

Work progressing at Grameen Phone's Corporate Headquater in Bashundhara

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03430.jpg

[amar11372]

Man, the SPL Westen tower is just a beauty. The GrameenPhone's HQ look more like a IT campus which from the rendering looks great and polished though I (and many of you guys) would prefer they built a mammoth tower representing their company. Thanks for the update Mirza.

[amar11372]

Another Rendering of SPL Western Tower

http://www.splbd.com/admin/images/1182667604Front%20Elevation.jpg

Construction Update (Taken on December 31, 2007) from website.

http://www.splbd.com/admin/images/1199098102Western-Tower-31.12.07.jpg

[Tmac]

well done Mirza!! I am liking all the development!

[amar11372]

SPL Digonto

http://www.splbd.com/admin/images/1201333443Digonto.jpg

Digonto - Construction Update (Pic Taken 30-01-2008)

http://www.splbd.com/admin/images/120175239230.01.08.jpg

SPL Chandralok

http://www.splbd.com/admin/images/1201333105Chandralok.jpg

Chandralok - Construction Update (Pic Taken 26-01-2008)

http://www.splbd.com/admin/images/1182919657Chandralok.jpg

[Tmac]

Man, the SPL Westen tower is just a beauty. The GrameenPhone's HQ look more like a IT campus which from the rendering looks great and polished though I (and many of you guys) would prefer they built a mammoth tower representing their company. Thanks for the update Mirza.

where have you seen a rendering of the Grameen headquarter?

[amar11372]

^^ I posted a rendering from http://www.architekton.com.bd a while back.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/gp1.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj50/amar11372/gp2.jpg

[Tmac]

Project Name: ABC Heights
Location: Uttara, Dhaka
Owner/Developer:ABC Real estates Limited
Status:Under construction
No of Storey:13 Storied

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/abc_heights_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/abc_heights_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/abc_heights_2.jpg

Project Name: Syed Plus
Location: Dhanmondi, Dhaka
Owner/Developer: Living Plus Limited
Status: Under construction
No of Storey: 6 Storied

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/living_syed_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/living_syed_4.jpg

[Tmac]

Project Name: Bus Truck Owner’s Association Building
Location: Kalyanpur,Dhaka
Owner/Developer:Bus Truck Owner’s Association
Status:Under construction
No of Storey:6 Storied

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/bus_owners_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/bus_owners_2.jpg


Project Name: City Tower
(in association with Building Design Centre)
Location: Dilkhusha, Dhaka
Owner/Developer: Dhaka City Corporation
Status:Under construction
No of Storey:20 Storied

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/city_tower_5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/city_tower_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/city_tower_2.jpg


Project Name: Army complex
(in association with Building Design Centre)
Location: Mohakhali , Dhaka
Owner/Developer:Bay Atlantic
No of Storey:18 Storied

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/army_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/army_1.jpg

[meghnarmajhi]

Nice - constructions started already?

[dopekhor]

Project Name: Bus Truck Owner’s Association Building
Location: Kalyanpur,Dhaka
Owner/Developer:Bus Truck Owner’s Association
Status:Under construction
No of Storey:6 Storied

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/bus_owners_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/bus_owners_2.jpg


Project Name: City Tower
(in association with Building Design Centre)
Location: Dilkhusha, Dhaka
Owner/Developer: Dhaka City Corporation
Status:Under construction
No of Storey:20 Storied

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/city_tower_5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/city_tower_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/city_tower_2.jpg


Project Name: Army complex
(in association with Building Design Centre)
Location: Mohakhali , Dhaka
Owner/Developer:Bay Atlantic
No of Storey:18 Storied

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/army_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/army_1.jpg
the army complex looks like an edited version of boshundhora city, btw where are they going to build it, i dont think such a big space will be available in mohakhali!

[mirzazeehan]

Great find Tmac!The army complex looks amazing!Any idea where exactly it will be built or when construction is expected to start/finish?

[Tmac]

Project Name: Sandhani Bhaban
Location: Nilkhet,Dhaka
Owner/Developer:Sandhani Bangladesh
Status:Under design
No of Storey:6 Storied

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/sandhani_bhaban_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/sandhani_bhaban_5.jpg

[mirzazeehan]

19 storey Yeawar Tower,Baitul Muk. Area(will be built demolishing the building right next to Bengal tower)

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/yewar-2.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/yewar-1.jpg

[amar11372]

^^ Nice find Mirza but this tower is a bit too artistic for my taste. On the other hand, the skyline in that areas will be much better. (I'm still highly disappointed @ Bengal tower)

[tanzirian]

Thanks Tmac, Mirza, and Amar...some definite eye candy on this page...not even one that I don't like. Yeawar must be the first of this abstract design type in BD. Grammen HQ looks imposing though I too would have preferred a tall tower...which would have been a better use of the land anyway. And Suvastu Imam is beautiful even if a little small...looks like little sib of Bashundhara.

[sas]

Sorry if I've missed out guys, but where are the SPL Chandralok and SPL Diganto located? They look particularly nice on the rendering because of the quality of the lighting. And SPL stands for Shanta Properties Limited I presume?

[mirzazeehan]

Sorry if I've missed out guys, but where are the SPL Chandralok and SPL Diganto located? They look particularly nice on the rendering because of the quality of the lighting. And SPL stands for Shanta Properties Limited I presume?

SPL Diganto is probably located at Paribagh.

[mirzazeehan]

Royal Tower,Panthopath

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03557.jpg

Jabbar Tower,Gulshan-1

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03563.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03562.jpg

Nafi Tower,Gulshan-1

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03560.jpg

Symphony,Gulshan-1

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03564.jpg

SPL Western Tower,Tejgoan Gulshan Link road

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03565.jpg

Borak Red Crescent Twin Towers,Ramna

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03445.jpg

[Tmac]

amazing coverage Mirza.

[tanzirian]

Nice Mirza. Royal Tower is looking nice but somebody needs to give it some growth hormone so it gets 10 storeys taller.

[Tmac]

Royal Tower

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/underconstructiondhaka16.jpg

ICL Trade Centre

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/Tarik/Tarik5/icltradecentre6.jpg

[amar11372]

Nice Mirza. Royal Tower is looking nice but somebody needs to give it some growth hormone so it gets 10 storeys taller.

Probably after the Caretaker govt is gone they will extend the building by bribing the folks at Rajuk. :)

[tanzirian]

Probably after the Caretaker govt is gone they will extend the building by bribing the folks at Rajuk. :)

You may be right...the short-sighted restrictions on height that Rajuk has been preaching under current govt may be reason why a building on such a prime spot is so low.

[amar11372]

Advanced Angel City
http://www.advanced-bd.com/angel-city-logo.jpg

http://www.advanced-bd.com/angel-pers-01.jpg

http://www.advanced-bd.com/angel-pers-07.jpg

http://www.advanced-bd.com/angel-pers-03.jpg

http://www.advanced-bd.com/angel-pers-05.jpg

http://www.advanced-bd.com/angel-pers-02.jpg

http://www.advanced-bd.com/angel-pers-09.jpg

[amar11372]

Sky vine

http://www.advanced-bd.com/ongoing-midtown-sky-vine-big.jpg

http://www.advanced-bd.com/midtown-sky-vine-location.jpg

AMICUS IMPETUS TOWER (don't know if this has been posted before)
22 storied

http://amicus.com.bd/images/uploaded_images/impetus_tower_small.jpg

[amar11372]

BISHWA IZTEMA COMMERCIAL COMPLEX

By CapitaLand Development Ltd (CDL)

Location: Plot No. 03 (old 250-251), Block-D, Tongi, Gazipur
Area : 72,000 Sqft. (Approx) Each Floor
Type : 06 Storied Building.

http://www.capitalandbd.com/admin/elevation_image/BICC_Final.jpg

http://www.capitalandbd.com/admin/elevation_image/Image-02.jpg

http://www.capitalandbd.com/admin/elevation_image/Image-03.jpg

http://www.capitalandbd.com/admin/elevation_image/Image-05.jpg

[amar11372]

Concord I.K. Tower

http://concordgroup.net/photo_gallery/real_estate/commercial/images/ik-tower.jpg

[sas]

Where is the Concord IK Tower going to be located at?

[amar11372]

Where is the Concord IK Tower going to be located at?

Gulshan Avenue Block # CEN(A)

[mirzazeehan]

the army complex looks like an edited version of boshundhora city, btw where are they going to build it, i dont think such a big space will be available in mohakhali!

Dopekhor is right,Mohakhali is not the place where the army complex will be built.According to my sources,the army complex is already underconstruction right opposite to the Radisson Hotel(thats owned by the army) and right next to the Army Medical Hospital.Good thing our army is spending money on hotels,malls and towers instead of wasting it in defence,lol.Here are some pics:


18 storied Army Complex Mall

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/ArmyComplexmarket.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/armycomplex.jpg

It is already a few floors up
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03569.jpg

[amar11372]

^^ This is great Mirza Thanks, but whats the huge empty lot opposite of the Army Mall (besides the lake)?

[mirzazeehan]

Probably after the Caretaker govt is gone they will extend the building by bribing the folks at Rajuk. :)

Unfortunately,thats very less likely to happen,as even Rajuk legally allows you to build upto 15 storey in Panthopath.I dont have any explanation why Royal Tower and Gani Tower are both gonna be 9 storey other than-the plot behind them is reserved for Borak Zahir tower(18 storey) and the space available for them was too small to accomodate a high rise.Then again,I could be wrong.

[tanzirian]

Dopekhor is right,Mohakhali is not the place where the army complex will be built.According to my sources,the army complex is already underconstruction right opposite to the Radisson Hotel(thats owned by the army) and right next to the Army Medical Hospital.Good thing our army is spending money on hotels,malls and towers instead of wasting it in defence,lol.Here are some pics:

I wonder in how many other countries that the Army is busy building shopping malls? They have been busy this year planning to tear down buildings which they say were built illegally. I wonder if land in middle of Dhaka was given to Army for building retail outlets? But no doubt anything they build will be perfectly kosher :ohno:

[amar11372]

I wonder in how many other countries that the Army is busy building shopping malls? They have been busy this year planning to tear down buildings which they say were built illegally. I wonder if land in middle of Dhaka was given to Army for building retail outlets? But no doubt anything they build will be perfectly kosher :ohno:

Well, I would rather like too see the Army build shopping mall, Retail centers, Hotels etc... which will create job growth; then to spend tons of money buying weapons and planes from USA and Europe (this is eventually lead to the dangerous games of international politics).

[TIslam]

I wonder in how many other countries that the Army is busy building shopping malls? They have been busy this year planning to tear down buildings which they say were built illegally. I wonder if land in middle of Dhaka was given to Army for building retail outlets? But no doubt anything they build will be perfectly kosher :ohno:

This has been going on for a very long time, the military in commercial ventures and has been institutionalized. They owned banks, hotels, commercial building and probably many other things. No government of the day dare change that!

[snoq]

I wonder in how many other countries that the Army is busy building shopping malls? They have been busy this year planning to tear down buildings which they say were built illegally. I wonder if land in middle of Dhaka was given to Army for building retail outlets? But no doubt anything they build will be perfectly kosher :ohno:

Army had bacome too greedy with money and UN mission has become cash cow for them. External sponsors of this interim entity used UN money to lure army to back the interim entity you see today. In return army get to do whatever they want including shopping mall. Dont they have to defend the people who fed them? Oh well public pay 40tk kg rice when they pay 2-3 tk kg (last I knew) rice. Yet they get to build shopping mall, build golf cource, hotel and what not. And army chief get to say system of govt in Bangladesh need to be changed. Autocracy at its best....

[dopekhor]

I wonder in how many other countries that the Army is busy building shopping malls? They have been busy this year planning to tear down buildings which they say were built illegally. I wonder if land in middle of Dhaka was given to Army for building retail outlets? But no doubt anything they build will be perfectly kosher :ohno:
when they were given the land it wasnt in the center of dhaka was miles outside

[dopekhor]

Army had bacome too greedy with money and UN mission has become cash cow for them. External sponsors of this interim entity used UN money to lure army to back the interim entity you see today. In return army get to do whatever they want including shopping mall. Dont they have to defend the people who fed them? Oh well public pay 40tk kg rice when they pay 2-3 tk kg (last I knew) rice. Yet they get to build shopping mall, build golf cource, hotel and what not. And army chief get to say system of govt in Bangladesh need to be changed. Autocracy at its best....
atleast they arent squeezing the money out of people forcefully they bringing it from outside, and if the govt starts subsidizing the rice will end up outside bd, same thing happened with oil and fertilizers which were heavily subsidized

[mirzazeehan]

Well, I would rather like too see the Army build shopping mall, Retail centers, Hotels etc... which will create job growth; then to spend tons of money buying weapons and planes from USA and Europe (this is eventually lead to the dangerous games of international politics).

Same here.

[tanzirian]

when they were given the land it wasnt in the center of dhaka was miles outside

The point is that they weren't given the land for commercial use. They were given the land for use as a cantonment. They are now tearing down buildings owned by private individuals that were built in areas that had been allocated for other purposes. However clearly they are not concerned about original intentions for the land that they themselves own. So it's hypocrisy on their part.

That being said I would rather that the armed forces build some infrastructure rather than dump money on Mig-29s or the like whose worthlessness was proven in the first Iraq war. However if the land is going to be used for commercial purposes and not military then it should be returned to the govt and then either used as public space or sold to private bidders for public profit, rather than being kept as a cash cow for the military. Of course we know that won't happen.

[dopekhor]

they are putting some unused land to some good use, even the police are doing something similar at gulshan opposite niketan called concord police plaza

[snoq]

The point is that they weren't given the land for commercial use. They were given the land for use as a cantonment. They are now tearing down buildings owned by private individuals that were built in areas that had been allocated for other purposes. However clearly they are not concerned about original intentions for the land that they themselves own. So it's hypocrisy on their part.

That being said I would rather that the armed forces build some infrastructure rather than dump money on Mig-29s or the like whose worthlessness was proven in the first Iraq war. However if the land is going to be used for commercial purposes and not military then it should be returned to the govt and then either used as public space or sold to private bidders for public profit, rather than being kept as a cash cow for the military. Of course we know that won't happen.

That is exactly the point. Army is not a commercial enterprise, It is funded and given land to be used in the purpose of protecting the country. But instead of protecting the country army sold the country for $200 million of UN money.

First thing that has to stop is all food subsidy provided to them; its not realistic and fair when people pay 40tk/kg rice and army pay 2-3 tk. Specially when army became a billion dollar commercial enterprise

[TIslam]

That is exactly the point. Army is not a commercial enterprise, It is funded and given land to be used in the purpose of protecting the country. But instead of protecting the country army sold the country for $200 million of UN money.

First thing that has to stop is all food subsidy provided to them; its not realistic and fair when people pay 40tk/kg rice and army pay 2-3 tk. Specially when army became a billion dollar commercial enterprise

While I do not subscribe to the statement, "country army sold the country for $200 million of UN money", I agree to the general sentiment. That said, it'll never happen (end of food subsidy to the military).

[snoq]

If you know what happened leding upto 1/11 then it would make sense to you, otherwise it would not.

Anyway, lets not talk about politics in this thread. Lets move further political discussion in politics thread.


For further political discussion please post here :http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=474315&page=14

[tanzirian]

Sorry to have gotten off topic...but not for long!

Here is Midget Tower...oops I mean Royal Tower...from unusual angle (looks pretty much complete; photos by Russel):

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2061/2287878862_594a4abb93_o.jpg

And here is Monem Financial (going up nicely!):
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/2287878280_4632b6c381_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2067/2287877820_64a8f940bb_o.jpg

Another general Kawran view. I am sure the empty plots in the view above and below will get filled within the next decade:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/2287090243_661274c282_o.jpg

[amar11372]

Here is Midget Tower...oops I mean Royal Tower...from unusual angle (looks pretty much complete; photos by Russel):


Yeah, I share that feeling but Borak Zahir tower is going to be next to Royal Tower (as reported by Mirza) so that will make up for Royal Tower being too short.

[mirzazeehan]

Thanks for the images Tan

Here are some more shots

Unknown tower,Mohakhali

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03588.jpg

Nafi Tower,Gulshan-1

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03584.jpg

Navana buiilding,Gulshan-2

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03579.jpg

[TIslam]

[QUOTE=mirzazeehan;18640480]
Navana buiilding,Gulshan-2
QUOTE]

Doesn't Navana have a building somewhere in Motijheel?

[Tmac]

Unknown tower,Mohakhali

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03588.jpg

Mirza, what's going on with this one? Construction still stalled? or Resumed?

[sas]

The Suvastu Imam Plaza on Gulshan Avenue is almost ready - don't like the color of the glass though - looks kind of tacky to me. Is it going to be rented out mainly to offices or are we going to going to have shops there?

[meghnarmajhi]

The Suvastu Imam Plaza on Gulshan Avenue is almost ready - don't like the color of the glass though - looks kind of tacky to me. Is it going to be rented out mainly to offices or are we going to going to have shops there?

Any picture?

[manbil777]

Here you go Majhi Bhai -- a render is the only thing available here (http://photos1.blogger.com/photoInclude/blogger/4676/2449/1600/02.jpg)...

[Suncity]

As of now, Dhaka seems to have the largest number of commercial towers with glass facade in South Asia.

Amazing construction activity.

While some of it could be specualtion like elsewhere, it also is a testament to the confidence in the economic boom.

[tanzirian]

As of now, Dhaka seems to have the largest number of commercial towers with glass facade in South Asia.

Amazing construction activity.

While some of it could be specualtion like elsewhere, it also is a testament to the confidence in the economic boom.

Thanks Suncity. As you may know we are in the midst of trying to figure out the right balance between free market and economic reform, foreign and domestic investment, etc. There is some heated debate on the right combination and the economy has been guarded as the nation decides on which direction to take. I am cautiously optimistic that we will find that balance and will be the better for it. I expect Dhaka projects to pick up steam again in the next few years.

[tanzirian]

The Suvastu Imam Plaza on Gulshan Avenue is almost ready - don't like the color of the glass though - looks kind of tacky to me.

Of course I haven't seen it in person but it looked very nice from photos posted earlier...nothing unusual about the blue / white color scheme...in fact it's a little surprising that there aren't more offices in Dhaka with this combination.

[meghnarmajhi]

Here you go Majhi Bhai -- a render is the only thing available...

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4676/2449/1600/02.jpg?force=1

Thank you for trying, but the picture is not showing.

[tanzirian]

Thank you for trying, but the picture is not showing.

Shows up for me...maybe a computer setting blocking it for you?

[amar11372]

Thank you for trying, but the picture is not showing.

If it doesn't work for you try this link http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4676/2449/1600/02.jpg?force=1

[amar11372]

Rajuk to construct 2.8km flyover at Kuril

Helemul Alam

The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha is planning to construct a 2.8-kilometre flyover at Kuril to facilitate free flow of traffic at the intersection connecting Pragati Sarani, Airport Road and Purbachal Road and to avoid the railway crossing there.

The consulting firm, assigned to conduct the feasibility study, has submitted its draft report on February 7. The consultant is a joint venture of three local firms — Development Design Consultants Limited, The Consulting House and Divine Associates Limited.

A workshop was held on Monday to discuss the draft design and the consulting firm has been asked to submit its final design following the recommendations of the workshop, said the Purbachal New Town Project director, ABM Rafiqul Islam.

Rajuk will construct the planned flyover at its own cost estimated at Tk 303 crore, he said, adding that people from 21 different destinations would be benefited through the four-loop flyover.

Rajuk will invite tender for the project after receiving the final design and is expected to implement the envisaged project in one and half year time, he said.

The planned flyover will connect the satellite township of Purbachal with Dhaka on the west and Sylhet highway via Kanchan Bridge over the Sitalakhya River on the east.

A 14-kilometre and 300 feet wide new road is being developed as part of the Purbachal Township project, said an official of Rajuk. The official said the link road will connect Kuril on the Airport Road, which is already serving as a major northern gateway to the city and importance and traffic load of which have increased significantly after the opening of the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge.

The recommendations of the consultants, submitted on February 7, include construction of a separate traffic interchange facility at Kuril intersection to augment the present interrupted junction capacity to its full uninterrupted capacity. A modified double U-ramp interchange with two left turning Y-ramps were also recommended as it has been found to be most cost effective and technically acceptable solution.

The objectives of the project is to improve traffic handling capacity of existing Kuril intersection, to improve level of service of Airport Road particularly during the peak hours, to cater for extra traffic generated from construction of the proposed Purbachal Link Road, reduce vehicle operating cost and travel time, reduce maintenance cost by eliminating level-crossing and traffic signals, and to improve safety situation of both highway intersection and the railway tracks, Rajuk officials said.

http://www.newagebd.com/met.html

[Tmac]

Rajuk to construct 2.8km flyover at Kuril

I wonder how many times this project will be sent to the advisors office, then okayed and then tender, re-tender submitted.

[tanzirian]

Edit: double post

[tanzirian]

Some pictures by Ershad Ahmed of Baitul Mukarram expansion:

A new boundary wall, or new rooms ?...alongside BB stadium:

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/misc/ershad3.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/misc/ershad2.jpg

A more distant view...is work on the minaret still progressing? Difficult to tell...looks slow at best:

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/misc/ershad.jpg

Link: http://dhakadailyphoto.blogspot,com

[meghnarmajhi]

about time.... baitul mukarram needs a lot of work.

[clearsky]

^^ Works are being done but at a slow pace. It's taking forever to finish the construction given the fact that there are no known corruption in this project one would think that work would be done at a faster pace.

[tanzirian]

I am happy to see improvements to Baitul Mukarram but I will miss the vista down Bangabandhu Avenue (the new gate blocks view of the main building from the street from what I can tell).

[mirzazeehan]

OKAY GUYS..TIME FOR ANOTHER SMALL UPDATE! : )

The first piece of glass on Nafi Tower at Gulshan-1

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03593.jpg

New tower emerges at Kawranbazar commercial area

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03611.jpg

Jamuna Future Park progressing well

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03594.jpg

View of Monem Financial District from 12th floor of Bashundhara City

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03590.jpg

Inside Bashundhara City's glass cylinder

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03591.jpg

MFD from street level

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03612.jpg

Construction work of North South University,Bashundhara Residential Area

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03643.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03644.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03645.jpg

[mirzazeehan]

Mirza, what's going on with this one? Construction still stalled? or Resumed?

Work has resumed on that Tmac,and as you can guess,its gonna look pretty good once completed.Btw,sorry for the late reply ,my pc was down again.

[mirzazeehan]

As of now, Dhaka seems to have the largest number of commercial towers with glass facade in South Asia.

Amazing construction activity.

While some of it could be specualtion like elsewhere, it also is a testament to the confidence in the economic boom.

Thanks for your comments Suncity.Btw,whats the trend in Mumbai?Are developers there starting to move more towards building towers with glass facade?

[Tmac]

thanks for the update Mirza. I am excited about the Nafi Tower.

[tanzirian]

Thanks Mirza. The place inside Bashundhara cylinder you took pic from - is that open to public?

[dopekhor]

Thanks Mirza. The place inside Bashundhara cylinder you took pic from - is that open to public?
yes only if you visit their offices or go to gold's gym

[manbil777]

How recent is the picture for the NSU Campus (shown under construction above)?

There were renders for this project (see below)-- don't know if Architekton got the final contract or not. My apologies if this has been posted before.

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/5200/nsucampus01wq9.jpg

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/7939/nsucampus02te9.jpg

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/5398/nsucampus04af6.jpg

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/8474/nsucampus07xz0.jpg

[tanzirian]

yes only if you visit their offices or go to gold's gym

So I'm guessing Mirza has been pumping some iron...

[dopekhor]

So I'm guessing Mirza has been pumping some iron...
that or, he visits the bashundhora corporate office now and then

[mirzazeehan]

that or, he visits the bashundhora corporate office now and then

Lol..actually we want to develop something at Bashundhara residential area,so were there to talk about the purchase of the land.Thought everybody would like the see the interior of the building.

[dopekhor]

Lol..actually we want to develop something at Bashundhara residential area,so were there to talk about the purchase of the land.Thought everybody would like the see the interior of the building.
we were messin man :P

[meghnarmajhi]

Lol..actually we want to develop something at Bashundhara residential area,so were there to talk about the purchase of the land.Thought everybody would like the see the interior of the building.

Good guess

[Tmac]

Pubali Bank, construction firm sign deal

Pubali Bank Ltd (PBL) and construction firm M/s Mir Akhter Hossain Limited signed an agreement for modernisation of the exterior elevation of the 15 storied Pubali Bank Limited own head office building recently.

General Manager, Establishment Division of Pubali Bank Limited Md. Rasul Amin and Managing Director of M/s Mir Akhter Hossain Limited Mir Zahir Hossain signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations at a simple ceremony. Managing Director of Pubali Bank Ltd Helal Ahmed Chowdhury was present.

Under this agreement, construction firm M/s Mir Akhter Hossain Ltd will finish modernisation of the exterior elevation of the 15 storied Pubali Bank Limited own head office building within five months.

Chief Financial Officer of Pubali Bank Limited A.T.M. Hasanuzzaman, General Manager Mizanur Rahman Molla, Mirza Ali Insaf, M. Mustafizur Rahman, A.H.M. Badrul Alam, Law Consultant of PBL Kamal Uddin Miah, Executive Director of M/s, Mir Akhter Hossain Limited Azizul Haque and other executives of both the organisations were present on the occasion.

http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/search_index.php?page=detail_news&news_id=27229

[tanzirian]

we were messin man :P

I wasn't! I don't believe this story about "developing something". My suspicion remains that he is trying to become the next Mr. Olympia :P

Also good to hear about the Pubali facelift. If they're talking about one of the Motijheel buildings then a facelift would certainly be in order...though building a new structure to replace any of those ugly mid century boxes would be much better.

[mirzazeehan]

OKAY GUYS..TIME FOR ANOTHER SMALL UPDATE! : )


Construction work of North South University,Bashundhara Residential Area

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03643.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03644.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03645.jpg

My apologies guys,but the first pic under the title "cons of North South University" is actually of Independent University,and the last two of NSU.These are recent images taken a week ago.

[mirzazeehan]

Well guys,Page 50s gotta be special!So lets try to make it :)


Projects in Gulshan Area

Jabbar Tower going above 20 floors

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03655.jpg

Doreen Tower

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03661.jpg

Delta Life Insurance(notice that its preparing to rise above 14 floors)

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03662.jpg

Nafi Tower progressing well

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03663.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03656.jpg

Another glass building by the Gulshan/Banani Lake(seen from kemal atturk rd)

ofcourse its got tan's fav colored glass ; )

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03660.jpg

Some projects at Bijoynagar

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03651.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg225/mirzazeehan18/DSC03652.jpg

[Tmac]

wonderful photos Mirza. Thank you so much. We never thank you enough for all your effort in taking and posting Dhaka photos. You keep this forum alive with your posts.

[manbil777]

Hear hear! Give yourself a pat on the back Mirza -- on our behalf :)

[tanzirian]

wonderful photos Mirza. Thank you so much. We never thank you enough for all your effort in taking and posting Dhaka photos. You keep this forum alive with your posts.

If he didn't spend so much time working out at Gold's Gym I bet we would have a lot more pics :tongue3:

[mirzazeehan]

Thanks guys....

and Tmac, talking of keeping forums alive,i still got alot to learn from you:lol:

and Tan,once I am done being mr.olympia...I will make sure that you are the first to know about it:bash:

:lol:

[clearsky]

Looks like the initial phase of slowdown because of 1/11 is gradually going away. Construction is picking up. Of coarse one of the most interesting ones would be Jamuna Future Park. Hopefully they will finish it soon, since the guy who owns that place has been out of Jail for the last few months.

[Tmac]

Looks like the initial phase of slowdown because of 1/11 is gradually going away. Construction is picking up. Of coarse one of the most interesting ones would be Jamuna Future Park. Hopefully they will finish it soon, since the guy who owns that place has been out of Jail for the last few months.

very true. read this article..

http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/search_index.php?page=detail_news&news_id=27533

[mirzazeehan]

Looks like the initial phase of slowdown because of 1/11 is gradually going away. Construction is picking up. Of coarse one of the most interesting ones would be Jamuna Future Park. Hopefully they will finish it soon, since the guy who owns that place has been out of Jail for the last few months.

You are right..almost all projects that have been stalled have resumed again.The thing is,you can keep people scared only for a few months,and then they will be back to business.I kinda got scared when they started implementing that ban on over 15 storey buildings in places,but now they are being constructed anyway just like before.For example-Jabbar tower in Gulshan 1 has reached 21 storey recently.

[TIslam]

You are right..almost all projects that have been stalled have resumed again.The thing is,you can keep people scared only for a few months,and then they will be back to business.I kinda got scared when they started implementing that ban on over 15 storey buildings in places,but now they are being constructed anyway just like before.For example-Jabbar tower in Gulshan 1 has reached 21 storey recently.

I'm glad to hear (and read) about it. For a while, all I heard from the politicians and newspaper men (those who appear on TV and through editorials), nothing but doom and gloom. I hope that it is proof positive that people are ready to bury the past and move on.

[clearsky]

very true. read this article..

http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/search_index.php?page=detail_news&news_id=27533

Thanks Tmac. Very interesting article. It says that the production capacity will reach 12 million tonnes against 8.2 million tonnes demand. Hopefully they will find a way to export the excess. This should also keep prices down.


I'm glad to hear (and read) about it. For a while, all I heard from the politicians and newspaper men (those who appear on TV and through editorials), nothing but doom and gloom. I hope that it is proof positive that people are ready to bury the past and move on.

This shows how naive our so called experts and think tanks are. They don't know how to progress even though they talk about progress all the time. As a matter of fact, progress is their main theme. Every country has corruption and they've figured out a way to keep the balance between corruption check and development and we will have to learn to do the same.

Anyway, demand to demolish the top floors of all the buildings in far away place like Karwan Bazar to keep the dead Tejgaon airport dead was the laugh of the century to me.

[manbil777]

Not to take away from the value of the posts above but production of cement isn't exactly complicated. I couldn't fathom for the life of me why we need foreign 'technology' to produce cement.

And re: Tejgaon Airport the best idea is to turn it into a heliport with the parade ground it already is.

[snoq]

Mirza, do you know anything about proposed Islami Bank (IBBL) HQ? As far I know they had a plan for 50 plus story tower just behind Bangladesh bank tower. I called IBBL once about it and they confirmed the plan but said govt has been dragging feet and not issuing necessary permit.

It would be nice to get some info or render if they have any?

[tanzirian]

^^ That would be quite something as far as the skyline goes. Though I never heard / read of it before...will be happy to see it realized.