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MGI Tower (short for
Meghna Group of Industries Meghna Group of Industries (MGI) is a Bangladeshi industrial conglomerate. It has business interests in chemicals, cement, consumer products, real estate, insurance, securities, and utilities, among others. History 1970s Meghna Group trac ...
), is an under-construction , 39-story skyscraper in Tejgaon Industrial Area,
Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...
. The skyscraper is a project of the Bangladeshi industrial conglomerate Meghna Group of Industries (MGI). Located beside the Lake of
Hatirjheel Hatirjheel ( , ; lit. ''Lake of Elephant'') is a lakefront in Dhaka, Bangladesh with surrounding roads and bridges built to ease traffic congestion. The area was constructed under the Bangladesh Army and the Special Works Organization. It is n ...
, it is expected to house the Grand Hyatt Dhaka and become one of the tallest buildings in Dhaka and
Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
once completed.
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, based in
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,
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, has designed the skyscraper, while
China State Construction Engineering Corporation The China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC; ) is a Chinese state-owned construction company headquartered in Beijing. It is the largest construction company in the world by revenue and the 8th largest general contractor in terms ...
has been contracted to construct the project. Featuring 6 basement floors, the skyscraper is said to be 'Bangladesh’s first ultra-high-rise building utilizing the top-down construction method', according to CSCES.


See also

* City Centre Dhaka * Shanta Pinnacle * Tropical TA Tower *
List of tallest buildings in Dhaka Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh has over 800 high rise buildings. The list below indicates the tallest buildings in Dhaka ranking from highest to lowest based on official heights. Currently, City Centre Dhaka is the city's tallest building, w ...
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List of tallest buildings in Bangladesh This list of tallest buildings in Bangladesh ranks skyscrapers in Bangladesh based on official height. Most of the high-rise buildings in Bangladesh are in the capital Dhaka. Tallest buildings This lists ranks buildings in Bangladesh based on off ...


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{{Reflist Proposed buildings and structures in Bangladesh Buildings and structures in Dhaka Skyscrapers in Bangladesh