Construction Work of DSE Tower at Nikunja - Dhaka Stock Exchange

Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of DSE Tower
at Nikunja on February 24, 2007
Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed, honourable Chief Advisor of the Government of Peoples’ Republic of
Bangladesh, unveiled the foundation stone of 14-storey DSE building at Nikunja on February 24, 2007.
Finance and Planning advisor Dr. A.B. Mirza Azizul Islam, DSE President Mr. Md. Abdullah Bokhari
and other directors of DSE are also present on the occasion.

A Milad Mahfil at the beginning of the Construction Work of DSE Tower at Nikunja
DSE President, Directors & Members and other participants are attending A Doa Mahfil which was
held on March 28, 2007 at Nikunja, Plot No. 46, Road No. 21 on the occasion of starting of
construction works of DSE Tower.
Inaugural Ceremony of the Construction Work of DSE Tower at Nikunja
DSE President, Senior Vice President, Chief Executive Officer & Directors are seen with spade at their
hands to dig earth at the beginning day of the construction work of the DSE Tower at Nikunja, Dhaka.

Construction Work of DSE Tower at Nikunja
The Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd. has selected M/S GBB Limited as a contractor for
the construction work for the package – 01 (a) Civil works (b) Sanitary & Plumbing
works (c) Electrical works (Internal and external Electrification, Telecommunication,
Computer Networking, Public Addressing System, CCTV, Fire Detection and Alarm
System) (d) Fire Hydrant System (e) Gas Connection and (f) Deep Tube Well of
Multi-Storey Office Building Complex at Nikunja (North), Dhaka as the tender bid
amount of M/s GBB Limited were lowest. DSE has signed an agreement with M/s
GBB Limited on February 28, 2007 for construction work of DSE Tower. After
getting approved drawing from RAJUK on March 13, 2007 work order was issued in
favour of M/s GBB Limited on March 15, 2007.
M/s GBB Limited actually started shore pile work on April 11, 2007. The total
number of shore pile has already been completed. The total numbers of bracing piles
is 24 as per design, out of which 13 number of bracing pile work completed till
August 21, 2007. About 25,000 cubic meter of earth excavated and removed from the
site as a preparation to start of mat foundation work of the project. Tie Beam over pile
head is to be done in three sides namely North, West and South as per design, out of
which the work of North side already completed.
Construction work of the 14-storey DSE Tower is going on in full swing.
Workers very busy with doing their duties at of DSE building (under construction). Many packs of
cements have been amassed at the construction site.

Workers-someone is carrying cement on head, someone digging hole and others are in another jobs at
the DSE building construction work at Nikunja, Dhaka.
A man engaged in DSE building construction work is pouring brickbats into rolling machine for the
final use at DSE building.

A worker is filtering sand, which will be used for the construction purpose of the 14-storey DSE
building.

A worker is seen working beside whom a big tub containing brickbat,
sand and other construction materials has also been kept.

Workers-breaking brickbat, pouring water into drum containing construction materials and carrying
materials on the ground of the DSE building (under construction).
Machines seen on the picture will be sued for concocting construction materials for the 14-storey DSE
building.

A worker is toiling to concoct construction materials, which will be
used at DSE building construction work.

Workers, rod, cement and truck are seen on the picture-all will be used
for the construction of DSE building.

The total number of shore pile is 291 CC & B/W in foundation (Phase - 1) and
RCC work in Raft (Phase -1) already has been completed.
A Doah Mahfil was held on January 15, 2008 at the project site before starting of
the mat foundation work in Raft (Phase –1) of the DSE Tower Project. Some
photographs of the said Doah Mahfil are as follows:

Updated Status of DSE Tower at Nikunja on 16 th March 2009