List of megaprojects in Bangladesh
Large-scale project of Bangladesh
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This is a list of megaprojects of Bangladesh, i.e. projects characterized by large investment commitment, vast complexity (especially in organizational terms), and long-lasting impact on the economy, the environment, and society. This is a dynamic list and may require constant updates. The Finance Minister of Bangladesh has recently unveiled an extensive roster of ambitious mega projects encompassing various sectors. These projects primarily focus on the construction of hospitals, schools, colleges, and other essential infrastructures. Consequently, this development surge is expected to generate a substantial demand for cement within the country.[1]
Terms explanation
| Terms used in the Status column | Color |
|---|---|
| Proposed | |
| In Planning, approved, under/in development, under construction, reconstruction in progress, nearly complete | |
| On hold | |
| Abandoned, cancelled | |
| Completed |
Airports
| Project | Type | Location | Status | Cost (USD millions) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Expansion | International airport | Dhaka | 99% completed[2] | 2,500 | The passenger handling capacity of the airport has increased to 24 million from the current 8 million per annum. Cargo handling capacity has simultaneously increased to 500,000 from 200,000 tonnes annually.[3][4] |
| Cox's Bazar International Airport Expansion | Cox's Bazar, Chittagong | Completed[5] | 300 | It was the fourth international airport in Bangladesh. Before being stripped of its international status a day after it was announced. | |
| Osmani International Airport Expansion | Sylhet | 22% completed[6] | 255 | The capacity of the airport will rise to 2 million annual passengers compared to the current capacity of 600,000. |
Bridges
| Project | Location | Route | Length | Status | Cost (USD Billions) |
Traffic | Notes | Provided Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padma Bridge | Louhajong, Munshiganj Shariatpur, Madaripur |
6.15 km[7] | Completed | 3.868 | Road and Rail | The longest bridge in Bangladesh, and the longest over Ganges River in terms of both span and total length.[8] | .jpg) | |
| Padma Rail Link | Dhaka, Mawa, Bhanga, Jessore | Dhaka–Narayanganj–Sreenagar–Mawa–Shibchar–Bhanga–Muksudpur–Kashiani–Lohagara–Narail–Jamdia–Rupdia–Jessore | 169 km[9] | Completed | 4.63 | Rail | Part of Padma Bridge project.[10] | .jpg) |
| Jamuna Railway Bridge | Sirajganj, Jamuna River | 4.8 km[11] | Completed | 1.6 | Rail | The largest dedicated rail bridge in the country.[12][13][14][15] | _(cropped).jpg) | |
| Rupsha Rail Bridge | Khulna, Rupsha River | 5.13 km[16] | Completed[17] | 0.50 | Rail | Part of Khulna–Mongla Port line |  | |
| Bhola Bridge | Bhola District, | Laharhat-Veduriya | 10.867 km | Proposed | 1.42 | Road | [18] | |
| Shariatpur–Chadpur Bridge | Shariatpur District, Chadpur District | Horina–Alu Bazar | 8 km | Proposed | 1.30 | Road | [18] | |
| Second Padma Bridge | Paturia-Daulatdia | Proposed | [19][20] | |||||
| Second Jamuna Bridge | Proposed | [19][20] |
Road and highways
| Project | Location | Route | Length | Status | Cost | Traffic | Notes | Provided Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnaphuli Tunnel | Chittagong, Karnaphuli River | Dhaka-Chittagong-Cox's Bazar | 3.32 km[21] | Completed[22] | USD $1.2 Billion | Underwater Road Tunnel | First underwater tunnel in South Asian region and a part of Dhaka-Chittagong-Cox's Bazar highway network.[23] | |
| Dhaka Elevated Expressway | Dhaka | Shahjalal Airport- Banani- Tejgaon- Mogbazar-Kamalapur- Chittagong Road | 19.73 km[24] | 78% Completed [25] | USD $1.63 Billion | Expressway | It is the country's first elevated expressway.[26][27] |  |
| Chittagong Elevated Expressway | Chittagong | Shah Amanat Airport - Lalkhan Bazar | 18 km[28] | Completed | USD $4 Billion | Expressway | 28.5 km with connecting ramps. | |
| Dhaka - Chittagong Expressway | Dhaka, Chittagong | Dhaka - Chittagong | Proposed | Expressway | Was previously cancelled,[29][30] now being reconsidered.[19][20] | |||
| BRT Line 3 (Northern Section) | Dhaka | Gazipur-Airport-Mohakhali-Ramna-Gulistan-Keraniganj-Jhilmil | 22.4 km[31] | Cancelled | Bus Rapid Transit | |||
| BRT Line 7 | Dhaka, Narayanganj | Kamargaon-Narayanganj | 34 km[32] | Feasibility Studies Underway | Bus Rapid Transit | |||
| Dhaka Inner Ring Road | Dhaka | 88 km[33] | Proposed | Road | ||||
| Dhaka Outer Ring Road | Dhaka | 132 km[33] | Proposed | Road | ||||
| Bus Route Rationalization | Dhaka | n/a | n/a | Proposed | Road Transport | DTCA [34] |
Railways
| Project | Location | Route | Length | Status | Cost | Traffic | Notes | Provided Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaka-Chittagong High-Speed Railway | Dhaka, Chittagong | Dhaka - Chittagong | 227.3 km[35] | Canceled | USD $15 Billion | High-Speed Rail | China and Australia had shown interest in financing the project. Suspended indefinitely.[36] | |
| Chittagong-Cox's Bazar Railway Link | Chittagong, Cox's Bazar | Chittagong - Cox's Bazar | 100 km[37] | Completed [38] | USD $2.13 Billion | Suburban Rail | Part of Trans - Asian Railway[39] | |
| Dhaka MRT Line-6 | Dhaka | Uttara North–Agargaon | 21.26 km[40] | Completed | USD $2.8 Billion | Rapid Transit | Phase 1 consists of 11.73 km of track. | |
| Agargaon–Motijheel | Completed | Phase 2 consists of an 8.37 km extension. | ||||||
| Motijheel-Kamalapur | 76% completed | Phase 3 consists of an 1.16 km extension. To be operational from early 2027. | ||||||
| Dhaka MRT Line-1 (Purbachal Route) | Dhaka | Purbachal New Town Project- Notun Bazar | 11.3 km[41] | Under construction | Rapid Transit | To be operational from late 2030. | ||
| Dhaka MRT Line-1 (Airport Route) | Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport-Kamalapur | 19.8 km[41] | Under construction | USD $6.1 Billion | Rapid Transit | The line will be underground. To be operational from late 2030.[42] | ||
| Dhaka MRT Line-2 | Dhaka | Gabtoli - Narayanganj (Main Line) / Sararghat (Branch Line) | 35 km | Proposed | Rapid Transit | Expected to be operational from 2030. | ||
| Dhaka MRT Line-4 | Dhaka | Kamalapur metro station - Madanpur | 16 km[43] | Proposed | USD $2.8 Billion | Rapid Transit | Expected to be operational from 2030. | |
| Dhaka MRT Line-5 (Northern Route) | Dhaka | Hemayetpur - Vatara | 20 km[41] | Under construction | USD $4.6 Billion | Rapid Transit | To be operational from 2028. | |
| Dhaka MRT Line 5 (Southern Route) | Gabtoli - Dasherkandi | 17.4 km[41] | Approved | USD $4.7 Billion | Rapid Transit | Was planned to be operational from 2030. Currently suspended pending review.[44] | ||
| Dhaka Subway | Dhaka | 238 km[45] | Proposed | USD $8 Billion | Rapid Transit | Dhaka Subway is an underground urban rail network being planned in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, by the Bangladesh Bridge Authority.[46] | ||
| Chittagong Monorail | Chittagong | 54 km[47] | Approved | Rapid Transit | Memorandum signed with construction firm.[48] | |||
| Dhaka Circular Railway | Dhaka | 81 km[49] | Feasibility Studies Underway | Suburban Rail | Expected to be operational from 2030 (if approved). |
Energy projects
| Project | Location | Capacity (MW) | Status | Cost | Notes | Provided Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant | Ishwardi, Pabna District | 2400MW[50] | 94% completed | US$12.65 billion | Country's first nuclear power plant. Second unit by December 2025. Date extended to June 2027 for complete operation comprising two additional units. |  |
| Matarbari Power Plant | Cox's Bazar | 1200MW | Completed [51] | [52] | ||
| Nuclear Power Plant | Southern Bangladesh | In Planning Stage | Ongoing plans to build second power plant in Southern Bangladesh.[53] | |||
| Payra Thermal Power plant | Patuakhali, Payra | 1320MW | Completed [54] | US$2.48 billion | It is the largest hydrocarbon power plant in Bangladesh. | |
| Banshkhali Power Plant | Banshkhali, Chattogram | 1350MW | Completed[55] | |||
| Underground Power Distribution System | Dhaka, Narayanganj | 1001 km[56]
Unknown [citation needed] |
US$2.5 billion | Includes setting up 40 substations in the city and moving overhead cables. |
Ports
| Project | Location | Status | Cost | Notes | Provided Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matarbari Deep Sea Port | Maheshkhali, Cox's Bazar | 18% completed | USD $2.409 Billion | First deep sea port of Bangladesh. Projected completion in December 2029. | |
| Payra Sea Port | Payra, Barisal | Under Construction [57] | Tk5,219 crore | Originally planned as a deep sea port. |
Defense
| Project | Location | Status | Cost | Notes | Provided Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Navy frigate program | Chittagong Dry Dock Limited | 1% completed | USD$2.0 - USD$2.5 Billion | Six stealth guided missile frigates are expected to be constructed at Chittagong Dry Dock Limited for Bangladesh Navy and launched into service in 2030. | |
| BNS Pekua Submarine Base | Cox's Bazar, Chittagong | Completed | USD $1.2 Billion | A full-fledged submarine base of the Bangladesh Navy capable of anchoring six submarines and eight warships. | |
| Next Generation Fighter-Jet Programme | n/a | In Progress | USD $3 Billion | Procurement program for 16 western-origin twin-engine fighter aircraft. As of 2023[update], Eurofighter Typhoon tranche 4 and Dassault Rafale are the top contenders. | |
| Indigenous Trainer Development Programme | Bangabandhu Aeronautical Centre | Proposed | On June 14, 2023, in Bangladesh Air Force Academy, Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan announced BAF engineers have successfully developed a prototype for indigenous aircraft and will be officially revealed in future. In November 2023, inaugural test flight of the BBT-2 was conducted. |
Buildings and housing
| Project | Location | Height | Status | Cost | Notes | Provided Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Tower | Purbachal | 465 m / 1525 ft | Proposed | n/a | Proposed 111-floor supertall commercial skyscraper. | |
| Liberation Tower | Purbachal | 328 m / 1076 ft | Proposed | n/a | Proposed 71-floor supertall commercial skyscraper. Expected to be operational from 2030. | |
| Language Tower | Purbachal | 259 m / 849 ft | Proposed | n/a | Proposed 52-floor commercial skyscraper. Expected to be operational from 2034. | |
| Purbachal Central Business District | Purbachal | -- | Proposed | USD $17 Billion | Three proposed 250m+ skyscrapers, surrounded by thirty-eight 40+ floor skyscrapers. | |
| Iconic Tower | Purbachal | 734 m / 2408 ft | Vision | USD $1.2 Billion | 142-floor megatall skyscraper | |
| Prime Minister Tower | Dhaka | -- | Proposed | n/a | Supertall 75 story commercial skyscraper as a centerpiece of proposed CBD on the banks of Buriganga river.[58] | |
| Jolshiri Twin Towers - Tower 1 | Jolshiri Abashon, Rupganj, Narayanganj | n/a | Under construction | n/a | Proposed skyscraper in Jolshiri Abashon CBD.[59] | |
| Jolshiri Twin Towers - Tower 2 | Jolshiri Abashon, Rupganj, Narayanganj | n/a | Under construction | n/a | Proposed skyscraper in Jolshiri Abashon CBD.[59] | |
| Jolshiri Central Business District | Jolshiri Abashon, Rupganj, Narayanganj | n/a | Under construction | n/a | A modern Central Business District with skyscrapers, high rises, glass and modern buildings with advanced facilities.[59] | |
| Kamrangirchar Central Business District | Kamrangirchar, Dhaka | n/a | Proposed | n/a | A modern Central Business District with 1200 acres of land that will have
to attract foreign businesses similar to Shanghai or Dubai.[60] |
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| Ashrayan Project | Nationwide | n/a | Under construction | n/a | This project is a Social Safety Net Programme of the government. | |
| My Village My Town | Rural area | n/a | Proposed[61] | Tk1.5 Trillion | It is a Peri-urbanisation project for 87,230 villages from 64 district. |
Sports
| Project | Location | Capacity | Status | Cost | Notes | Provided Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Cricket Ground | Purbachal | 50,000–70,000 | proposed | US$110 million | Formerly known as "Sheikh Hasina International Cricket Stadium" and "The Boat". |
Barrages
| Project | Location | Status | Cost | Notes | Provided Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teesta River Management Project | Rangpur Division | Proposed | USD $1 Billion | Taming and irrigation project because of the periodic drying up of the Teesta River in Bangladesh due to the Dam and water block by India.[62][63][64] The Chinese government showed interest in investment and technical help for this project. |
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| Padma Barrage Project | Pangsha, Rajbari District | Planned | Tk50,444 crore | Will be under construction by March 2026[65] |
Delta plan
| Project | Location | Status | Cost | Notes | Provided Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Delta Plan, 2100[66] | Coastal Area | Vision | USD $38 Billion | Consists of a total of 80 projects: 65 are physical projects, and 15 are institutional and knowledge development projects at the first phase up to 2030. |  |
Satellites
| Project | Status | Cost | Vehicle | Notes | Provided Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Satellite-1 | Launched | USD $248 million |  Falcon 9 |
Launched in 2018 | .jpg) |
| Bangladesh Satellite-2 | In limbo | USD $435 million | High interest rate, government change has put the project on hold.[67] |
Special economic zones
| Project | Location | Status | Area | Investment | Investors | Notes | Provided Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese Economic Zone | Araihazar, Narayanganj | Under Construction | 991 acres / 4.01 km2[68] | USD $1 Billion[69] | N/A | A project of BEZA and JICA[68] | |
| Mirsarai Economic Zone[70] | Chittagong | Approved | 30,000 acres / 121.40 km2[71] | USD $100 Billion | Honda, SK, Nippon Steel, Mercedes, BMW, Wilmar, PHP, Bashundhara, BSRM, MEIGO etc. | Largest Economic zone in Asia[72] | |
| Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) Industrial Park[73] | Munshiganj | Launched | 216 acres / 0.87 km2[74][75] | 301 Crore Tk | Square, BEXIMCO, SK+F, Renata Ltd, Incepta etc. | Focused on raw material manufacturing |