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Bangladesh Bank Building

Motijheel, Bangladesh

The 887th tallest building in the world

137.1 m · 450 ft

Bangladesh Bank Building is a high-rise building located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is located in Motijheel, the central business district. It rises to a height of 115 metres (377 ft) and has 31 floors. It houses the headquarters of Bangladesh Bank. The building is one of the earliest high-rises in the city. Built in 1985, it was the tallest building in Bangladesh for 27 years, until 2012, when City Centre Dhaka Topped-out at 171 metres (561 ft). Currently, the bank building is the fourth tallest building in Bangladesh.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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