Mayor Taposh: Central business district to be built at Kamrangirchar
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Publish : 06 Nov 2021, 01:40 PMUpdate : 06 Nov 2021, 01:40 PM
The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) plans to build a world-class central business district in the capital's Kamrangirchar to meet the current demand and future needs to help realize "Vision 2041".
"We will build a central business district (CBD) at Kamrangirchar," DSCC Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh told BSS in a recent interview at his Nagar Bhaban office.
The commercial hub will have to be transformed into a complete business city as a 50-storey business skyscraper, world-class conference centre and a hotel will be established there, he said.
A draft of the plan titled "Prospects of CBD Development: An overview of Kamrangirchar (Dhaka)" was recently placed at the DSCC.
The economic aspect of Dhaka has been taken into consideration to prepare the draft.
As per the economic review (according to the population census report of 2011), the Dhaka metropolitan area has a total population of 14.17 million, comprising 33.78% of the total urban population.
Dhaka city accounts for only 8.7% of the total population while its contribution to the GDP is about 35% (8th Five Year Plan).
To implement the plan, Mayor Taposh said the DSCC will have to reclaim the Buriganga River from illegal encroachments.
“We will evict the illegal encroachers from riverside and re-excavate the Buriganga as per the wish of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and revive its ancient look. Illegal encroachers will be removed, no matter how powerful they may be," he added.
The mayor said water will flow along two sides of Keraniganj, once the Buringanga is revived and thus an aesthetic atmosphere will be created in the area.
Taposh said once the CBD is implemented it will help achieve the "Vision 2041", turning Bangladesh into an upper-middle-class country by 2031 and a developed nation by 2041 as envisioned by the prime minister.
Kamrangirchar will be the next business hub of the capital and an example of aesthetic and modern architecture, he added.
The area will symbolize smart growth and will be liveable with economic stability, he continued.
As per the draft, a high-rise convention centre, condominiums, high-end office building, auditoriums, seminar heritage museum, rooftop cafes or restaurants, art gallery, green walkways, cycle lane and stand, water taxi jetty, water garden, old Dhaka museum, drama theatre and amphitheatre will be established.
The authorities in the proposed plan have considered the geographical location, environmental aspect, advantage of various natural resources of the Kamrangirchar area surrounded by the river basin and its close proximity to existing financial centres as its strength.
Likewise, the draft plan touts Kamrangirchar as opportunities to construct the CBD as the area houses comparatively low-rise structure and has potential connectivity with mass transit stations.
The draft plan has taken into consideration illegal encroachment of riverbanks, average height (5.5 metres) of land of Kamrangirchar area which is under the maximum flood flow level as lower groundwater absorption is considered the weaknesses of the CBD.
According to the draft plan, comparatively high expense for construction, narrow existing road, existence of a few high-rise buildings and informal sector, and necessity of resettlement program are considered threats to the CBD.
Mayor Taposh: Central business district to be built at Kamrangirchar
The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) plans to build a world-class central business district in the capital's Kamrangirchar to meet the current demand and future needs to help realize "Vision 2041".
"We will build a central business district (CBD) at Kamrangirchar," DSCC Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh told BSS in a recent interview at his Nagar Bhaban office.
The commercial hub will have to be transformed into a complete business city as a 50-storey business skyscraper, world-class conference centre and a hotel will be established there, he said.
A draft of the plan titled "Prospects of CBD Development: An overview of Kamrangirchar (Dhaka)" was recently placed at the DSCC.
The economic aspect of Dhaka has been taken into consideration to prepare the draft.
As per the economic review (according to the population census report of 2011), the Dhaka metropolitan area has a total population of 14.17 million, comprising 33.78% of the total urban population.
Dhaka city accounts for only 8.7% of the total population while its contribution to the GDP is about 35% (8th Five Year Plan).
To implement the plan, Mayor Taposh said the DSCC will have to reclaim the Buriganga River from illegal encroachments.
“We will evict the illegal encroachers from riverside and re-excavate the Buriganga as per the wish of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and revive its ancient look. Illegal encroachers will be removed, no matter how powerful they may be," he added.
The mayor said water will flow along two sides of Keraniganj, once the Buringanga is revived and thus an aesthetic atmosphere will be created in the area.
Taposh said once the CBD is implemented it will help achieve the "Vision 2041", turning Bangladesh into an upper-middle-class country by 2031 and a developed nation by 2041 as envisioned by the prime minister.
Kamrangirchar will be the next business hub of the capital and an example of aesthetic and modern architecture, he added.
The area will symbolize smart growth and will be liveable with economic stability, he continued.
As per the draft, a high-rise convention centre, condominiums, high-end office building, auditoriums, seminar heritage museum, rooftop cafes or restaurants, art gallery, green walkways, cycle lane and stand, water taxi jetty, water garden, old Dhaka museum, drama theatre and amphitheatre will be established.
The authorities in the proposed plan have considered the geographical location, environmental aspect, advantage of various natural resources of the Kamrangirchar area surrounded by the river basin and its close proximity to existing financial centres as its strength.
Likewise, the draft plan touts Kamrangirchar as opportunities to construct the CBD as the area houses comparatively low-rise structure and has potential connectivity with mass transit stations.
The draft plan has taken into consideration illegal encroachment of riverbanks, average height (5.5 metres) of land of Kamrangirchar area which is under the maximum flood flow level as lower groundwater absorption is considered the weaknesses of the CBD.
According to the draft plan, comparatively high expense for construction, narrow existing road, existence of a few high-rise buildings and informal sector, and necessity of resettlement program are considered threats to the CBD.
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