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22-485: The World Trade Center Chittagong (also called World Trade Center or WTC Chittagong ), is an unfinished 90.70 meters (297.6 feet), 21-floor complex located in Agrabad Commercial Area , Chittagong , Bangladesh. The building was opened in 2016, but the building has been partially constructed with the most of its floors remaining incomplete. The top floors of the building were never completed, with only

44-513: A dazzling view at night with several hundred lamps on its pool-like body of water and walkways. Agrabad Deba pool (small body of water in Bengali) is about 14 acres human-made water reservoir is being this place in the Agrabad commercial area beside Sheikh Mujib Road since the last century. The pool is a place for flyfishing , where it arranging fishing competition every year. It was dug for

66-404: Is a main commercial road located at Agrabad commercial area in central Agradad. It is extended to the eastern side, beside Agrabad Access Road. The road started from Badamtali and connected with Commerce College Road with surrounded to the total commercial area. National Bank (Bangladesh) Currently NBL has carrying their business through its 221 branches & Agri Branches spread all over

88-549: Is also chairperson of S.A. Group over the bouncing of a 10 million taka checque. It had sued S.A. Group on 27 March 2016 with Double Mooring Police Station in Chittagong to recover the loan. A Chittagong Court issued a travel ban on the managing director of S.A. Group Shahabuddin Alam. On 10 May 2020, Briefcase Hannan stole 8 million BDT from a transport of National Bank. National Bank Limited defended Ron Haque Sikder after he

110-489: Is one of the oldest hotels in the city. Sheikh Mujib Road hosts many businesses, including the art deco offices of M. M. Ispahani Limited and the Jamuna Oil Company . Other streets in Agrabad include Access Road and Sabdar Ali Road. The city's other commercial hubs on Strand Road and Sadarghat are located nearby. The Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) was established in 1959 for urban planning . In

132-399: Is similar to that of the city, Chittagong . Several roads are present throughout the area. There are various bus transport systems and taxi services, as well as smaller 'baby' or 'CNG' taxis , which are basically tricycle-structured motor vehicles. There are also traditional manual rickshaws, which are very common. The Agrabad Access road and Sheikh Mujib road are a major arterial road, is

154-888: The Bangladesh Railway and employees of the Port of Chittagong as well as the Chittagong city dwellers during the British period to carry out their daily chores and other activities. After the water reservoir owned by the Bangladesh Railway. Karnaphuli Shishu Park is a recreation park for children located in Jamburi Field near the Bangladesh Bank Colony . Private medical colleges Colleges Schools Transport in Agrabad

176-587: The Agrabad Commercial Area. Agrabad's 2nd economy hub in Bangladesh. The Ethnological Museum established in 1965, is the only ethnological museum in the country. It offers the visitors the chance to acquaint with the lifestyles and heritage of various ethnic groups of the country. The museum authority had collected rare elements used in the everyday lives of different ethnic groups, of which some had already become extinct while some were on

198-523: The bank Monowara Sikder to terminate the managing director of the bank, ASM Bulbul. National Bank Limited provided loans to directors of other bank worth 72.16 billion BDT or 18 per cent of all loans. It had 20.85 billion BDT in defaulted loans and had written of 21.54 billion in bad loans in 2020. Bangladesh Bank asked the National Bank Limited to not disburse loans of more than 100 million BDT. On 29 June, Bangladesh Bank refused to extend

220-782: The city's harbour, it hosts numerous Bangladeshi and international businesses, banks, financial institutions, and other commercial entities, including the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry , the World Trade Center , and the Chittagong Stock Exchange . The area forms part of the Double Mooring precinct and is directly connected to the Port of Chittagong . Agrabad is a key business centre in Bangladesh, along with Motijheel , Gulshan , Banani and Kawran Bazar . Hotel Agrabad

242-1514: The commercial area. Many of Bangladesh's largest companies, as well as various multinational firms, have their headquarters or branches located in Agrabad. There are many private commercial banks including AB Bank Limited, Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited, BRAC Bank Limited , The City Bank Limited, Dhaka Bank Limited , Dutch Bangla Bank Limited , Eastern Bank Limited , IFIC Bank Limited , Mercantile Bank Limited , Mutual Trust Bank Ltd., National Bank Limited , NCC Bank Limited , One Bank Limited , The Premier Bank Limited, Prime Bank Limited , Southeast Bank Limited , Standard Bank Limited, Trust Bank Limited , United Commercial Bank Ltd., Uttara Bank Limited etc. Some Islamic commercial banks are also located in Agrabad. They include Islami Bank of Bangladesh Limited , Export Import Bank of Bangladesh Limited, Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited, Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited . Major foreign commercial banks located in Agrabad include Citibank NA , HSBC , Standard Chartered Bank , Commercial Bank of Ceylon , State Bank of India and National Bank of Pakistan . There are many Specialized development banks are Bangladesh Krishi Bank, BASIC Bank Limited, There are also located kinds of Non-bank financial institution , Insurance company , Telecommunication company and others multinational companies are located. Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry, The World Trade Center Chittagong (WTC Chittagong) etc. commercial building located in

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264-475: The concrete frame visible. This is the first World Trade Center in Bangladesh. Concord Group constructed this project. Concord Group introduced and implemented Top Down construction technology in this building. The Chittagong World Trade Center has the following facilities: Agrabad Agrabad ( Bengali : আগ্রাবাদ ) is a central business district in Chittagong , Bangladesh . Located close to

286-431: The country. National Bank Limited is the first private sector bank fully owned by Bangladeshi nationals. The bank was opened on 28 March 1983 but the first branch at 48, Dilkusha Commercial Area, Dhaka started commercial operation on 23 March 1983. The second branch was opened on 11 May 1983 at Khatungonj, Chittagong . In 2009, Sikder Group took over ownership and management of National Bank Limited. In 2015,

308-613: The early 1960s, they created the 82-acre Agrabad CDA residential area. They envisioned it housing government workers, whose offices would be located in Agrabad. As Agrabad developed, properties near the Karnaphuli River were turned to business uses, creating the Agrabad Commercial Area. In 1995, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened in Agrabad. The CSE emerged as one of the twin stock markets of Bangladesh. Computerized transactions were introduced on

330-621: The early 1990s, the residential area has suffered regular inundation. As of 2018, the roads of the residential area are flooded at least waist deep for several hours twice a day during about a third of each month. Once an affluent neighborhood, it has become a low rent area of absentee landlords. Tidal flooding has also reached the Chattogram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital Medical College and the World Trade Center Chittagong in

352-749: The floor of the CSE in 1998. In 1999, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission enacted specific regulations for the CSE, including the CSE Automatic Transaction Regulation and the Chittagong Stock Exchange Investors Protection Fund Regulation. Agrabad's average elevation is 0.42 metres (1 ft 5 in). As of 2020, the average high tide there is 2.51 metres (8 ft 3 in). Since

374-458: The impression of different festivals, livelihoods, and cultures of the communities from the murals set up at the hall room. These are reminiscent of the museum in the film Planet of the Apes . Around 200–300 people visit the museum every day. Jamboree Park is the most visited stunning urban park located at SM Morshed Road at central Agrabad and visited by tourists and locals . The park offers

396-414: The main way to access the area by motor vehicle and otherwise. Those are considered a very busy and populated road, and though are currently 2-lane road. Agrabad Access Road is a main commercial road located at Agrabad. It is extended to the south side, between Double Mooring Thana and Halishahar Thana . The road started from Badamtali, and crossed Bepari Para, Shantibag, and Boropool. Sabdar Ali Road

418-982: The tenure of Rick Haque Sikder as director of National Bank Limited for having defaulted on loans. In September, arrest warrant was issued against owners of Messrs Elias Brothers for embezzling 1.83 billion BDT from National Bank Limited. In 2022, National Bank Limited made 3.7 billion BDT in losses. Bangladesh Bank fined National Bank Limited 5.5 million taka after it found the bank was hiding loan and credit cart information on 11 individuals including nine family members of Zainul Haque Sikder. The 11, including Rick Haque Sikder and Ron Haque Sikder, had spent 13.63 million USD using credit cards. Bangladesh Bank also found National Bank operating an illegal foreign currency account of ZH Sikder Women's Medical College. In September, it announced plans to raise 100 million USD through issuing bonds. Bangladesh Bank in October denied Sikder Insurance Company nomination of Mohammad Sayed Ahmed Raza to

440-614: The under construction office tower of the National Bank Limited in Karwan Bazar collapsed caused a neighboring building and road to suffer a cave in. The bank was accused of not cooperating in the handling of the incident by the Mayor of Dhaka. In February 2016, National Bank Limited moved to auction of SA Oil Refinery, owned by S. A. Group . National Bank auctioned properties owned by SA Oil Refinery to recover 2.15 billion taka loan. The Bank sued Alam and his wife, Yasmin Alam, who

462-510: The verge of extinction. It contains four galleries and a small hall . Three galleries of the museum feature diverse elements of twenty nine ethnic groups in Bangladesh , while the rest of the gallery displays the lifestyles of some ethnic groups of India , Pakistan and Australia . The sculptures of the people of different ethnic communities and a piece of broken Berlin Wall attracts visitors, which close to display since 2017. People can get

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484-615: Was accused of threatening to shot an official of EXIM Bank . On 10 February 2021, Zainul Haque Sikder , chairman of National Bank Limited, died and Monowara Sikder was elected chairman on 24 February. Bangladesh Bank asked the National Bank Limited to not issue any loans without prior authorization from it in April 2021. It also asked for loan information from the bank. Bangladesh Bank was investigating loans to Desh TV , Rongdhanu Builders (Rongdhanu Group), Rupayan Group , and Shanta Enterprise. On 6 April, Bangladesh Bank ordered chairman of

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