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Jamuna Future Park

Coordinates: 23°48′40″N 90°25′29″E / 23.81111°N 90.42472°E / 23.81111; 90.42472
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Jamuna Future park
Jamuna Future park logo
Jamuna Future park in 2025
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LocationBashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates23°48′40″N 90°25′29″E / 23.81111°N 90.42472°E / 23.81111; 90.42472
AddressKa-244, Pragati Sarani
Opened6 September 2013; 12 years ago (2013-09-06)
DeveloperJamuna Group
OwnerJamuna Group
ArchitectAJM Alamgir
Stores510
Floor area4,100,000 square feet (380,000 m2)
Floors8
Parking2,500
Websitejamunafuturepark.com
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Jamuna Future Park is a shopping mall in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was inaugurated on 6 September 2013. Construction began in 2002, by Jamuna Builders Ltd., a subsidiary of the Jamuna Group and the exterior was completed in 2008. It has a total floor area of 380,000 m2 (4,100,000 sq ft).[3] It is the largest shopping mall in South Asia, and the 28th largest mall in the world.

Location

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The complex is spread across 33 acres (13 ha) of land between Kuril and Bashundhara Residential Area situated on the Pragati Sharani, neighboring upper class residential areas of Dhaka city like Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, Bashundhara and Nikunja.[4] It is relatively close to Shahjalal International Airport, offices of multinational companies, major embassies and other offices.[2][4]

It can be accessed by the Kuril Flyover, which opened in August 2013, from both directions of the Airport Road.[2]

Structure

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The centrally air-conditioned shopping complex has seven floors, equipped with its own 45MW power plant and WiFi internet.[2] The lower basement and middle basement floor are reserved for car parking and a portion for a hypermarket, Wholesale Club, with a floor space of nearly 200,000 sq ft., it is regarded as the largest in the country.[2][5] This mall has 2,500 car parking spaces.[6] Level 1 is the base floor for all atria, facilities for live entertainment, musicals and fashion shows.[2] From the ground floor to the fifth floor, there are several categories of outlets, non-branded shops, banks, online booths, and food courts.[2] The fifth floor has space for a children's theme park, a gymnasium and a health club, two separate swimming pools for men and women, exhibition halls, banquet halls, a movie theater with seven individual halls, 22-lane bowling alley with karaoke facilities, and a musical and entertainment floor. The shopping mall is built with earth resistance as per Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) Zone 2.[2][7]

There were plans of a JW Marriott hotel as part of the mall.[8]

Services

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The world's largest Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) is located on the ground floor in this mall.[9]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Project at a Glance". Jamuna Future Park. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Features". Jamuna Future Park. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. ^ ".: Jamuna Future Park || The Biggest Shopping Mall in South Asia !". jamunafuturepark.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Jamuna Future Park to open soon". The Daily Star. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  5. ^ Hossan, Sajjad (22 January 2024). "Wholesale Club: Revolutionizing Bangladesh's Retail Landscape with Hypermarket Excellence". Business Inspection BD. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  6. ^ "Looking for a parking space? Multi-storey car parks at your service". The Business Standard. 31 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh National Building Code pdf file" (PDF). Public Works Department, Bangladesh. 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Jamuna Group gets Marriott as hotel partner". The Daily Star. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  9. ^ "World's largest Indian visa centre inaugurated in Dhaka". The Daily Star. UNB. 14 July 2018.
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