The piling and construction work of the iconic Bangabandhu Tri-Tower is progressing at a great speedat the Central Business District (CBD) in the capital's Purbachal area. Chairman of Power Pac Holdings Ltd Rick HaqueSikder andDirector Sean HaqueSikder, accompanied by local and foreign experts, visited the project site on Thursday.
The Bangabandhu Tri-Tower will have a 473-metre tall 111-storey iconic Legacy Tower, wherein the 96th floor will be dedicated as a symbol of the Legacy of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and a museum, 71-storey Liberty Tower will represent the Liberation War of 1971 and 52-storey Language Tower will represent the Language Movement under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1952.The three towers have beenunitedly named Bangabandhu Tri-Tower.
PowerPac Holdings Ltd and Japanese firm Kajima Corporationjointly won the jobthrough a tender to complete the masterpiece.Several survey reports, including soil test of the project andtransportation management,have already been submitted to the RAJUK.The draft master plan and design have also been submitted to the RAJUK.
Recently, RAJUK has received an international award for the design of this aesthetic and smart tower. Modern solar glass will be installed outside all these environment-friendly buildings. An automatic waste-management duct will be put in place to maintain the urban hygiene and upkeep of the cityscape.
In order to protect the public utility facilities, such as the water supply, sewage system, electrical lines, and communication systems, an underground common duct system will be implemented.The boundary walls of Green Buildings will have walkways in the style of the Great Wall of China. Eco-friendly electronic buses and underground walkway for internal communication arealso planned.
World-renowned HeerimArchitects, one of the best seven architectural organisations in the world, is working as the architect of this historic tower.
Earlier on February 19, State Minister for Housing and Public Works Sharif Ahmedvisited the Bangabandhu Tri-Tower Project site inPurbachal new town area to see the progress of the project.
Ministry secretary, RAJUK chairman, Public WorksDepartment chief architect, chief engineer and project director were also present there.
The piling work of the iconic tower and the construction of 90,000-square feettemporary office beside Road No. 111 in Purbachal Sector 19, started at full speed on Thursday at the site.
