BGMEA Bhaban
| BGMEA Bhaban | |
|---|---|
বিজিএমইএ ভবন | |
 Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association's old headquarters | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Status | tower |
| Address | Karwan bazar, Hatirjheel |
| Town or city | Dhaka |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 23°45′03″N 90°23′51″E / 23.7508°N 90.3974°E |
| Groundbreaking | 1998 |
| Completed | 2006 |
| Opened | 2006 |
| Destroyed | 2019 |
| Owner | BGMEA |
| Landlord | Bangladesh Railway [1] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 16 floor |
| Top floor | club, swimming pool, seminar room |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 16 |
| Other information | |
| Parking | Yes |
BGMEA Bhaban (BGMEA Building) was a 16-storey building that served as the former headquarters of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association and was located in Hatirjheel, Dhaka. The foundation of the building was placed in 1998 by then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In 2006 it was inaugurated by then Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[2]
Broken order[edit]
The building was built illegally on canal land.[3] On 3 April 2011 Bangladesh High Court ordered the building to be demolished. The High Court in its verdict declared ”The BGMEA Bhaban is like a cancer in the Hatirjheel project and if the building is not taken down immediately, it will infect not just Hatirjheel, but the entire city of Dhaka”.[4] A four-member bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh led by chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha upheld the verdict of the High Court on 2 June 2016.[5][1]
Replace[edit]
BGMEA's new headquarters shifted to two high-rise buildings in Uttara due to the old building being sealed. The total number of these two buildings is 4 lakh 64 thousand square feet. BGMEA will use 3 lakh square feet of work in this work. In addition to the exhibition center, there is a 750-capacity auditorium, two seminars, and swimming pools for the members of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "BGMEA Building Sealgala". Daily Jugantor. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "BGMEA Bhaban demolition: RAJUK, public works ministry singing the same hymn". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "DSCC to remove illegal structures from Beribadh, recover canal". The Daily Star. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Top court orders BGMEA to demolish its 16-storey office building immediately". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "SC upholds BGMEA Bhaban demolition order". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "BGMEA to operate from new building from Monday". New Age (Bangladesh). 14 Apr 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.