List of tallest buildings in Dhaka

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Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh has over 800 high rise buildings.[1] The list below indicates the tallest buildings in Dhaka ranking from highest to lowest based on official heights. Currently, Pinnacle is the city's tallest building, with a height of 152.3 metres (500 ft).

Dhaka has 9 buildings rising at least 100 metres (330 ft) in height.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks buildings in Dhaka based on official height. All the buildings listed below are either completed or topped out and rise at least 55 metres (180 ft) from the ground.

  † Was Dhaka's tallest building upon completion.

* indicates still under construction, but has topped out

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Image Height
m (ft)
Floors Area Year Use Notes
1 Shanta Pinnacle 152 (499) 40 Tejgaon Industrial Area 2025 Commercial First 40-storey building and first skyscraper in Dhaka.
2 City Centre Dhaka 118 (387)[2] 37 Motijheel 2012 Commercial Formerly the tallest building, widely misreported as 171m
3 Trade Intercontinental N/A 32 Tejgaon Industrial Area 2024 Mixed-use
4 Bangladesh Bank Building 115 (377)[3] 31 Motijheel 1985 Commercial [4]
5 Sun Moon Star Tower N/A 30 Motijheel 2019 Mixed-use
6 BRAC University Old Campus Tower
110 (361) 20 Mohakhali 2001 Educational
  • Tallest educational institute building[5][6]
7 Hilton Dhaka 108 (354) (estimated) 34 Gulshan 2020 Hotel
8 Ahmed Tower 112 (367) 27 Banani 2017 Commercial [9]
8 Lilypond Center 112 (367) 25 Motijheel 2019 Mixed-use [10]
9 Shrom Bhaban 96 (315) 22 Bijoynagar Office
10 Supreme Court Residences 95 (311.679790026) 20 Kakrail 2017 Residential
  • Tallest residential building[6][11]
11 Gulshan Centre Point
DNCC office and Landmark by United Group in Gulshan, Dhaka
94 (308) 22 Gulshan 2016 Commercial [12]
12 Confidence Tower 94 (308) 20 Shahjadpur 2013 Commercial [13]
13 Sheraton Dhaka 92 (302) 29 Banani 2018 Hotel
  • Also known as Banani DCC-Unique Complex[14]
14 Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) Tower 92 (302) 25 Motijheel 2017 Commercial [15][16][17]
Doreen Tower (Four Points by Sheraton) 92 (302) 25 Gulshan 2013 Hotel [18][19]
IDB Bhaban IDB Bhaban, Dhaka. 92 (302) 20 Agargaon 1987 Commercial
Sheraton Dhaka
92 (302) 29 Banani 2018 Hotel
  • Also known as Banani DCC-Unique Complex[20]
SKA Tower 92 (302) 23 Banani Commercial
Rupayan Center 92 (302) 23 Mohakhali Commercial
Nitol-Niloy Tower 92 (302) 18 Mohakhali Commercial
Twin Tower Concord 92 (302) 22 Shantinagar Mixed-use
22 Nafi Tower
89 (292) 18 Gulshan 1 Commercial
Hotel Rahmaniya 89 (292) 20 Motijheel Hotel
Gause Pak Market 89 (292) 20 Motijheel Mixed-use
Rupayan Trade Center 89 (292) 18 Banglamotors Commercial
Eastern Baily 89 (292) 20 Baily Road Residential
27 FR Tower 88 (289) 23 Banani Commercial [21]
28 Concord Grand 86 (282) 20 Shantinagar 2005 Mixed-use [22]
The Westin Dhaka 85.9 (282) 26 Gulshan 2006 Hotel [23]
29 Peoples Insurance Bhaban 84 (276) 19 Motijheel 2005 Commercial [24]
Sky View Park City 84 (276) 22 Shahjadpur 2008 Residential [25]
Paltan China Town 84 (276) 22 Paltan 2020 Commercial [26]
NCC Bank Bhaban 84 (276) 20 Motijheel 2014 Commercial [27]
33 Jiban Bima Tower 81 (266) 21 Motijheel 1971 Commercial [28][29]
Eunoos Center 81 (266) 21 Motijheel 2004 Commercial [30]
Rupayan Lotus 81 (266) 21 Segunbagicha Residential [31]
Jabbar Tower 81 (266) 22 Gulshan 1 Commercial [32]
Bangladesh Secretariat 81 (266) 20 Segunbagicha 2021 Commercial [33]
Baitul View Tower 81 (266) 21 Motijheel 2010 Commercial [34]
39 Janata Bank Bhaban 77 (253) 24 Motijheel 1985 Commercial [35]
Red Crescent Borak 1 77 (253) 22 Old Elephant Road Mixed-use [36]
Red Crescent Borak 2 77 (253) 22 Old Elephant Road Mixed-use [37]
BRAC Centre 77 (253) 20 Mohakhali 1995 Commercial [38]
Borak Zahir Tower 77 (253) 20 Panthapath 2019 Commercial [39][40]
Shatabdi Centre 77 (253) 20 Paltan Mixed-use [41]
Fareast Islami Life Tower 77 (253) 20 Gulistan Commercial [42]
Concord Regency 77 (253) 20 Panthapath Mixed-use [43]
AIUB Tower 77 (253) 20 Mirpur Mixed-use [44]
Bulu Ocean Tower 77 (253) 23 Banani Commercial [45]
Hotel Sarina 77 (253) 21 Banani 2003 Hotel [46]
Renaissance Gulshan 77 (253) 20 Gulshan 1 Hotel
Borak Mehnur 77 (253) 20 Banani 2017 Commercial [47]
52 Awal Centre 76 (249) 23 Banani Commercial [48]
53 Navana Tower 75 (246) 23 Gulshan 1 2013 Residential [49]
54 Uday Tower 74 (243) 22 Gulshan 2 2013 Commercial [50]
55 Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) Bhaban 71 (233) 22 Motijheel 1983 Commercial
  • Prior 2009, it was known as Bangladesh Shilpa Bank Bhaban[51][52]
56 Sena Kalyan Bhaban 69 (226) 21 Motijheel 1985 Commercial [53]
Bashundhara City 69 (226) 19 Panthapath 2006 Commercial [54]
Bangladesh Police HQ 69 (226) 20 Gulistan [55]
Holiday Inn 69 (226) 18 Tejgaon Hotel [56]
60 Unique Heights 64 (210) 20 Paribagh 2012 Commercial [39][57]
61 Shanta Forum 61 (200) 25 Tejgaon Industrial Area Commercial [58]
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Under construction

This list consists of skyscrapers that are under-construction or approved in Dhaka City. Most of them are located in Tejgaon Commercial Area which is rising to be the next Central Business District in Dhaka city or 100 metres (330 ft)

More information Sr, Name ...
Sr Name Height
m (ft)
Floors Year Notes
1 Legacy Tower 473 (1,552) 111 2030[59]
2 Liberation Tower 338 (1,109) 71 2030
3 Language Tower 259 (850) 52 2029
4 Purbachal Convention Centre 220 (722) 45 2026
Purbachal Grade A Offices 220 (722) 45 2026
5 Tropical TA Tower 152 45 T.B.A
6 SKS Sky Reach Tower N/A 41 2026 Constructed by SKS Construction and Developments, the building is under construction and is expected to be completed by 2026."SKS breaks the ground to construct the newest 40 floor building".
8 MGI Tower 152 (499) 39 N/A
9 Dhaka Tower 150 (490) 38 2026 Designed by OMA, the skyscraper will redefine Dhaka Skyline and further transform Tejgaon Commercial Area
10 NH Tower Tejgaon N/A 32 2026 Constructed by NEXTEON, the skyscraper will be located in Tejgaon Commercial Area."NH Tower in Tejgaon".
11 Ventura Milestone Tejgaon N/A 29 2026 Broken the ground already under construction opposite to Shanta Forum in Tejgaon.
12 Westin South Park-St Regis Dhaka 141 (463) 35 2020 Will be one of the tallest hotels in Bangladesh
13 DCCI Tower 140 (459) 36 2021 Will be the third tallest skyscraper in Dhaka
14 Mirai by Nirman 138 (453) 30 2026 [60]
15 Dhaka Power Distribution Company HQ 136 (446) 34 2022
16 Suvastu Skyline Avenue 128 (420) 32 2024
17 Swissotel Dhaka 120 (390) 30 2025 Located at Niketon
18 St. Regis 120 (390) 30 2024 Just besides (South to) Hotel Westin
19 Suvastu Nibash Tower 120 (390) 30 2022
20 Eureka Tower 120 (390) 30 2023
21 Suvastu Muskan Tower 120 (390) 30 2022
22 MBR Skyline 106 (348) 26 N/A
23 Arma MM Tower 100 (330) 25 2021
24 Evergreen Hannan Tower 100 (330) 25 2023
25 Evergreen AZ Tower 100 (330) 25 2022
26 Sabinco Tower 100 (330) 25 2023
27 Ananta Terraces 90 (300) 25 x 9
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Timeline of tallest buildings of Dhaka

More information Name, Image ...
Name Image Height
m (ft)
Floors Years as tallest
Adamjee Court[61] 28 (92) 7 1950–1956
DIT Building[62] 36 (118) 9 1956–1959
Janata Capital and Investment Ltd.[63] 42 (138) 10 1959–1960
Hotel Purbani[64] 42 (138) 9 1960–1962
WAPDA Building 44 (144) 10 1962–1966
InterContinental Dhaka 52 (171) 11 1966–1971
Jiban Bima Tower 85 (279) 21 1983–1985
BCIC Building 87 (285) 21 1976–1983
Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) Bhaban 90 (295) 22 1983–1985
Bangladesh Bank Building 115 (377) 31 1985–2012
City Centre Dhaka 118 (387) 37 2012–2025
Pinnacle 152 (499) 40 2025-present
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