5. Bashundhara City is a shopping mall in Dhaka, and the second
largest shopping mall in Bangladesh with a gross leasable area of
191,200 square feet (18,000 m2).Opened to the public on 6 August
2004.
6. Construction started in 1998 under Shafiat Sobhan vice-
chairman Bashundhara Group. The cost of the building was
more than $100 million !
7. The mall located in Panthapath, near Kawran Bazar. Bashundhara
City is 19 stories tall, of which 8 are used for the mall and the
remainder as the corporate headquarters of the Bashundhara
Group.
8. Bashundhara City is one of the largest shopping malls in South
Asia: up to 50,000 people visit daily.It is the first modern mall in
the city, designed by the principal architect Mustapha Khalid
Palash and Mohammad Foyez Ullah of Vistaara
9. The mall has space for 2,325 retail stores and cafeterias and has a
large underground gymnasium, a multiplex cinema, a top-floor
food court, an ice skating rink, and a theme park.
11. The shopping mall with rooftop gardens is considered a
modern symbol of the emerging city of Dhaka.
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13. Lift & Escalators:
There are lifts and
escalators in Bashundhara
City Shopping Mall.
Total nos. of lifts: 23, Box
lift-19 nos. and Capsule
lift-4 nos. Total nos. of
escalators-1.
14. Parking facility:
The complex has its own parking system. It has 2 basement
parking lots. It is an automated car parking system. Total 2500
vehicles can take place at a time.
15. Food Court:
The food court of Bashundhara City Shopping mall is located on level-8.
Besides, you can get fast foods on every floor. All types of fast foods and
snacks including Bangla and Chinese are served here; 15% vat and service
charge applicable with the food bill.
