List of tallest buildings in Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. It's one of the major cities of South Asia. Dhaka has several well planned modern sections and some excellent modern architecture, There are plenty of High-rise buildings in the city. Dhaka city is home to the iconic National Parliament house of Bangladesh, which is one of the most famous works of architect Louis Kahn. This List of tallest buildings in Dhaka ranks high-rises in the city based on the official height. At present there are over 1500 High-rise buildings in the city and many under construction.[1] City Centre Dhaka is currently the tallest building in Dhaka, as well as Bangladesh. It rises up to a height of 171 metres (561 ft).

A view of Paltan area in Dhaka in 2017
high rises on gulshan
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Tallest buildings
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This lists ranks buildings in Dhaka based on official height. All the buildings listed below rise at least 65 metres (213 ft) from the ground. They are either completed or Topped-out. An equals sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a bui

Buildings above 65m
  † Was Dhaka's tallest building upon completion.
Rank Name City Image Height Floors Year Building Type
1 City Centre Dhaka Dhaka 171 metres (561 ft) 37 2012[2] Commercial
2 Hilton Dhaka*[3] Dhaka 152 metres (499 ft) 37 2020[4] Hotel
3 Bangladesh Bank Building † Dhaka 137.1 metres (450 ft) 31 1985[5] Commercial
4 One Gulshan Avenue Dhaka 134 metres (440 ft) 32 2020 Mixed-use
5 Banani DCC-Unique Complex* Dhaka 120 metres (394 ft) 30 2018[6] Mixed-use
Sun Moon Star Tower Dhaka 120 metres (394 ft) 30 2019[7] Mixed-use
The Westin Dhaka Dhaka 120 metres (394 ft) 30 2006[8] Hotel
8 BRAC University Dhaka 110 metres (361 ft) 22 2001[9] Educational
9 Ahmed Tower Dhaka 109 metres (358 ft) 27 2017[10] Commercial
BSC Tower Dhaka 109 metres (358 ft) 27 2017[11] Commercial
11 Gulshan Centre Point Dhaka 104 metres (341 ft) 26 2016[12] Commercial
12 Supreme Court Residences Dhaka 101 metres (331 ft) 25 2017[13] Residential
13 Confidence Tower Dhaka 100 metres (328 ft) 25 2013[14] Commercial
Doreen Tower Dhaka 100 metres (328 ft) 25 2013[15] Commercial
Concord Grand Dhaka 100 metres (328 ft) 25 2005[16] Mixed-use
16 Janata Bank Bhaban Dhaka 96 metres (315 ft) 24 1985[17] Commercial
Sky view park city Shantinagar 96 metres (315 ft) 24 2008 Residential
18 Navana Tower Dhaka 92 metres (302 ft) 23 2013[18] Residential
Uday Tower Dhaka 92 metres (302 ft) 23 2013[19] Commercial
Awal Centre Dhaka 92 metres (302 ft) 23 N/A Commercial
21 Navana Pristine Pavilion Dhaka 90 metres (295 ft) 20 N/A[20] Commercial
22 FR Tower Dhaka 89 metres (292 ft) 22 N/A Commercial
NCC Bank Bhaban Dhaka 89 metres (292 ft) 22 2014 Commercial
Peoples Insurance Bhaban Dhaka 89 metres (292 ft) 22 2005 Commercial
25 Bangladesh Shilpa Bank Bhaban † Dhaka 88 metres (289 ft) 22 1983[21] Commercial
26 Sena Kalyan Bhaban Dhaka 87 metres (285 ft) 22 1985[22] Residential
BCIC Building † Dhaka 87 metres (285 ft) 21 1976 Commercial
28 Bashundhara City Dhaka 85 metres (279 ft) 21 2006[23] Commercial
Jiban Bima Tower † Dhaka 85 metres (279 ft) 21 1971[24] Commercial
The Pearl Trade Center Dhaka 85 metres (279 ft) 21 2015 Commercial
Unique Heights[25] Dhaka 85 metres (279 ft) 21 2019 Commercial
Borak Zahir Tower[25] Dhaka 85 metres (279 ft) 21 2019 Commercial
Suvastu Nazer Valley Dhaka 85 metres (279 ft) 21 2005 Mixed-use
Biswas Tower Dhaka 85 metres (279 ft) 21 N/A Residential
Eunoos Center Dhaka 85 metres (279 ft) 21 2004 Commercial
Baitul View Tower Dhaka 85 metres (279 ft) 21 2010 Commercial
Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation Dhaka 85 metres (279 ft) 21 N/A Residential
38 Hotel Sarina Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 2003 Hotel
Rupayan Z.A. Tower Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 2007 Residential
Police Quarter Apartments Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 2012 Residential
Bulu Ocean Tower Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 N/A Commercial
Bangladesh Secretariate, Building 6 Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 1990 Commercial
Razia Tower Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 2008 Residential
Sukonna Tower Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 2003 Residential
Paltan Tower Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 2013[26] Mixed-use
Sanmar Tower 2 Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 2018 Commercial
Paribagh Garden Tower Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 2013 Residential
BRAC Centre Inn Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 1995 Hotel
Red Crescent Borak Tower Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 N/A Mixed-use
Marium Tower Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 N/A Residential
Rupayan Taj Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 2012 Mixed-use
Sheltech Rahman Villa Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 2012 Residential
Shegunbagicha Concord Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 2003 Residential
Borak Mehnur Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 2017 Commercial
Red Crescent Concord Tower Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 N/A Commercial
Unique Trade Centre Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 2002 Commercial
Karnaphuli Garden City Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 N/A Commercial
Planners Tower Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 N/A Commercial
Navana Circular Height Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 N/A Mixed-use
Concord Regency Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 2003 Mixed-use
Grameen Bank Bhaban Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 1983 Commercial
IDB Bhaban Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 1987 Commercial
Rupayan Shelford Dhaka 81 metres (266 ft) 20 N/A Commercial
64 Eastern Ulania Building 1 Dhaka 77 metres (253 ft) 19 2004 Residential
Eastern Ulania Building 2 Dhaka 77 metres (253 ft) 19 2004 Residential
Rupayan Centre Dhaka 77 metres (253 ft) 19 N/A Commercial
Hotel Sweet Dream Dhaka 77 metres (253 ft) 19 2005 Hotel
Silver Tower Dhaka 77 metres (253 ft) 19 N/A Commercial
69 Navana Somerset Dhaka 73 metres (240 ft) 18 N/A Residential
DOM-INNO Eldorado Dhaka 73 metres (240 ft) 18 N/A Residential
Concord Sir Salimullah Legacy Dhaka 73 metres (240 ft) 18 N/A Residential
S.A. Point Dhaka 73 metres (240 ft) 18 2013 Commercial
Islami Bank Tower Dhaka 73 metres (240 ft) 18 1983[27] Commercial
Eastern Rokeya Tower Building 1 Dhaka 73 metres (240 ft) 18 N/A Residential
Eastern Rokeya Tower Building 2 Dhaka 73 metres (240 ft) 18 N/A Residential
Eastern Rokeya Tower Building 3 Dhaka 73 metres (240 ft) 18 N/A Residential
Eastern Housing Dhaka 73 metres (240 ft) 18 1990 Residential
IDEAL Point A Dhaka 73 metres (240 ft) 18 2005 Residential
Opex Group Dhaka 73 metres (240 ft) 18 N/A Commercial
Concord Emporium Dhaka 73 metres (240 ft) 18 N/A Residential
81 New Market City Complex Dhaka 68.5 metres (225 ft) 17 N/A Mixed-use
Court De La ACME Dhaka 68.5 metres (225 ft) 17 2002 Commercial
DOM-INNO Estrella Dhaka 68.5 metres (225 ft) 17 N/A Residential
Sheltech Surama Dhaka 68.5 metres (225 ft) 17 2008 Residential
Walsow Tower Apartment Dhaka 68.5 metres (225 ft) 17 N/A Residential
86 Cityscape Limited Tower Dhaka 68 metres (223 ft) 14 2013[28] Commercial

* Indicates still under construction, but has been Topped-out

Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Dhaka and are planned to rise at least 100 metres (330 ft)

Sr Name Height Floors Year Notes
1 Bank Asia Headquarters 253 metres (830 ft) 46 2021 Will be the tallest Skyscraper in Dhaka, Bangladesh and also one of the tallest Commercial Buildings in South Asia.
2 Red Crescent Rupayan Tower 160 metres (525 ft) 45 2021 Will be the tallest Residential building in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
3 Westin South Park 141 metres (463 ft) 35 2020 Will be the tallest Hotel in Dhaka, Bangladesh and also one of the tallest in the world.
4 DCCI Tower 140 metres (460 ft) 36 2021 Will be the 3rd tallest Skyscraper in Dhaka when finished.
5 Unique Acropolis 126 metres (413 ft) 35 2021 It's expected to be one of the tallest Skyscrapers in Dhaka, Bangladesh.


Timeline of tallest buildings of Dhaka
Name Image City Height Floors Years as Tallest
Adamjee Court[29] Dhaka 28 metres (92 ft) 7 1950-1956
DIT Building[30] Dhaka 36 metres (118 ft) 9 1956-1959
Janata capitals and investment ltd.[31] Dhaka 42 metres (138 ft) 10 1959-1960
Hotel Purbani[32] Dhaka 42 metres (138 ft) 10 1960-1962
WAPDA Building Dhaka 44 metres (144 ft) 11 1962-1966
Hotel Intercontinental Dhaka 52 metres (171 ft) 13 1966-1971
Jiban Bima Tower Dhaka 85 metres (279 ft) 21 1971-1976
BCIC building. Dhaka 87 metres (285 ft) 21 1976-1983
Shilpa Bank Bhaban Dhaka 90 metres (295 ft) 22 1983-1985
Bangladesh Bank Building Dhaka 137.1 metres (450 ft) 31 1985-2012
City Centre Dhaka Dhaka 171 metres (561 ft) 37 2012–present


Proposed & Approved

This list features buildings that are proposed and approved in the city, but the construction has not started yet. All the buildings listed below stand at least 25 floors.

Sr No Name Floors Height Type Status
1 Legacy Tower 111 465 m (1,526 ft) Commercial Proposed
2 Liberation Tower 71 338 m (1,109 ft) Mixed Use Proposed
3 Languace Tower 52 259 m (850 ft) Commercial Proposed
4 BRAC Tower 50 235 m (771 ft) Mixed Use Proposed
5 BJMC Tower 47 189.3 m (621 ft) Commercial Proposed
6 Imagine HAC Tower 40 180 m (591 ft) Commercial Proposed
7 EBS Properties HQ Tower 45 160 m (525 ft) Commercial Proposed
8 DCC United Group Tower 36 144 m (472 ft) Mixed Use Proposed
9 City Tower 28 140 m (459 ft) Commercial Proposed
10 AB Bank Tower 30 135 m (443 ft) Commercial Approved
11 Amicus Iyaad Tower 32 128 m (420 ft) Residential Approved
12 Amicus Impetus Tower 32 128 m (420 ft) Residential Approved
13 Sagufta Park Tower 30 121 m (397 ft) Mixed Use Proposed
14 Golden Bengal 25 102 m (335 ft) Commercial Proposed
15 Bonotoshini 25 101 m (331 ft) Residential Approved
16 RK Square 25 101 m (331 ft) Commercial Approved

See also

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