Chittagong Projects [Archive]

Tmac

June 24th, 2007, 08:44 AM

Asian University for Women work begins in September

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The construction of the Asian University for Women will begin in September at Pahartali in Chittagong involving an estimated $100 million with the assistance of the University for Women Support Foundation.

A memorandum of understanding to this effect will be signed between the government and the Boston-based foundation.

This was disclosed when a visiting foundation delegation led by its chairman Jack Meyer called on the education minister, M Osman Farruk, on Monday.

Farruk said the government was sincere in establishing the university for women and 130 acres of land had been given to the university foundation.

Jack Meyer said the design of the university had been finalised and the foundation would establish an office in Dhaka for monitoring the construction work.

He expressed the hope that the establishment of the university would enable women of different countries in Asia to acquire knowledge and to work as the focal point of women’s development.

Twenty-five per cent of the seats will be reserved for Bangladeshi students.

The academic activities of the university are expected to begin in September 2007.

The foundation chairman also called on foreign minister M Morshed Khan.

So far, the foundation has received $15 million initial contribution from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and $20 million from Kuwait Foundation.

Commitments have been received from Qatar amir for $20 million, from USAID ($850,000), from the Open Society Institute ($450,000) and from Unocal Foundation ($50,000).

The Saudi Fund for Development, ICB, OPEC Fund, UNDP, UNESCO and some EU countries have also committed to support the foundation for establishing the university.

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

Some more info on this project

One hundred and four acres of land at Pahartali in Chittagong have already been acquired for the university.

Official sources said a committee of representatives from different levels of the government earlier carried a feasibility study in some districts to find out a location for the university.

The committee has finally recommended that the university be set up in Chittagong. The university will be modelled after the Asian Institute of Technology of Thailand.

The Asian Development Bank has made the effort to establish the university to produce efficient human resources through higher education of the women in the regions.

The Chittagong Development Authority has already taken up a Tk 33-crore project to build a six-kilometre, 120-feet wide connecting road; a one-kilometre bridge on the existing railway line will also be set up at a cost of Tk 8 crore.

A team of 10 engineers of US-based construction firm Elizabeth will be engaged in the overall activities, including the structural design of the university. The team is expected to reach Chittagong very soon.

Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Amir Humayoon Mahmud Chowdhury, who is in charge of the local coordination of the project, said a new township and a high-tech village will also be developed centring the university campus.

The university, slated to open in 2008, will admit 25 per cent of its students from Bangladesh and the remaining 75 per cent from other countries in Asia, Chowdhury said.

The university will be the second international standards institution for women in Asia after the one in Thailand and the first of its kind in Asia.
The Bangladesh Consultants Ltd, a consulting firm of the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge, has been entrusted with the responsibility of supervising the construction works of the university, the sources said.

The university will be international in scope and committed to serving women in Asia from all religious, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, with a particular focus on women from marginalised and underserved communities.
The university will provide opportunities for women to study information technology, environmental engineering, sustainable development, management, education and public policy, the online release said.

It will also offer a five-year joint BA/MA course that will combine a broad liberal arts and science foundation with professional training.

It will also offer up to a year of prematriculation training in English, math and computers for promising students who require additional training in those fields for university entrance.

The first stage of the master plan will ascertain space requirements for the campus, number and types of classrooms, student and faculty housing, support facilities and other things.

The construction of the university will get under way in 2006, said the website of the New York-based Asian University for Women Support Foundation.

Tmac

June 24th, 2007, 08:47 AM

Work for 308-bed modern hospital begins

Earth-filling work for construction of 308-bed Imperial Hospital is progressing fast to make the first-ever general hospital of international standard in the port city to be operational in 2008.

The lenders and stakeholders of Imperial Hospital Project at a meeting here last week discussed various aspects of the project and expressed satisfaction over the progress made so far towards its implementation, sources said.

The hospital aims at delivering specialised treatment such as cardiology, nephrology, neonatology, neuro-surgery, orthopedics, oncology and internal medicine in Chittagong.

The project includes a full fledged outpatient department with 40 independent consulting clinics to take care of 1000 patients a day, full range of diagnostic facilities, a Nursing Training Institute with a capacity of enrolling 50 students a year, a dormitory for 250 nurses and a patient attendants' dormitory (hotel), sources said.

"With a view to providing international standard healthcare service, the Imperial Hospital Limited (IHL), a joint venture of Chittagong Eye Infirmary and Training Complex (CEITC) and Ispahani Group of Companies, is constructing the hospital on 7.30 acres of land at Pahartali in the port city," said IHL Chairman Prof Rabiul Husain.

Mirza Salman Ispahani of Ispahani Group is the managing director of IHL, is a public limited company in Chittagong with an authorised capital of Tk 100 crore.

The total cost of the project, including the Nurses Training Institute, is around Tk 350 crore. M/S Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz (KMD), a USA-based healthcare, architectural and engineering consultant engaged for the design and drawing work, is at the final stage of the schematic design of the hospital project.

Salman Ispahani said the project is expected to provide employment opportunity for around 1200 people of different categories. The hospital will provide treatment to 10 per cent of the patients free of cost.

He said senior consultant physicians as well as highly trained and experienced nurses and technical hands will be recruited from abroad to ensure healthcare services of international standard.

The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO), besides its participation in the equity, will have responsibility of the lead arranger of all loan components both local and international.

Trinity Health International, the third largest healthcare group in the USA with staff strength of 47,000, will run the institution that would have its own independent uninterrupted power generation and supply, they said.

http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/03/...3153502120.htm

World-class hospital work goes on
Training institute for nurses planned

The Chittagong Eye Infirmary and Training Complex Trust and the Ispahani Group of Companies have undertaken a Tk 350-crore project to set up a world-class hospital in Chittagong.

A two-day meeting of the lenders and stakeholders of the proposed Imperial Hospital Limited was held in the in the eye infirmary auditorium on Wednesday. A news briefing followed the meeting.

The chairman of the proposed hospital, Rabiul Husain, said the hospital would be set up to deliver standard healthcare services in Chittagong.

He said the hospital would provide treatment for 1000 patients in its cardiology, nephrology, neonatalogy, neurosurgery, orthopaedic, oncology, and medicine departments. He said the authorities also planned to set up a training institute for nurses.

‘Senior consultant physicians and trained and experienced nurses, and technical hands will be recruited from abroad in the initial years to ensure world-class healthcare services,’ he said.

Rabiul said the construction had already begun at Pahartali, on the outskirts of the city, and the hospital is expected to go into operation by the third quarter of 2008.

The managing director of the hospital, Mirza Salman Ispahani, representatives from United States-based Architectural Project Management and Operational Management Group and investing firm Netherlands Development Finance Company, Arno PJ de Vette, David Vellinga, Bob Beyer, Whim H Griep, Mahmudul Islam, Mohinder Singh Dutt, Larry Parrett, Mark Brito, Kevin Stansbury and Mahmood Malik also attended the briefing.

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

Tmac

June 24th, 2007, 08:49 AM

CPA to build flyover in Chittagong

The Chittagong Port Authority has taken a Tk 200 crore project to construct a five-kilometer flyover for faster cargo transport and for easing traffic congestion in the city.

The CPA will construct the flyover from the Barik Building crossing to the Export Processing Zone gate on its own expenditure, said sources in the CPA adding no toll would, however, be collected from the public transports for using the flyover.

On completion of the project, the existing road stretch from the Barik Building crossing to the EPZ gate would be reserved only for the vehicles carrying goods to and from the port, the sources said.

More than 5,000 trucks and lorries and several thousand public transports ply on the route everyday causing severe traffic congestion and it takes almost two hours to pass the two-km road stretching from the Barik Building crossing to the Customs crossing because of the tailback.

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Tmac

June 24th, 2007, 08:51 AM

CDA plans flyover

The Chittagong Development Authority has undertaken a Tk 40-crore project to construct a flyover at the GEC crossing to ease the traffic congestion in the city.

The 2.5-kilometre flyover will stretch from the Prabartak crossing to Jakir Hossain Road, sources in the CDA said. ‘We are making efforts to launch the project in the current fiscal year,’ an official said.

On completion of the project, buses and trucks to and from Dhaka, Comilla and Noakhali can easily enter the city, bypassing the busiest GEC crossing, the sources added saying that it will reduce the time-consumption of the inter-district buses and trucks, and make the vehicular movement at the GEC crossing easier.

The CDA chairman, Shah Mohammad Akhtaruddin, said they would implement the project with their own funds. ‘The implementation of the project is likely to be started in the current financial year.’

The flyover will not only ease the traffic congestion at the GEC crossing, but also in the city, the chairman said.

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Tmac

June 24th, 2007, 08:52 AM

Sadharan Bima to build luxurious apartment complex in Chittagong

Sadharan Bima Corporation and ABC-Real Estates Joint Venture signed an agreement in the city recently for construction of a luxurious apartment complex in Khulshi, Chittagong, said a press release.

Md lqramul Haque, DGM, Sadharan Bima Corporation (SBC), and architect Mostaqur Rahman, director, ABC-Real Estates Joint Venture, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.

The signing ceremony was held in presence of Humayun Kabir, managing director, Khandaker Akhtaruzzaman, general manager, and other high officials of SBC.

SC Ghosh, Nashid Islam and Srabanti Datta of ABC-Real Estates Joint Venture were also present on the occasion.

Earlier, ABC-Real Estates was selected by the SBC to develop the proposed multi-storied apartment complex on a land owned by SBC in the neighborhood of Khulshi.

This complex, having all modern amenities like swimming pool. health club, recreation centre and children's play area, would be one of the lucrative residential complexes in Chittagong.

http://www.financialexpress-bd.com/i...=22669&spcl=no

Tmac

June 24th, 2007, 08:55 AM

Chittagong Development Authority to establish two satellite towns

The Chittagong Development Authority has undertaken a housing project to set up two ‘satellite’ towns in the city at a cost of Tk 800 crore with a view to reducing the housing problem of the dwellers.

CDA sources said one of the two proposed towns, Ananya, would be established on 350 acres of land on Oxygen-Kuaish Road at a cost of Tk 600 crore.

Tk 300 crore out of the total would be spent to acquire land for building the proposed town which would house 5,000 residential plots.

Another satellite town, Kalpalok, would be set up on 90 acres of land beside the existing Kalpalok Residential Area and it would house 1,000 residential plots.

The CDA estimated that they would need Tk 200 crore to set up the satellite town, Kalpalok, of which Tk 120 crore would be spent for the land acquisition.

The authority would establish schools, colleges, hospitals, community centres, shopping malls, kitchen markets and other necessary institutions at both the proposed towns to ensure all sorts of civic amenities for the dwellers.

Playgrounds and mini-parks would also be set up at the satellite towns for the amusement of the children. Besides, the dwellers of the satellite towns would be provided with strict security.

The CDA chairman, Shah Mohammad Akhteruddin, said they had already received the approval from the ministry to establish the satellite towns and started acquiring the land to implement the project.

‘We should initiate the construction of the satellite towns without any delay after completing land acquisition,’ he said adding that they would be able to hand over the plots to the plot owners by two years.

He said they might not be able to provide the dwellers with all the facilities pledged by them from the very begging. ‘We will establish a number of educational institutions at the towns in phases.’

The chairman hoped that the housing problem in the city would be reduced significantly on completion of the giant project adding that they would select the plot owners through a raffle draw at an open function to ensure transparency.

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Tmac

June 24th, 2007, 08:56 AM

Tk 2.85b new housing project in Chittagong

With a view to ensuring planned urbanisation and housing needs of the city-dwellers, the Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) has taken up a new project titled "Ononya Housing Project" at a cost of around Tk 2.85 billion, the CDA sources said.

Situated on 169 acres of land at Chandgaon area, the project would provide accommodation to over 1500 families upon its implementation. Prices of the allotted land would remain within Tk. 0.3 million to 0.4 million per katha enabling the low and middle-income groups of people to meet their housing needs.

The project would be well-equipped with all amenities like that of the previous housing projects of the CDA. With this end in view, a 60 feet wide Oxygen-Kuwaish Link Road is now under construction. A 6.0 kilometre long road would link Oxygen with the Kaptai road providing easy and quick movement of heavy vehicles.

Construction of major portion of the road has already been finished and the remaining work is likely to be completed by the current fiscal.

According to the CDA sources, the project profile of 'Ononya Housing Project' is awaiting approval of the concerned authorities and upon obtaining the approval, the task of acquisition of land would begin.

Affected owners of the land would be properly compensated. Some plots would be allotted in favour of those whose land have been acquired. With the implementation of Ononya Housing Project, needs of the city-dwellers for housing would be met to some extent, the CDA sources added.

http://www.financialexpress-bd.com/i...=48790&spcl=no

Tmac

June 24th, 2007, 08:59 AM

Another housing project underway in Chittagong

Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) has decided to build another housing project involving around Tk 2.50 billion, sources said.

One thousand plots are likely to be allotted in this housing project entitled "Ananya" at Chandgaon area in the port city.

Sources said, 180 acres of land have been earmarked for implementing the project. The government has already accorded permission for acquisition of 116 acres of land. The task of obtaining approval for acquisition of the rest, is now under process.

According to the CDA sources, on completion of related formalities, application would be invited from the intending buyers.

Non resident Bangladeshi applicants would be given priority, sources said.
CDA already allotted around 1,500 residential plots in its Kalpaloke 1st and 2nd phase programme last year.

With the implementation of "Ananya" housing project, increasing housing needs of the people of the port city would be resolved gradually, sources claimed.

http://www.financialexpress-bd.com/i...=54004&spcl=no

Tmac

June 24th, 2007, 09:03 AM

another under construction building

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Tmac

June 24th, 2007, 09:04 AM

CDA plans Tk 40cr flyover at GEC crossing

The Chittagong Development Authority has undertaken a Tk 40 crore project to construct a flyover at GEC Crossing to ease traffic congestion in the port city.

Sources in the CDA said that they would construct the 2.5 kilometre flyover from Prabartak Crossing to Jakir Hossain Road, adding that they were optimistic of initiating the construction work at the beginning of the next fiscal year.

On completion of the project, according to the sources, buses and trucks to and from Dhaka, Comilla and Noakhali can enter the city bypassing the busiest GEC crossing.

Also, it would significantly save time of the inter-district buses and trucks alongside making the vehicular movement easier at the crossing.

Traffic congestion has not only become a common feature at different parts of the city but also at the GEC Crossing in recent times, sources in the traffic department said. But vehicular movement on an area from Bahadderhat to Barik Building Crossing would be easier after the construction of the flyover.

The CDA chairman, Shah Mohammad Akhtaruddin, said they will implement the project on their own funds, adding that its implementation is likely to be initiated by the first quarter of the forthcoming fiscal year.

‘The flyover will not only ease the congestion at the GEC Crossing but also play a vital role in bringing order in the city’s overall traffic system,’ the chairman said.

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

Tmac

June 24th, 2007, 09:23 AM

18 storied AKHTARU ZAMAN CENTER

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Tmac

July 3rd, 2007, 10:05 PM

Work on link road in Chittagong nears end

Construction of the road connecting the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway with the Baizid Bostami Road involving Tk 40 crore is nearing completion.

The Chittagong Development Authority sources said the connecting road will stretch from Fauzderhat Cadet College point of the highway to the General Steel Mill at Baizid Bostami and the project was initiated in March 2005 and the rest of the work has been going on in a full swing.

The six-kilometre long and 120-feet wide road will have a long flyover at its middle point to cross over the railway , the sources said, adding that construction of the flyover would be initiated within a few of weeks.

CDA chairman Shah Mohammed Akhterudin said more than 70 per cent construction of the road had already been completed adding that they were expecting to accomplish the project by the end of the current calendar year.

‘A large number of vehicles to and from Cox’s Bazar, Rangamati, Khagrachari and Bandarban districts will be able to bypass the city after the implementation of the project,’ he said adding that it would help ease the traffic congestion in the city.

The Authority sources said they have spent Tk 15 crore for acquiring lands and the road was being constructed involving Tk 12 crore adding that a flyover would be constructed involving Tk 13 crore at the middle point of the road.

According to the sources, the Authority has undertaken six other projects involving more than Tk 200 crore for putting an end to traffic jam in the city adding that all of these projects would be accomplished by the next two years.

The projects include construction of a flyover at the GEC crossing, a new road stretching between New Market and Shah Amanat Bridge connecting Sadarghat area and setting up of an automatic traffic signal in the city.

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

Zaki

July 4th, 2007, 03:32 AM

another under construction building

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Wow that looks strikingly similar to the building in Dhaka. I forgot the name of the building but its in Motijheel.

tanzirian

July 4th, 2007, 03:48 AM

Wow that looks strikingly similar to the building in Dhaka. I forgot the name of the building but its in Motijheel.

Besides being round? I'm not sure I would agree. I bet this building is probably complete or near complete by now...this pic is some years old isn't it?

Zaki

July 4th, 2007, 06:38 AM

Besides being round? I'm not sure I would agree. I bet this building is probably complete or near complete by now...this pic is some years old isn't it?

I don't know just its shape, a cylindrical structure sitting on a much larger base, it just reminds of that building which I am not too fond of.

tanzirian

July 4th, 2007, 06:48 AM

^^ I don't mind Jibon Bima Corp building, which is the one you refer to. I don't think it looks exceptional, but not bad either IMO. Also has some "historic" value, if you can call it that...when JBC, Shilpa Bank, and Janata Bank were constructed in the 1980s, it gave Dhaka its first group of highrises.

khalek

July 21st, 2007, 11:19 AM

very good... chittagong needs good talls.. keep up the thread and keep us updated with chittagong projects

Tmac

August 10th, 2007, 08:09 AM

Lake City Housing

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Dhakaiya

August 10th, 2007, 04:20 PM

Nothing about that deep seaport thingy here?

Zaki

August 10th, 2007, 06:33 PM

Nothing about that deep seaport thingy here?

Those plans have been canceled. Check the bangladesh ports thread for details.

Tmac

November 6th, 2007, 09:37 PM

Plan to set up integrated city at Fateyabad

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Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) has planned to set up an integrated city titled 'Park Town' with provisions for industrial and residential areas on some 200 acres of land at Fateyabad to the north of Chittagong Cantonment.

A garments village will be developed along the railway track in the Park Town with the theme of 'A Smart City' following the Malaysian concept of urbanisation, said sources at CDA.

CDA is preparing a project proforma (PP) in this regard that will create scope for housing and employment of over 50,000 people.

Implementation of the project with an estimated cost of Tk 300 crore is likely to start by January next, they said.

According to sources, CDA will develop the integrated city following the guidelines of Chittagong Metropolitan Master Plan (CMMP 1995) to develop a huge township on the barren and agro land along Hathazari Road to expand the urban facilities in the northern fringe.

Park Town will have an industrial block of 100 plots on 54.09 acres of land and a residential block of 209 plots on 24.98 acres.

Mohammad Abu Issa Anshary, a town planner of the project, said they will develop a garments village at the industrial block with an Inland Container Depot (ICD) and a railway station to facilitate transportation of goods.

The garments village will have a huge convention and display centre on 10 acres of land, a five-star hotel complex, separate office block, track yard and a solid waste recycling and liquid waste treatment plant.

The residential block will have two separate dormitories for the male and female workers of different industrial units of the industrial block, he said.

The garments village was earlier planned to set up in Hamzarbagh area of the port city that could have destroyed huge settlements and agro-land, Anshary said.

Besides, it would raise the implementation cost of the project while could not provide a good road network either, he said, adding that the project would not be disturbed in the new site since the people living here would be rehabilitated in the Park Town.

"Only environment-friendly industrial units will be allowed in the integrated city where the natural environment will remain almost unchanged with development of a huge lake and a park on 16.40 acres of land," said Sarwar Uddin Ahmad, another town planner of the project.

The town will have a good road network with a 200-ft wide main road connecting BMA road in the south and Hathazari-University link road in the north. The main road including 20-ft wide green belt on each side will be developed on 17.68 acres of land, Sarwar said.

There will be also a network of internal roads on 45.44 acres of land. Each of the internal roads will have a width of 60 feet in the residential block and 40 feet in the residential block, he said.

The city will have shopping centre, Mosque and Eidgah, hospital and health village, school and playground to provide all sorts of facilities of modern life, he added.

CDA Chief Engineer Shah Mohammad Akhter Uddin said some 2000 acres of land along Chittagong-Hathazari Road from Chowdhury Hut to Forestry Range Office area adjoining to Hathazari Bazar has been identified for expanding the project.

Apart from the CMMP 1995, the regional plan of 1967 also suggested developing such townships on the other bank of the river Karnaphuli or in and around Chittagong University area, he said.

But developing the townships could not be possible due to resource constraints though they are needed to help create scope for alternative land management and check illegally hill cutting as well, Akhter said.

He said coordination between CDA and its development partners, including CCC, is a must for proper implementation of the CMMP plans.

http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=10529

tanzirian

November 6th, 2007, 10:41 PM

Lake City Housing

Hope people buying lots here don't expect too many snow capped mountains in the background (as in the billboard - :))

meghnarmajhi

November 7th, 2007, 02:40 AM

I think Chittagong will be a nicer city than Dhaka at some point.

Tmac

November 10th, 2007, 09:14 PM

CDA to build hostel, school, bus terminal on recovered land

The Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) is considering to build dormitory for working women, educational institution and bus terminal on the lands which were recovered from the grabbers.

CDA Chairman Engineer Shah Mohammad Akhteruddin told BSS that apart from other schemes, his organisation is considering to build some public utility facilities on the recovered lands as part of its ongoing efforts to build a planned city.

He said a dormitory for working women would be built on the recovered land at Patenga, an international standard school and bus terminal at Salimpur on the outskirt of the city.

Chairman Akhter said the CDA has also taken up a number of projects to improve the drainage system of the city in coordination with the Chittagong City Corporation to free the town from waterlogging and ease the traffic congestions.

Officials said the CDA has repossessed approximately 56 acres of land worth about Tk 97 crore after conducting eviction drives in the city during the last nine months.

Of the recovered lands, 3.24 acres are at both sides of Saltgola Crossing to Patenga Bazar, 5.83 acres at Mohara Industrial Area, 2.62 acres at Sholashahar area, 6 acres at Kalurghat Industrial Area, 0.30 acres at Bahaddarhat Bus Terminal, 0.25 acres at Chaktai, 0.582 acres on CDA Avenue in Nasirabad, 0.07 acres at Katalganj Residential Area, 2.70 acres at Foujdarhat Industrial Area, 28.50 acres at Salimpur Residential Area and 5.09 acres on DC Road.

Sources said a number of influential persons, organisations and land grabbers had occupied the CDA-owned lands and used those for commercial purposes.

The CDA could not recover the lands from the grabbers in the past even after taking legal steps due to lack of administrative support and undue pressure.

"Unexpected political intervention-free atmosphere has been created after the present caretaker government took power and paved the way for the CDA to launching vigorous drive for recovering its valuable lands," a CDA official told BSS.

http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=11178

Tmac

December 13th, 2007, 08:38 PM

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Tmac

January 15th, 2008, 09:41 PM

20 development projects stalled in Chittagong

The implementation of at least 20 development projects, undertaken by the Chittagong City Corporation involving more than Tk 15 crore, came to a halt after the arrest of mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury on March 7, 2007.

CCC sources said they had suspended the implementation of the projects apprehending delay in payment or non-payment as the mayor had awarded most of the contracts to his ‘chosen’ persons without floating any tender.

The projects include development of Port Connecting Road, construction of Premier University building and market at Probartak intersection, construction of ward commissioner’s office at Dewanbazar, development of different institutions, including educational ones, and repairing roads and alleyways at different wards.

The mayor in-charge of the city corporation, M Manjur Alam, admitted the facts, saying that a number of projects had been stalled after the arrest of mayor Mohiuddin. The contractors had suspended the construction work fearing uncertainty in payment, he added.

‘We have, however, managed to remove fears of the contractors by this time. Some contractors have already resumed the implementation of a number of projects that have been suspended by them after the arrest of the mayor.’

Manjur also said they had scrapped and revised a few projects due to flouting of building construction rules and various irregularities such as use of substandard materials. But he didn’t point out any such project.

The joint forces arrested mayor Mohiuddin at his Chashma Hill residence for his alleged involvement with different sorts of corruption. The Anti-Corruption Commission also filed several cases, accusing him of misappropriating the corporation funds, owning wealth beyond known sources of income and submitting false wealth statement.

The divisional special judge’s court on Tuesday started recording the deposition of witnesses in one of the cases, filed in connection with misappropriation of the corporation funds by running a satellite channel, Bijoy TV, without any approval from the authorities concerned.

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

Tmac

January 23rd, 2008, 01:00 AM

CDA to set up Park Town in Chittagong

The Chittagong Development Authority will set up a Park Town on 200 acres of land near the Chittagong Cantonment in Fateyabad area under Hathazari upazila.

CDA sources said the project would be implemented at an estimated cost of Tk 300 crore. On completion of the project, the park town will provide job opportunity and housing facilities for about 50,000 people.

The Park Town will have an industrial block of 100 plots on 54.09 acres of land and a residential block of 209 plots on 24.98 acres.

It will also house an Inland Container Depot, a five-star hotel complex, separate office blocks, a number of convention centres, a display centre for industrial products as well as solid waste recycling plant and liquid waste treatment plant.

The residential block of the town will have two separate dormitories for the male and female workers of different industrial units. A 20-feet wide green belt will be developed on 17.68 acres of land in the park town.

According to the sources, the Park Town will have a good road network with a 200-feet wide main road connecting the BMA road. Each of the internal roads will be 60-feet wide at the industrial block and 40-feet wide at the residential block.

Several lakes and a park will be developed on 16.40 acres of land alongside setting up shopping centre, mosque, hospital, school and playground to provide the people with all sorts of facilities of modern life.

Shah Mohammad Akhter Uddin, chairman of the CDA, said they had identified some 200 acres of land along Chittagong-Hathazari Road adjacent to Hathazari Bazar. The people living here now will be rehabilitated in the park town.

‘We are drafting a project proposal for setting up the park town,’ he said, adding that they would send the proposal to the ministry concerned by this month and initiate the implementation of the project soon after getting the approval.

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

Tmac

January 29th, 2008, 09:56 PM

Holcim, Birds Bangladesh sign cement-supply deal

Holcim (Bangladesh) Ltd, the leading cement manufacturer of the country, signed an agreement with Birds Bangladesh Agencies Ltd for supplying cement to build a 20-storey commercial building "Makkah-Medina Trade Centre" in Chittagong recently.

Holcim (Bangladesh) Ltd General Manager (GM) Niaz Uddin Mahmood and Birds Bangladesh Agencies Ltd Senior GM Nazmee J Chowdhury signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.

Under the deal, Holcim Cement will be used for construction of the commercial building project.

Birds Bangladesh Agencies Manager Mirzanul Islam (Azad) and Holcim (Bangladesh) Territory Manager Monjur Hossain Panna were also present on the occasion.

The project is expected to go into operation by February 2010. With the completion of the project, Makkah-Medina Trade Centre will be the tallest building in the port city.

Holcim Cement has been used in major infrastructure icons including Bhairab Bridge, Rupsha Bridge (Khan Jahan Ali Bridge), Pakshi Bridge (Lalon Shah Bridge), Kanchan Bridge, Mukterpur Bridge and 37-storey City Centre in the capital city.

Holcim Cement is also being used to construct the 3rd Karnafuly Bridge in the port city.

As a global cement-producing company in over 70 countries, Holcim has a long tradition of supplying quality cement for construction of longest bridges, tallest buildings and biggest infrastructure projects in various countries.

http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/search_index.php?page=detail_news&news_id=23865

Tmac

February 16th, 2008, 07:54 AM

World Trade Centre, Chittagong
Location: Agrabad,Chittagong
Owner/Developer:Chittagong Chambers of Commerce
No of Storey:20 Storied

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/Dhaka/Dhaka1/Dhaka2/wtc_03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/Dhaka/Dhaka1/Dhaka2/wtc_07.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/Dhaka/Dhaka1/Dhaka2/wtc_01.jpg

meghnarmajhi

February 16th, 2008, 09:56 AM

World Trade Center looks more like the UN building..... very nice.

TIslam

February 16th, 2008, 10:12 PM

World Trade Center looks more like the UN building..... very nice.

Wait a minute. I thought it would have been built by now. Read about it quite a few years ago. Didn't Mrs. Zia lay the foundation stone for this complex (building)? So, what's up with that?

tanzirian

February 17th, 2008, 01:32 AM

Nice render Tmac...much clearer than the ones we have seen before.

sas

February 17th, 2008, 07:43 AM

Wait a minute. I thought it would have been built by now. Read about it quite a few years ago. Didn't Mrs. Zia lay the foundation stone for this complex (building)? So, what's up with that?

Yes we had discussions on the World Trade Center in Chittagong a year or two back. What is the latest? Is it nearing completion?

snoq

February 17th, 2008, 08:14 PM

3rd Karnaphuli bridge to be completed by June '09

http://www.e-mela.com/page.php?id=2576

BanglaPride

February 17th, 2008, 11:06 PM

Hey guys this is a BIG (20 storied building) project, so it will take time to be completed. Madam Khaleda Zia laid the foundation stone first time in 1992 (or close to that time, not sure exactly), then Hasina apa did the same in her time, then madam khaleda zia again laid the foundation stone in her second time in the office. So we just spent more or less 16/17 years to complete this BIG project, and how you guys thinking it should be completed by this time? May be we have to wait another 16/17 years and I believe by this time this building would complete. Good luck and be patience :).

tanzirian

February 18th, 2008, 12:51 AM

amar11372

February 18th, 2008, 01:07 AM

^^ yep and add my name to the fifth foundation stone. :)

TIslam

February 18th, 2008, 04:04 AM

Yup...one floor per year sounds about right...no point in rushing things...but maybe they need to lay another foundation stone first...one for each side of the building...

Lord help us, if same outcome befalls the much touted projects like Dhaka metro or the new multi-lane DAC-CTG highway!

amar11372

February 18th, 2008, 04:11 AM

^^ By the way does anyone know the situation with the 4 lane Dhaka-Chittagong? Is it progressing at all? I read in a paper that many sections of the highway are already 4 lane and they are converting some of the 2 lanes to 4 lanes.

amar11372

February 19th, 2008, 08:39 PM

Plans to be made to elevate Ctg to world standard

CHITTAGONG, Feb 19 (BSS): A high profile meeting on development today agreed to formulate interim, mid and long-term plans, besides executing the stalled schemes to elevate the Chittagong Port to the international standard and turn the city into a commercial hub of the country.

Commerce and Education Adviser Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, who presided over the meeting said at a press briefing the present government had decided to give due importance to the desired development of the port city for the growth of the national economy further.

Secretary of the Housing and Public Works Ministry AHM Rashidul Hai, acting Mayor of the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) M Manjur Alam, Joint Secretary of the LGRD and Cooperatives Ministry Nurunnabai Talukder, Joint Secretary of the Primary and Mass Education Ministry NEM Siddiq, Joint Secretary of the Commerce Ministry Nazrul Islam Khan, Joint Secretary of the Communications Ministry Tajul Islam, Brigadier Hasan Nasir of the joint forces, Member of the Better Business Forum Syed Mahmudul Haq, Chairman of the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) Commodore Muhammad Faruk, Chairman of the Chittagong Develop-ment Authority (CDA) engineer Shah Mohammad Akteruddin, First Vice-President of the BGMEA MA Salam and acting Divisional Commissioner of Chittagong MN Siddiq were present at the meeting.

High officials of various public and sector organisations, academics and development experts also attended the three-hour meeting began at 11 am at the Chittagong Circuit House.

"We have identified many important areas that need to be addressed on an urgent basis, and decided to resume work on a good number of stalled projects and take up some fresh schemes to accelerate development of Chittagong," Dr Zillur told the journalists after the meeting.

The adviser said the decisions and proposals of today's meeting would be placed at another high profile meeting scheduled to be held in the second week of March to take some concrete decisions.

"A series of meeting will be held in future to follow up the progress of implementation of the decisions and take new ones. We are working by keeping constant liaison with the Chief Adviser's office," he added.

He said the meeting gave emphasis on preparing a comprehensive master plan for planned development of the city considering overall aspects of the region.

Like many other important metropolis around the world, Dr Zillur said the meeting also decided to speed up the process of development of new township at Fateyabad at the outskirts of the city.

"A tender will be floated on March 1 on the recently ECNEC approved project to expand the existing Dhaka-Chittagong highway to four lanes," he said adding that another project to construct a "super expressway" between the two cities by 2017 was now under the feasibility study.

The time for the road journey would come down to only two and a half hours on completion of the super expressway, he told the briefing.

http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/search_index.php?page=detail_news&news_id=25968

2017 is too long to wait for the so call "super expressway"

Tmac

February 20th, 2008, 01:22 AM

Tender for 4-lane Dhaka-Chittagong Highway on March 1
High speed express rail in planning stage, says Zillur

Tender will be floated for a four-lane highway between Chittagong and Dhaka on March 1, while a high-speed rail linking the two cities is in planning stage, commerce adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman said here Tuesday.

The highway project has recently been approved by the highest policymaking body of the government, Executive Committee on National Economic Council, he said after a high-level meeting on the port city development planning at the Chittagong circuit house.

‘The super express train link will reduce travel time between Chittagong and Dhaka to two-and-half hours from more than six hours now,’ Zillur said.

The government is also working on a new master plan to ensure balanced development of the sprawling port city, he added.

‘The master plan, once approved, will be a benchmark for future development works of Chittagong,’ he said, rerunning the practice of the previous governments which pledged a raft of action plans without enough follow-up actions.

‘Commercial capital’ or ‘second capital’ is among the terms frequently attributed to the port city soon after a new government took over, but the city remained as it was for decades, city people said.

The development economist-turned-government adviser stressed that the Chittagong Port must be developed into a world class port while the city be equipped with all required facilities.

The Tuesday’s meeting discussed all major issues affecting life in the city, including gas, water logging, water supply, traffic congestions and habitation. ‘We have identified the main problems and discussed possible remedies,’ the adviser said, feeling that such meetings and decisions should be followed up regularly.

Policymakers will sit in a meeting in Dhaka in the second week of March to finalise action plans based on the discussions held in Chittagong, he informed.

He singled out water-logging as a major problem and said, ‘Any development effort without addressing water logging will be ridiculous.’

Zillur emphasised the need for development of a new township at Fatehabad and construction of flyovers at Dewanhat and Newmoo-ring to ease traffic jam in the city.

To improve water supply in the city, Chittagong WASA would be asked to install 60 deep tube wells, while high-rise buildings could have their own deep tube wells to reduce pressure on the city’s water supply system.

The KAFCO, a fertiliser company blamed for extracting much water from the same location and affecting underground water level, will be ordered to look for other spots for water supply, he said.

Measures would be taken for a separate gas distribution system for Chittagong to resolve the gas crisis.

Over half a dozen secretaries from different ministries were to join the meeting, but only one secretary and five joint secretaries were present, meeting sources said.

Top officials of Chittagong City Corporation, Chittagong Development Authority, Chittagong WASA, Power Development Board, Roads and Highway, police administration and armed forces attended the meeting.

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

amar11372

April 4th, 2008, 12:57 AM

Mittal wants to develop $500m township in Ctg
Abdullah Al Mahmud, Ctg

UK-based Mittal is exploring a $ 500-million investment in Chittagong. It plans to develop a coastal township along the Bay of Bengal, which could house residential and industrial blocks besides having its own airstrip and shallow port.

Confirming the development, Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Shah Muhammad Akhteruddin said, “The authority is prepared to extend its support to Mittal's plans.”

A senior representative from Mittal, UK, Rakesh Biship, has already visited the potential site in March.

"A delegation is scheduled this month again to study the site in greater detail," another official in CDA said.

Guidelines for developing such townships are provided in the Chittagong Metropolitan Master Plan (CMMP). The investment in such projects would not be less than $ 500 million (around Tk 3,500 crore), CDA officials said.

A composite township can be developed conforming to the coastal belt development guidelines of the CMPP along the coast stretching from Patenga to Kumira under the Sitakunda district.

A huge strip of naturally reclaimed land already exists along the coast to the west of the port city. A 12-km long and 1-km wide township overlooking the sea could be developed there reclaiming more land with the help of artificial blocks, said the CDA officials.

The coastal township could accommodate waterfront residential blocks, environment-friendly industries, industrial blocks, an airstrip, a shallow port besides hotel and cruising facilities.

The authority would invite global investments in townships that create employment opportunities, said Akhteruddin.

The Mittal group has been scouting for investment opportunities in Bangladesh for more than a year now.

http://thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=30716

mirzazeehan

April 4th, 2008, 02:33 AM

This is good news.Cruising facilities and waterfront hotels and residences sound nice.

TIslam

April 4th, 2008, 02:44 AM

This is good news.Cruising facilities and waterfront hotels and residences sound nice.

I hope it's not all talk and no action. Bangladesh needs its coastal areas developed. I pray Mr. Mittal follows through.

amar11372

April 4th, 2008, 02:52 AM

I hope it's not all talk and no action. Bangladesh needs its coastal areas developed. I pray Mr. Mittal follows through.

I think it will. Mittal is a steel conglomerate, I believe they are trying to court the govt and the people with this project first. Then a steel plant.

Hindustani

April 4th, 2008, 03:32 AM

Not bad at all. :cheers:

World Trade Centre, Chittagong
Location: Agrabad,Chittagong
Owner/Developer:Chittagong Chambers of Commerce
No of Storey:20 Storied

amar11372

April 12th, 2008, 10:39 PM

Mittal delegates talk township development with advisers

Abdullah Al Mahmud, Ctg

UK-based industrial group Mittal delegates have held talks with the government to discuss the proposed plan to develop a $1.5 billion coastal township in Chittagong, a local representative of the Mittal said yesterday.

The delegates met housing and commerce advisers of the caretaker government Thursday.

The delegates expressed their keen interests to go ahead with the plan that includes residential and industrial blocks along the Bay of Bengal, said Syed Golam Dostagir Nishat, a director of the Mittal's local partner company Global Oil and Energy Bangladesh.

Mittal Director Rakesh Dixmit led the delegation at the meeting. Local representatives of Mittal Colonel (retd) Kamal Ahmed and Syed Golam Dostagir Nishat were present at the meeting with Housing and Public Works Adviser Major General (retd) Golam Quader and Commerce Adviser Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman at their respective offices.

The delegates also met Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Shah Muhammad Akhteruddin who assured the delegates of extending full support to the project.

“We have visited some probable sites and talked about those sites with the advisers and the CDA chairman,” Nishat said.

The advisers assured them of providing all out support and cooperation of the government, he said.

But they (advisers) suggested making a formal proposal to the government through the CDA, Nishat said.

The $1.5 billion township investment plan has been taken as part of Mittal's last year's investment plan for power, energy and infrastructure projects, he said.

Guidelines for developing such townships are provided in the Chittagong Metropolitan Master Plan (CMMP), Akhteruddin said.

A composite township can be developed conforming to the coastal belt development guidelines of the CMPP along the coast stretching from Patenga to Kumira under the Sitakunda district.

CDA sources said the coastal township could accommodate waterfront residential blocks, environment-friendly industries, industrial blocks, an airstrip, and shallow-port facilities besides hotel and cruising facilities.

Thedailystar (http://thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=31974)

G2G

April 13th, 2008, 11:43 AM

Oh.. this was what I wanted so badly in this country. I hope they really get successful in building such.

snoq

April 13th, 2008, 08:42 PM

No doubt coastal/sea side developments are long overdue. BUT there should be some master plan from GOB detailing features and requirements of such townships. Then GOB can call prominent developers to submit design and development plan based on master plan. Govt should not be relying on single developer wishes and go along with it. Mittal is a good company in its core business of steel but in contemporary waterfront development I have not seen much activity.

We could and should draw some experience from recent sea side development in Dubai and elsewhere in the region. Dubai authority had laid out master plan and vision on how Marina and waterfront should look like and developers competed to come up with best design and plan. End result is fantastic!!!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=425571
http://www.waterfront.ae/

There is also some waterfront development going on in Karachi.
http://www.tabraiz.net/rambling/karachi_near_future_maga_projects/karachi_near_future.htm

We have huge coast line and if we create master plan, development can take place in phases.

amar11372

April 13th, 2008, 10:19 PM

snoq

April 13th, 2008, 11:02 PM

Well the article said "waterfront residential blocks, environment-friendly industries, industrial blocks, an airstrip, and shallow-port facilities besides hotel and cruising facilities." Maybe this project is just a stepping stone for Mittal for a much larger venture.

These are prime locations and why should people subject them to newcomers test case when there are much more mature and proven developers around to do excellent job? Thats why master plan should be ours and there has to be competetive development proposal.

Also, why ANY industrial development has to be in waterfront? There are inland space for that. Industrial use of waterfront location is utter waste of prime locations. End result will be having less attractive waterfront comapre to other regional countries.

amar11372

April 13th, 2008, 11:21 PM

These are prime locations and why should people subject them to newcomers test case when there are much more mature and proven developers around to do excellent job? Thats why master plan should be ours and there has to be competetive development proposal.

Also, why ANY industrial development has to be in waterfront? There are inland space for that. Industrial use of waterfront location is utter waste of prime locations. End result will be having less attractive waterfront comapre to other regional countries.

- I doubt any local developers has the capability to go for developments on made-man islands. Also the article didn't say that they will be building it themselves, they are just the investors. Maybe they will hire a company to has experience in this field to manage the project. And there already exits a master-plan for Chittagong Metropolitan development. If they build according to the master-plan then I see no problems with this project

-Also In case you didn't know most Steel plants are build near coastal areas. Never heard of any efficient Steel mills being Inland.

snoq

April 14th, 2008, 10:26 AM

- I doubt any local developers has the capability to go for developments on made-man islands. Also the article didn't say that they will be building it themselves, they are just the investors. Maybe they will hire a company to has experience in this field to manage the project. And there already exits a master-plan for Chittagong Metropolitan development. If they build according to the master-plan then I see no problems with this project

First it does not has to be local developer, there are plenty of proven int'l developers who can do the job.

Second, there is no plan about how waterfront should look like let alone any artificial island. If island happens to be part of the plan that is well and good.

Third, article did not say much of anything other than intention of Mittal. So what they will do or how they would do it, is pure speculation. And better way get away from speculation is get a plan and then invite competetive development ideas.

Forth, CCC does not have any waterfront development plan period, not a known one. All they have are plan for residential blocks, communication and civic infrastructure. Waterfront development could and should use much more sophistication and intricacy than development of residential blocks.

If you have access to waterfront development plan that no one aware of I for one would be delighted to see that.

-Also In case you didn't know most Steel plants are build near coastal areas. Never heard of any efficient Steel mills being Inland

In fact I know and seen many steel plants. It is greatly beneficial to have steel plant near communication hub. Meaning, in close proximity to sea port and/or train line etc for obvious benefits. And near communication hub does not mean at the waterfront. Steel plants still can be in industrial area of Chittagong as there are existing plants and still enjoy proximity of port and other means of transport.

amar11372

May 4th, 2008, 10:23 PM

Concord building World Trade Centre in Ctg using new method
CU Correspondent

Concord Engineers and Construction Ltd has introduced an advanced technology -- top-down construction method -- for constructing the World Trade Centre (WTC) here in the port city.

According to the method, at first the road-level basement is constructed, keeping sufficient space to let workers and machines go downward. Then the other basements are constructed.

This method is widely used in different developed cities in America, Russia and Hong Kong.

The company disclosed the method that was used for constructing the three basements of the WTC at a press briefing here yesterday.

Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) President Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, Concord Group Chairman SM Kamal Uddin and Managing Director SK Lala, among others, were present.

The construction work of the WTC, first of its kind in the country, started on August 29, 2006 in the city's Agrabad Commercial Area and is expected to be completed within this year.

The CCCI is implementing the Tk 150 crore project on a 3.75 bigha land.

The salient features of the WTC include an international-standard convention hall, world-class hotel, and fitness and recreation facilities.

Concord Group chairman said they used the method for constructing the 21-storey structure's three basements, as they found the soil condition of the location adjacent to a large water body very poor.

“Due to the soil condition, we found it difficult to construct the foundation in a conventional method from down to top,” he said.

The CCCI president emphasised the need for world-class infrastructure for building a world-class city and hoped that the WTC would attract more foreign investment in future.

http://thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=35079

amar11372

May 4th, 2008, 10:26 PM

The construction work of the WTC, first of its kind in the country, started on August 29, 2006 in the city's Agrabad Commercial Area and is expected to be completed within this year.

Didn't they say the construction would go up to 2009? Anyways would love to see the pics this year.

Tmac

May 5th, 2008, 03:11 AM

Concord building World Trade Centre in Chittagong using new method

Concord Engineers and Construction Ltd has introduced an advanced technology -- top-down construction method -- for constructing the World Trade Centre (WTC) here in the port city.

According to the method, at first the road-level basement is constructed, keeping sufficient space to let workers and machines go downward. Then the other basements are constructed.

This method is widely used in different developed cities in America, Russia and Hong Kong.

The company disclosed the method that was used for constructing the three basements of the WTC at a press briefing here yesterday.

Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) President Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, Concord Group Chairman SM Kamal Uddin and Managing Director SK Lala, among others, were present.

The construction work of the WTC, first of its kind in the country, started on August 29, 2006 in the city's Agrabad Commercial Area and is expected to be completed within this year.

The CCCI is implementing the Tk 150 crore project on a 3.75 bigha land.

The salient features of the WTC include an international-standard convention hall, world-class hotel, and fitness and recreation facilities.

Concord Group chairman said they used the method for constructing the 21-storey structure's three basements, as they found the soil condition of the location adjacent to a large water body very poor.

“Due to the soil condition, we found it difficult to construct the foundation in a conventional method from down to top,” he said.

The CCCI president emphasised the need for world-class infrastructure for building a world-class city and hoped that the WTC would attract more foreign investment in future.

http://thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=35079

nice report...thanks Amar.

amar11372

May 15th, 2008, 10:19 AM

JBIC undertakes Tk 10,000cr project to build road in Ctg
Tushar Hayat Chittagong

A project involving Tk 10,000 crore has been undertaken to construct a 60-kilometre circular road around the Chittagong city. The Japan Bank for International Cooperation has taken the mega project under build-operate-transfer basis, sources at the Chittagong Development Authority said.

The bank undertook the project responding to the CDA call for upgrading road communication network in the city and to make it free from traffic congestions, they said.

The JBIC floated an international tender in April and the construction of the road is likely to begin in the first quarter of the next year, the sources said, adding that the construction of the road would be completed within four years of its beginning.

They said implementation of the project would be initiated through the construction of a 12-km road stressing between Shah Amanat International Airport and Faujderhat point on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway.

The Chittagong Port Authority will construct the Shah Amanat Bridge, the sources said adding that the existing Kalurghat-Shah Amanat Bridge Road would be extended and meet the outer circular road.

The CDA has been constructing a road from Faujderhat point of the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway to Baizid Bostami Road and it would be stretched to the Oxygen Kuaish Road and touch the outer circular road.

The CDA chairman, Shah Mohammed Akhteruddin, said construction of the outer circular road would open a door of potentials regarding the development of the port city alongside easing traffic congestions.

‘The outer circular road will play a significant role in multifaceted development of the port city,’ he said adding that they would establish several satellite towns centring the road.

On completion of the bridge, vehicles from three hill districts, Cox’s Bazar and different upazilas in Chittagong will be able to enter the city from different points and it would reduce their time, he said.

‘The road will ease traffic congestion alongside bringing a momentum in vehicular movements on the city roads,’ he said adding that the JBIC would implement the project under close supervision of CDA.

TNA (http://www.newagebd.com/2008/may/15/met.html)

amar11372

May 15th, 2008, 10:22 AM

^^ Wow look like Chittagong is set to get a circular road before Dhaka. :banana:

G2G

May 15th, 2008, 11:04 AM

What is this cricular road?? any info or weblink will be great :)

amar11372

May 16th, 2008, 07:00 PM

What is this cricular road?? any info or weblink will be great :)

A circular road is a multi-lane highway or expressway that wraps/outlines the city and its limit. The benefit is that it is much more faster to get to from point A to pint B using a Circular road.

An example will be the Lahore Ring Road.

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/6784/lrr7yd.jpg

amar11372

May 17th, 2008, 09:49 PM

German co to develop commuter train service

German Mobility Company has shown keen interest in introducing commuter train service in Chittagong with a view to helping thousands of people commuting the city from outskirts everyday.

Director of the company Gregur Koul Housen expressed this while making a courtesy call on acting mayor of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) M Manjur Alam at his office on Monday.

Koul Housen said the train service would be the best one for around 1.25 lakh people, who come to the city daily for livelihood.

Thanking the director for his proposal Manjur said it would be helpful for thousands of workers in Chittagong Port and EPZ area if a commuter train service is introduced between Bhatiary and Chittagong EPZ.

He assured of sending the proposal to the ministry concerned and advised the company to contact Bangladesh Railway authorities.

http://thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=36540

amar11372

May 17th, 2008, 09:50 PM

^^ There are some interesting project being proposed. Go Chittagong !!!

Tmac

June 5th, 2008, 06:19 AM

Tk 10000cr project to develop road network, embankments

Two four-lane roads-cum-embankments forming parts of an outer ring road will be developed along the coast and the river Karnaphuli with the assistance of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

JBIC has already started the process of providing assistance in a TK 10,000 crore project to develop the road network and flood protection embankments in the port city.

Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) will coordinate the project to be implemented by the government with the financial assistance from Japan.

Two Japanese firms Nippon Engineering and Japan Engineering Consultant, heve been appointed through an international tenders held in Tokyo on April 20 for implementing the project.

To prepare design, time schedule, financial estimate, tender documents of the project, a 14-member team comprising expert and engineers is scheduled to start work from June 11.

A seven-member team of Japanese experts and engineers led by Kazihiro Hassigawa of Nippon Engineering will conduct the Special Assistance for Project Formation (SAPROF) study involving around Tk 10 crore.

JBIC will carry out the study from its temporary office at CDA building, sources said.

JBIC Chief Representative Yasuo Fujita on May 21 confirmed the date for SAPROF study on Chittagong city ring road project.

Duration of the study is six months and the team will submit its final report by November, said Fujita.

Fujita requested CDA chairman to provide office space, equipments, secretarial services and necessary cooperation to the SAPROF team.

To assist in overall development of infrastructure and road network under a private sector infrastructure investment project, JBIC carried out a feasibility study in two phases in 2005 and 2006, sources said.

It signed an agreement with the Economic Relation Division (ERD) in August last year to conduct a study under a project titled “Multi-sector Infrastructure Development in Chittagong ”.

JBIC conducted the study in cooperation with CDA, for construction of a riverside road along the Karnaphuli stretching from Sadarghat Strand Road to Kalurghat bridge under flood protection embankment project; construction of the 4th Karnaphuli bridge on the upstream and a road linking the bridge with Oxygen-Quish road and Kalurghat bridge under Chittagong bypass and road construction project; and a 12km road stretching from Patenga to Faujderhat under coastal road and embankment project.

JBIC submitted the study report in February and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the government in March for construction of the riverside road and coastal embankment-cum road involving Tk 10,000 crore.

Under the project the four-lane coastal embankment-cum-marine driveway stretching from Patenga to Faujderhat will be constructed with a 100m width while its height will be raised by another 3 meters, CDA Chairman Shah Muhammad Akhter Uddin told this correspondent at his office on Monday.

The four-lane riverside road to be constructed along the Karnaphuli stretching from Kalurghat to Sadarghat under the same project would have the same length and width, he added.

http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=39707

amar11372

June 11th, 2008, 05:39 AM

Mittal Group plans to build Satellite Town in Chittagong

Tushar Hayat . Chittagong

British business conglomerate, Mittal Group, is planning to set up a satellite town on the shoreline stretching from Patenga to Fauzderhat in Chittagong involving Tk 47 thousand crore.

Sources in Chittagong Development Authority said a two-member delegation of Mittal Group, headed by its vice-chairman Rajesh Dixit, discussed different aspects of the envisaged project with the CDA chairman and senior officials of the housing and establishment and commerce ministries.

The delegation had also visited the site thrice to assess the feasibility of the project to be implemented under build-operate-transfer system after reclaiming 6,000 acres of land into the Bay of Bengal.

The ambitious township project will have a residential block for high-ranking officials, five commercial blocks, five industrial zones, two IT villages, a five-star hotel, a garbage treatment plant, a water treatment plant and an independent power generation unit.

The CDA sources said the layout includes a health zone comprising golf course, playground, two amusement parks, a fire service station, green belt, a fishermen colony with a cold storage and a jetty.

The city protection embankment stretching from Shah Amanat International Airport to Fauzderhat would be turned into a four-lane road after increasing its height by three metres for easy access to the township, sources added.

The CDA chairman, Shah Mohammed Akhteruddin, said they were optimistic about the proposal as Mittal has experience of setting up such township in Bulgaria, Spain and Abu Dhabi.

‘If implemented, the project will change the scenario of the port city,’ he said, adding that they were putting priority on foreign investment for the development of the city instead of taking up projects on their own.

He also said the proposal in this regard had not yet been made but the Mittal Group was communicating with the government high-ups to implement the envisaged project.

http://www.newagebd.com/2008/jun/11/met.html

amar11372

August 11th, 2008, 09:47 PM

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amar11372

August 13th, 2008, 08:38 AM

New Market

Biponi Bitan “B” Block.

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amar11372

August 13th, 2008, 08:40 AM

Over Bridge/Pass

Baizid Road

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amar11372

August 13th, 2008, 08:42 AM

^^ Funny how they came up with this for Chittagong but not for Dhaka. :ohno:

amar11372

August 14th, 2008, 01:19 AM

On going/ Up coming projects.

01.Title of The Project: Development of Two-Level Highway along the bank of Karnafully river from Sadarghat to Kalurghat of Chittagong City.

Estimated Cost: TK. 580 crore(approx.) (US $ 100 million)

Brief Description: Development of Two-Level Highway along the bank of Karnafully river (from Sadarghat to Kalurghat) having different levels for light and heavy vehicles. The lower level road immediately above the tide level at the river side will be used for light vehicles movement and upper level road for heavy vehicle movement at the same time. Moreover, the lower level road will be used to serve the purpose of river side recreational activities along with boating and angling facilities for the city dwellers.

Length: 12 km. (approx.)
Width: 200 ft.
Cost/km: TK. 48 crore(approx.)

02.Title of The Project: Development of Elevated Expressway from Dewnhat to CEPZ of Chittagong City.

Estimated Cost: TK. 256 Crore(approx.) US $ 44 million

Brief Description: Development of Elevated Expressway/Fly-Over from Dewanhat to CEPZ (Chittagong Export Processing Zone) of the city aimed at mitigating traffic congestion in the main arteries of the city. The cost recovery of the project would be made from toll/tax collected from the vehicles using the Fly-Over/Expressway facility developed for the same.

Length: 8 km. (approx.)
Width: 48 ft. (4 lane)
Cost/km: TK. 32 crore(approx.)

03.Title of The Project: Development of Marine Driveway along the coastal Embankment of Chittagong City.

Estimated Cost: TK. 935 Crore(approx.) US $ 161 million

Brief Description: Development of 17 km. long Marine Driveway along the coastal Embankment of Chittagong City (having Mono-Rail Track at the country side).

Length: 17 km. (approx.)
Width: 6 lane roadway.
Cost/km: TK. 32 crore(approx.)

04.Title of The Project: Implementation of 10 MW Power Generation Projects in the city.

Estimated Cost: TK. 580 Crore(approx.) US $ 100 million

Brief Description: Implementation of 10 MW Power Generation Projects at different locations of the city on BOT basis to over come the prevailing "Load Shedding" problem in the city.

10 units Power Plant.

05.Title of The Project: Implementation of "Chittagong City Health Development Program" with 1000 bed Hospital.

Estimated Cost: TK. 630 Crore(approx.) US $ 108.5 million

Brief Description: Implementation of "Chittagong City Health Development Program" with 1000 bed Modern Hospital along with necessary health academic facility.

Area: 20 Acre (Approx.)

06.Title of The Project: High -rise Dormitories for the female Garment Workers near CEPZ in the city.

Estimated Cost: TK. 100 Crore(approx.) US $ 17.25 million.

Brief Description: Multistoried/High-rise Dormitories for female Garment workers near CEPZ in the city. One or Two room flats with individual attached bath and kitchen facility would be considered for this low-income working group.

Area: 20 Acre (Approx.)

07.Title of The Project: Development of Garment Village at Fateyabad, Chittagong.

Estimated Cost: TK. 1000 Crore(approx.) US $ 172.5 million.

Brief Description: Development of Garment Village on 1000 acres of land at Fateyabad, adjacent the Hathazari road (located at the northern outskirts of the city) would accommodate industrial plots along with necessary infrastructural and housing facilities for workers.

Area: 1000 Acre (Approx.)

08. Title of The Project: Construction of a "Five Star Hotel" at Tigerpass, Chittagong.

Estimated Cost: TK. 691 Crore(approx.) US $ 119.18 million.

Brief Description: Construction of a "Five Star Hotel" with Igloo type Shopping Mall on 60 feet high hill-top at Tiger Pass area of Chittagong city.

Area: 9.86 Acre

09. Title of The Project: Development of Resort Facility at the Sea-Beach area of Chittagong.

Estimated Cost: TK. 580 Crore(approx.) US $ 100 million.

Brief Description: Development of Resort Facility on 150 acres of land at Sea-Beach area of Chittagong City can Highlight the overall tourism industry in the same region which can be developed as an international standard recreational as well as beach facility such as - motels, shopping malls, restaurants, picnic spot, lake swimming pool, boating facility etc.

Area: 150 Acres (Approx.)

10.Title of The Project: Construction of 2 (two) "Observation Towers" at Patenga Sea-Beach, Chittagong.

Estimated Cost: TK. 300 Crore(approx.) US $ 52 million.

Brief Description: Construction of 2 (two) 200 feet high "Observation Towers" at Patenga Sea-Beach area having Cable-Car facility in between two towers for local as well as foreign tourists to observe sun-set in the beach.

Area: 5 Acre (approx.)

11. Title of The Project: Development of "Liberation Monument" at Batali Hill, Chittagong.

Estimated Cost: TK. 58 Crore(approx.) US $ 10 million.

Brief Description: Development of "Liberation War Monument" in the memory of Liberation War Martyrs of the country where tourist facilities such as Light and Sound, Museum Library, Revolving Restaurants, Fountains, Moving ramps towards Hill-Top would be provided to develop the historical "Batali-Hill" as the most attractive tourist place of the country.

Area: 8 Acres (Approx.)

12.Title of The Project: Satellite Town Project at Kalurghat.

Estimated Cost: Tk. 550 Crore(approx.) US $ 95 million

13. Title of The Project: Procurement of Equipment for Disaster prepared in Chittagong City.

Estimated Cost: Tk. 26 Crore(approx.) US $ 4.5 million

http://www.ccc.org.bd/ccc_projects.html

manbil777

August 14th, 2008, 05:34 AM

On going/ Up coming projects.

http://www.ccc.org.bd/ccc_projects.html

Thanks Amar! Very good roundup :)

tanzirian

August 14th, 2008, 07:11 AM

Thanks Amar for that great rundown. Chittagong is very much a city for the future. Today I think it has much less of an urban identity than Dhaka or Sylhet...but that should change significantly in the next few decades.

rock-a-fella

August 14th, 2008, 05:54 PM

Butterfly park opens at Patenga soon

http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=50300

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Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) is developing a butterfly park in Patenga area following the model of Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park in Malaysia. Photo: STAR

A park brimming with butterflies of exotic species, first of its kind, is going to open in the port city within next three months.

Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) is developing the park, an imitation of a natural habitat congenial for breeding and growth of butterflies, in Patenga area in the city.

Alongside a huge net enclosure of butterfly of different species, the park will be painstakingly landscaped with uniquely designed hydro-pond of aquarium fishes, colourful garden, water bodies and artificial fountains to turn into a place of tourist attraction and natural tranquil.

Enriched museum and incubator of the park will offer a scope to know about life and life cycles of different species of butterflies with a separate research centre for the entomology students, said the sources.

The butterfly park is being developed over 50 kathas of land along the Karnaphuli river to the east of Chittagong air port at Patenga.

Work is going on in full swing to complete the development of the park within three months, said the sources at CDA.

Petro Products, a private firm, is financing the Tk 7 crore project being implemented under the overall supervision of master architects from CDA.

The main component of the park will be a 15,000sq feet butterfly net on the left corner of the park, a few hundred yards off the entry point, sources added.

A huge collection of selected flowering trees and shrubs will be grown and artificial fountains erected to maintain temperature and humidity suitable for natural breeding and growth of butterflies.

Collection of moths to be developed in the park has already started under the supervision of Prof Shafiq Haider Chowdhury, an entomologist and former teacher of Chittagong University, they said.

There will have an observatory deck inside the net for the visitors to have a close look on movements and flight of butterflies.

Besides, there will also have a huge flower garden around the net enriched with flowers of both the rare and common species.

The master architects and town planners of CDA will collect flower plants according to the suggestion of Prof Shafiq, said Project Director Architect Maharina Jafrin.

A huge lake of the park site is being developed into a loop-shaped hydro pond with an open sitting space at the centre. A wonderful Spine Arbour Walk shaded by flowering trees and shrubs will lead to the sitting space.

Beside the hydro pond, there will be a 30-foot high fountain to maintain required temperature and humidity, Jafrin said.

Two water bodies inside the park will also be developed as cruising areas. A three-storey restaurant-cum-observation deck overlooking the river Karnaphuli as well as the Bay of Bengal will be erected in one of the water bodies.

A museum-cum-incubator will be set up on the west corner of the park. Life cycles and bodies of different species of butterflies preserved in herbarium sheets will be displayed inside the museum.

The incubator inside the museum will be used as a healing centre.

Besides, there will be a huge research centre just outside the park, they said.

CDA Chairman said, “The butterfly park is being developed on the underutilised land and water bodies of CDA.”

“We won't have to spend anything from our fund for the park that would be of a great tourist attraction and ecological value,” he said.

“Rather the firm financing the park will pay Tk 1 lakh a month to CDA for running it with entry money,” he added.

amar11372

August 15th, 2008, 12:03 AM

Butterfly park opens at Patenga soon

Thanks for sharing rock-a-fella. Here is the enlarged version. http://edailystar.com/contents/2008/2008_08_14/content_zoom/2008_08_14_20_1_b.jpg

sas

August 28th, 2008, 12:26 PM

From A.K.Khan's website - HOTEL NIKETON will be a 5-star joint venture hotel project under implementation at the Batali Hills in Chittagong.

Anyone have any info on this?

amar11372

September 27th, 2008, 09:52 PM

IT tower to be set up in Ctg
Abdullah Al Mahmud

The government has decided to construct an Information Technology (IT) Tower with necessary infrastructures and modern facilities to give the huge prospect of IT sector a material shape.

The tower will create scope for setting up software to produce computer software alongside providing IT-enabled service and e-commerce like hi-tech facilities, sources said.

It would help set up computer hardware industry to create a market of IT sector as well, they added.

Commerce and Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman disclosed the decision to set up the IT tower after a follow-up meeting of development projects at the commerce ministry in the capital on September 17.

The decision was taken at the meeting of Council of Advisers at Chittagong Circuit House with Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed in the chair on August 13.

Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) has already started preparing the Development Project Proposal (DPP) in this regard, sources said.

The government decided to construct the IT tower following the report of a six-member committee that carried out feasibility study and assessed different aspects, including site selection and budget for the project.

The committee was formed at a meeting on development programmes in Chittagong with Housing and Public Works Secretary ASM Rashidul Hye in the chair on June 8. CDA Chairman Shah Muhammad Akhteruddin was made convener of the committee and Bangladesh Tele-Communication Limited (BTCL) General Manager KK Roy member secretary.

The committee submitted its report with a location map (schematic diagram) of three primarily possible sites for the IT tower on July 16.

The IT tower will help people reap the benefit of the submarine communication cable, develop human resources, create job opportunity and earn the government huge revenue from the potential IT sector.

It would also help set up IT software, IT software-enabled industry and IT hardware industry to produce and sell computer software, IT-enabled service as well as computer hardware, they said.

IT hardware industry would create scope for computer assembling and manufacture of computer monitors, printers, scanners, modems, switches, networking equipment, UPS, mobile sets, batteries, ATM machines LAN cables and spare parts to meet domestic demand saving foreign currency and earn revenue from their export as well, said the sources.

They said neighbouring India has raised its earning through IT software and service export to 70 billion US dollar in 2007-2008 from 31.4 billion US dollar of the previous fiscal year (2006-2007).

Akhteruddin said a 20 to 25-storey IT Tower will be constructed with all sorts of infrastructure and facilities.

The tower will be set up under public-private partnership. A rich call centre will be set up through outsourcing for the growth of IT software-enabled services like data processing and other technologies, he said.

“It would expedite various industrial units like garments depending on this most modern technology and help advancement of trade and commerce through a network with the global market as well,” said the CDA chairman while talking to this correspondent on Sunday.

The IT tower will also help further development of engineering and construction industries for planned urbanisation.

It would contribute to developing human resources and create jobs for around 20,000 people here,” he added.

Sources said, the six-member committee selected 0.84 acres of land to the south-east as the best site for the IT Tower. The existing building of Stadium Shopping Complex could be remodelled and included into the structure for IT tower, the committee report said.

It also considered 50 kathas of land at the Ananya Residential Area, a CDA housing project, and 50 Katha of railway land to the east of Kadamtali Intersection as the two alternative sites for the tower, said the sources at CDA.

The committee considered the sites with priority since they were within 3km radius of the submarine cable connectivity Co-location centre at BTCL Nandan Kanan office, the sources added.

KK Roy said BTCL is ready to provide submarine cable connectivity required for setting up IT Tower here.

Using the existing metallic cable, BTCL can provide Submarine Cable Connectivity for dial-up or broadband internet speed ranging from 64 KBPS (kilobyte per second) to 115 MBPS (megabyte per second) at any place within 3km to 4km of the submarine cable terminal station at its Nandan Kanon telephone exchange building, he said.

http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=56343

amar11372

November 26th, 2008, 11:43 AM

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Dhakaiya

November 26th, 2008, 12:35 PM

The design looks innovative. Got any renders?

tanzirian

November 26th, 2008, 06:31 PM

^^ This looks really nice. We have lots of great projects in the pipeline, that however don't seem to be getting off the ground. Even if nothing but WTC and One City get built, they will be significant steps forward for Chittagong and Sylhet, respectively. I hope the election creates a climate that allows these to go forward...

tareq79

November 27th, 2008, 06:30 AM

The design looks innovative. Got any renders?

lots of info available on its official site http://www.asian-university.org

Master Plan

The plan for the future campus of the Asian University for Women has been developed by the world renowned architectural firm Moshe Safdie and Associates.

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Design Statement

From Moshe Safdie and Associates:

The future campus of the Asian University for Women can be likened to a microcosm of a village or a small town. Given its relative isolation from the dense urban fabric of Chittagong, it must possess a certain element of self-sufficiency. It accommodates, in addition to the facilities for academic instruction, residences for both students and faculty, together with a wide range of social and cultural facilities that must serve the community – classrooms, lecture halls and libraries are complemented by performing arts and sports facilities, convenience shops and the range of places for social interaction.

The design must emerge out of considerations of the character of the site, its particular climate, the cultural heritage of the region and the available resources and technology for construction. The unique site is shaped by a series of valleys and ridges with a fragile flora susceptible to damage by erosion. The form of the site provides a strong determinant for the design. A sequence of continuous courtyards and water basins in the valley act as the principal organizing device for academic structures. The residential facilities follow the contour lines atop the ridges, reinforcing the natural topography and creating an edge to the campus.

The design must also respond to the climate – the intense heat of certain seasons and the driving monsoons. Academic buildings should not be concentrated in singular mega-buildings, as one might consider in the west, but rather should be in clusters of limited height (four stories), woven together by a connected network of arcades – protected from the sun and the rain, but open to the elements. Water, shade, and the integration of plant life in the architecture are common themes in the architecture of the region and should form the framework for the architecture. Above all, the design must facilitate and encourage interaction between students, faculty, administration and visitors. The focal points for this interaction are the central “greenway” and the linked courtyards and terraces, urban living rooms where a variety of facilities attract everyone to a place conducive in its character to the making of “community.”

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campus organization

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Academic and Residential

The University’s program is organized in accordance with the distinct levels/zones created within the site. Academic buildings are located along the edges of the valley. Those on the north side of the valley can be used to accommodate the public programs due to their larger footprints. The residential program (access, undergraduate, graduate, faculty, and dining) are located on the plateaus.

Academic buildings will not be concentrated in singular mega-buildings, as
one might consider in the west, but rather, these will be in clusters of limited height--four stories--woven together by a network of walkways protected from the rain, but open to the elements. Located on the plateaus above the academic valley are clusters of student residence halls and student common dining facilities. The faculty residences are located in two- to three-story L-shaped residences, stacked to form a hillside, located around the perimeter of the upper pond.

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sustainable site development

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A significant element of AUW’s mandate is to demonstrate through its design and construction a more environmentally sustainable way of building. The AUW campus will be a model for ecologically sound building practices and sustainability throughout the region. The design philosophies presented in the AUW master plan present a series of innovative design and construction practices currently undeveloped or underutilized in the region. AUW will serve as a regional catalyst for environmentally responsible design, as the need for conscious practices is ever increasing in the face of climate change, population growth, and the many resulting issues.
Soil and Stormwater

The site is a complex network of deep flood-prone valleys articulated by thin, fragile ridges that are susceptible to erosion. While this makes the site a spectacular setting for a campus, it also presents some formidable challenges.

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The hills are formed of consolidated silt to hard shale, raised by geological fault action. Delicate flora covers the slopes, which become extremely lush following the rains of monsoon season. The root systems of these plants are important in stabilizing the topsoil from eroding. Local harvesting of vegetation, hillside bench cutting and the cutting of a city road have left the soil and the downhill slopes unstabilized and therefore prone to continual erosion and further degradation. With no restoration, revegetation or protection program in place, the site will undergo massive erosion during the heavy monsoon rains.

One of the goals of the AUW campus design is to revegetate these hills as a strategy for preventing erosion and a means to re-establish a native ecology that is under threat throughout South Eastern Bangladesh. By locating it in one of Bangladesh’s unique and endangered landscapes, and by applying local building traditions coupled with new technologies and design innovations, AUW has an opportunity to offer the country and region a new, sustainable building paradigm.

The academic buildings have been placed into the hillsides in part to act as retaining structures to support the fragile landscape. The buildings step in section to connect with the slope of the hillside. Separating the structure of the retaining walls from the structure of the buildings allows the two systems to be constructed independently (for phasing purposes). The breaks between the buildings, along the length of the valley, become a series of terraced gardens and stairs that allow the students and faculty to easily traverse the two levels. Circulation arcades, trellis systems and trees will provide natural shading, cooling and daylight filtration.

Portions of the valley would be allowed to be flooded during the monsoon seasons and therefore would contain only landscape and site elements that would not be affected by the rains. The pond at the west end of the academic valley will act as a reserve and fluctuate with the seasons, providing a constantly changing landscape feature. The primary retention pond at the east end of the campus is designed to maintain a constant elevation, with sufficient freeboard area to accommodate a rise in elevation during monsoons.

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Landscape and Infrastructure

The AUW campus landscape design approach is based on observations of natural systems in the region, a cultivated ecology where energy is conserved, wastes are recycled and resources made abundant. The goal is to integrate natural and environmental systems with programmatic requirements, cultural heritage, and available construction technology. On a site such as this, it is critical that planting typologies be integral to existing and man-made landforms, site circulation, water conveyance systems, and architecture, and through this marriage create a sense of place, using regional practices as inspiration and as precedent. Native plant communities with seasonal displays of color and fragrance will be used to intensify microclimate characteristics and connect the students, faculty and visitors of the Asian University for Women to place, embodying the rich garden history, folklore and symbolic meaning that plants carry throughout South Asia.

Campus infrastructure development will include independent, environmentally sound on-site systems for water supply and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, and electrical power generation. Net peak power load for the campus is estimated as 11 MW at full build out. While it is expected that power will be available from the local utility, the history of supply variability in the area mandates that a fully redundant gas-fired generating power plant also be provided on site, to ensure the quality and reliability needed to operate a contemporary university campus in accord with international performance standards. Solar photovoltaic systems will be utilized to the fullest possible extent as a supplemental power source.

Primary site access is via the main road from the east, with a secondary access from the north. Vehicular circulation to the majority of academic and residential buildings will be via a campus loop road, including fire and emergency access, with a dedicated service road supporting the academic facilities on the south side of the main valley. Key pedestrian routes through the campus will be clearly defined, fully accessible and attractively finished, well shaded, lighted and protected from rain, and will take advantage of the rolling topography to capture views of the site and the surrounding area. The site offers a natural visual boundary of ridges which establish a secure perimeter, to be reinforced with appropriate fencing and controlled access points.

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Building Community

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Campus Center and Athletics

The Campus Center will provide space for dining, bookstore, mail, bank/ATM, meeting rooms, lounges, student organizations, student activities, and other relevant administrative offices. Meeting rooms of various sizes will be scheduled for special University events and conferences. An art gallery will serve to enhance special events and campus life more generally. Lounges of various sizes will be distributed throughout to encourage socializing and offer alternative study spaces. The Campus Center will be an integral component of the academic environment.

There will be a variety of dining facilities indoors as well as outdoors. Also located in the Campus Center will be Career Planning and the offices for Residential Life.

The central indoor facility will be a multi-use court area for basketball, tennis, and volleyball that will also serve as a performance court or special events space. Other indoor sports will be swimming, judo, karate, and tai kwon do as well as squash. There will also be aerobics, exercise, and free weights studios. In addition, this facility will provide instruction rooms, training rooms, locker rooms, and other support space for both the indoor and outdoor activities.

Outdoor sports will include basketball, soccer, track, tennis courts, and volleyball. Some of these venues, such as tennis and volleyball, will be integrated into the residential environment.

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Student Residences and Dining

Housing will be provided for all students in combinations of singles and doubles, organized around common living and study areas in groupings of 12 students per access and undergraduate housing module, and 5 students per graduate housing module. The modules are arranged in a configuration that responds to the specific landscape and topographic features of the site. The basic module for student housing is a four-story building containing the bedrooms which flank a stepped core of exterior terraces, interior living rooms, and vertical circulation.

Building design should allow for additional housing, with adequate support space, that can be built in incremental units. The campus plan must also reflect this requirement. A total of 2,750 students will be housed in the halls of residence.

In addition to dining facilities in the Campus Center, there will be two dining areas related to student residences – each consisting of seating for 400 indoors and 100 outdoors. There will also be dedicated space for faculty dining.

Residences and dining facilities, as with all AUW campus buildings and landscape features, will be designed for universal accessibility, with appropriate accommodations for differently abled students, faculty and staff.

AUW will commission local artists from students’ countries of origin to create original works of art, calligraphy, textiles and sculpture to be installed throughout the campus buildings and grounds.

tanzirian

November 27th, 2008, 03:15 PM

^^ I like how the hills are integrated into the design. Too many of Chittagong's hills have been flattened as the city has expanded.

amar11372

December 18th, 2008, 03:13 AM

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tanzirian

December 18th, 2008, 03:45 AM

^^ Honestly I'd rather they use the money to restore the Old Court House, which I think is the most significant of CTG's old buildings, and in bad need of repair. I wonder they mean by "reconstructing" the mosque? Mughal mosques in BD were very small buildings and I doubt anyone has pictures of what this mosque used to look like back then. The building in the picture in the article appears to be either a late-colonial or early modern era structure.

amar11372

December 18th, 2008, 09:20 PM

Anderkilla Masjid Reconstruction
Govt okays project
Staff Correspondent, Ctg

An inter-ministerial meeting yesterday gave the go-ahead for the project to expand and reconstruct Anderkilla Shahi Jame Masjid, a 340-year-old hilltop mosque of Mughal era in the port city.

As per the decision of the meeting, Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) will implement the project at an estimated cost of Tk 200 crore without bringing any change to its original design.

CDA presented the design and plan for the project at the meeting held at the housing and public works ministry in the capital.

Housing and Public Works Adviser Maj Gen (retd) Ghulam Quader, Law Adviser Hassan Ariff and Education and Commerce Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman were present at the meeting, with Housing and Public Works Secretary ASM Rashidul Hye in the chair.

The three advisers along with ambassadors of several Muslim countries, who would be invited through the foreign ministry, will visit Anderkilla Shahi Jame Masjid on December 26, said an official who was present at the meeting.

The meeting decided to form a Project Implementation Committee to be headed jointly by CDA Chairman Shah Muhammad Akhter Uddin and Chittagong Divisional Commissioner Hossain Jamil. Director General of Islamic Foundation Fazlur Rahman will be the member secretary.

The meeting was told that the project would be a self-financing one and that donors from both home and abroad have already expressed their willingness to contribute to the project funds, the sources said.

Religious Secretary Mamunur Rashid Chowdhury, Islamic Foundation Director General Fazlur Rahman, CDA Chairman Shah Muhammad Akhter Uddin and high officials from the ministry of religious affairs, Islamic Foundation and CDA were also present at the meeting.

CDA initiated the project as a part of its efforts to preserve monuments and structures of historical and archeological importance.

amar11372

February 7th, 2009, 04:38 AM

Karnaphuli tunnel work to start in mid Sept
Staff Correspondent, Ctg

The government is to start the process of constructing a tunnel under the Karnaphuli in Chittagong as soon as mid September.

Communication Minister Syed Abul Hossain said this while visiting the site of the under-construction third bridge over the Karnaphuli yesterday afternoon.

The Awami League had promised in its electoral pledges that it would build a tunnel under the Karnaphuli.

The minister said selection of the tunnel site, feasibility study and decision on other relevant matters would be made after discussing with locals, lawmakers and other beneficiaries. He, however, said the tunnel could be somewhere near the third Karnaphuli bridge.

The process for the tunnel construction would start immediate after the inauguration of the third Karnaphuli Bridge in mid September, he said, adding that the construction of the bridge is set to finish ahead of schedule.

Construction of the bridge started in August, 2006, under a Tk-590-crore project. China Major Bridge Company got the work order to build it within 38 months. The 0.95km long and 24 metre wide bridge is being built with the financial assistance of Kuwait fund.

Chinese Ambassador Zheng Qing Dian accompanied the communication minister during his visit. Roads and Highway Department Chief Engineer Nihar Mia, Bangladesh Railway Director General Belayet Hossain, Deputy Commissioner Ashraf Shamim of Chittagong and Project Director Mohiuddin Ahmed were also present.

The minister also visited some possible sites for the tunnel.

http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=74786

amar11372

February 7th, 2009, 04:39 AM

^^ Whats exactly is the Karnaphuli tunnel project? I never heard about it before.

amar11372

February 7th, 2009, 04:49 AM

^^ Whats exactly is the Karnaphuli tunnel project? I never heard about it before.

never mind .....

6-lane tunnel to be constructed under 3rd Karnaphuli Bridge

UNB, Chittagong

Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain yesterday said a tunnel, the fist of its kind in the country, will be constructed under the Karnaphuli River to facilitate smoother traffic movement in the port city.

"We'll construct the tunnel under the Karnaphuli River at a cost of Tk 2,000 crore as part of our election pledges," he told local reporters during his visit to the construction site of the Third Karnaphuli Bridge.

He said: "Construction work on the tunnel would begin soon after its site selection, a feasibility study for which is on."

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Zheng Qing Dian, director of Bangladesh Railway M Belayet Hossain and other high officials accompanied the minister.

Officials said the one-km long and 10-foot high tunnel would have six lanes for vehicular movement.

The engineers concerned informed the Minister that 66 percent construction works on the 950-metre long bridge has so far completed, as it is likely to be opened to traffic by September next.

The Minister asked all involved in construction of the bridge, involving Tk 590 core, to complete its works in time.

http://www.theindependentdigital.com/contents/2009/2009_02_07/content_zoom/2009_02_07_1_9_b.jpg

TIslam

February 7th, 2009, 04:55 AM

^^ Whats exactly is the Karnaphuli tunnel project? I never heard about it before.

Me neither. What will it achieve? I mean what purpose will it serve?

amar11372

February 7th, 2009, 05:02 AM

The AUW Campus Plan
Moshe Safdie and Associates

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tanzirian

March 22nd, 2009, 10:49 PM

Daily Star has an article about a proposed "Chittagong International Exposition Center." Check out the article at the link below. I tried to copy and paste but my computer wouldn't let me.

Link: http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=80281

If some of these proposals...including this one and the butterfly park Tmac posted on a good while back...actually get built, the Chittagong waterfront will start to take on a much nicer look.

Dhakaiya

March 24th, 2009, 03:49 PM

Well, I got the pic.
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/2616/20090319ctg01.jpg

If the landscaping is done properly, this one will be a real beauty.

amar11372

May 13th, 2009, 09:43 PM

SHDL breaks ground for $40m first 5-star hotel in Chittagong

Mushir Ahmed

Sena Hotel Development Limited has broken ground for the first five star hotel in Chittagong, hoping to tap into the growing business stature of the country's lone port city, its chief said Tuesday.

Brigadier General Manzur Quader said the Water Garden hotel near the Chittagong Club would cost Tk2.80 billion (US$40 million) and would be the largest in the southeastern city with more than 200 rooms.

"It will be first five star hotel in Chittagong, with the first three floors dedicted for service centers, a big hall to accommodate 2000 people and a glass-walled sea-view restaurant at the top," he said.

"We are going to finance the project from our own coffer. We won't take any loan from any bank."

The SHDL, an arm of army welfare association and Sena Kalyan Sangstha, is negotiating with global hotel chain Radission to take over the management of the hotel once it goes into operation in early 2013.

"We have made some progress in our talks. Radission has shown keen interest to manage the hotel," he said.

The global hospitality giant already made SHDL's first Water Garden hotel on the airport road the most successful in the country with over 82 percent average occupancy.

The Radission Water Garden in Dhaka makes about Tk50 million net profit a month and last year deposited Tk160 million as Value Added Tax (VAT) --- higher than any of its five other top competitors.

Quader said rising importance of Chittagong as the commercial capital and tourism potential around the port city prompted them to set up the hotel.

"We did a fesibility study and we have found that there is an immediate need for a quality five star hotel in the port city. We, therefore, made a very aggressive move," he said.

SHDL would also use the Water Garden as the hub for tapping into growing tourism interest in the hill tracts, Cox's Bazar and Kaptai Lake.

"We will initiate day-long cruise in the Kaptai Lake and offer package trips to scenic Rangamati, Bandarban and the beach town of Cox's Bazar," he said.

"It would be profitable like our hotel business."

The SHDL's move comes months after local group AK Khan unveiled its own plan to build a five-star hotel jointly with Dusit Thani of Thailand.

The group is awash with cash it got after selling off its stake in AKTEL mobile phone for $350million. Its hotel would have 200 rooms although the company has yet to select site.

Chittagong has only a couple of three star hotels more than 250 rooms. Many who found discomfort in the hotels have to come back to the capital or stay the night at Chittagong Hotel.

After the success of the Radission Water Garden in Dhaka, the company has also set its eyes on Khulna where it is going to refurbish a hotel owned by SKS and make it a center point for tourism in the Sundarbans.

http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/05/14/66445.html

amar11372

May 13th, 2009, 09:47 PM

SHDL breaks ground for $40m first 5-star hotel in Chittagong

The SHDL, an arm of army welfare association and Sena Kalyan Sangstha, is negotiating with global hotel chain Radission to take over the management of the hotel once it goes into operation in early 2013.

"We have made some progress in our talks. Radission has shown keen interest to manage the hotel," he said.

http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/05/14/66445.html

Sweet!!! a Radission in Chittagong will be awesome.

amar11372

May 13th, 2009, 09:49 PM

The SHDL's move comes months after local group AK Khan unveiled its own plan to build a five-star hotel jointly with Dusit Thani of Thailand.

Never hard about Dusit Thani. Is it well known?

tanzirian

May 14th, 2009, 01:47 AM

Sweet!!! a Radission in Chittagong will be awesome.

Yup, CTG could do with a global standard property. The Peninsula was a big step forward but still rather underwhelming for a city of this size.

TIslam

May 14th, 2009, 04:24 AM

Never hard about Dusit Thani. Is it well known?

Yup, they sure are into upscale hotels and resorts. I've been to the one in Manila.

http://www.dusit.com/hotels.html

nayeem007

June 4th, 2009, 07:58 PM

-5 star hotel construction takes off in Chittagong

Star Business ReportSena Hotel Developments Limited (SHDL), the owning company of Radisson Water Garden Hotel Dhaka, started building a five-star hotel in Chittagong in May, said the company's managing director yesterday.

Brig Gen Mohammad Manzur Qader also said the company plans to build a three-star hotel in Khulna to increase tourist flow in that region.

Meanwhile, SHDL launched yesterday Sena Hotel Management Institute on Radisson premises to train people in food and beverage and fit them for local and international hospitality sector.

Chief of Army Staff and Chairman of SHDL Gen Moeen U Ahmed inaugurated the institute.

“We've found that there is no five-star hotel for tourists and businesspeople in Chittagong, the country's commercial capital. The port city is also connected with such tourist attractions as Cox's Bazar, Rangamati and Bandarban,” Qader said.

Being built at Lalkhan Bazar, the five-star hotel --Sena Garden Hotel Chittagong -- will have 200 rooms with some exclusive amenities such as golf playing facility and river cruise from Kaptai to Rangamati.

Qader said the hotel would start operation by 2013 and expected an occupancy rate of around 60 percent, which he said would be viable for the first-ever five-star hotel in Chittagong. SHDL hopes Radisson would also invest in the venture.

The construction works of the SHDL's planned three-star hotel in Khulna, Tiger Garden Hotel, will begin next year.

The hotel will help explore the Sundarbans, the biggest mangrove forest in the world, and attract more tourists to the area, Qader said.

SHDL's first venture was Radisson Water Garden Hotel, inaugurated in February 2006. The hotel is a chain of US-based Carlson Hotels Worldwide. SHDL is a joint venture of Sena Kalyan Sangstha and Army Welfare Trust.

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=91152

tanzirian

June 7th, 2009, 06:57 AM

Construction of third Karnaphuli bridge...not sure of date that the photo was taken...the photographer is habib.rdh :

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/habib.jpg

amar11372

June 7th, 2009, 08:13 AM

^^ Great find tanzirian.

Manazir

June 7th, 2009, 09:24 AM

hmmm looks quite nice. :)

SarafIndian

June 7th, 2009, 07:07 PM

Construction of third Karnaphuli bridge...not sure of date that the photo was taken...the photographer is habib.rdh :

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/habib.jpg

WOW!!! Thats a cool looking bridge u/c.. What is the length? Any idea?? :cheers:

meghnarmajhi

June 7th, 2009, 10:35 PM

The photo was taken on February 27, 2008.

amar11372

June 7th, 2009, 11:36 PM

WOW!!! Thats a cool looking bridge u/c.. What is the length? Any idea?? :cheers:

980 meters.

tanzirian

June 8th, 2009, 12:35 AM

The photo was taken on February 27, 2008.

In which case it should be considerably more complete by now...

manbil777

June 8th, 2009, 09:23 AM

I just saw this (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://lh5.ggpht.com/_GGSfw0n2rH4/SEjqQkyyVpI/AAAAAAAAEAY/deoAntHnzvs/DSC_4302.jpg&imgrefurl=http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/BAeo3XTcnYyYMPqgpcCrAQ&usg=__RjR7HsDK6RIQlqI1Rgu9T0STMDM=&h=402&w=600&sz=18&hl=en&start=33&um=1&tbnid=N4FX4tWBdwHD8M:&tbnh=90&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3D3rd%2Bkarnaphuli%2Bbridge%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26start%3D20%26um%3D1) on PICASA by Mr. Ahmed Sharif -- looks like one of the early caissons nearer to the shore.

Given that we don't have permission -- all we can do is provide a link.

Dhakaiya

June 8th, 2009, 09:54 AM

Lets hope he doesn't freak out over the link :tongue4:

manbil777

June 8th, 2009, 10:00 AM

Lets hope he doesn't freak out over the link :tongue4:

Is this the same guy who was giving TAN a bit of grief sometime ago?

I'll go ahead and delete it or TAN can as well.

I think posting a link is pretty safe since it does not constitute copying or violating copyright.

SarafIndian

June 8th, 2009, 09:06 PM

980 meters.

Nice. So, I am expecting at least two such structures (pillars) on the other side of the river. :)

tanzirian

June 9th, 2009, 12:22 AM

Is this the same guy who was giving TAN a bit of grief sometime ago?

I'll go ahead and delete it or TAN can as well.

I think posting a link is pretty safe since it does not constitute copying or violating copyright.

Ha ha no problem, as long as you don't post his pics here, he won't have a heart attack.

manbil777

June 9th, 2009, 09:47 AM

Ha ha no problem, as long as you don't post his pics here, he won't have a heart attack.

:) :)

About the caisson section -- I think this is the second time pre-cast caissons were constructed in Bangladesh after Jamuna Bridge. However -- there are a few important differences.

1) These were made by a Chinese (as opposed to Korean) construction firm -- 'China ZhongTie Major Bridge Engg. Co.'(ZTMBEC (http://english.ztmbec.com/)). Here (http://www.bhcglobal.net/Partners/index/View?id=27&o=1) are more of their portfolio.

2) I really feel the next one should be made with local expertise independent of foreign contractors (maybe just consultancy). This one was done with partial Kuwaiti soft loan so there was some arm-twisting to get the Chinese involved. If local firms have the expertise to do pre and post-stressed concrete work, they can compete in overseas jobs as well (maybe Central Asia and Africa) and create opportunities for local skilled labor overseas.

3) The caissons in this one are much smaller (depth as well as width) compared to the JMB, although still having four lanes. ZTMBEC has done bridges five/six times the size in China and Hong Kong comparable to JMB.

3) This one is going to have seven pillars and is rigid-sheathed cable-stayed technology (the first such locally).

The dimensions are -- a length of 950M and width of about 24.5M.

Two articles here (http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/05/09/news0744.htm) and here (http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/02/07/news0657.htm) about the bridge and the soon to be constructed tunnel near the bridge. The four-lane bridge had a Tk. 590 crore budget and the tunnel (also four lane) is projected at Tk. 2000 Crore.

tanzirian

June 9th, 2009, 07:51 PM

^^ Thanks as always for the in depth info Manbil bhai. What is the purpose of the tunnel though? Backup? Or something else?

Also hello Saraf, hope all is well with you.

manbil777

June 10th, 2009, 08:08 AM

^^ Thanks as always for the in depth info Manbil bhai. What is the purpose of the tunnel though? Backup? Or something else?

Also hello Saraf, hope all is well with you.

Okay -- I stand corrected. The tunnel has been designed to have six lanes and TAN's guess is probably right on the money. It is supposed to be backup communication towards Cox's Bazaar area.

Short term -- there is the Youngone EPZ on the other side of Karnaphuli. Long term -- there is the deep sea port. Plus Asian Highway is another reason.

amar11372

June 10th, 2009, 11:31 AM

^^ Wouldn't just building a 2nd bridge be way cheaper then an under-water tunnel?

Dhakaiya

June 10th, 2009, 12:25 PM

But it wouldn't get as much votes in the next election. For the next 15 years the party who builds it can scream their hearts out "Amader shomoi desher prothom tunnel toiri hoyeche, agami te amra aro.....

SarafIndian

June 10th, 2009, 09:40 PM

Yes, what is the use of constructing a parallel tunnel? That 4 lane(or 6?) bridge should be enough.

^^ Thanks as always for the in depth info Manbil bhai. What is the purpose of the tunnel though? Backup? Or something else?

Also hello Saraf, hope all is well with you.

I am fine Tan. Thanks a lot. :)

manbil777

June 11th, 2009, 07:42 AM

Yes, what is the use of constructing a parallel tunnel? That 4 lane(or 6?) bridge should be enough.

I am fine Tan. Thanks a lot. :)

What is 'enough' for you and me doesn't sometimes make sense to politicians. There is far better prospects of 'churi' in a 2000 crore project compared to a 590 crore project. Greed knows no end....

Novelty -- like Dhakaiya said, could be one of the reasons.

tanzirian

June 11th, 2009, 07:53 AM

manbil777

June 11th, 2009, 11:36 AM

^^ I suppose it could make sense in the scenario where the bridge was damaged in a cyclone...certainly very possible with a direct hit by a higher category storm...provided the tunnel does not flood and remains undamaged at the same time.

Sure -- redundancy is another reason as well. I guess they must really think this is a major artery, otherwise why spend so much money on just one river-crossing....

amar11372

June 11th, 2009, 02:05 PM

tanzirian

June 11th, 2009, 03:02 PM

^^ The future deep-water port would be located way south of the river. There will be huge traffic on this route. But I still think a second 6-lane bridge would be better than tunneling across the Karnaphuli River.

^^ If you recall the condition of bridges around New Orleans after the storm though, having some alternate form of communication is not really a bad idea...what destroys one bridge could quite possibly destroy another....and sooner or later Chittagong will get a big storm to come its way.

amar11372

July 2nd, 2009, 11:08 AM

http://edailystar.com/contents/2009/2009_07_02/content_zoom/2009_07_02_20_2_b.jpg

Manazir

July 2nd, 2009, 12:17 PM

^^ a good news :)

amar11372

July 30th, 2009, 09:04 AM

http://edailystar.com/contents/2009/2009_07_30/content_zoom/2009_07_30_20_0_b.jpg

Manazir

July 30th, 2009, 10:47 AM

^^ thts a nice buiding :D

btw, I thought they used a newer building for CCC

nayeem007

July 30th, 2009, 09:39 PM

The current Chittagong city corporation building looks like one of those bombed structures from Iraq!

Manazir

July 30th, 2009, 10:32 PM

^^

haha I bet some African cities' City Corporation/ Municipilaty offices look better than that

manbil777

July 31st, 2009, 06:41 AM

^^

haha I bet some African cities' City Corporation/ Municipilaty offices look better than that

I would not underestimate Africa at all especially South Africa, Kenya or Nigeria. The rest I wouldn't comment on because I simply don't know.

Manazir

July 31st, 2009, 01:16 PM

^^ yup true, well, the North African countires (Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) are definitely better as well as S. Africa, Nigeria, Kenya

mirzazeehan

July 31st, 2009, 11:31 PM

Sanmar Tower,Chittagong

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2009/08/01/12/06/4662071_187x268.JPG

AK Tower,Agrabad,Chittagong

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2009/08/01/12/28/4662307_825x1496.gif

tanzirian

August 1st, 2009, 11:32 PM

^^ Mirza are you using a different host for images now? I cannot view the pics you posted in the last day or two. I tried copying and pasting the image addresses but still nothing wants to come up...

mirzazeehan

August 1st, 2009, 11:44 PM

^^ Mirza are you using a different host for images now? I cannot view the pics you posted in the last day or two. I tried copying and pasting the image addresses but still nothing wants to come up...

Photobucket is somehow not working for me anymore,so i have been using www.picamatic.com .I wonder if others are having the same prob or if your pc in particular lacks some thing.

Manazir

August 1st, 2009, 11:45 PM

^^ yeah the pics are not shwing bro :(

mirzazeehan

August 1st, 2009, 11:57 PM

^^ yeah the pics are not shwing bro :(

Guys,i think i figured out the problem...the picamatic website seems to be temporarily down...i expect the pics to be visible again once the site comes back online:)

tanzirian

August 2nd, 2009, 12:48 AM

^^ Good to know. Not being able to see your pics would really diminish the experience of this subforum for me :) BTW are you still moving abroad or have your plans changed?

mirzazeehan

August 2nd, 2009, 01:39 AM

^^ Good to know. Not being able to see your pics would really diminish the experience of this subforum for me :) BTW are you still moving abroad or have your plans changed?

Hehe...if required I would change the hosting site for u bro
I plan on leaving BD in Jan 2010:ohno: for only 4 years ofoz :)

King Nothing

August 2nd, 2009, 08:15 AM

for only 4 years ofoz :)

Easier said than done mate!

dopekhor

August 2nd, 2009, 10:34 PM

Hehe...if required I would change the hosting site for u bro
I plan on leaving BD in Jan 2010:ohno: for only 4 years ofoz :)
where to?

mirzazeehan

August 2nd, 2009, 10:46 PM

where to?

First stop Wollongong Uni,Dubai....Second stop Wollongong Uni,Wollongong,Australia

easier way for dull students like me:lol:

mirzazeehan

August 2nd, 2009, 10:49 PM

Easier said than done mate!

Hehe...sounds like you speak from experience bro..but for me,pass kori ba fail,i gotta be back in four years--family pressure:)

Manazir

August 2nd, 2009, 11:32 PM

^^ OI! U MUST BE BACK! otherwise..... "Silence, I Keel You" XD :D

dopekhor

August 3rd, 2009, 07:59 AM

First stop Wollongong Uni,Dubai....Second stop Wollongong Uni,Wollongong,Australia

easier way for dull students like me:lol:
i aint no scholar either bro!

good luck with that, there are easier ways to! if you want do grade 12 in the us and then get into univ good ones saves you the a levels shit

mirzazeehan

August 4th, 2009, 12:25 AM

^^ OI! U MUST BE BACK! otherwise..... "Silence, I Keel You" XD :D

:lol: dont worry,I will be back INSHALLAH

i aint no scholar either bro!

good luck with that, there are easier ways to! if you want do grade 12 in the us and then get into univ good ones saves you the a levels shit

Thanks for the advice dope:)

mirzazeehan

August 4th, 2009, 12:26 AM

Sanmar Tower,Chittagong

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

A.K. Khan Tower,Agrabad,Chittagong

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/mirzazeehan/aktower.gif

King Nothing

August 4th, 2009, 01:10 PM

Hehe...sounds like you speak from experience bro..but for me,pass kori ba fail,i gotta be back in four years--family pressure:)

Yes experience and observations. A lot of my friends when they left for studies left saying they will be back soon. They are noe busy trying to get their residencys. :)

nayeem007

August 4th, 2009, 05:04 PM

Yes experience and observations. A lot of my friends when they left for studies left saying they will be back soon. They are noe busy trying to get their residencys. :)

With over 155 million people squeezed in a country the size of Wisconsin, settling abroad might actually be beneficial. Imagine the competition for jobs back home if everyone stayed there!

Also, there are ways to help the country from abroad, infact remittance is one of the pillars of Bangladesh economy.The Europeans moved to the new world to get a better life in 1700s, in a way we are doing the same now..

I feel that the people who should go back are the entrepreneurial ones, setting up industries to employ thousands and help Bangladesh economy grow, the intellectual ones (scientists to setup the Nuclear power plant for example) and future leaders (we need some politicians with a good understanding of economics and world business).

But the rest of the people leading average working life cannot do much by returning to BD. Infact it's better to do job here and invest the money there than just taking another desk job in Dhaka and increasing the competition in local market.

Manazir

August 4th, 2009, 06:23 PM

^^

more people we have abroad = more remittances & investements = fast economic development :)

mirzazeehan

August 4th, 2009, 10:12 PM

King Nothing

August 5th, 2009, 03:31 AM

I feel that the people who should go back are the entrepreneurial ones, setting up industries to employ thousands and help Bangladesh economy grow, the intellectual ones (scientists to setup the Nuclear power plant for example) and future leaders (we need some politicians with a good understanding of economics and world business).

But the rest of the people leading average working life cannot do much by returning to BD. Infact it's better to do job here and invest the money there than just taking another desk job in Dhaka and increasing the competition in local market.

Ppl dont think about the country when deciding where to settle. Its personal comfort first then think about other stuff. Ppl with foreign degrees are in the drivers seat when it comes to looking for jobs in BD. Settling in a Western country isnt easy since the eastern and western cultures are miles apart. Females studying abroad are least likely to return though because of the freedom they can get in a Western country.

amar11372

August 5th, 2009, 03:43 AM

^^ lol, so true. Half of my female friends don't even like Bangladesh and the other half cant stand to think of staying in Bangladesh for more than 2 weeks. And I get totally the opposite response from Guys.

King Nothing

August 5th, 2009, 06:23 AM

^^Are they BD raised girls or foreign raised girls? BD raised are reluctant to return foreign raised girls er to proshnoi ashe na.

At this rate we will loose all our girls to white guys. :nuts:

amar11372

August 5th, 2009, 07:50 AM

jjsheed

August 5th, 2009, 09:24 AM

With over 155 million people squeezed in a country the size of Wisconsin, settling abroad might actually be beneficial. Imagine the competition for jobs back home if everyone stayed there!

Also, there are ways to help the country from abroad, infact remittance is one of the pillars of Bangladesh economy.The Europeans moved to the new world to get a better life in 1700s, in a way we are doing the same now..

I feel that the people who should go back are the entrepreneurial ones, setting up industries to employ thousands and help Bangladesh economy grow, the intellectual ones (scientists to setup the Nuclear power plant for example) and future leaders (we need some politicians with a good understanding of economics and world business).

But the rest of the people leading average working life cannot do much by returning to BD. Infact it's better to do job here and invest the money there than just taking another desk job in Dhaka and increasing the competition in local market.

Very well put my man. We need people who have experienced and/or have been educated in various foreign nations bring back their expertise and help create new jobs and ideas to move the nation forward.

jjsheed

August 5th, 2009, 09:31 AM

^^ I guess we are talking about different groups of people. To be fair, the girls I am taking about were raised in the USA and have their entire family here. Nevertheless, I am sometimes disappointed by their sentiments toward Bangladesh or should I say the lack there of.

I definitely understand you bro, except most of my Bengali friends in my age group, boys or girls, 90% don't give a flying f*** about anything in Bangladesh, it's development, or it's potential advancement, let alone ever thinking about moving back. Actually, most of my Bengali friends get on my case about why I love BD so much when I am born and raised American, and my only exposure is on family trips once every few years. I want nothing more than for Bangladesh to succeed and become an economic and social power in the world. :cheers:

mirzazeehan

August 5th, 2009, 09:51 AM

I want nothing more than for Bangladesh to succeed and become an economic and social power in the world. :cheers:

:cheers:

mirzazeehan

August 5th, 2009, 09:53 AM

At this rate we will loose all our girls to white guys. :nuts:

The garments workers and micro credit type of girls are more useful anyway---and I dont think we will lose em to white guys:)

and for the useless ones we lose,there are always foreign substitutes of higher quality that we can import to replace them,lol[given we have the forex the useful girls bring]

Manazir

August 5th, 2009, 11:55 AM

^^

lol these are the only disadvantages of Bangladeshis going abroad! They dont care about the country anymore after they leave their motherland and returns only for holidays , I believe if Bangladesh was a developed nation, they wouldve liked it better.

King Nothing

August 5th, 2009, 02:29 PM

I definitely understand you bro, except most of my Bengali friends in my age group, boys or girls, 90% don't give a flying f*** about anything in Bangladesh, it's development, or it's potential advancement, let alone ever thinking about moving back. Actually, most of my Bengali friends get on my case about why I love BD so much when I am born and raised American, and my only exposure is on family trips once every few years. I want nothing more than for Bangladesh to succeed and become an economic and social power in the world. :cheers:

I can understand that since afterall they are born and raised in the states. USA is their country. However my examples are from my female friends who went to study abroad. A huge chunk doesnt want to return.

amar11372

August 5th, 2009, 03:26 PM

I definitely understand you bro, except most of my Bengali friends in my age group, boys or girls, 90% don't give a flying f*** about anything in Bangladesh, it's development, or it's potential advancement, let alone ever thinking about moving back. Actually, most of my Bengali friends get on my case about why I love BD so much when I am born and raised American, and my only exposure is on family trips once every few years. I want nothing more than for Bangladesh to succeed and become an economic and social power in the world. :cheers:

Haha, My Bengali friends (either born or raised in the USA) make fun of me too, especially when I tell them I watch/follow cricket. They are like yak cricket?

King Nothing

August 5th, 2009, 04:56 PM

^^ Are you born/raised in the US?

amar11372

August 5th, 2009, 05:41 PM

^^ I was born in Bangladesh but went to USA with my family when I was 4 or 5 years old. I used to visit Bangladesh every year though, during the summer for 2-3 months but now its more like every 4-5 years.

Manazir

August 5th, 2009, 07:18 PM

^^ why is that all of a sudden?? (u visit 4-5 yrs these days)

amar11372

August 5th, 2009, 07:56 PM

^^ I don't have anyone left in Bangladesh. All my relatives...uncles, aunts, cousins...are now abroad, mainly in Australia. I don't even now when it will be the next time I visit.

jjsheed

August 5th, 2009, 07:58 PM

I can understand that since afterall they are born and raised in the states. USA is their country. However my examples are from my female friends who went to study abroad. A huge chunk doesnt want to return.

Actually most of my Bengali friends immigrated to the US between the ages of 5 and 10 and have adopted the US as their country. The Bengali born confused Desis, I can give an exception to those poor souls :)

Haha, My Bengali friends (either born or raised in the USA) make fun of me too, especially when I tell them I watch/follow cricket. They are like yak cricket?

Haha yea I get that too

nayeem007

August 5th, 2009, 08:31 PM

^^Are they BD raised girls or foreign raised girls? BD raised are reluctant to return foreign raised girls er to proshnoi ashe na.

Well I guess it depends. My younger cousins and friends who are teenagers/young adults (24-26).. are exactly like what you said. But my older cousins with children always talk about moving back to Dhaka since they don't have anyone to help out (be it their mom or domestic help). They say it's extremely difficult to have a job and do home chores. Infact my sister is trying to convince my bro in law to go back and become a professor at NSU (currently he teaches in Canada).

On a different note, I feel that lot of desis just pick up certain outward behavior of westerners (like clubbing, drinking etc) but don't really get some of their values(honesty,dedication,organization skills,friendliness). I mean, if you go to any desi neighborhood (like jackson heights in NY), it's a small version of Bangladesh. The restrooms are dirty, things are not organized and people are not respectful of others [ofcourse not everyone is like that, I am just generalizing].

During my undergrad years and even now at work, the integrity of the people here always impresses me. Also, most activities are very well planned and organized, a total opposite of what I was used to in Dhaka be it in Banks or DESA office. Even the transportation system is very well structured, starting from the airport to the subways (not just because they are modern and big, but the actual process is very streamlined). Moreover, in general people are more courteous and helpful. Lot of things to learn and emulate..

King Nothing

August 6th, 2009, 06:26 AM

Well I guess it depends. My younger cousins and friends who are teenagers/young adults (24-26).. are exactly like what you said. But my older cousins with children always talk about moving back to Dhaka since they don't have anyone to help out (be it their mom or domestic help). They say it's extremely difficult to have a job and do home chores. Infact my sister is trying to convince my bro in law to go back and become a professor at NSU (currently he teaches in Canada).

Im guessing your sister and cousins are married to Bangali guys. Thing is girls these days are getting hitched to the whities. Theres no return after that. :P

nayeem007

August 6th, 2009, 08:15 AM

Im guessing your sister and cousins are married to Bangali guys. Thing is girls these days are getting hitched to the whities. Theres no return after that. :P

I don't see any problem in that.. many of my friends married white girls (I can count around 8 from my class), so why blame the Bengali girls? We are becoming an integrated global family, and as long as the values of 2 people matches, it should be fine.

Also, Bangladesh has a population of 155 million, so shortage of suitable bride or groom is the last thing to worry about..:)

mirzazeehan

August 6th, 2009, 01:49 PM

Haha, My Bengali friends (either born or raised in the USA) make fun of me too, especially when I tell them I watch/follow cricket. They are like yak cricket?

:ohno:

tanzirian

September 1st, 2009, 04:07 AM

Neem Tower - photo by mskhaled...not sure how old this pic is, so the building might actually be complete now...

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/ctg-mskaled-meemtower.jpg

mirzazeehan

October 8th, 2009, 01:35 AM

12.5km Flyover in Chittagong City
Flyover project in Ctg awaits LGRD approval’
NURUL AMIN, CHITTAGONG

Oct 7: The Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has undertaken an ambitious project of building a 12.5 km long flyover at a cost of taka 1500 crore.
The four-line flyover will be constructed from Patenga sea beach to Dewanhat junction connecting Badamtali, Barik Building, Nimtala, EPZ square and cement crossing.
The longest and the first ever flyover of the port city will be constructed within the next four years.
About the project, the mayor of Chittagong City Corporation Alhaj ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, said it would be implemented under Public-Private Partnership system.
The CCC has already invited applications for appointment of consultants. At least 10 reputed organisations of home and abroad took part. The pre-bidding meeting has already been held in the CCC auditorium. The city mayor hoped that the flyover would ease the traffic congestion of the port city to a great extent.
He also said that the project had been undertaken to relieve the city people of the sufferings of traffic congestion. It will be a model for a pleasant city life for the future generations, he hoped.
Mohiuddin Chowdhury said that a lot of foreign investors were interested to invest in the project.
He expected that the fund for the project would be procured easily.
Meanwhile, he sought all-out cooperation of the prime minister for implementation of the ambitious project.
It may be mentioned that the CCC had already applied to the LGRD Ministry for approval of the project. The Chittagong mayor hoped that the project would be approved as early as possible for the betterment of the port city.

Source:http://www.theindependent-bd.com/details.php?nid=144945

amar11372

October 8th, 2009, 02:43 AM

^^ Wouldn't this be more appropriate for Dhaka than Chittagong?

King Nothing

October 8th, 2009, 07:03 AM

Chittagong Traffic is pretty awful as well. :nuts:

nayeem007

October 8th, 2009, 07:17 AM

^^ They will probably complete the flyover by 2050, so by that time the traffic situation will be pretty bad in Chittagong :lol:

mirzazeehan

October 8th, 2009, 04:04 PM

^^ Wouldn't this be more appropriate for Dhaka than Chittagong?

Yes..but we do have a 20km elevated expressway planned for Dhaka and given "priority project" status.

Manazir

October 8th, 2009, 09:37 PM

wow! 12.5 is hell long for a flyover

TIslam

October 9th, 2009, 01:56 AM

Yes..but we do have a 20km elevated expressway planned for Dhaka and given "priority project" status.
So with priority status when will it be completed? 2049? :lol:

Manazir

October 11th, 2009, 07:30 PM

^^
add 51 years to tht ;)

sas

October 23rd, 2009, 04:02 PM

Construction of Ctg Gathers Speed

Space booking likely to start next month

Construction work of the 21-storey World Trade Centre (WTC) in the port city has started gathering speed and booking for its space is likely to begin after the Eid-ul-Azha.

Concord Engineers and Construction Ltd is constructing the WTC on 75 kathas of land in busy Agrabad Commercial area at cost of Tk 141 crore with the financial assistance from Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), the apex body of Chittagong businesses community.

The business leaders in the port city hoped that the WTC would boost up trade and business, enhance tourism and attract a large number of investors.

Construction work on the project began in May 2006, which is scheduled to complete by November this year.

But Concord Engineers and Construction Ltd is most likely to miss the deadline as it has so far completed work of the three-storey basement only.

MA Salam, senior vice president of the chamber, told The Daily Star they will hopefully float tender for booking space by the end of November.

“Work of the ground floor will be completed this month (October) while the first floor in November. Then we will call tender for booking,” he said.

MA Salam said the first eight floors will be known as main WTC building and the remaining floors will house a five-star hotel.

The basement and ground floor is 44,000 square feet while the remaining floors is 40,000 sqft, said project engineer Nasiruddin Chowdhury.

The height of the WTC would be 90.70 metres, he said.

Nasiruddin said the WTC will house a five-star hotel with 240 rooms, two swimming pools, roof-top helipad, three-storey basement with parking accommodation to 400 vehicles, an international-standard convention centre, one modern IT (information technology) centre, one permanent and one temporary display or exhibition centre for products of local enterprises and business houses.

Salam said, “We are going to be the proud owner of country's first WTC. It will definitely help make Chittagong the commercial capital of the country in true sense.”

“We pay an annual fee of US$ 7,500 to the Word Trade Centre Association (WTCA) as its member,” he said.

“The WTC would cater the need of an international-standard convention centre that the port city lacks seriously,” the chamber leader said adding the WTC is expected to encourage flight operations of renowned airlines like Emirates and Etihad to and from Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport.

'Whenever we try to attract Emirates or Etihad, they instantly point out absence of the world-class accommodation and a five-star hotel in Chittagong. The WTC will undeniably fulfil their demand and be able to attract substantial number of foreign investors and businesses here,” he said.

Salam further said: "The WTC will encourage us to take bigger projects such as special industrial zone or export processing zone (EPZ) under private entrepreneurship that we have seen in Turkey during our recent visit there".

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=110933