[🇧🇩] Bangladesh Urban Development

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TA Tower Dhaka is a 45 story Tower in the Malibag area in Dhaka in the final stages of construction (interior still being finished). It is one of the taller mid-rises in Dhaka City and was built by Tropical Properties. And regardless of some claims, it is NOT the tallest mid-rise, nor a skyscraper in the actual definition of the word. There are at least half a dozen other high rises in Dhaka, just as tall.

 

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More renders of TA tower

 

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Tropical properties is also building another 33 story commercial mid-rise in ARAMBAGH area of Motijheel, Dhaka's original commercial business district. It is called Hannan Tower.

 

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https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/dhaka-city-growing-without-plan-4293266

Dhaka, a city growing without a plan

Speakers call for integrated measures, stricter enforcement of building rules

Staff Correspondent

KEY ISSUES
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• Housing affordability crisis​
• Informal settlement expansion​
• Construction safety gaps​

RECOMMENDATIONS
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• Use public land for affordable housing​
• Offer targeted interest subsidies​
• Expand zoning, green-building standards​

Dhaka’s rapid and largely unplanned growth is making it increasingly difficult to provide housing, transport, drainage, waste management and other essential services, speakers said yesterday.

Population growth is putting pressure on housing and driving the expansion of informal settlements, while weak enforcement of urban plans has allowed unauthorised buildings to emerge even on designated water bodies, they said at the “Smart City Conclave 2026”, organised by Bonik Barta at a city hotel.

Reazul Islam, chairman of Rajuk, said Dhaka’s urban problems could not be solved by addressing individual sectors separately. “Housing, transport, drainage, waste management and other services have to be planned together,” he said, calling for stronger enforcement of planning and building regulations.

Adil Mohammed Khan, professor of urban and regional planning at Jahangirnagar University, said Bangladesh has prepared master plans for Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajshahi and Khulna over the past five decades. But many of these plans have failed to produce the intended results because authorities did not enforce them properly and frequently deviated from them under pressure.

Nasimul Baten, CEO of DBH Finance PLC, said around 70 percent of Dhaka’s residents live in rented housing, underscoring the difficulties many face in becoming homeowners.

He proposed using government-owned land through public-private partnerships to reduce land costs and expand affordable housing, alongside targeted interest subsidies and refinancing schemes for middle- and lower-income households.

Istiaque Ahmed, professor of civil engineering at Buet, said Bangladesh still could not guarantee the safety of newly constructed buildings, despite having updated building codes, because of weak enforcement during construction.

Srabani Datta, managing director of ABC Real Estate, said Bangladesh needs cost-effective green building standards suited to its own conditions instead of expensive models developed in richer countries.

Azam J Chowdhury, chairman of East Coast Group, suggested reserving space for LPG storage and distribution facilities in housing sectors and promoting solar systems in houses and apartment buildings.

Housing and Public Works Minister Zakaria Taher said the government was working to strengthen urban planning through a roughly 10-year initiative, which will include zoning to determine where different types of development should take place.

Taher said regulations were being prepared for buildings constructed without approved plans or in violation of approved designs. “The draft rules could be placed before the Cabinet within a month,” he said.​