what is the tallest under construction or proposed in bangladesh????

^^The share market collapse really did hurt the bd economy

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I'm skeptical that the miniscule stock market has fueled Bangladesh's economy, particularly in the housing sector. I'm inclined to believe that is there more supply than demand.

what is the tallest under construction or proposed in bangladesh????

City Centre in Motijheel, 37 stories above ground. 10 levels of underground parking. Built by Orion Group in association with BELHASA ACCOM (A company from Dubai)

^^ I may be wrong but I wasn't aware that City Centre has any underground parking. The first 9 storeys above ground are for parking. The transition from parking to office is quite easy to see when looking at the building: the green glass starts where the parking stops.

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I have seen Doreen Tower mentioned in many of the posts here but if the way the owners are flouting all the existing rules, I wonder how many of the similar high rises are in a similar state. The troubling thing for me is the safety factor that's grossly violated and the nonchalant attitude of the owners. These buildings are going to be big fire traps if proper equipment is not in place.

Rising High flouting rules
Rajuk guilty of violating its own regulations; Gulshan braces for huge traffic mess as 25-storey Doreen Tower readies for opening


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The 25-storey Doreen Tower in the capital's Gulshan has been built without height clearance, a required car park and vital fire safety facilities, with Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) playing an inexplicable role.
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Contacted for comments, Tanzeer Alam Siddique, managing director of Doreen Tower, responded to this paper's queries on November 1.

He said Rajuk had approved the plan the way it had been submitted.

"It was Rajuk's duty to ensure if the rules were being followed,” said Tanzeer, son of Noor-e-Alam Siddique, the building owner.

Noor-e-Alam is a former student leader and politician. He avoided answering the question why a plan, blatantly violating set back rules and height restrictions, was submitted to Rajuk in the first place.

On not keeping the required room for parking, Tanzeer Alam said the traffic situation had not been as bad a decade ago, when construction of the building began, as it is today. When pointed out that specific rules about parking were in existence then, he remained silent.

Tanzeer, however, said the shortcoming would be "compensated" by arranging a car park in another building, which is about 500 yards away from Doreen Tower. Rules do not permit such an arrangement.

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=213529

Re: Post above

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^^ I don't see what the problem is here. Few buildings in big cities in the US have their own parking spaces. There are multi-storied car parks to cater the needs of parking. Why can't DCC or some private organization build some centralized car parks for the area?

^^ I don't see what the problem is here. Few buildings in big cities in the US have their own parking spaces. There are multi-storied car parks to cater the needs of parking. Why can't DCC or some private organization build some centralized car parks for the area?

I guess the issue is these owners agreed to having 140 car park spaces and other facilities when they submitted the design to RAJUK and the regulatory agency, as usual, rubber stamped it due to undue political influence.

In the US, most of the buildings without parking are from decades ago and have been grandfathered in, but the new ones going up surely have to provide a certain number of parking spaces. They cannot say we will have 100 spaces and on inspection show only 40.

I brought up the question of multi-level parking a few times in the threads but it seems the cost of land is so high that to recoup the expenses and make a little profit, the owner will have to charge an exorbitant daily parking rate/vehicle and this will keep away most people who own cars in Dhaka. If a person has to pay 500-1000 taka for parking daily, he/she will definitely think twice about using the facility.

^^ I may be wrong but I wasn't aware that City Centre has any underground parking. The first 9 storeys above ground are for parking. The transition from parking to office is quite easy to see when looking at the building: the green glass starts where the parking stops.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/tanzirian/misc2/dak1.jpg

You're right, my mistake.

I guess the issue is these owners agreed to having 140 car park spaces and other facilities when they submitted the design to RAJUK and the regulatory agency, as usual, rubber stamped it due to undue political influence.

In the US, most of the buildings without parking are from decades ago and have been grandfathered in, but the new ones going up surely have to provide a certain number of parking spaces. They cannot say we will have 100 spaces and on inspection show only 40.

I brought up the question of multi-level parking a few times in the threads but it seems the cost of land is so high that to recoup the expenses and make a little profit, the owner will have to charge an exorbitant daily parking rate/vehicle and this will keep away most people who own cars in Dhaka. If a person has to pay 500-1000 taka for parking daily, he/she will definitely think twice about using the facility.

There must be other ways...

New Borak Real Estate Projects:

Unique Sprinkle

http://www.borakbd.com/Maps/Map_319.jpg

Plot-3 and 5 , Sector-9, Road-10/A, Uttara
13 storied residential building

http://www.borakbd.com/Maps/Map_321.jpg

34 & 36 Park Road, Baridhara
12 storied residential building

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122,123, Ramna
3 towers of 18 stories each
Residential condominiums

Unique Acropolis

http://www.borakbd.com/Maps/Map_75.jpg

30 storied building, 6 levels of parking, serviced apartments and a hotel

Unique Minerva

http://www.borakbd.com/Maps/Map_324.jpg

Plot-02, Road-59, Gulshan
14 storied apartment building

Unique Grand Valley Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGM_Mn3z9KA

Unique Trade Center Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeFZ3K5cbcw&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Le Meridien Project Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spkMM7D-sIU&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1GZHZetHw4&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Zone Architects Dubai, proposed Dhaka projects:

Commercial Towers, Dhaka:

http://www.zone.com.my/files/gallery/2/22/1318843801.jpg
http://www.zone.com.my/files/gallery/2/22/1318843847.jpg

Gulshan Towers, Dhaka:

http://www.zone.com.my/files/gallery/2/37/1319078449.jpg
http://www.zone.com.my/files/gallery/2/37/1319078497.jpg

Metro Sattelite, Dhaka:

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http://www.zone.com.my/files/gallery/3/32/1318993546.jpg
http://www.zone.com.my/files/gallery/3/32/1318993465.jpg
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Some great projects there.....like the style of the metro satellite city!

Some great projects there.....like the style of the metro satellite city!

Don't know if they're really gonna be built or not, seem kind of dreamy.

Don't know if they're really gonna be built or not, seem kind of dreamy.

Dreamy maybe but the projects aren't humongous. Mid-rises should see the light of day easier....

http://www.zone.com.my/files/gallery/2/37/1319078497.jpg

Where in Gulshan is this one proposed to be built? By the curve of the building it looks to be on one of the circle perhaps? All the apartment buildings are very nice for what they are, but the commercial buildings tend to interest me more...

Also, I wonder what water body Metro Satellite is supposedly next to?

All the projects look great, hope they come to fruition!

Where in Gulshan is this one proposed to be built? By the curve of the building it looks to be on one of the circle perhaps? All the apartment buildings are very nice for what they are, but the commercial buildings tend to interest me more...

Also, I wonder what water body Metro Satellite is supposedly next to?

All the projects look great, hope they come to fruition!

I think this might b a revised design for united heights by united group thatsbbeing built behind the large tv screen at gulshan 2.....next to the delta life insurance tower.

I think this might b a revised design for united heights by united group thatsbbeing built behind the large tv screen at gulshan 2.....next to the delta life insurance tower.

Visually looks like it would fit.

^^ If so would considerably enhance the appearance of the circle, alongside Doreen and Westin.

I really do like the design of Unique Acropolis...but that design has been floating about the net for a few years...any word of it actually being built?

^^ If so would considerably enhance the appearance of the circle, alongside Doreen and Westin.

I really do like the design of Unique Acropolis...but that design has been floating about the net for a few years...any word of it actually being built?

There was a news posted here about submission of the design of westin 2 for approval and that if approved,construction wud start.I believe this is the westin 2 as acropolis is supposed to have a hotel and hotel apartments.

Unique Acropolis is the Westin 2

http://www.borakbd.com/Maps/Map_75.jpg

building

Features mentioned for Arcopolis building project

30 storied building in Gulshan 2 by Unique Group, 6 levels of parking, serviced apartments and a hotel

Features mentioned for Westin 2 project
The Westin-2 in Gulshan-2 by Unique Group will also have a parking complex. The building is expected to be completed by November 2013. The Westin-2 will have a revolving restaurant, swimming pool, spa.(The revolving restaurant can be seen in rendering of the acropolis project above)

Update
UHRL has already completed
project feasibility, cost estimation and implement schedule for the projects. The company has
already applied for the approval for establishment of Westin 2. The construction of Hotel LeMeridien has started from July 2010 and other two projects will start from early next year.

Visually looks like it would fit.

Yeap...cuz ur talking to one of the best project investigators in the country! t:lol: kidding

Metro Satellite City looks great. This is the type of design that the big Indian cities (Mumbai, Bangalore) have embraced for upscale residential apartments. The current trend for apartments in Dhaka looks stale and monotonous in comparison and desperately requires an overhaul. I hope it goes through but not too optimistic since this thread is the only relevant result that comes up when you google 'Metro Satellite City Dhaka' :lol:

That revolving restaurant on top seems like an eye sore... Is there anyone who agrees with me?

@ Mirza bro, I thought the Westin-2 building was supposed to be 47 stories?! :O

^^ Never recall reading anything like that.

Though this would be the first 30 storey building outside Motijheel, if I'm not mistaken.

South Breeze Housing Limited, latest projects:

Ongoing Projects, now on sale:

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Upcoming Projects:

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Recently Handed-Over Projects:

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http://www.southbreezebd.com/images/image/harmonfi.gif

Ongoing Commercial Projects:

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http://www.southbreezebd.com/images/image/squarefi.gif

South Breeze Housing is one of my fav developers for residential buildings...I love their modern style.Thanks for this terrific update Jason....just came back from uni after doing poorly in an exam,but u made my day!could u give more details about the exact location of the south square?

South Breeze Housing is one of my fav developers for residential buildings...I love their modern style.Thanks for this terrific update Jason....just came back from uni after doing poorly in an exam,but u made my day!could u give more details about the exact location of the south square?

Well after some research, I've come to this point. My guess it would be somewhere near Rd. 52 in Gulshan-2. In actuality, it is at the plot where Thai House Restaurant is/was. I couldn't find an exact picture of the restaurant or plot, sorry.

Well after some research, I've come to this point. My guess it would be somewhere near Rd. 52 in Gulshan-2. In actuality, it is at the plot where Thai House Restaurant is/was. I couldn't find an exact picture of the restaurant or plot, sorry.

Thanks for the info man...I know where Thai house restaurant was...the location is just a five mins walk from my place in gulshan.But last time I checked,construction was going on of a building there and the board said "cityscape ltd".The shape of the framework of the project that was in place prety much matches with thet render here,but kinda confused abt why they have cityscape ltd there instead of south breeze housing ltd

Thanks for the info man...I know where Thai house restaurant was...the location is just a five mins walk from my place in gulshan.But last time I checked,construction was going on of a building there and the board said "cityscape ltd".The shape of the framework of the project that was in place prety much matches with thet render here,but kinda confused abt why they have cityscape ltd there instead of south breeze housing ltd

Did some more research...it appears that cityscape is making a building at plot 53 called ekushey bhaban ( the first in bd to be US Green council compliant)...I guess south breeze will be right next to that.

Did some more research...it appears that cityscape is making a building at plot 53 called ekushey bhaban ( the first in bd to be US Green council compliant)...I guess south breeze will be right next to that.

Here's all of the details:

CityScapeInternational Ltd.has taken the challenge to build the first “LEED, (Leadership inEnergy & Environmental Design) PlatinumCertified” (highest rating) commercial building in Bangladesh. The flagshipproject “EkusheyBhaban” will be one of a kind “Green & Intelligent Infra-structure”pioneered by CityScape International Ltd.

The projectis conveniently located at53 Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka, whichis the most sought after top notch commercial hub in Bangladesh. Construction activities are at full pace and to date 3 basements of the 17 (3B + 14) storey building includingthird floor column erection has beenalready completed. Environmental practices & measuresfor LEED certification has been incorporated from the beginning of the planningstages. We have appointed World class LEED consultant “En3” to design, built and to handle LEED platinum certificationapproval formalities from USGBC for the project.



Technical aspects of “EkusheyBhaban”



Basic Building Description

Total land 11314 SFT
Total open 50% - complied with FAR
14 storied plus 3 basements, total 17 storied
Total floor area 79890 SFT (w/o basement)
Ground floor 5171 SFT
1st floor 5371 SFT
2nd to 11th floor 5789X10 = 57890 SFT
12th and 13th floor 5738X2 = 11476 SFT
Total area 104544 SFT
Total basement area 24654 SFT
59 car parking




Electromechanical Features

1600 kva 100% Backup Substation by Adex/ Schneider/ equivalent
3 Generators, full backup (Two 500 kva and one 350 kva) by Cummins /Caterpillar/ equivalent
3 Lifts (1 full fire rated and 1 door fire rated), total capacity 38 persons - by SCHINLDLERS (Switzerland)/MITSUBISHI (Japan)/OTIS
Central cooling systems- echo friendly VRF air conditioners/Central chiller by MITSUBISHI (Japan) / YORK (USA)/DAIKIN
Automated shading device (louver) by Hunter Douglas/ equivalent
Echo-friendly sanitary ware’s by COTTO/TOTO
Central WI-FI system & 24 hr Video Surveillance System
Water source - Deep Tube Well, capacity 15000 Lit/hr & Pressurized Water System (Reserve 60,000 gallons)
LED lightening throughout with INTELIGENT control & Renewable energy Solar System
World Class fire detection and fire protection system by HOCHIKI/BOSCH/HONEYWELL & Water reserve for 45 minutes fire fighting
Earth Quake resistance 7.5 to 8.00 rector scale (BNBC Code)
CO2 & O2 Level monitors
Echo friendly low-e double glazed glass by PILKINTON/ equivalent
50% Open space with greeneries and plants & Rooftop greeneries and plants
Innovative design and modern state of art common area
Environmental Features

The major reason lot of top tier corporate are choosing environmental buildings now, aside from positive image is that there are substantial evidences that they improve worker productivity, morale, and health
Workers tend to be more productive in buildings with more daylight and fresh air and fewer toxic chemicals as person-hours are expensive and indispensable
The developer pays the green building premium and the tenants enjoy the savings. LEED buildings generate energy savings and enhanced employee productivity
Reduce storm water runoff, increase groundwater recharge, utilize sustainable transportation systems and support other societal benefits
LEED-certified buildings can generate a 7 to 12 percent increase in net operating income by reducing operating costs
LEED strategy ranges from improving air and water quality to reducing solid waste, benefiting owners, occupiers, and society as a whole
Total Building Management System(BMS)

Air cooling and ventilation system; fire detection and sprinkler system; fire doors, all lifts; interior lightening; shading device (louver); video surveillance; power station and generators; pressurized water system and solar system; water treatment plant; access control; parking management system and more…
Green features specific to theproject:

· Greenlandscaping, roof top greenery, in-site waste water treatment plant and recycledwater usage

· Advancedbuilding envelope solutions from emerging technologies, like phase-change

materialsand near-infrared reflective pigments will be commissioned

Individualmotorized louver shading systems adjusted with the position of the sun toreduce solar heat gain and glare, and reduce energy usage. Building occupants caneasily enjoy the benefits of natural daylight year round, minimizing solar heatgain will substantially reduce annual cooling energy demands and contribute toLEED credits



· In housegreen energy generation by photo voltaic cells & hot water by pressurized/non-pressurized solar water heaters

· Totalfacility will be integrated with latest and most versatile BAS (buildingautomation system) & EM (energy management), which will further reduceutility costs. We have entered in contract with world’s best systems for thepurpose, for e.g. Honey well Inc. / Johnson Controls. This building will berated equivalent to - US Standard ANSI (American National StandardsInstitute) / ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeratingand Air-Conditioning Engineers), 135



By accessing occupants data, the building management systemcan adjust temperature and lighting for the area of the building where thatindividual works. To further reduceenergy consumption and enhance comfort, it can also increase outdoorairflow to that area, or open window shades that had been closed to minimizeheat gain.

Reliable, high-performance HVAC digital control systems helpimprove our facility’s indoor environment while cutting energy and equipment costs, and feature sequences ofoperations.

Owners and tenants of this facility will be selected very carefully so as to createa homogenous socio-economic perspective. Corporate having solid back grounds& CSR (corporate socialresponsibility) will be given priority to own/ rent. Occupants of this buildingwill feel privileged and business houses will have tremendous positive values added by having officelocated in this unique facility.

LEED certified buildings have tremendous potentiality tosave energy and hence utility bills. It is projected on facts that thisbuilding will save 30 to 40%(approx.) in electrical consumption and 20to 30% (approx.) savings in water. Therefore, for occupants of thisfacility, there will enormous savings from utility bills from day one. Also,the users will be proud participants of green culture, the present and futuretrends of sustainable development.

Source: Cityscape Builders Website

They mentioned so many things,but did not provide us with the render to see what the building will look like.Maybe they want it to be a surprise! :)

They mentioned so many things,but did not provide us with the render to see what the building will look like.Maybe they want it to be a surprise! :)

Here's a PDF with pictures and full details:

http://cityscapebd.com/DownloadContent/966e747e-610b-4da9-b8c7-8bdfaadb1b67.pdf

Here's a PDF with pictures and full details:

http://cityscapebd.com/DownloadContent/966e747e-610b-4da9-b8c7-8bdfaadb1b67.pdf

Don't see any rendering or design here :ohno:

Here's all of the details:

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Water source - Deep Tube Well, capacity 15000 Lit/hr & Pressurized Water System (Reserve 60,000 gallons)



Does it mean the builder is boring/sinking a deep tube well on their own? If yes, wouldn't it require approval/permission from RAJUK/NHA/WASA? And if those authorities are providing such permits willy nilly, I believe it will eventually have a disastrous ecologically and geological effect in the region (the location of city of Dhaka).

It appears that subsidence remains an elusive concept in minds of the developers as well as powers that be.

Concord Coliseum,Banani(kamal attaturk ave)

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Concord Baksh Tower,Gulshan

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Concord Modhumoti Plaza,Banani Road 11

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Concord Police Plaza,Gulshan(Re-designed)

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Recent and Upcoming Dhaka City Corporation Projects (2011-2012 Budget):

Airport Road-Zia Colony Development (Currently underway)
Building of a ladies hostel (Currently underway)
3 new Wholesale Markets
Mirpur Grameen Bank-Agargaon Road Development
Amin Bazar Solid Waste Project
Tejgaon-Gulshan Shooting Club Bridge (Currently underway)
Rayer Bazar Graveyard
Dayagong, Dolpur and Sutrapur Cleaner Colony
Baribad-Mohammadpur Bus Stand
Construction of building in Mohammadpur for non-government people
Mayor Mohammed Hanif Flyover at Gulistan (Currently underway)
Road Underpass at Shahbagh Intersection
Improvement of Uttara Model Town (Currently underway)
Improvement of road around National Cricket Stadium (Currently underway)
Improvement of Dhanmondi Lake (Currently underway)
Installation of solar-powered LED street lights (Currently underway)
Mirpur Graveyard
Aftabnagar Graveyard
Mirpur-Cantonment By-Pass Road Development (Currently underway)
Ceramic Road Development
South Pallabi Road Development
Banani DCC Market (25 stories, Le Meridien Hotel on upper levels) (Currently underway)
Gulshan-2's Gulshan Centre Point home to DCC Market, Parking Complex and Commercial Complex (at current site of Gulshan DIT-2 Market)
Karwan Bazar multilevel parking lot
Dilkusha multilevel parking lot
Gulshan-1's City Trade Center home to DCC Market, Parking Complex and Commercial Complex (at current site of Gulshan DIT-1 Market)
Additional commercial market at Gulshan-2
Six 16 story apartment buildings at Mirpur Section 2 Block I (Currently underway)
Shapnonagar: One hundred twenty eight 12 story buildings at Mirpur Section 9
Two 14 story apartment buildings at Lalmatia
Residential cum Commercial building near Asad Avenue in Mohammadpur
Thirty three 14 story apartment buildings at Mirpur Section 16
Three 15 story buildings at Dohar

Excellent stuff Jason....the Gulshan-2 and Gulshan-1 towers mentioned here were stalled for a long period of time.Is this information you posted above recent?Because in that case we can assume that those projects have been resumed by DCC.

RAJUK Current and Upcoming Projects:

Repair Work and Rehab of Badda area roads
Paltan to Babu Bazaar Flyover
Uttara Apartments Project, Block A, Sector 18
Construction of Internal Roads at Uttara Sector 10
Construction of Roads at Gulshan-Baridhara Lake East Bank (Currently underway)
Construction of Bridge between Uttara Sectors 10 and 11
Reconstruction of Walkway at Park at Uttara Sector 3
Construction of Apartment Buildings at Badda RAJUK Staff Quarters
Extension of Madani Avenue from Pragati Sarani to Balu River (Currently underway)
Gulshan-Banani-Baridhara Lake Improvement & Beautification Project (Currently underway)
Uttara Lake Improvement & Beautification Project (Currently underway)
Widening of link Road from Indira Road to Phanthapath
Link Road from near Sonargaon Hotel to Mohakhali Rail Crossing (Currently underway)
Extension of Link Toad from Notre Dame College to Janapath
Constriction of Road from Bashabo Jame Mosque to Trimohonee to Shekher Bridge via Nandipara
Construction of Road from Kadamtali to Monikdee
Construction of different internal Roads at DND Area
20,000 Apartment at Purbachal New Town (Currently underway)
22,000 Apartment at Uttara Residential Area (3rd Phase)
10,000 Apartment at Jhilmil Residential Area (Currently underway)
Flyover at Golapsha Mazar (Gulisthan) to Babu Bazar for connecting Jhilmil Residential Area

Construction of Holiday Inn,Hotel Intercontinental,and Mall resumes in front of Shahjalal airport
Sat, 17/12/2011 - 1:24am | by priyodesk

A syndicate is out again with its long suspended project of constructing hotels and a golf course in front of the Shahjalal International Airport soon after Faruk Khan took charge of the civil aviation ministry.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh has started moving the file of its controversial agreement with Singaporean company IPCO in which over 58 hectares of Caab land was leased out for 60 years in 1999.

The construction work of the project—two multi-star hotels, a shopping mall, a country club and a large golf course—has even resumed this week without informing Caab, an official told daily sun, preferring not be named.

The project had remained totally suspended for the last three years—when GM Quader was the civil aviation minister—because the IPCO had violated conditions of the agreement which resulted in Caab’s decline to allow the lease.

Talking to daily sun, workers said they have been asked to resume the construction in full swing soon.
When contacted, engineer Mosharraf Hossain, chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on civil aviation ministry, refused to make any comment on the issue.

“I am not interested in talking about the issue,” he said. Another high official of Caab said, “We will allow leasing to the IPCO as much land as is needed for building two hotels and a shopping mall. Caab requires the rest of the land for further development of the airport.”

The value of the leased land was about Tk 70 billion in 1999, but it now stands at about Tk 450 billion, he said, requesting anonymity.

Sources in the civil aviation ministry said the previous minister, GM Quader, decided to cancel the lease of 52.6 hectares (130 acres) of land as per Caab’s requirement.

The IPCO, which was allowed to use the rest, wrote a letter to Caab, saying it wants all of the 58 hectares (144.73 acres) of land that was agreed upon.

The agreement was signed allegedly to benefit engineer Mosharraf Hossain personally when he was in charge of the civil aviation ministry in 1999.

But soon later, the Summit Group and the United Group of Bangladesh said they bought the ownership of the IPCO, thus becoming the owner of the agreement, which violates rules.

The major share holder of the project is Summit Group owned by Aziz Khan, elder brother of the current civil aviation minister, Faruk Khan.
According to the agreement, the IPCO was supposed to complete a three-star hotel, a five-star hotel, a country club and a golf course by 2005, but the project could progress very little in the last 12 years.

News Source: The Daily Sun

^^ Although it seems that blatant favoritism is at play here, I am happy to see that the project has restarted. Its kind of an eyesore to have an under-construction building in such a prime area remain un-utilized for long.

^^ Although it seems that blatant favoritism is at play here, I am happy to see that the project has restarted. Its kind of an eyesore to have an under-construction building in such a prime area remain un-utilized for long.

I stand for principles over material benefit, any time. Where are your scruples?

What is the difference between this alleged corruption/conflict of interest and the Padma bridge project? Their too, the principal beneficiaries were the communication minister and his family (siblings).

Moreover, has there been any realistic assessment by CAAB as to how much real estate they need to keep available for airport expansion/upgrade? We all know very well how honest and capable those CAAB officials are.

^^ Towhid Bhai, I totally agree that corruption in any form is bad. The best would have been a re-tender. But CAAB can't demolish it because Summit and United would sue CAAB and the high court would probably do a stay-order or something like that and nothing would have happened (they probably did that since the building has been derelict for so long). This is what happens when the laws aren't strict or equal. Just look at Janata Tower in Kawran Bazar; it has been sitting in a prime area of Dhaka and since late 1980s, it has been under construction. At least now a couple of hundred people can get employment.

^^ Although it seems that blatant favoritism is at play here, I am happy to see that the project has restarted. Its kind of an eyesore to have an under-construction building in such a prime area remain un-utilized for long.

Same here...this project has been stalled for too long...and hundreds of crores have already been invested.It would be better for all that the government takes a share of this project,or takes a big amount as fine for violating agreement,and then allows this project to be completed.

Btw,I did some research and it appears the mall is going to be almost as big as Bashundhara City in terms of size and square feet.Also it would only have large showrooms and chain stores..not the small retail stores that we find everywhere.

Excellent stuff Jason....the Gulshan-2 and Gulshan-1 towers mentioned here were stalled for a long period of time.Is this information you posted above recent?Because in that case we can assume that those projects have been resumed by DCC.

It's from the Dhaka South City Corporation website, which was recently updated to reflect the split of the city. The DCC projects listed would probably listed for tenders in the newspapers soon, that's how we can learn more about the projects.

RAJUK Current and Upcoming Projects:

Repair Work and Rehab of Badda area roads
Paltan to Babu Bazaar Flyover
Uttara Apartments Project, Block A, Sector 18
Construction of Internal Roads at Uttara Sector 10
Construction of Roads at Gulshan-Baridhara Lake East Bank
Construction of Bridge between Uttara Sectors 10 and 11
Reconstruction of Walkway at Park at Uttara Sector 3
Construction of Apartment Buildings at Badda RAJUK Staff Quarters
Extension of Madani Avenue from Pragati Sarani to Balu River
Gulshan-Banani-Baridhara Lake Improvement & Beautification Project
Uttara Lake Improvement & Beautification Project
Widening of link Road from Indira Road to Phanthapath
Link Road from near Sonargaon Hotel to Mohakhali Rail Crossing
Extension of Link Toad from Notre Dame College to Janapath
Constriction of Road from Bashabo Jame Mosque to Trimohonee to Shekher Bridge via Nandipara
Construction of Road from Kadamtali to Monikdee
Construction of different internal Roads at DND Area
20,000 Apartment at Purbachal New Town
22,000 Apartment at Uttara Residential Area (3rd Phase)
10,000 Apartment at Jhilmil Residential Area
Flyover at Golapsha Mazar (Gulisthan) to Babu Bazar for connecting Jhilmil Residential Area

These projects were listed from actual tender notices from the newspapers. All of these projects should be complete by July 2012. Wit the exception of teh Purbachal, Jhilmil, Uttara projects and the flyover.

City Bank Center
136, Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan-2
With underground parking, next to Topkapi and Pink City Shopping Center

https://www.thecitybank.com.bd/images/city_bank2.jpg

https://www.thecitybank.com.bd/images/city_bank3.jpg

https://www.thecitybank.com.bd/images/city_bank1.jpg

https://www.thecitybank.com.bd/images/city_bank.jpg

Did some more research...it appears that cityscape is making a building at plot 53 called ekushey bhaban ( the first in bd to be US Green council compliant)...I guess south breeze will be right next to that.

That's correct.

^^ Towhid Bhai, I totally agree that corruption in any form is bad. The best would have been a re-tender. But CAAB can't demolish it because Summit and United would sue CAAB and the high court would probably do a stay-order or something like that and nothing would have happened (they probably did that since the building has been derelict for so long). This is what happens when the laws aren't strict or equal. Just look at Janata Tower in Kawran Bazar; it has been sitting in a prime area of Dhaka and since late 1980s, it has been under construction. At least now a couple of hundred people can get employment.

Same here...this project has been stalled for too long...and hundreds of crores have already been invested.It would be better for all that the government takes a share of this project,or takes a big amount as fine for violating agreement,and then allows this project to be completed.

Btw,I did some research and it appears the mall is going to be almost as big as Bashundhara City in terms of size and square feet.Also it would only have large showrooms and chain stores..not the small retail stores that we find everywhere.

I'm all for proper remedy. The issue ought to have been either settled by the courts and/or between the concerned (affected) stakeholders, but only after paying due compensation and fines.

What amazes me though is the sheer shortsightedness of all concerned, for the said project. Hotels and a golf course would probably add value to the airport, but why a mega mall? The area is already far too congested with vehicular traffic. I cannot imagine the mess it would create if a mall goes up right next to the airport. Without proper traffic shaping through the use of overpass, bypass, tunnels and/or flyover, it would probably become an intolerable experience for passengers trying to reach or exit the airport.

What really is shameless and conscionable is for CAAB officials to sell off the land that ought not to have been sold to begin with, forever, and never. Do you know how much real estate a typical international airport keeps (holds) in reserve for future expansion? Next time you pass by a major airport, just have a look around, or consult a map on google.

Finally, if AL is hell bent to realize their dream of BIA, then what happens to the occupancy rates at those hotels?

Like I said poor planning all round! Greed is the only motivation.

January-February Projects:

SEL Taslen
Plot#180, Block#D, Bashundhara R/A
9 storied

http://www.selflats.com/Projects/Buildings/207.jpg

BTI Luminary
64 Tejkunipara, Tejgaon

http://btibd.org/wp-content/themes/DeepFocus/timthumb.php?src=http://btibd.org/manage/upload/1316067387_Night_Vew.jpg&h=216&w=320&zc=1

BTI Azure
Road : 13, Plot: 53, Block: D, Banani

http://btibd.org/wp-content/themes/DeepFocus/timthumb.php?src=http://btibd.org/manage/upload/1307045889_night.jpg&h=216&w=320&zc=1

BTI Anumita

House:179, Road:02, Eastern Road, New DOHS

http://btibd.org/wp-content/themes/DeepFocus/timthumb.php?src=http://btibd.org/manage/upload/1308380736_anumita.jpg&h=400&w=558&zc=1

BTI Solitaire
Road: 122, Plot: 28, Gulshan-2

http://btibd.org/wp-content/themes/DeepFocus/timthumb.php?src=http://btibd.org/manage/upload/1308467695_solitair.jpg4d4e27a645df3.jpg&h=400&w=558&zc=1

BTI Summerlin
Plot: 34/1,Road: 35, Dillu Road, Eskaton

http://btibd.org/wp-content/themes/DeepFocus/timthumb.php?src=http://btibd.org/manage/upload/1319003396_perspective.jpg&h=400&w=558&zc=1

BTI The Allure

Road: 81, Plot: 8/D, Gulshan-2

http://btibd.org/wp-content/themes/DeepFocus/timthumb.php?src=http://btibd.org/manage/upload/1312956277_allure.jpg&h=400&w=558&zc=1

BTI The Classique

Road : 96, Plot : 25, Gulshan-2

http://btibd.org/wp-content/themes/DeepFocus/timthumb.php?src=http://btibd.org/manage/upload/1312862389_the-classique.gif4c623f3cdabd6.gif&h=400&w=558&zc=1

BTI The Regent

Road :14, Plot :5 SW (C), Gulshan-1

http://btibd.org/wp-content/themes/DeepFocus/timthumb.php?src=http://btibd.org/manage/upload/1309244293_the_regent1.gif4bc2e62aab535.gif&h=400&w=558&zc=1

BTI The Shangrila

Road: 113, Plot: 26/B, Gulshan-2

http://btibd.org/wp-content/themes/DeepFocus/timthumb.php?src=http://btibd.org/manage/upload/1317033010_the-shangrila-view.jpg&h=400&w=558&zc=1

BTI Ferndale

Road: 2/B, Plot: 2, Sector: 4, Uttara

http://btibd.org/wp-content/themes/DeepFocus/timthumb.php?src=http://btibd.org/manage/upload/1317112939_Ferandel-View.jpg&h=400&w=558&zc=1

BTI The Lumiere

Plot: 171, Block: C, Bashundhara

http://btibd.org/wp-content/themes/DeepFocus/timthumb.php?src=http://btibd.org/manage/upload/1319256372_perspective.jpg&h=400&w=558&zc=1

BTI The Intimacy

Plot: 177, Block: C, Bashundhara

http://btibd.org/wp-content/themes/DeepFocus/timthumb.php?src=http://btibd.org/manage/upload/1321416232_intemacy-perspective.jpg&h=400&w=558&zc=1

BTI The Jubilation

23, West Nakhalpara

http://btibd.org/wp-content/themes/DeepFocus/timthumb.php?src=http://btibd.org/manage/upload/1321844535_jubiliation_Final5.jpg&h=400&w=558&zc=1

BTI Limon Manor

Plot: 38, Road : 11, Sector: 6, Uttara

http://btibd.org/wp-content/themes/DeepFocus/timthumb.php?src=http://btibd.org/manage/upload/1322028427_praspective.jpg&h=400&w=558&zc=1

Tanya Karim NR Khan and Associates:

8 storeys Head-office Building with 2 basement for Eastern B. Ltd at Gulshan, Construction ongoing

6 storey office building(Queen’s Plaza) with basement at Maghbazar, Construction ongoing

Bangla Academy office Building and Auditorium, Construction ongoing

3 Storied One unit luxury residence, at Gulshan for Nitol Group, Construction ongoing

Bank Alfalah. Dhanmondi, Construction ongoing

UCB Bank. Uttara, Construction ongoing

TRUST Bank . Uttara, Construction ongoing

HSBC Bank. Nasirabad, Construction Ongoing

ANZ Properties:

ANZ Park Shore
House # 41, Road # 35 Gulshan
16 storied

http://www.anzproperties.com/admin_panel/picture/overview_image/1_1_overview_s.jpg

http://www.anzproperties.com/admin_panel/picture/overview_image/1_2_overview_s.jpg

http://www.anzproperties.com/admin_panel/picture/overview_image/1_3_overview_s.jpg

ANZ The Pelican
Plot # 7/A, Road # 56, North Gulshan
11 storied

ANZ Lumiere
House # 13, Road # 19, Sector # 04, Uttara
9 storied

ANZ Husne Heights
Plot # 178, Baro Mogbazar
9 storied

http://www.anzproperties.com/admin_panel/picture/overview_image/36_1_overview_s.jpg

Mir Noor Square
House # 43, Road # 2/A (Satmosjid Road), Dhanmondi
14 storied

http://mirrealestate.com/sites/default/files/1_13.jpg
Current status: http://mirrealestate.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/NodeView250X350/1_17.jpg

Permanent trade fair venue to be at Purbachal

Dhaka, Dec 31 (UNB) - Commerce Minister GM Quader on Saturday said the government has planned to set up a permanent fair venue at Purbachal in the capital.

“As per the plan, 20 acres of land will be earmarked in consultation with Rajuk,” he said while addressing a press conference at city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.

The press conference was arranged to brief journalists about the 17th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) -2012, beginning on Sunday. Commerce Secretary M Ghulam Hossain was also present.

Quader said the government was planning to set the venue in Old Airport area but it had to step back from it considering its soil quality.

Later, the government thought of a site near Haji Camp, but no suitable land was found over there, he said.

Replying to a question, Ghulam Hossain said the ministries concerned are jointly working on the plan to set up a permanent fair venue at city’s Purbachal.

http://www.unbconnect.com/component/news/task-show/id-66073

Hatirjheel-Begunbari Project
http://www.thedailystar.net/photo/2012/01/04/2012-01-04__ft04.jpg
Slow work causes 2-year delay
70pc work done, new deadline Dec this year

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

The long-awaited Begunbari-Hatirjheel development project is expected to be completed by this December, two years behind schedule.

A portion of the road from Sonargaon Hotel to Tongi Diversion and Tongi Diversion to Rampura Bridge under the project will be opened to the public by January end or the first week of February, project director Colonel Abu Sayed Mohammad Masud said.

About 70 percent of the project work on 299.24 acres of land has been completed including 10-km embankment along Begunbari and Hatirjheel canals, road dividers and footpaths, he said. The rest would be done by December this year, he added, indicating that the project deadline needs to be extended for the second time.

The project, under the 16 Engineering Construction Battalion of the army, was scheduled to be completed by December 2010. Then the time was extended for a year until December 2011.

The authority failed to start the construction work before 2010 as it had taken two years to complete the land acquisition and the project design, Masud said.

He said the ongoing construction of 10 bridges under the project would be completed by next four to five months.

On the south portion of the project, a two-way road from Sonargaon Hotel to Tongi Diversion along Begunbari canal is connected to Dilu Road.

The project also has a road network from Tongi Diversion to Rampura Bridge along Hatirjheel canal, which is comprised of a one-way express road with a two-way side road. A two-lane expressway goes from Tongi Diversion via Gulshan to Pragati Sarani.

The north portion of the road under the project goes from Begunbari power house via Kunipara and Gulshan-1 to Merul Badda.

After the project work is finished, the traffic situation in Moghbazar, Madhubagh, Ulan, Mohanagar, Daserpara, Rampura, Merul Badda, Gulshan, Tejgaon and Begunbari will improve, said the project director.

Traffic can move to Gulshan or Pragati Sarani from Tongi Diversion Road directly through the expressway, said another official of the project. The locality roads will be connected to the two-lane side road.

There will be some exits and entrances through which vehicles will be able to move from the side road to the expressway and vice versa.

The main objectives of the project are to improve the drainage system, connect the east with the west part of the city, build a proper sewerage, and construct walkways and roads around Hatirjheel and Begunbari canals to improve communication and reduce traffic jam.

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=216915

Hatirjheel-Begunbari Project
http://www.thedailystar.net/photo/2012/01/04/2012-01-04__ft04.jpg
Slow work causes 2-year delay
70pc work done, new deadline Dec this year

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

The long-awaited Begunbari-Hatirjheel development project is expected to be completed by this December, two years behind schedule.

A portion of the road from Sonargaon Hotel to Tongi Diversion and Tongi Diversion to Rampura Bridge under the project will be opened to the public by January end or the first week of February, project director Colonel Abu Sayed Mohammad Masud said.


thanks for the news bai hopefully it finished soon
About 70 percent of the project work on 299.24 acres of land has been completed including 10-km embankment along Begunbari and Hatirjheel canals, road dividers and footpaths, he said. The rest would be done by December this year, he added, indicating that the project deadline needs to be extended for the second time.

The project, under the 16 Engineering Construction Battalion of the army, was scheduled to be completed by December 2010. Then the time was extended for a year until December 2011.

The authority failed to start the construction work before 2010 as it had taken two years to complete the land acquisition and the project design, Masud said.

He said the ongoing construction of 10 bridges under the project would be completed by next four to five months.

On the south portion of the project, a two-way road from Sonargaon Hotel to Tongi Diversion along Begunbari canal is connected to Dilu Road.

The project also has a road network from Tongi Diversion to Rampura Bridge along Hatirjheel canal, which is comprised of a one-way express road with a two-way side road. A two-lane expressway goes from Tongi Diversion via Gulshan to Pragati Sarani.

The north portion of the road under the project goes from Begunbari power house via Kunipara and Gulshan-1 to Merul Badda.

After the project work is finished, the traffic situation in Moghbazar, Madhubagh, Ulan, Mohanagar, Daserpara, Rampura, Merul Badda, Gulshan, Tejgaon and Begunbari will improve, said the project director.

Traffic can move to Gulshan or Pragati Sarani from Tongi Diversion Road directly through the expressway, said another official of the project. The locality roads will be connected to the two-lane side road.

There will be some exits and entrances through which vehicles will be able to move from the side road to the expressway and vice versa.

The main objectives of the project are to improve the drainage system, connect the east with the west part of the city, build a proper sewerage, and construct walkways and roads around Hatirjheel and Begunbari canals to improve communication and reduce traffic jam.

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=216915


thanks for the news bro , hopefully it done very soon

http://www.edailystar.com/contents/2012/2012_01_05/content_zoom/2012_01_05_3_0_b.jpg

Source: Daily Star

http://www.edailystar.com/contents/2012/2012_01_10/content_zoom/2012_01_10_1_10_b.jpg

Located across from LabAid Hospital and Water Tank near Gulshan-2 Circle
Estimated date of completion: August 2012

http://edailystar.com/contents/2012/2012_01_13/content_zoom/2012_01_13_1_14_b.jpg

http://edailystar.com/contents/2012/2012_01_16/content_zoom/2012_01_16_1_13_b.jpg

"RAJUK approval", apparently

^^

Very comprehensive fire protection measures. I wonder if Bashundhara mall had these features and if they worked during the fire at their top floor office blocks?

Foundation stone of EBL HQs laid in Gulshan
-A Monitor Report

Dhaka : The foundation stone of Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) corporate headquarters on Gulshan Avenue was laid on January 8, at a simple ceremony. Chairman of the bank Mohd. Noor Ali unveiled the plaque of the state-of-the-art 14-storey building. The foundation stone laying ceremony was also attended by EBL directors A.Q.I. Chowdhury, OBE, Md. Showkat Ali Chowdhury, Mir Nasir Hossain, Gazi Md. Shakhawat Hossain, Ormaan Rafay Nizam and MD and CEO Ali Reza Iftekhar and other bank officials.
The 1,76,000 sft building has been designed by renowned architect Mustapha Khalid of Vistaara Architects of Bangladesh. Khalid has designed some of the important landmark buildings of the city including Bashundhara City, The Westin Dhaka, Shanta Western Tower, Banglalink, Robi and Grameenphone Headquarters. This 14-storey building will have possible sustainable features like use of specialised glazing system to reduce heat gain, waste water treatment plant, recycling of waste water, rain water harvesting. The ultimate goal of the design will be to reduce the carbon footprint.
The Chinese company, CHB-WGMEC Consortium has been awarded the construction work. The building is being expected to be completed by 2014.

Foundation stone of EBL HQs laid in Gulshan
-A Monitor Report

Dhaka : The foundation stone of Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) corporate headquarters on Gulshan Avenue was laid on January 8, at a simple ceremony. Chairman of the bank Mohd. Noor Ali unveiled the plaque of the state-of-the-art 14-storey building. The foundation stone laying ceremony was also attended by EBL directors A.Q.I. Chowdhury, OBE, Md. Showkat Ali Chowdhury, Mir Nasir Hossain, Gazi Md. Shakhawat Hossain, Ormaan Rafay Nizam and MD and CEO Ali Reza Iftekhar and other bank officials.
The 1,76,000 sft building has been designed by renowned architect Mustapha Khalid of Vistaara Architects of Bangladesh. Khalid has designed some of the important landmark buildings of the city including Bashundhara City, The Westin Dhaka, Shanta Western Tower, Banglalink, Robi and Grameenphone Headquarters. This 14-storey building will have possible sustainable features like use of specialised glazing system to reduce heat gain, waste water treatment plant, recycling of waste water, rain water harvesting. The ultimate goal of the design will be to reduce the carbon footprint.
The Chinese company, CHB-WGMEC Consortium has been awarded the construction work. The building is being expected to be completed by 2014.

Local builders are not capable of commercial construction?

Local builders are not capable of commercial construction?

Here's a pic (http://www.ebl.com.bd/FiX8/news/HQs_laid.jpg)of the groundbreaking with a few people from the Chinese company. Apparently -- and I could be wrong in this, Chinese contractors have better and cheaper access to more advanced Chinese-made construction equipment and expertise in their home country which is not commonplace yet in Bangladesh. In this respect they are better than Bangladesh and even most of the subcontinent.

I am guessing the specs for this building may involve something other than standard RCC construction (which Bangladeshi firms are good at). Maybe a steel highrise structure?

Of course shoddy (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5685963/Nine-held-over-Shanghai-building-collapse.html)construction occurs in China as well.

http://edailystar.com/contents/2012/2012_01_16/content_zoom/2012_01_16_1_13_b.jpg

"RAJUK approval", apparently

Regarding my comment...

An Apology
On December 10 last year, we ran a detailed report on Doreen Tower, located at Gulshan 2 roundabout. The day before yesterday, we published by mistake an advertisement of the same building. Given the contents of our report, we should not have published the advert. We have, therefore, decided to return the money to the advertiser. We are doing so on ethical grounds. We apologise to our readers for this error of judgement on our part.

-- Management
The Daily Star

http://www.daily-sun.com/admin/news_images/17/thumbnails/image_17_3135.jpg
Hatirjheel Project continues at fast pace

Source: The Daily Sun

Dhaka Rising....


The Satellite Image below shows Gulshan and Banani areas of Dhaka
Each RED DOT in the Image below is an underconstruction/proposed Skyscraper.

There are currently over 250 commercial and residential skyscrapers that are under-construction/proposed in Gulshan and Banani.
The Image below only points out the 84 Commercial Ones.
All of these projects are expected to be completed within the next 3 to 4 years.


http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/Massivepicandprojects4.png



This video below will give you an idea about how I feel when I walk in the streets of Dhaka :)

YnHMxq51Pp8

^^:cheers:

Wow, Thank you for making my day.

Dhaka Rising....


The Satellite Image below shows Gulshan and Banani areas of Dhaka
Each RED DOT in the Image below is an underconstruction/proposed Skyscraper.

There are currently over 250 commercial and residential skyscrapers that are under-construction/proposed in Gulshan and Banani.
The Image below only points out the 84 Commercial Ones.
All of these projects are expected to be completed within the next 3 to 4 years.


http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/Massivepicandprojects4.png



This video below will give you an idea about how I feel when I walk in the streets of Dhaka :)

YnHMxq51Pp8

Incredible Mirza. :okay:

Dhaka Rising....


The Satellite Image below shows Gulshan and Banani areas of Dhaka
Each RED DOT in the Image below is an underconstruction/proposed Skyscraper.

There are currently over 250 commercial and residential skyscrapers that are under-construction/proposed in Gulshan and Banani.
The Image below only points out the 84 Commercial Ones.
All of these projects are expected to be completed within the next 3 to 4 years.


http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/Massivepicandprojects4.png



This video below will give you an idea about how I feel when I walk in the streets of Dhaka :)

YnHMxq51Pp8

Alright, can we get a list of all of them now? So I can research them, LOL

Dhaka Rising....


The Satellite Image below shows Gulshan and Banani areas of Dhaka
Each RED DOT in the Image below is an underconstruction/proposed Skyscraper.

There are currently over 250 commercial and residential skyscrapers that are under-construction/proposed in Gulshan and Banani.
The Image below only points out the 84 Commercial Ones.
All of these projects are expected to be completed within the next 3 to 4 years.


http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/Massivepicandprojects4.png



This video below will give you an idea about how I feel when I walk in the streets of Dhaka :)

YnHMxq51Pp8

Alright I think its time for 8 lane Gulshan Avenue and 8 lane Kemal Ataturk Avenue. And skyways connecting most of the building.

Dhaka Rising....


The Satellite Image below shows Gulshan and Banani areas of Dhaka
Each RED DOT in the Image below is an underconstruction/proposed Skyscraper.

There are currently over 250 commercial and residential skyscrapers that are under-construction/proposed in Gulshan and Banani.
The Image below only points out the 84 Commercial Ones.
All of these projects are expected to be completed within the next 3 to 4 years.


http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/Massivepicandprojects4.png



This video below will give you an idea about how I feel when I walk in the streets of Dhaka :)

YnHMxq51Pp8

Whoa!!! mirzazeehan bro whatta radical update !!!!

Dear Sirs,

I want to buy a flat in the upper floors of a high-rise apartment-cum-shopping complex in Dhaka. I want to have a very good view of Dhaka city from my flat. Can you suggest any on-going high-rise complex project that is taking booking for hand over in end of 2012 or early 2013?

My preferred locations are elephant road/science lab/kalabagan/sobhanbagh/shyamoli/agargaon/shewrapara/shantinagar/kakrail or surrounding areas.

My budget: Tk 6000 /- per sq. ft

My email: rupshanodi@gmail.com

Thank you.

Concord Baksh Tower
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Concord Baksh Tower
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Concord Baksh Tower
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Concord Baksh Tower
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Concord Colosseum
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Concord Colosseum
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Concord Colosseum
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Concord Colosseum
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Concord Badal Heights
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Concord Badal Heights
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Concord Badal Heigths
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Concord Modhumati Plaza
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Concord Modhumati Plaza
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Concord Modhumati Plaza
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w434/Hasan_Tanvir/Upcoming%20Dhaka/ConcordModhumatiPlaza03.jpg
Concord Modhumati Plaza
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w434/Hasan_Tanvir/Upcoming%20Dhaka/ConcordModhumatiPlaza04.jpg
Concord Modhumati Plaza
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w434/Hasan_Tanvir/Upcoming%20Dhaka/ConcordModhumatiPlaza05.jpg

Pardon me guyz if it's been uploaded before.

Concord Asha
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w434/Hasan_Tanvir/Upcoming%20Dhaka/ConcordAsha01.jpg

^^ some good looking projects

@Jason....I will make the list of the projects available soon :)

@Britishbangladeshi.....glad I cud help with ur day :)

Whoa!!! mirzazeehan bro whatta radical update !!!!

Thanks bro

baksh tower seems to have a twenty first century structure ....


@Jason....I will make the list of the projects available soon :)

@Britishbangladeshi.....glad I cud help with ur day :)



Thanks bro

^^^^Welcome

i still wonder why these constructions focused on a few areas, the traffic is beyond horrific now, i cant even imagine what it will be like in a few years

i still wonder why these constructions focused on a few areas, the traffic is beyond horrific now, i cant even imagine what it will be like in a few years

Folks in Dhaka do not appear to be concerned about it.

i still wonder why these constructions focused on a few areas, the traffic is beyond horrific now, i cant even imagine what it will be like in a few years

My prediction is that some sort of natural calamity will occur and everything will start back from page 1. unfortunately thats the only thing that comes to mind.

My prediction is that some sort of natural calamity will occur and everything will start back from page 1. unfortunately thats the only thing that comes to mind.

A natural calamity that will destory half the buildings in Dhaka will be a blessing it seems.

A natural calamity that will destory half the buildings in Dhaka will be a blessing it seems.

I do not wish that upon the city. Even if such a calamity never occurs, I believe, in time, perhaps in a few decades, the present boundaries of the city will become old Dhaka, giving rise to a new and planned modern city that will expand north/northwest and east of the current city limits.

A natural calamity that will destory half the buildings in Dhaka will be a blessing it seems.

so why dont u start praying for one!

^^^In the meantime,we will build on.....:)


Crystal Palace,Gulshan

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/CrystalPalacegulshan.jpg

Park Heights,Dhanmondi

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/parkheightsdhanmondi.jpg

Edge Water,Gulshan

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/BayEdgeWater.jpg

Town Hall,Mohammadpur

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/town_hallbazarmpur.jpg

Citadel Tower,Progati Sarani

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/Citadel20Tower-120111070911.jpg

SunMoon Star Tower,Dilkusha Commercial Area

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/sunmoonstartowerdilkusha.jpg

Twin Ridge,Gulshan

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/twinridgegulshan.jpg

so why dont u start praying for one!

I dont pray for anything.

^In the meantime,we will build on.....

And worsen our traffic situation.

And worsen our traffic situation.

Stopping construction is not the way to reducing traffic jams,the only way to reduce traffic congestion is to build subways,fly overs,mono rails,bus rapid transits etc.
Dhaka is getting two new flyovers this year,and one more next year that is going to be twice as long as jamuna bridge.
Bus rapid transit is prolly going to be implemented within a couple of years as well.
Also,unless the traffic situation worsens more,the government of bangladesh is unlikely to take drastic measures to improve it..like Strictly enforcing traffic rules.

Mohammadpur, Town hall is such an ugly looking building!!!
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder I guess!!!

^^^^^^^^

Mirza bhai, you are the badshah of Bangladesh, Everytime I see your posts, I get a big smile on my face, so thank you for that. :cheers:

^^^^^^^^

Mirza bhai, you are the badshah of Bangladesh, Everytime I see your posts, I get a big smile on my face, so thank you for that. :cheers:

:lol:
You can say that again, and I'm sure Mirza will get a kick out of it. Given the age factor, let's call him the Prince. :)

A question for H.M. Prince Mirza:

How come Mohammadpur has a "town hall" (it's not a municipality, is it)? Or did they just call it "town hall" cause they thought it sounds nice?

A natural calamity that will destory half the buildings in Dhaka will be a blessing it seems.

I dont pray for anything.

No "prayer" but you like "blessings"? :)

A question for H.M. Prince Mirza:

How come Mohammadpur has a "town hall" (it's not a municipality, is it)? Or did they just call it "town hall" cause they thought it sounds nice?

I think its just called "town hall"

:lol:
You can say that again, and I'm sure Mirza will get a kick out of it. Given the age factor, let's call him the Prince. :)

^^^^^^^^

Mirza bhai, you are the badshah of Bangladesh, Everytime I see your posts, I get a big smile on my face, so thank you for that. :cheers:

Hahahahaha....thanks guys:lol:

Stopping construction is not the way to reducing traffic jams,the only way to reduce traffic congestion is to build subways,fly overs,mono rails,bus rapid transits etc.
Dhaka is getting two new flyovers this year,and one more next year that is going to be twice as long as jamuna bridge.
Bus rapid transit is prolly going to be implemented within a couple of years as well.


Subway and monorail will never happen. The traffic situation can only be improved by spreading out and making Bangladesh less Dhaka-centric. Places like Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara are all clogged to the max. Building a ton of buildings and adding one or two flyovers a year wont do jack shit.

When we were young we all grew up in houses with small lawns/courtyards. This all changed to 6 storied cubic box shaped apartment buildings and now even that restriction is gone in all residential areas. Kids these days grwo up in apartments that are blocked on all sides with a little bit of opening in the front facing the street. I thot DOHS baridhara was congested and now the whole city is turning into DOHS Baridhara. Depressing.

Subway and monorail will never happen. The traffic situation can only be improved by spreading out and making Bangladesh less Dhaka-centric. Places like Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara are all clogged to the max. Building a ton of buildings and adding one or two flyovers a year wont do jack shit.

When we were young we all grew up in houses with small lawns/courtyards. This all changed to 6 storied cubic box shaped apartment buildings and now even that restriction is gone in all residential areas. Kids these days grwo up in apartments that are blocked on all sides with a little bit of opening in the front facing the street. I thot DOHS baridhara was congested and now the whole city is turning into DOHS Baridhara. Depressing.
Unfortunately that is much easier said than done. Bangladesh is not a multi-city country and probably never will be. None of the other towns/cities have the infrastructure or potential to be turned into a big city. If you think about it, what is now Bangladesh used to be only half a state before 1947. And the biggest city with the best infrastructure did not even fall in our half. I think of Bangladesh as a much more populated Singapore. The country is only going to get more and more Dhaka-centric in the years to come so perhaps the best solution is to expand the city itself. Slowly when people realise the problems you mentioned and want things like lawns and courtyards, they will begin to move out of the city and we will see the start of a suburbs culture.

Unfortunately that is much easier said than done. Bangladesh is not a multi-city country and probably never will be. None of the other towns/cities have the infrastructure or potential to be turned into a big city. If you think about it, what is now Bangladesh used to be only half a state before 1947. And the biggest city with the best infrastructure did not even fall in our half. I think of Bangladesh as a much more populated Singapore. The country is only going to get more and more Dhaka-centric in the years to come so perhaps the best solution is to expand the city itself. Slowly when people realise the problems you mentioned and want things like lawns and courtyards, they will begin to move out of the city and we will see the start of a suburbs culture.

I have a different take on this issue. Cities like Chittagong and Sylhet already have the requisite infrastructure and potential to be made into self sustaining metros. More than anything else, the govt. entities need to be decentralized. Absolutely no one from these two cities need to come to Dhaka for any government related tasks.

What does Dhaka have that these two cities don't? When you list the items, you will notice it's mostly all the services of GoB that are centered in the capital. Distribute these services to local branches and you remove the reason for people to travel congested and dangerous roads to Dhaka. If it's for medical and educational reasons, the Sylheti and Chatgaiya businessmen have enough crores idling away in banks that can be utilized to build hospitals similar to Apollo, United, etc and universities similar to North-South. The airports could be upgraded(Sylhet) to allow direct flights without the need for stop over in DAC. To be honest, we have all the resources we need, just not the brain to implement them properly :ohno: I also believe we Bangladeshis have a high threshold for pain and suffering because otherwise how could anyone in their proper mind endure 3-4 hours of traffic jam to go 10 km?? If nothing improves, it might be 5-8 hours in a few years.

Unfortunately that is much easier said than done.

Agreed however, that does not mean that people should stay put and do nothing to change for the better.

Bangladesh is not a multi-city country and probably never will be.

If the definition of "multi" is assumed to be more than one, than your premise is already proven wrong, since Chittagong is a vitally important city in Bangladesh. Sure it cannot compete with Dhaka at the moment but who knows what may happen in the future?

None of the other towns/cities have the infrastructure or potential to be turned into a big city.

I disagree, any of the smaller towns of Bangladesh is an ideal laboratory for experimentation with urban planning. There is no reason as to why infrastructure cannot be gradually built. I would expect that it would be far more easier to develop a small town in a planned manner and turn it into a big city, gradually, than to try to retrofit and best fit a a city like Dhaka.

Shenzhen is used to be a small sleepy town in China, about 10/20 years ago, the name of which was not even known to the world at large. Today, it is not only one of the fastest growing cities in the world, but is home to high tech companies, a major stock exchange, and is the third busiest container-port in China. All these has been possible when Deng Xiaoping discovered that "it is glorious to be rich" and permitted the opening of the very first Special Economic Zone (SEZs), in Shenzhen. So, targeted development is not only possible, it is probably desirable.

U If you think about it, what is now Bangladesh used to be only half a state before 1947.

Not half a state but 2/3rds a state. West Bengal =1/3rd of Bengal. Bangladesh =2/3rds. Just wanted to point that out.

The fact that we have gone from 45 million people back then to 140 odd million now is the big problem.

There seems to be a lot of nice projects going on in Dhaka atm, but none of them are really "tall", i don't even know if i can call them skyscrapers, they're more like highrises.

Is there any height restriction in Dhaka, or is there in general just not much focus on building tall? o:

Let's not get off-topic.

There seems to be a lot of nice projects going on in Dhaka atm, but none of them are really "tall", i don't even know if i can call them skyscrapers, they're more like highrises.

Is there any height restriction in Dhaka, or is there in general just not much focus on building tall? o:

Yes. Dhaka doesn't have a single skyscraper. There are plenty of high rises though.

There is an air force terminal in the capital city. Probably the only capital city in the world which has an air force terminal in the middle of the city. This may be one reason why there is no skyscraper in the city and also the soil condition of Dhaka's land is not perfect enough to have very high rise buildings / skyscrapers.

Yes. Dhaka doesn't have a single skyscraper. There are plenty of high rises though.

There is an air force terminal in the capital city. Probably the only capital city in the world which has an air force terminal in the middle of the city. This may be one reason why there is no skyscraper in the city and also the soil condition of Dhaka's land is not perfect enough to have very high rise buildings / skyscrapers.

so the 40 stories city center, 27 stories doreen towers are not Skyscrapers?

@ Aerithia

There are quiet a few skyscrapers but no "supertall", which are common in other dynamic Asian cities, yet in Dhaka. There also happens to be two airports smack in the middle of the city so there is an obvious height restriction (which many developers don't fully follow). But as Dhaka expands north and eastward (away from airports) keep an eye out for much taller skyscrapers to come online in the near future.

Foundation stone of EBL HQs laid

http://www.ebl.com.bd/FiX8/news/HQs_laid.jpg

The foundation stone of Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) corporate headquarters on Gulshan Avenue was laid on 8 January, 2012 at a simple ceremony. Chairman of the bank Mohd. Noor Ali unveiled the plaque of the state-of- the-art 14-storey building.

The foundation stone laying ceremony was also attended by EBL directors A.Q.I. Chowdhury, OBE, Md. Showkat Ali Chowdhury, Mir Nasir Hossain, Gazi Md. Shakhawat Hossain, Ormaan Rafay Nizam and MD and CEO Ali Reza Iftekhar and other bank officials.

The 1,76,000 sft building has been designed by renowned architect Mustapha Khalid of Vistaara Architects of Bangladesh. Khalid has designed some of the important landmark buildings of the city including Bashundhara City, The Westin Dhaka, Shanta Western Tower, Banglalink, Robi and Grameenphone Headquarters. This 14- storey building will have possible sustainable features like use of specialized glazing system to reduce heat gain, waste water treatment plant, recycling of waste water, rain water harvesting. The ultimate goal of the design will be to reduce the carbon footprint.

The Chinese company, CHB-WGMEC Consortium has been awarded the construction work. The building is being expected to be completed by 2014.

Render of planned commercial complex at present location of Gulshan-1 DCC Market, developed by Moon Real Estate, currently many people are against it.

http://www.moongroupindsltd.com/admin/projects/on_going/gulsan_suth.jpg

Render of planned commercial complex at present location of Gulshan-1 DCC Market, developed by Moon Real Estate, currently many people are against it.


^^ My eyes! My eyes!! I can understand why they are......

Render of planned commercial complex at present location of Gulshan-1 DCC Market, developed by Moon Real Estate, currently many people are against it.


Who is against and why?details please.Also,is there any expected completion date available now? :).

Yes. Dhaka doesn't have a single skyscraper. There are plenty of high rises though.

There is an air force terminal in the capital city. Probably the only capital city in the world which has an air force terminal in the middle of the city. This may be one reason why there is no skyscraper in the city and also the soil condition of Dhaka's land is not perfect enough to have very high rise buildings / skyscrapers.

I'm not sure we can keep on blaming the military or the presence of two airports in the midst being the main culprits that prevent real skyscrapers. If you look at many cities around the world, quite a few busy airports are located in close proximity to tall buildings and commercial districts. Are the height restrictions set by NHA and RAJUK really based on some logical reasons that are backed up by facts?


so the 40 stories city center, 27 stories doreen towers are not Skyscrapers?

@ Aerithia

There are quiet a few skyscrapers but no "supertall", which are common in other dynamic Asian cities, yet in Dhaka. There also happens to be two airports smack in the middle of the city so there is an obvious height restriction (which many developers don't fully follow). But as Dhaka expands north and eastward (away from airports) keep an eye out for much taller skyscrapers to come online in the near future.

Good question. What makes a skyscraper a skyscraper?

Who is against and why?details please.Also,is there any expected completion date available now? :).
for the love of god can you not see why people are against it, that would the biggest eye sore in the city!

talk about taking khetness to infinity and beyond

for the love of god can you not see why people are against it, that would the biggest eye sore in the city!

talk about taking khetness to infinity and beyond

I am sure people against it have concerns bigger than the architectural appeal of the building.....

I am sure people against it have concerns bigger than the architectural appeal of the building.....

And what would they be (bigger concerns)?

And what would they be (bigger concerns)?

Whenever a building requires to be demolished to make space for another,there are always questions like "how long will it take for the construction to complete" or "how much share of the new building will be given to the owners of the existing old building that is to be torn down"And etc


Doreen Tower at night,Gulshan

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2012/02/01/12/21/8195730_bigthumb.JPG (http://www.picamatic.com/view/8195730_Dooreen_tower/)

Who is against and why?details please.Also,is there any expected completion date available now? :).

I can't find the news article right now, but saw the article within the last 7 days. The shop-owners were against it. On RAJUK's website it says that both markets would eventually demolished and commercial buildings would go up. I can see where they are coming from since we have Jamuna Future Park and the upcoming shopping mall near the airport. But I do have to admit that Gulshan 1 market has almost anything you would ever need. Don't have a date yet.

^^
Mirza bhai, can't see the picture of Doreen :(

^^
Mirza bhai, can't see the picture of Doreen :(


27 Storied Doreen Tower,Gulshan-2

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2012/02/03/12/42/8198668_1280x800.JPG

27 Storied Doreen Tower,Gulshan-2

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2012/02/03/12/42/8198668_1280x800.JPG

Is this statement true? 95 car parking for the office in own basement and at nearby annex building with public address system.

Feb 2012 Completing/Opening Projects post coming soon!

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/65309203.jpg
MTB Bank HQ building progressing quickly (very close to proposed metrorail)

Very nice picture of Doreen, Mirza! I recall they had wanted a nice hotel in that tower...anyone know if there have been any takers for that proposition?

Waiting eagerly for ur posts bro:cheers: but I don't know abt their parking sys,neither do I know abt their hotel plans tan?

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/65309203.jpg
MTB Bank HQ building progressing quickly (very close to proposed metrorail)

This is actually the Trust Bank Tower,near mohakhali flyover and next to Shaheen college.The Mutual Trust Bank tower is coming up nicely near banglamotor intersection,on kazi nazrul Islam avenue.

Waiting eagerly for ur posts bro:cheers: but I don't know abt their parking sys,neither do I know abt their hotel plans tan?



This is actually the Trust Bank Tower,near mohakhali flyover and next to Shaheen college.The Mutual Trust Bank tower is coming up nicely near banglamotor intersection,on kazi nazrul Islam avenue.

You're right. My mistake. And, regarding the hotel --> their homepage intro shows Doreen Suites and multiple articles have cited this hotel to be opening at the end of this year? http://www.doreendevelopments.com/

Very nice picture of Doreen, Mirza! I recall they had wanted a nice hotel in that tower...anyone know if there have been any takers for that proposition?

If Doreen towers unique lighting can inspire just two dozen of the 87 upcoming commercial towers in gulshan,banani,then the night time look of the entire area will change:)

^^
Mirza bhai, unfortunately I still can't see that picture ! Aparently the website hosting that picture won't load in my internet :(

http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w434/Hasan_Tanvir/8195730_3000x4000.jpg
by mirza bro

^^
Mirza bhai, unfortunately I still can't see that picture ! Aparently the website hosting that picture won't load in my internet :(

Perhaps you should try a different browser?

^^
Mirza bhai, unfortunately I still can't see that picture ! Aparently the website hosting that picture won't load in my internet :(

Check your DNS server settings....

here is something interesting I came across on Wikipedia....Bangladesh is 26th in the world when it comes to number of skyscrapers....can anyone site a source
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_most_skyscrapers

here is something interesting I came across on Wikipedia....Bangladesh is 26th in the world when it comes to number of skyscrapers....can anyone site a source
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_most_skyscrapers

If these figures are right,then within the next 4 years,Bangladesh will be reaching 1100 skyscrapers.750 sksycrapers are already under-construction/proposed as per my research,and this source says that the number of existing highrises are 350.Therefore 750 will be added to 350,and wala! We are gonna be number 5!(unless our indian or brazillian friends are really busy building as well!)

Upcoming projects at Kawranbazar Commercial District

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2012/02/04/03/42/8200589_800x600.JPG

A number of "Luxury Serviced Apartments" with rooftop Swimming Pools and 5 star facilities are being built in Dhaka now....


Olive Garden Serviced Apartments,Gulshan

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2012/02/04/03/22/8200570_1000x580.jpg


Shikhara Coventina,Gulshan

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2012/02/04/03/22/8200572_917x588.JPG


Doreen Suites,Gulshan

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2012/02/04/03/21/8200569_915x389.JPG


Platinum Suites 2,Banani Road 11

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2012/02/04/03/21/8200567_575x1023.jpg

here is something interesting I came across on Wikipedia....Bangladesh is 26th in the world when it comes to number of skyscrapers....can anyone site a source
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_most_skyscrapers

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?10=5

Upcoming projects at Kawranbazar Commercial District

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2012/02/04/03/42/8200589_800x600.JPG

Bank Asia building has been planned for the past 5 years, waiting on initiation.

Any render of Bank Asia? While 30 floors in Kawran is a nice thought...I'm not counting that chicken just yet. I remember Monem was supposed to 24 floors but ended up much shorter. Regardless, lots of nice buildings going up there...and thanks for another stellar render, Mirza! Do you know the name of that building next to Bank Asia?

Navana DH Tower - http://www.navana-realestate.com/webtest3/project_details.php?opu=182

No info on Bank Asia Tower.

Render of planned commercial complex at present location of Gulshan-1 DCC Market, developed by Moon Real Estate, currently many people are against it.

http://www.moongroupindsltd.com/admin/projects/on_going/gulsan_suth.jpg

Could this be the same building as this article published today?

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=221254

8 stories of parking and 7 stories of offices and shops?!?!

http://www.fe-bd.com/images/news_image_2012-02-05_11261.jpg
Bridge and over-bridge construction at Hatirjheel in the city has been going on in full swing to facilitate vehicular movements and ease gridlock there. — Financial Express Photo

Any render of Bank Asia? While 30 floors in Kawran is a nice thought...I'm not counting that chicken just yet. I remember Monem was supposed to 24 floors but ended up much shorter. Regardless, lots of nice buildings going up there...and thanks for another stellar render, Mirza! Do you know the name of that building next to Bank Asia?

The land next to UTC in Kawran Bazar is like a dream plot that any corporate entity would like house their HQ. But Bank Asia just moved to its permanent HQ in Topkhana Road only 6 months ago. Why would they be moving again?

You're right. My mistake. And, regarding the hotel --> their homepage intro shows Doreen Suites and multiple articles have cited this hotel to be opening at the end of this year? http://www.doreendevelopments.com/

I clearly remember that the original plan was to build a hotel in the area. But to the best of my knowledge, they are looking to lease out the space to different offices.

^^ It may be because there is a lot of international-standard hotels coming up in that vicinity, which made the owners think otherwise.

http://www.fe-bd.com/images/news_image_2012-02-05_11261.jpg
Bridge and over-bridge construction at Hatirjheel in the city has been going on in full swing to facilitate vehicular movements and ease gridlock there. — Financial Express Photo

Wow great pic...that looks like Gulshan-Banani bridge on Crack!:cheers:

And guess what....there's gonna be six of these in this hatirjheel project!

Any render of Bank Asia? While 30 floors in Kawran is a nice thought...I'm not counting that chicken just yet. I remember Monem was supposed to 24 floors but ended up much shorter. Regardless, lots of nice buildings going up there...and thanks for another stellar render, Mirza! Do you know the name of that building next to Bank Asia?

Yep,that's the redesigned Borak Zahir Tower,and it's construction work has already started!

Wow great updates from jason and Mirza!

here is something interesting I came across on Wikipedia....Bangladesh is 26th in the world when it comes to number of skyscrapers....can anyone site a source
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_most_skyscrapers

Bangladesh will only move up on the list as the economy grows and eventually should be number 1. Its natural for the most densely populated country in the world to have the most number of skyscrapers.

There are more than "180" Residential Towers that are currently "underconstruction/proposed" in Gulshan,Banani and Baridhara.



Almost all the projects shown below are currently UC/Proposed at Gulshan or Baridhara.Price per square feet for apartments in these areas start at "22,000tk OR 300$ USD per Square feet and go upto 32000tk OR 400$ USD per Square feet.The residential towers in these areas are designed to be nice additions to the Skyline.


http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/RESIDENTIALCOLLAGE3.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/RESIDENTIALCOLLAGE2.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/RESIDENTIALCOLLAGE5.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/RESIDENTIALCOLLAGE4.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/RESIDENTIALCOLLAGE1.jpg

^^ Thanks for the collage Mirza!

On a side note, dang these apartments are expensive! a 1500 sq. ft. apartment costs between 450K to 600K dollars! I am sure these apartments are much larger than that.

^^ Thanks for the collage Mirza!

On a side note, dang these apartments are expensive! a 1500 sq. ft. apartment costs between 450K to 600K dollars! I am sure these apartments are much larger than that.

Question is, are they selling though? I read not too long ago in Financial Express that sales of apartments have slumped in Dhaka. On the other hand, my wife tells me that the developer (builder) of her parents house in Uttara, have sold their share of the flats at 92 lakhs a piece.

Who are all these folks with so much money?

Are any of these buildings 50 meters in length?

Question is, are they selling though? I read not too long ago in Financial Express that sales of apartments have slumped in Dhaka. On the other hand, my wife tells me that the developer (builder) of her parents house in Uttara, have sold their share of the flats at 92 lakhs a piece.

Who are all these folks with so much money?

Our neo petit-bourgeoise. Its safe to say the Gulshan-Banani-Baridhara tri-state area is where most Bangladesh's wealth is concentrated.

And I guarantee that there will be no single family homes in Baridhara-Gulshan-Banani in 3 years from now. All the single family homes will be in Purbachal and outskirts of the city.

Question is, are they selling though? I read not too long ago in Financial Express that sales of apartments have slumped in Dhaka. On the other hand, my wife tells me that the developer (builder) of her parents house in Uttara, have sold their share of the flats at 92 lakhs a piece.

Who are all these folks with so much money?

That's a good question. Expatriate Bangladeshis I guess? New money people? I heard that undisclosed money cannot be used to buy apartments anymore.

That's a good question. Expatriate Bangladeshis I guess? New money people? I heard that undisclosed money cannot be used to buy apartments anymore.

What is undisclosed money? A little something under the table will make even the blackest money white. It is very safe to assume that out of the 7-8 million Bangladeshi expatriates, only may be 10-20,000 are wealthy enough to splash crore+ on apartments and other luxuries. The rest, like most of us, live from paycheck to paycheck. The new money people(land owners, garments owners, industrialists, etc.), crooks (politicians and party goondas) and loan defaulters typically have the means to buy luxury apartments. It is not possible for a "chakorijibi" person to amass wealth in Bangladesh without having a hand in some shady business.

I heard there are loans available to purchase homes, but not sure what the criteria is. The interest rate must be sky high as the Taka loses over 8-10% in value every year.

^^ Maruf Bhai, I am not sure of the source, but I heard that expatriates who are professionals in the Middle East who want to retire in Dhaka are the ones buying a lot of the apartments.

Housing loans in Bangladesh is too stringent, as there is no 15 or 30 year loans. The most affordable loan is from House Building Finance Corporation, and even that does not go for more than 10 years. I guess most people either pay cash, or sell assets in the village and buy the aparments.

I am sure there is a mechanism to whiten money in Bangladesh which can help a lot of the crooks buy these apartments.

.. professionals in the Middle East who want to retire in Dhaka are the ones buying a lot of the apartments.


Professionals in the Gulf countries when they retire from govt. service typically receive a service indemnity lump sum payment based on their years of service. In Kuwait, it's not more than $50-60K for someone who worked 2-3 decades. The way prices of apartments are bubbling in Dhaka, once has to really combine all kinds of resources(savings, retirement funds, selling of ancestral land, loans) to purchase a property if black money or business proceeds are not in the picture.

Getting back to topic, a lot of these apartments look very nice at least from the rendering and outer shell of the constructed ones. I wonder what the service and amenities are like once a tenant/owner moves into them. Are people getting their money's worth? When we bought our apartment back in the mid 90's, the realtor promised quite a bit but delivered 50% :ohno:

Professionals in the Gulf countries when they retire from govt. service typically receive a service indemnity lump sum payment based on their years of service. In Kuwait, it's not more than $50-60K for someone who worked 2-3 decades. The way prices of apartments are bubbling in Dhaka, once has to really combine all kinds of resources(savings, retirement funds, selling of ancestral land, loans) to purchase a property if black money or business proceeds are not in the picture.

To me it appears that most people in Bangladesh have substantial amount of undeclared wealth (income/money). I'm reluctant to call them black money for they may not necessarily be such, just that people hide them for tax avoidance.


Getting back to topic, a lot of these apartments look very nice at least from the rendering and outer shell of the constructed ones. I wonder what the service and amenities are like once a tenant/owner moves into them. Are people getting their money's worth? When we bought our apartment back in the mid 90's, the realtor promised quite a bit but delivered 50% :ohno:

I'm inclined to say that the developers (builders) have come a long way since the 1990s and by now some have earned pretty decent reputation in terms of product quality and post sales service. I should be able to provide some concrete feedback fairly soon, as my in-laws property is near completion and my own parental property shall be completed in about two and half years.

..... The most affordable loan is from House Building Finance Corporation, and even that does not go for more than 10 years. .....

You sure about that? Traditionally HBFC loans used to be just like 30 year mortgages that we hold over here. I know my own parental home was built with a 30 year HBFC loan as were many of my relatives'. Did the terms/criteria change somewhere along the line?

GoB ought to encourage both the real estate and finance industry in order to make real estate financing affordable for most people. The government could do so through loan guarantees and other incentives.

^^ I think so. My dad took a HBFC loan and the guy wouldn't extend the payment time for more than 10 years. Maybe its decided on a case-by-case basis.

I can only predict bursting of a bubble just like in the stock exchanges very soon in the real estate sector, specially the ready made apartments sector. the price of these apartments have sky rocketed in recent year so has the number of such constructions. We've been interested to buy an apartment in Dhaka for years now so I've always kept an eye on the market and this is my evaluation from doing so.

I wonder how Dhaka, Cox Bazar, Chittagong and Sylhet will look like after 5 years time.

Bay Tower
Tejgaon Industrial Area
12 stories with 3 level underground parking


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Protik Ruposree at Banasree

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BUET Central Mosque

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Proposed Buddhist Statue at Kamalapur Buddhist Monastery

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^^ My eyes! My eyes!! I can understand why they are......

Another render of North Tower at present site of Gulshan-1 Market

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north tower looks impressive .... thnx jason.kazi

^^
Fantastic stuff Jason!
Can you tell me where exactly in tejgoan the bay tower is?is it near the spl western tower and the car showroom at the tejgoan gulshan link road?

^^
Fantastic stuff Jason!
Can you tell me where exactly in tejgoan the bay tower is?is it near the spl western tower and the car showroom at the tejgoan gulshan link road?

The tricky thing about Bay Tower is that it could either be referring to Bay Group or Bay Developments. There also already is a Bay Tower in Mohakhali across from the BRAC building.

Bay Group - http://www.baygroupco.com/
Bay Developments - http://www.baydevelopments.com/

The tricky thing about Bay Tower is that it could either be referring to Bay Group or Bay Developments. There also already is a Bay Tower in Mohakhali across from the BRAC building.

Bay Group - http://www.baygroupco.com/
Bay Developments - http://www.baydevelopments.com/

The bay tower in mohakhali is called bays 45 or sum thing like that....
I don't think this one is a project of bay developments...

But I am excited to know that so many tower projects are coming up n both sides of the tejgoan gulshan link road which is usually referred to by developers as "tejgoan Industrial area".

The bay tower in mohakhali is called bays 45 or sum thing like that....
I don't think this one is a project of bay developments...

But I am excited to know that so many tower projects are coming up n both sides of the tejgoan gulshan link road which is usually referred to by developers as "tejgoan Industrial area".

Once they open Hatirjheel area roads and replace that broken bridge near Aarong; it should be nice.

north tower looks impressive .... thnx jason.kazi

Ditto here...

92 lakhs in Uttara that is a lot of dosh. Is this a realistic price because i was under the impression that apartments in uttara are around 60-70 lakhs

92 lakhs in Uttara that is a lot of dosh. Is this a realistic price because i was under the impression that apartments in uttara are around 60-70 lakhs

I believe the selling price/average rent is dependent upon specific locations. While a particular location in parts of Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara may not matter, and may fetch uniform pricing, such isn't the case for places like Mohammedpur, Mirpur, Uttara.

92 lakhs in Uttara that is a lot of dosh. Is this a realistic price because i was under the impression that apartments in uttara are around 60-70 lakhs

Our 1250 sq ft. apartment was around 20 lakhs back in 1995. The same apartment in Sector 5 is going for 65 lakhs now. Newer apartments with greater amenities are easily approaching 1 crore+, although the closer you are to the main road, the higher the price. In Sector 12 you can find decent apts. going for 50 lakhs.

Hope North Tower turns out as good as the render...a much better use for that site.

Progress on Navana DH Tower...pic taken on Feb 3rd.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6873748765_975e075199_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kurtrik/6873748765/)
continual construction (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kurtrik/6873748765/) by kurtrik (http://www.flickr.com/people/kurtrik/), on Flickr

Got my elder brother to take a pic :)

Crystal Palace at Gulshan is nearing completion

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2012/02/18/01/50/8233201_794x547.JPG

Got my elder brother to take a pic :)

Crystal Palace at Gulshan is nearing completion

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2012/02/18/01/50/8233201_794x547.JPG

More pics? :)

^^
I can't see the pic :(

Handover Projects (Feb 2012)

Bay's Eastwood
Rd 27, Gulshan 1
11 stories

http://www.baydevelopments.com/images/properties/images/6/66_6.jpg

Dom-Inno Crencia
375, Free School Street, Elephant Road

Dom-Inno Invitare
H -308, West Dhanmondi, Road No-8/A

Dom-Inno Retorica
H - 29, R - 3, Block - D, Mirpur-11

Dom-Inno Dinamico
H - 191, Shantibagh

Ventura Aventine
Plot no. 9/2, Block D, Lalmatia
8 stories

http://www.venturabd.com/admin/project_images/ap_image_aventine.jpg

Dhaka Stock Exchange Building
Nikunja
13 stories
3 underground levels of parking

http://www.architekton.com.bd/architecture/proposed_unbuilt_prj/dse_complex/dse_complex_02.jpg

http://www.architekton.com.bd/architecture/proposed_unbuilt_prj/dse_complex/dse_complex_03.jpg

http://www.architekton.com.bd/architecture/proposed_unbuilt_prj/dse_complex/dse_complex_01.jpg

Green Life Hospital
32, Green Road
17 stories
2 levels of underground parking

http://www.architekton.com.bd/architecture/healthcare_facilities/green_life_hospital/green_life_hospital.jpg

http://www.architekton.com.bd/architecture/healthcare_facilities/green_life_hospital/entry.jpg

ANZ Pelican
Plot # 7/A, Road # 56, North Gulshan
10 stories
1 level of underground parking

http://www.anzproperties.com/admin_panel/picture/project_thumb/2_thumb.jpg

ANZ Fatemaziz
Plot # NW(I) 4, Road # 53, North Gulshan
14 stories
2 levels of underground parking
Community Hall
Barbeque space
Gymnasium
Roof garden

http://www.anzproperties.com/admin_panel/picture/project_thumb/5_thumb.jpg

ANZ Lumiere
House # 13, Road # 19, Sector # 04, Uttara
9 stories
Community Hall

http://www.anzproperties.com/admin_panel/picture/project_thumb/31_thumb.jpg

ANZ Husne Heights
Plot # 178, Baro Mogbazar, Dhaka
9 stories
Community Hall

http://www.anzproperties.com/admin_panel/picture/project_thumb/36_thumb.jpg

ANZ Park Shore
House # 41, Road # 35 Gulshan
14 stories
2 levels of underground parking
Community Hall
Rooftop Garden

http://www.anzproperties.com/admin_panel/picture/overview_image/1_3_overview_s.jpg

Mir Noor Square
House # 43, Road # 2/A (Satmosjid Road), Dhanmondi
14 stories

http://mirrealestate.com/sites/default/files/1_13.jpg

Hatirjheel-Begunbari project progress...photo by Sultan Mahmud

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very nice i hope bangladesh build more 100m+ buildings

Hatirjheel-Begunbari project progress...photo by Sultan Mahmud

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Pretty impressed with the progress of the hatirjheel bridges,and I really like the designs of some of the six bridges that will be built for the project.Six bridges,greenery,kilometers of walkways and waterside driveways right in the heart of Dhaka city will surely add new flavor to the cityscape as well as greatly help to reduce congestion:cheers:

My brother got me some more pics...:cheers:

Possibly the only building in the world with POETRY written over it..

Nina Kabbo,Tejgoan Gulshan Link Road

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S.A. Bhaban,Gulshan

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Concord Police Plaza,Gulshan

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AKIJ House,Tejgoan-Gulshan link road

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Towers Rising,Tejgoan-Gulshan link road

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Say thanks to your brother for us, Mirza! The Link Rd is sprouting some pretty slick architecture!

^^
wow that building with poetry written on it is impressive! :)

The Link road is going through an impressive transformation. :)

^^The poetry engraved building is unique and nice although the cables are an eyesore. When will the city be free of this menace?

Govt decides to put Dhaka drainage system under single authority

Authorities asked to complete road digging by April 30

The government has decided to place the drainage system of the Dhaka city under a single authority against the backdrop of indiscriminate road digging round-the-year and stagnation of water in the rainy season in the absence of coordination among various authorities in development activities.

The local government division at a coordination meeting on Thursday asked the authorities concerned to complete road digging for any underground development work by April 30 so that the city dwellers do not suffer during the rainy season.

The meeting also decided to set up a committee with representatives from the Dhaka North City Corporation, the Dhaka South City Corporation, the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority and the Bangladesh Water Development Board to make recommendations as to how the drainage system could be made effective under a single authority — under either the city corporation or Dhaka WASA.

The state minister for LGRD and cooperatives, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, who presided over the meeting, asked the authorities concerned to complete underground development work that requires road digging by April 30.

‘No authority will be allowed to dig roads in the Dhaka city during the monsoon from now on,’ he said.

The minister, however, said that only WASA would be allowed to continue with its development work under the Sayedabad Water Supply Phase II project as part of which many roads have recently been dug in areas of Malibagh, Rampura and Gulshan.

The local government secretary, Abu Alam Md Shahid Khan, told the meeting that the government had already decided that the drainage system would come under a single authority to resolve the lack of coordination among various authorities in development work.

He said that the committee to be led by an additional secretary of the local government division would be asked to submit a report in two months.

The secretary admitted that lack of coordination among the authorities was the main reason for indiscriminate road digging and water stagnation which cause immense suffering to the city people.

The city corporation now looks after the surface water drainage and WASA is responsible for storm water drainage through underground network while the Water Development Board is partially responsible for the drainage of water on the periphery of the capital which is surrounded

by rivers.

The Dhaka WASA chief engineer, SDM Quamrul Alam Chowdhury, said that Dhaka WASA, in keeping with the existing policy, was responsible for the drainage system of the city. It would require amendments to the Dhaka WASA law if the government wants to hand over the drainage responsibility to the city corporation, he told the meeting.

The meeting also decided to set up another committee to make recommendations on a proposal for giving the responsibility of the water supply under its jurisdiction to the Narayanganj City Corporation.

The secretary said that the committee would be asked to submit a report within three months.

The Narayanganj mayor, Selina Hayat Ivy, who also attended the meeting, said that the water supply system in her area had been under the now-defunct Narayanganj municipality before Dhaka WASA took over the responsibility in mid-1990s.

She said that the Narayanganj City Corporation was ready to take back the responsibility if it was given enough funds after a thorough study of the present condition of the water-supply network in the new city corporation.

Officials of city corporations, development agencies and water supply authorities from across the country attended the meeting.

http://newagebd.com/newspaper1/national/51308.html

Sahara set to bag Rs 80,000 crore new Bangladesh capital project

The author has posted comments on this articlePiyush Pandey & Shubham Mukherjee , TNN | Feb 24, 2012, 06.29AM ISTHe may have broken up with his most romantic girlfriend but his romance with the aviation business continues. Subrata Roy, managing worker and chairman Sahara India Parivar, who describes the airline business as his idea of a romantic girlfriend is still passionate about the sector but is equally letting his vision fly into distant lands in search of greener pastures.

The group, which has been in the news more for issues relating to cricket and acquisition of an iconic London hotel, has silently created a bigger game plan, which includes getting into diverse areas like education, retail, mining, oil exploration and banking. Besides, it also includes entering newer geographies such as Bangladesh and Africa. But at the centre of it all is a Rs 80,000-crore project to create a new capital of Bangladesh-New Dhaka-and a real estate development project spanning five different locations in that country, land for part of which it has already acquired.

But even after selling off his airline-Air Sahara-to Jet Airways for Rs 2,000 crore six years ago, it's aviation that he wants to talk about the most. Roy believes aviation cannot be just a fancy of the rich and flamboyant but it should also make abundant business sense. "We should understand the importance of air transport in the economy of a country and what it stands for-connectivity."

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Sahara-set-to-bag-Rs-80000-crore-new-Bangladesh-capital-project/articleshow/12013626.cms

You just cant keep track of the EVER-RISING number of glass-fronted tower projects in Dhaka.....


Siraj Garden,Progati Sarani(North Baridhara)

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Al-Amin Center,Uttara

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ANZ Huq Square,Banani Road 11

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Al-Amin Tower,Kawranbazar(Next to Hatirjheel)

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Details above-mentioned projects

Al-Amin Siraj Garden (By Shamsul Alamin Real Estate)

Plot-57/4,Pragoti Sharoni,North Baridhara
Right across from Jamuna Future Park
10 stories
Construction ongoing

Al-Amin Tower (By Shamsul Alamin Real Estate)
Plot- 40,Sonargaon Janapath,Sector-11,Uttara
10 stories
Opening Dec 2013

ANZ Huq Square
Road 11, Plot 1, Block H, Banani
14 storied + 2 basement levels
Construction ongoing

I take it these are commercial towers? I do like the siraj garden project and if i am not mistaken this project is in the new and upcoming area called Bashundhara (north baridara). IMO i think this is a good area to invest.

I take it these are commercial towers? I do like the siraj garden project and if i am not mistaken this project is in the new and upcoming area called Bashundhara (north baridara). IMO i think this is a good area to invest.

It's in Pragati Sarani, more specifically in the J block of North Baridhara (not to be confused with Baridhara Diplomatic Zone and/or Bashundhara Residential Zone)

Thanks for clarifying Jason. I definitely got it mixed up.

More pics from my bro.....:cheers:


Rangs RD Center,Gulshan

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Laila Tower.Gulshan

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Crytal Palace,Gulshan

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Unknown tower rising,Gulshan

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RD Center Construction,Gulshan

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/010320122769.jpg

NEW un-named SPL Project,Gulshan(next to Bays Galleria)

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/010320122777.jpg

Gulshan is looking amazing. A lot of aesthetically pleasing buildings coming up. Everytime I go back there is a new Gulshan which is almost completely different from last time.

I'm unable to find the name of Shanta Properties project name. (The one next to Bay's Galleria)

I still remember a mere 7 years ago when there were no buildings over 6 stories in Baridhara Diplomatic Area. Heck I remember when it was only single-family homes.

Baridhara Diplomats Tower
Rd 13, Baridhara Diplomatic Area

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/402645_237920659623690_237724812976608_511996_2049780095_n.jpg

15 Storied Luxurious Apartments Complex (Basement + Ground Floor + 1st Floor to 14th Floor).
Community Space, Gym, Children Play Area, Prayers Room
Roof Top Swimming Pool and Green area.

Abacus convention centre at Uttara

http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/images/news_photo/20120301104411Untitled-11.jpg

Many restaurants in Dhaka now have an annexure to their premises : A convention centre.

This term denotes a huge, spacious hall which can accommodate hundreds of guests. The food and festivity comes with the package.

Abacus, a well-known local restaurant chain, recently opened their latest branch which has a capacity to seat 600 guests. This restaurant-cum-convention centre is spread over three floors. Each floor is complete with 250 sittings.

General Manager, Abacus Md. Abdur Razzak opined that this has been done with a view to cater to the growing needs of their guests. With various socio-economic factors which are continuously squeezing down space and finance of the mass, a large and spacious place at reasonable rates, is very much the need of the day.

Keeping this in mind, Abacus went forth with this venture at the suburbs of Uttara.

Abacus Convention Centre is at Garib-e-Nawaz Avenue, Sector-11, Uttara. Like all its other outlets, this place too is complete with a multi-cuisine fare. One can opt for Thai, Chinese or Indian food from their rich menu. The entire place is a wonderful venue for large parties or conferences. There are tempting kids corners on the 1st and the 3rd floor, which can keep the kids busy for a while. Parking facilities, which is a major problem in many of the restaurants in the capital, is also being taken care of here. There is parking provision, both inside and outside the premises.

For big family gatherings or official meets, Abacus Convention Centre at Sector-11, Uttara is right now a good choice as it is complete with all the facilities one looks for, in this regard.

Source: Bangladesh Monitor

Gulshan is looking amazing. A lot of aesthetically pleasing buildings coming up. Everytime I go back there is a new Gulshan which is almost completely different from last time.

There are currently around 180 high rises that are under construction in gulshan alone...55 of which will be glass fronted commercial towers.

I'm unable to find the name of Shanta Properties project name. (The one next to Bay's Galleria)

Like I mentioned,it hasn't been named yet.Developers in Dhaka generally tend to update their websites long after they take up a project.

There are currently around 180 high rises that are under construction in gulshan alone...55 of which will be glass fronted commercial towers.

Thanks for the update Mirza. I keep reading about the number of buildings under constructions etc from you. I think if I were you, I would document all these projects. The document should have the name of the project, name of the developer, # of floors, address, construction start and end date. You could continuously update the document. That would validate the fact that so many high rises are coming up in Dhaka and other cities. You could even update the Wikipedia skyscraper list of countries that was discussed somewhere recently. I am saying this because I read you saying that you had done some sort of research on this. One of the outcomes of a research would be a document. And I haven't seen one...:)

Originally Posted by mirzazeehan
There are currently around 180 high rises that are under construction in gulshan alone...55 of which will be glass fronted commercial towers.

180, Excellent :cheers:, Gulshan looks like a very modern area. Thanks for the pictures bhai.

There are currently around 180 high rises that are under construction in gulshan alone...55 of which will be glass fronted commercial towers.



Like I mentioned,it hasn't been named yet.Developers in Dhaka generally tend to update their websites long after they take up a project.

I know what you are saying, but Shanta has been very good at updating, even has current construction pictures. I use the javascript to see when the page was last updated.

Thanks for the update Mirza. I keep reading about the number of buildings under constructions etc from you. I think if I were you, I would document all these projects. The document should have the name of the project, name of the developer, # of floors, address, construction start and end date. You could continuously update the document. That would validate the fact that so many high rises are coming up in Dhaka and other cities. You could even update the Wikipedia skyscraper list of countries that was discussed somewhere recently. I am saying this because I read you saying that you had done some sort of research on this. One of the outcomes of a research would be a document. And I haven't seen one...:)

Who has the time for that? LOL

Thanks for the update Mirza. I keep reading about the number of buildings under constructions etc from you. I think if I were you, I would document all these projects. The document should have the name of the project, name of the developer, # of floors, address, construction start and end date. You could continuously update the document. That would validate the fact that so many high rises are coming up in Dhaka and other cities. You could even update the Wikipedia skyscraper list of countries that was discussed somewhere recently. I am saying this because I read you saying that you had done some sort of research on this. One of the outcomes of a research would be a document. And I haven't seen one...:)

I think its a good idea,but it becomes really difficult when such numbers are involved.It took me about a week just to count the number of high rises being built in Gulshan and Banani...so documenting the details would possibly take months---cause i am doing it alone :) PLUS,I am living abroad,so I dont get much time in Dhaka either :(

So far,I have only been able to make this : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=896058&page=67

Hope to make more images like this for other areas of Dhaka:cheers:

Guys!I just noticed something in the pics I posted.......Almost all the overhead hanging cables in gulshan are gone!Look at the pics in this page.....you won't be able to find much of the Internet and TV cables that used to spoil the view!The electric lines r there and they r there to stay...but the overhead hanging cables have been taken under ground and r gone!!!No wonder the pics are looking so good!:cheers:

^^
I noticed that too man ;)

Guys!I just noticed something in the pics I posted.......Almost all the overhead hanging cables in gulshan are gone!Look at the pics in this page.....you won't be able to find much of the Internet and TV cables that used to spoil the view!The electric lines r there and they r there to stay...but the overhead hanging cables have been taken under ground and r gone!!!No wonder the pics are looking so good!:cheers:

Job well done to Summit Communications, Fiber at Home Limited, BTCL and BTTB. And, even the ones that remain are well hung, not dangling on the ground. But I'd bet overhanging cables are still plentiful in the side streets.

Job well done to Summit Communications, Fiber at Home Limited, BTCL and BTTB. And, even the ones that remain are well hung, not dangling on the ground. But I'd bet overhanging cables are still plentiful in the side streets.

Yep...but the good news is that almost all the side streets were dug to install underground cabling...which means that even the overhead cables there waill soon be gone as the network companies will be shifting all cable operators and internet operators to their networks.:cheers:So its now just a matter of time!

Guys!I just noticed something in the pics I posted.......Almost all the overhead hanging cables in gulshan are gone!Look at the pics in this page.....you won't be able to find much of the Internet and TV cables that used to spoil the view!The electric lines r there and they r there to stay...but the overhead hanging cables have been taken under ground and r gone!!!No wonder the pics are looking so good!:cheers:
Actually even the electric lines will also be going underground but albeit slowly...the process has already started in some parts of Baridhara and hopefully in the next couple of years it will take place even in the Gulshan vicinity..the problem with underground electricity cables is the expense...a 1 km underground electricity cable costs more than 1 crore taka to install...

Actually even the electric lines will also be going underground but albeit slowly...the process has already started in some parts of Baridhara and hopefully in the next couple of years it will take place even in the Gulshan vicinity..the problem with underground electricity cables is the expense...a 1 km underground electricity cable costs more than 1 crore taka to install...

Really?Which part of baridhara...UN road?please gimme some more details regarding this..I dint know about electricity wires going under ground.
I do know however the both the companies hav already completed a lot of the underground cabling and r both quite strong in terms of cash.

^^
I noticed that too man ;)

Herr Manazir, how goes learning German?

200 generators, deep tube-wells installed in capital:

Some 200 permanent generators have been set up to ensure uninterrupted water supply during the load shedding in the capital during this dry season, Parliament was told on Monday.

Replying to a written question of AL member Asaduzzaman Khan (Dhaka-11), LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam also said a number of deep tube-wells were installed in the water shortage areas in cooperation with MPs for smooth supply of water to the city dwellers.

Besides, he said a pre-treatment unit is being constructed to remove the bad smell during dry season of water supplied from Syedabad Water Treatment Pant Phase-1 and under-construction Treatment Plant phase-2.

Ashraf said 11 vigilance teams will be on alert to monitor water pumps and 15 complaint centres will be working 24 hours to receive complaints from the city dwellers.

He said work on supplying electricity from two feeders is underway to keep the water pumps in operation round-the-clock.

In reply to a starred question from AL member Begum Sanjida Khanam (Dhaka-4), the LGRD Minister said 47 percent works on Syedabad-Jatrabari flyover has been completed. The construction of the flyover will be completed before the scheduled time of June 2013.

Replying to AL member Nurunnabi Chowdhury (Bhola-3), he said Sewerage Master Plan under Dhaka Water Supply and Sanitation Project is being prepared in a bid to ensure cent percent sewerage system in the capital.

Besides, he said new sewerage lines are being installed and old ones rehabilitated in different places of the capital as interim emergency measures.

Replying to AL member Nazma Aktar (women seat-13), Ashraf said it is the responsibility of the Rajuk to evict dismantle different installations in the car parking space of the multi-storey buildings in the capital city.

He said Rajuk approves the blueprint of the buildings and accordingly, it is the duty of Rajuk to ensure car parking space in those buildings.

http://www.unbconnect.com/component/news/task-show/id-70170

Really?Which part of baridhara...UN road?please gimme some more details regarding this..I dint know about electricity wires going under ground.
I do know however the both the companies hav already completed a lot of the underground cabling and r both quite strong in terms of cash.

I will investigate online.....

Thanks for the update Mirza. I keep reading about the number of buildings under constructions etc from you. I think if I were you, I would document all these projects. The document should have the name of the project, name of the developer, # of floors, address, construction start and end date. You could continuously update the document. That would validate the fact that so many high rises are coming up in Dhaka and other cities. You could even update the Wikipedia skyscraper list of countries that was discussed somewhere recently. I am saying this because I read you saying that you had done some sort of research on this. One of the outcomes of a research would be a document. And I haven't seen one...:)

You know what? I might take you up on that offer.

You know what? I might take you up on that offer.

And I will be more than happy to help you in any possible way!:cheers:

You know what? I might take you up on that offer.

Thanks. This should not be taken as a mandatory obligation, in my view. Priority should be given to your personal and professional work first and foremost, unless you can make this part of your academic work. I think REHAB might be a good starting point for this. You can give them a buzz and see if they have any consolidated project information or not. You can also see if they would approve/validate your work once completed. Although not necessary, that might enhance your document's credibility. Anyway, good luck and keep us posted.

And I will be more than happy to help you in any possible way!:cheers:

OK, I'll compile the names of the projects, and you can do the rest.

High-rise building for SC judges
→ Hasibul Aman


The government will build a high-rise residential building complex in the capital for Supreme Court judges to ease their accommodation problems. A project to build up the 20-storey building by December 2013 has been finalised at an estimated cost of over Tk 1.65 billion from the government of Bangladesh (GoB) fund.

The project of Housing and Public Works Ministry is expected to get a go ahead in today’s Ecnec meeting, headed by its chair, the Prime Minister. Acute accommodations crisis has led 101 Supreme Court judges, out of 120, rent private houses, simultaneously shooting up public expenditure and exposing themselves to insecurity. If implemented, the project is expected to create a congenial working atmosphere for the senior judges, also paving way for good governance.

The high-rise, having a foundation of 30-storey, will be build up on 1.84 acres of land at Kakrail’s Circuit House Building premises, replacing the old building.

Under the project, a building totaling 29,607.98sm will be built up along with same measuring water supply lines and electric wirings, removing the existing Circuit House Building.

Alongside, an approach road, concrete fencing, compound drains and a tennis ground will be built up and a 10KWP capacity solar panel will be installed at the complex site, sources said. The expenditure also includes purchase of two vehicles, two motorbikes, two computers and furniture.

Initially, the building was designed with a 20-storey foundation at a much lower cost. Later, it was decided to make high rise with a foundation of 30-storey and a cost of over Tk 1.4 billion.

Source: The Daily Sun

Yep...but the good news is that almost all the side streets were dug to install underground cabling...which means that even the overhead cables there waill soon be gone as the network companies will be shifting all cable operators and internet operators to their networks.:cheers:So its now just a matter of time!


I am really glad at watching "turning dhaka"... and I express my best wishes for all BD regarding improvement in infrastructure...Yet a long way to Go....

^^
Thank you :)

Navana Obaid Eternia,Kakrail

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/navanaobaid.jpg

Bay's Bella Vista,Banani 11


http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/bay3.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/bay2.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/bay.jpg

Land allotted for permanent expo centre

The Ministry of Commerce got 10 acres of land from Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) to construct a permanent fair centre at Purbachal new satellite, a senior official of the ministry said on Thursday, reports BSS.
“We got 10 acres of land from RAJUK to carve out the fair centre but we need more land to do so,” additional secretary ATM Mortoja Reza Chowdhury told the news agency.
Mortoja said the ministry has sent a letter to the Public Works Ministry seeking allocation of another 10 acres of land for constructing the new expo centre.
“We’ll not have to build and rebuild the country’s flagship trade fair at Sher-E-Bangla Nagar besides Bangabandhu Interna-tional Conference Centre (BICC) once the permanent center is constructed.
Apart from the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF), he said, all types of fairs would be held in the planned permanent fair complex.
The estimated cost of the project is Tk 275 crore of which Tk 210 crore will be available as grant from the Chinese government.
M Salah Uddin Atik, assistant chief (planning) of ministry of commerce, said the ministry requires 10 more acres from RAJUK to set up the fair complex as per the design of Beijing Institute of Architecture Department.
The project cost could be doubled subject to construction of underground car parking, he added.
The permanent fair complex titled ‘Bangl-adesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre’ was scheduled to be built on 17 acres of land in the city’s old Tejgaon airport area, but it could not be implemented due to an objection from the air force.
The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), a wing of the commerce ministry, now holds its month-long annual DITF at an open space at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in absence of a permanent centre.

Source: The News Today

New city graveyard in progress

Shahin Akhter

Work to build a new graveyard at Rayerbazar in the capital is in progress, said Dhaka North City Corporation officials that are tasked with the project.
‘The graveyard will contain 80,500 graves with 8-feet by 4-feet size each,’ said Mesbahul Karim, director of the graveyard development project, on Saturday.
According to the project plan, the graveyard will cover an area of 96.23 acres and will be built in the land adjacent to the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial, he said.
The construction is likely to begin in September this year.
The project, spanning from July 2010 to December 2013, has an estimated budget of Tk 508 crore, including the land acquisition expenses, and will be entirely funded by the government.
Mesbahul further said the project officials were now calculating the cost of land acquisition, which has been initially estimated at Tk 386 crore.
Most of the land acquisition budget will be spent on paying compensations to the owners of the land to be acquired.
Once these calculations are carried out, the Dhaka district administration office will be asked to acquire the land, said Mesbahul, who is also the corporation’s waste management department superintendent engineer.
Meanwhile, conflict has grown between the two Dhaka city corporations and the local government, rural development and cooperatives ministry over the cost of setting up two other graveyards, one at Mirpur Goran Chatbari and the other at Aftabnagar, creating uncertainty over these plans, said Mohammad Nurul Amin, Dhaka South City Corporation superintendent engineer of environment circle and a senior officer at the Local Government Department.
Currently, the two city corporations have six graveyards at Azimpur, Zurain, Banani, Uttara, Muradpur, and Mirpur and two crematoriums at Postagola and Kamrangir Char.

Source: New Age

Rendering of some upcoming govt projects built by Prokolpo Upodeshta Ltd:

http://www.pulbd.com/images/portfolio/National_Theatre_Complex.jpg
National Theatre Complex at Shilpakala Academy, Segunbagicha, Dhaka

http://www.pulbd.com/images/portfolio/National_Art_Gallery.jpg
National Art Gallery at Shilpakala Academy, Segunbagicha, Dhaka

http://www.pulbd.com/images/portfolio/National_Archives_Building.jpg
National Archives Building at Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka

http://www.pulbd.com/images/portfolio/National_Music_and_Dance_Centre.jpg
National Music and Dance Centre at Shilpakala Academy, Segunbagicha, Dhaka

http://www.pulbd.com/images/portfolio/head_office_building_of_BSFIC.jpg
20-storied head office building of BSFIC at Motijheel C.A.

Projects being handed over or just announced in March 2012:

Bay's Eastwood
Rd 27, Gulshan-1
11 stories

http://www.baydevelopments.com/images/properties/images/6/66_6.jpg

Adobe Tahoe
House 46, Road 1, Sector 10, Uttara
8 stories

Utopia Fairview
Plot # 160, Block # B, Bashundhara
8 stories

http://utopia-con.com/image.php?id=147&op=fullsize

Basontapur Tower

http://www.olimahmud.com/images/bs-1.jpg

Shahida Tower
Mirpur

http://www.olimahmud.com/images/sha4.JPG

RANS Legacy Heights
Plot # 15, Road # 15, Gulshan-1
14 stories

http://www.ransrealestate.com/project_image/legacy.jpg

Tropical Takia Homes
House-3, Sonargaon Janapath, Road - , Sector - 7, Uttara
10 stories

Tropical Saleh Tower
27, Atish Dipankar road, Sabujbagh
10 stories

Comfort Mahmud Villa
Plot 21 , Road 14, Sec.03,Uttara
7 stories

http://www.comfortlivingltdbd.com/project_pic/project/19.jpg

Nirapad Aroma
House # 21, Road#17, Sector # 13, Uttara
6 stories

http://www.nirapad.com/images/ongoing/aroma/view.gif

Organ Prangon
48/14/A, R.K.Mission Road,Gopibagh
7 stories

http://www.organ.com.bd/ProjectLarge/20-Organ%20Prangon.jpg

Just Announced:

Flora Telecom Tower
http://www.systemarchitectsbd.com/thumbnail_images/telecom_tower1.jpg

http://www.systemarchitectsbd.com/thumbnail_images/telecom_tower2.jpg

http://www.systemarchitectsbd.com/thumbnail_images/telecom_tower3.jpg

http://www.systemarchitectsbd.com/thumbnail_images/telecom_tower_for_FLORA_TELECOM_by_system_archi_ects.jpg

Innstar Paradigm
Road 11 Banani
14 stories

http://innstarbd.com/images/a2.jpg

Innstar TI
Tejgaon
13 stories

http://innstarbd.com/images/TI1.2%20(5).jpg

^^

The Flora Telecom tower will be built at a conner plot just opposite to the Azad Mosque at Gulshan Avenue.

^^

The Flora Telecom tower will be built at a conner plot just opposite to the Azad Mosque at Gulshan Avenue.

Ah, OK. I see where that it is now.

^^
I love the last two building designs :)

11,264 flats to be constructed in Mirpur

The government will construct 11,264 new flats at Mirpur in the city for low and middle-income people. The government is going to construct the flats to meet the cumulative residential crisis in Dhaka city, said an official of Planning Commission.

He said 15 categories of people including journalist, farmer, handicapped, tribal and freedom fighter will be entitled for the flats. The person who will get flat through lottery and to pay 25 percent down payment of total money and the rest amount would be installments, he added.

The project titled 'construction of Swapnanagar Residential Flat' at Sector-9 in Mirpur involving approximate Taka 5,500 crore. National Housing Authority would implement the project by 2014. Under the project, three categories of flat will be constructed in 146 acres of land. In the first category, a total of 69 buildings, each 12th floor with single basement, would be constructed having 6,072 flats sizing 1,250 square feet each. The second category will have 35 buildings, each 12th floor with single basement, would be constructed having 3,080 flats sizing 1,066 square feet each.
Besides, 24 buildings, each 12th floor with single basement, would be constructed having 2,112 flats sizing 800 square feet in each.

Recently, the Planning Commission held a special meeting of the evaluation committee and formed a committee to finalise the rules and regulation for the flat distribution process.

The committee has been asked to submit its report within 15 working days.
Planning Commission (PC) sources said the project is going to start soon after 16 years as different complexities have already been solved. Sources said the government approved the project in 1995 with a view to construct plots. Later, it decided to construct flat through revised its some components.

Earlier in 2004, the PC formed a committee comprising the representatives of PC, IMED, housing and public works ministry and national housing authority.
The committee after visiting the project sites submitted report where it recommend for constructing 22,308 flats instead of plots.

As per the suggestions, the authority formulated a development project proposal for constructing flat in 168 acres in 2007. But, the project was not got approval due to pending case. Later, the National Housing Authority decided to construct 11,264 flats of its own 146 acres of land by deducting 23 acres as it was not taken over.

http://www.thebangladeshtoday.com/economy.htm

Undergrounding of communications wires is underway at the end of March and beginning of April along Pragati Sarani in Badda and from Mirpur to Kachuket.

Undergrounding of communications wires is underway at the end of March and beginning of April along Pragati Sarani in Badda and from Mirpur to Kachuket.

Can you gimme some info about where exactly the innstar TI site is?
Is it by tejgoan gulshan link road where SPL Tower,BMW, and merc showrooms are located?

Can you gimme some info about where exactly the innstar TI site is?
Is it by tejgoan gulshan link road where SPL Tower,BMW, and merc showrooms are located?

http://www.innstarbd.com/com.php

No location has been listed yet. Right now along Tejgaon-Gulshan Link Rd, there is construction at 214/A, Rangs Babylonia and NinaKabbo.

Currency Museum turns into ‘Taka Jadughar’
→ Staff Correspondent

The Currency Museum of Bangladesh Bank will be officially renamed as “Taka Jadughar”.

The implementation of a project taken to expand the museum and turn into the “Taka Jadughar” will begin on Saturday, on the occasion of the 92nd birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Muji-bur Rahman.

The duration of the project is up to December 31, 2012. The ‘Taka Jadighar’ will be housed at the Bangladesh Bank Training Academy (BBTA) complex at Mirpur in the city.

General Manager of the governor secretariat of Bangladesh AFM Asaduzzaman told daily sun that a committee has been formed to lead the renovation, comprising artists Hashem Khan, Professor Muntasir Mamun, Architect Rabiul Husain and BB Executive Director Das Gupta Asim Kumar.

anyone have any details about the United Group project coming up beside Green Life Delta Tower in Gulshan 2...the renderings look splendid...as a matter of fact looks a notch better than the SPL Western Tower

anyone have any details about the United Group project coming up beside Green Life Delta Tower in Gulshan 2...the renderings look splendid...as a matter of fact looks a notch better than the SPL Western Tower

No info on their website. A name of the project would help? Is this on Gulshan-2 Circle?

LOSING COUNT OF PROJECTS AGAIN......Theres just too many of them!:banana:


Nassa Diamond,Gulshan

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/gulshan_avn_night_01.jpg

Gulshan Club,Gulshan

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/gulshan_clunnight.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/gulshan_club.jpg

Ispafani Colony,Moghbazar(all buildings in existing colony to be torn down for this)

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/ispahani_cam_01.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/ispahani_cam_14_copy.jpg

Comprehensive Holdings Building,Dhanmondi 27

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/IMG_0795.jpg

^^
Thank you for the latest updates Mirza Bhai, they all look good, especially the Ispafani Colony project in Moghbazar, it looks awesome and environment friendly. :cheers:

Mirza, will they be tearing down Century Estate in Maghbazar?

Mirza, will they be tearing down Century Estate in Maghbazar?

They will be tearing down the ISPAHANI colony..I dont know about the Century Estate.

Desperate for new pics from Dhaka,I have been consistently pushing my bro for pics....so here's one more .:lol:


Khandker Tower,Gulshan

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/khandker.jpg

Beautiful ^^ Mashallah !!!

thnx bro...

Cityscape Ltd Tower,Gulshan(right next to Khandker Tower,visible in pic above)

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/801271-1s.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/801271-2.jpg

Mika Cornerstone,Uttara(opp. to BNS tower)

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/CS10.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/CS7.jpg

Lotus Kamal Tower 2,Gulshan

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/lotuskamal2.jpg

Hatirjheel Lake-Bridge-Driveway-Walkway Development Project,Center of Dhaka

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/dhaka242.jpg

fantastic stuff, mirza. thx :cheers:

^^
Wow, looks beautiful, thanx Mirza bhai.

They will be tearing down the ISPAHANI colony..I dont know about the Century Estate.

I don't really know which complex is referred to as Ispahani colony...I used to live in Century Estate, which is the complex of red brick apartment buildings next to Century Tower, where you used to live...the latter two were both built by the Ispahanis, so I was wondering if they were what you were referring to.

Hatirjheel Lake-Bridge-Driveway-Walkway Development Project,Center of Dhaka

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/mirzazeehan1989/dhaka242.jpg

Nothing will ever happen until the BGMEA building is torn down.

^^ Actually, the rendering shows the BGMEA building intact. So, I am hoping they get to do all that beautification with or without the BGMEA building.

Steel builds safer structures than concrete: Experts
These are light, flexible, long-lasting, easy to construct and transferable

Dhaka, Mar 31: Steel is a better, safer and greener option for building high rises, though construction material and concrete are still preferred in Bangladesh, said experts in the real estate business. Steel structures are safer and can withstand earthquakes. Enayetur Rahman, chairman and managing director (MD) of the Buildtrade group, the leading pre-engineered steel building manufacturer, said most of the modern cities around the world have switched to steel structures from traditional concrete ones for high-rises. “They are light, flexible, long-lasting, easy to construct and transferable”, Rahman said, “And, of course, it is more earthquake-resistant and environment friendly”, he added.

Construction of steel structures in the country started in the 1990s. “At that time it was thought to be a structural choice for industry buildings only. But now, commercial buildings and residential buildings are constructed with steel. Steel structures take shorter time to construct than concrete ones and is more aesthetic”, he noted.

Since 1999, the company has constructed over hundred buildings with floor areas, ranging from 5,000 square feet to 5,50,000 square feet and heights ranging from 6 metres to 41 metres (14 storied building).

Currently, the Buildtrade group is constructing large corporate offices and all of them are being made with steel, he added.

“We are constructing 4,00,000 square feet Bashundhara Corporate Head Office, 6,00,000 square feet Square Pharmaceutical Building, 5,00,000 square feet Nice Denim Building. We also have constructed 6-storied Rangs head office, 10-storied Beximco Independent TV stations (three buildings) and 10-storied Buildtrade group head office”, he said.

Rahman said steel structures could also be used for constructing flyovers and foot-over-bridges. “We have constructed a number of foot-overbridges with steel. We have also formed design and structural techniques to construct flyovers with steel”, he said.
Rahman told The Independent that the Buildtrade group has entered into a partnership with the New York-based Axis Design Group International (ADGI), which is a renowned construction group specialising in steel structures.

“To be earthquake-proof, structures and their foundations need to be built to be resistant to sideways load. The lighter the building is, the less the load. This is why a steel structure is safer as it is lighter”, said Dennis J Sullivan, vice-president of the ADGI, who was in Bangladesh recently. While designing earthquake-safe structures, the first consideration is to make the highest bit, the roof, as light as possible. This is best done with steel, he added. “Nothing can be guaranteed to be fully resistant to any possible earthquake, but buildings and structures have the best possible chance of survival; and would save many lives and livelihoods, providing greater safety from an earthquake, if it is made of steel”, he noted.

Showing pictures of some of the world famous structures, including Petronas Twin Tower (Malaysia), Taipei 101 (Taiwan), Al Burj (Dubai), of which ADGI was the construction consultant, Sullivan said that previously for skyscrapers concrete was used as the base upon, which the steel structure was constructed.

“But in some of our large projects, we have successfully used steel structures as the base for skyscrapers. In some cases, we even construct concrete structures over the base of steel”, he pointed out.

Prof Dr Mehedi Ahmed Ansari, director of the Bangladesh Network Office for Urban Safety (BNUS) of BUET said, as high-rise structures being constructed with steel are lighter than the concrete structure, it is a better choice for the country’s high rises.

Dr Ansari said more than 40 per cent land of the Capital is filled-up land and high-rises on those once marshy lands are at high risk of sudden collapse. “With declining ground water level, the high-rises on filled-up land could face sudden structural collapse even without an earthquake,” he said.

If the water level drops, the soil under the buildings adjusts itself, being without water. But when it rains heavily in the monsoon after a long break, the groundwater pushes the rainwater upwards, causing a movement on the ground, Prof Ansari said.

Another risk in constructing high-rises on filled-up land is the resonance (the shaking in the structure), as the magnitude of resonance of an earthquake is much greater in the filled-up land and on its structure, he said.

“Under these circumstances, steel structures are definitely a better choice for high-rises as it is lighter and has a better resonance endurance capacity”, he opined.

Source: The Independent

http://salehuddin.com/Animations/GulshanClubforWeb.wmv

Animation of the Gulshan Club Project

Mika Tower, Uttara details:

Features:
• Typical floor area: 3,800 square feet
• Energy efficient building
• Automated building management system
• 3 Basement car parking

Situated in the heart of Uttara at Sector 6 with easy accessibility to the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway.
Focused on contemporary design and decoration.
The MIKA Cornerstone will be the new centre of corporate activity in Uttara.


• 1,000,000+ residents in the surrounding area providing a constant stream of potential revenue.
• 5-15 minutes drive from thriving new neighborhoods
• Near to Delhi Public School, International Turkish Hope High School, Scholastica, Sunbeams, South Breeze, Ashiyan City and Shahjalal International Airport.
• In the same premium community as RAK Tower, Giant Business Tower, Siam Tower and Mascot Plaza.
• Gateway to downtown Dhaka, Export Processing Zones (EPZ) and the Industrial Belts.

And I will be more than happy to help you in any possible way!:cheers:

Check your inbox. :)

Check your inbox. :)

Great stuff Jason!!! Can u please find out the location of the proposed zahurul center?

I don't really know which complex is referred to as Ispahani colony...I used to live in Century Estate, which is the complex of red brick apartment buildings next to Century Tower, where you used to live...the latter two were both built by the Ispahanis, so I was wondering if they were what you were referring to.

The colony with red buildings is not the colony to be demolished,it's the ramna apartments.The isphani colony is the one that consists of yellow/cream colored old buildings...it streches from moghbazar more(oppo. To national guest house) to almost kazi office lane near century tower.

Great stuff Jason!!! Can u please find out the location of the proposed zahurul center?

Is it referenced in this thread?