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.
* indicates still under construction, but has topped out
| 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 |
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110 (361) | 20 | Mohakhali | 2001 | Educational | ||
| 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 | |||
| 11 | Gulshan Centre Point | 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 |
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| 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 | 92 (302) | 20 | Agargaon | 1987 | Commercial | ||||
| Sheraton Dhaka | 92 (302) | 29 | Banani | 2018 | Hotel |
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| 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 | |||
| 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] | |||
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)
| Sr | Name | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legacy Tower | 473 (1,552) | 111 | 2030[59] |
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| 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 | ||
Timeline of tallest buildings of Dhaka
| 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 |



