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Dhaka

Dhaka

About Dhaka

7,000,940 in city
816 km² (315 mi²)
3 m
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and its main commercial centre. It is situated on the banks of the river Buriganga. The city has several well planned modern sections and some excellent modern architecture. There are plenty of highirise buildings in the city. For skyscraper enthusiasts it may be of interest to know that the famous civil engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan was born in Dhaka. Khan's famous works include Chicago's John Hancock Center (1970), Sears Tower (1973) and One Shell Plaza in Houston. Dhaka city is also home to one of the most famous works of architect Louis Kahn - the Sher e Bangla Nagar capitol complex.

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
355 All Buildings
216
existing
88
under construction
49
planned
1
unbuilt
1
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 City Centre 561 ft 2012
2 City Bank Tower 502 ft 2006
3 Bangladesh Bank Building 450 ft 1985
4 Gulshan Tower 410 ft 2014
5 Doreen Tower 410 ft 2013

Building types

No. Type
310 high-rise building
23 skyscraper
21 low-rise building
1 monument

Other buildings

No. Type
1 Famous buildings
3 Buildings with construction images