Married Officers' Quarters, Navy Headquarters, Dhaka
Bangladesh's first 12-storey residential accommodation, and a design-build project delivered directly by Concord.
Since 1972, Concord has rebuilt bridges, raised Dhaka's first towers and built the National Martyrs' Memorial in 89 days. Today it builds luxury apartments across Dhaka and Chittagong.
Move across the monument
Concord began its journey in 1972, soon after the independence of Bangladesh, as a small construction company with a team of around 10–15 people under engineer SM Kamaluddin. Bangladesh was a newly independent nation, and the local construction industry was still developing its technical capacity. From the beginning, one principle guided the company: "No compromise with quality." Concord was formally established on pen and paper in 1975.
Its early years set a pattern that would continue throughout the company's history: technically demanding assignments, infrastructure work, disciplined execution, and a willingness to adopt better construction methods when conventional approaches were not enough. In those years the founder sometimes pawned personal belongings to pay workers on time — a habit of keeping promises that became Concord's standard.
Repair and reconstruction work including the BM School Bhatiari Bridge and Madan Mohan Bridge, reconnecting a newly independent country.
Bangladesh's first folded-plate structure turnkey project of its kind.
Built in the Sundarbans, among Concord's earliest completed assignments.
Part of Concord's early work with fair-faced concrete construction.
Sources: The Daily Star, Bangladesh Monitor
No compromise with quality.
The principle Concord was founded on, and still works by.
From war-damaged bridges to the skyline of Dhaka, in the words of the people who built it.
As Bangladesh developed, Concord's portfolio expanded across defence, aviation, public institutions, corporate buildings and national landmarks. The work became larger, more complex and increasingly visible across the country.
Bangladesh's first 12-storey residential accommodation, and a design-build project delivered directly by Concord.
Concord built the Main Passenger Terminal Building at the airport, the country's main gateway to the world.
Sources: Dhaka Tribune, The Daily Star
1979 brought three very different assignments: the low-rise block of Sonargaon Hotel, built in association with Shimizu Construction Co. Ltd., Japan; BSEC Bhaban, the head office of Bangladesh Steel & Engineering Corporation at Karwan Bazar; and Bangladesh Television works, including the channel transmission building, auditorium and relay-station projects.
A 20-storey high-rise project at Motijheel where Concord replaced conventional bamboo props and wooden formwork with steel props and scaffolding systems — and the city's high-rise era began.
Sources: The Daily Star, Bangladesh Monitor
Designed by Syed Mainul Hossain, the National Monument at Savar became one of the defining projects of Concord's early history. Against a challenging target period of 90 days, Concord completed the project in 89 days — an achievement that reflects a quality seen repeatedly in Concord's work: the ability to take on technically demanding projects under exceptional time constraints. The founder called it an honour greater than any award.
Sources: The Daily Star, Dhaka Tribune
Between 1980 and 1983, a series of major high-rise projects became part of Dhaka's emerging skyline: Bangladesh Shilpa Bank Bhaban, a 20-storey building (1980); Jiban Bima Tower, a 22-storey tower (1983); and Janata Bank Bhaban, the 24-storey head-office building at Motijheel (1985).
Sources: The Daily Star, Wikipedia
Speed under pressure became a recurring Concord signature.
Completed in 89 days.
Completed in 7 months and 15 days.
A ceiling-work schedule expected to take 21 days was reduced to seven, through a specially developed cutting method.
Concord participated in the construction of a 720-foot Telecom Building in Singapore, in association with Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd., Japan — an important international chapter in Concord's engineering journey, and at the time the only 720-foot structure built abroad by a Bangladeshi company.
Sources: Dhaka Tribune, Wikipedia
Four decades after the first terminal, Concord contributed to the construction of the airport's new Third Terminal.
Innovation at Concord often grew directly from the needs of a project. When existing materials, systems or construction methods were not enough, the company developed new capabilities — and in several cases created new businesses around them. Scroll to explore.
Commercial introduction of Ready-Mix Concrete and Transit Mixers, Bangladesh's first concrete batching plant, for consistent quality on every pour.
Commercial production of concrete blocks began as an alternative to kiln-burnt clay bricks, years before the government began phasing clay bricks out.
Reinforced Concrete Block Masonry (RCBM), for load-bearing buildings up to 18 storeys, and an Aqua Pac biological sewage-treatment plant — both first used in Bangladesh at Lake City Concord.
Advanced steel tubular formwork and scaffolding replaced bamboo props and unsafe conventional scaffolding on high-rise sites.
Introduced at the World Trade Centre, Chittagong, for deep high-rise foundations where the soil strata were soft or poor.
Concord first introduced the use of an integral water proofer in Bangladesh, to make watertight concrete construction.
Gypsum-board T-bar and decorative ceiling systems replaced conventional hardboard ceilings, as a fire-resistant alternative.
Lighter, non-corrosive, paint-free aluminium doors and windows replaced conventional iron flat-bar doors and windows.
A 71-metre tower in Chittagong with the country's first revolving restaurant, Top of the World.
During the Bangladesh Shilpa Bank Building project, Concord identified the need for better false-ceiling systems, leading to the formation of a dedicated business.
The Bangabhaban renovation highlighted the need for advanced specialty construction chemicals.
Specialised woodwork and interior assignments at major projects led to the creation of a dedicated interior business.
1990 — Changing how Bangladesh builds
Concord Ready-Mix & Concrete Products Ltd. was established on 29 July 1990. Concord introduced Ready-Mix Concrete and Transit Mixers in Bangladesh to improve consistency and quality in concrete production. The business later expanded into automated batching plants and a broad range of concrete products, including hollow blocks, solid blocks, ornamental blocks, pavers, kerbstones, terrazzo tiles, engraved tiles and roof tiles.
Across construction, materials, real estate and entertainment, Concord introduced methods, technologies and development concepts that were new to Bangladesh. These firsts reflect a recurring part of Concord's history: identifying a better way to build, then putting it into practice.
Concrete blocks in place of kiln-burnt clay blocks from 1998. Lake City Concord also incorporated its own Aqua Pac sewage-treatment plant during 2003–2006.
The 12-storey Married Officers' Quarters of Bangladesh Navy marked a pioneering application of high-rise construction methodology in Bangladesh.
Concord first introduced the use of an integral water proofer in Bangladesh to make watertight concrete construction.
Concord was the first company in Bangladesh to introduce advanced steel tubular formwork systems in place of bamboo props and unsafe conventional scaffolding.
Concord was the first company in Bangladesh to replace hardboard ceilings with modern T-bar, gypsum-board, non-T-bar and decorative ceiling systems.
Concord became the first company in Bangladesh to replace iron flat-bar doors and windows with lighter, non-corrosive, paint-free aluminium alternatives.
Concord was the first company in Bangladesh to introduce an almost maintenance-free texture-coating paint system, as an alternative to exterior snowcem or plastic paint.
Concord constructed Bangladesh's first high-rise building with basements: Bangladesh Shilpa Bank (BSB) Bhaban.
At the World Trade Centre in Chittagong, Concord became the first company to introduce and implement Top Down construction technology in Bangladesh, for high-rise foundations where soil strata were soft or poor.
Concord developed Bangladesh's first satellite township — Lake City Concord — with 4,000 apartments and supporting facilities.
Concord became the first company to introduce Ready-Mix Concrete commercially in Bangladesh.
Concord constructed Bangladesh's first revolving tower restaurant in Chittagong, rising 71 metres above the ground.
Concord introduced Reinforced Concrete Block Masonry (RCBM) technology in Bangladesh for load-bearing buildings of up to 18 storeys, designed to sustain significant earthquake thrust.
Concord established seven world-class theme parks in Bangladesh within a ten-year period.
Concord established the country's only landscaped, gated luxury villa complex in Ashulia at the time.
Concord became the only Bangladeshi company at the time to complete a 720-foot-tall structure abroad — the Telecom Building in Singapore — in association with Mitsui Construction Company.
By the late 1980s and 1990s, Concord's portfolio had expanded rapidly across commercial buildings, diplomatic facilities, hospitals, industrial facilities, government projects and civic infrastructure.
Concord Centre, Petro Centre, International Conference Centre and a pharmaceutical plant at Tongi.
Sugandha State Guest House and BSCIC Electronic Complex, Mirpur.
Concord became the only Bangladeshi company at the time to construct the High Commission Office as main contractor.
Grameen Bank Bhaban, BRAC Centre, National Indoor Stadium, Islamic Development Bank Bhaban and Central Hospital.
A 6,000-seat facility constructed in just over nine months.
Air Force facilities, hospitals, towers, Karwan Bazar Underpass, Gulistan Underpass and other major public-sector and corporate projects.
In the 1990s, Concord entered the real-estate sector with luxury apartments, evolving from individual apartment developments into residential and commercial projects, and later into complete townships with civic and social infrastructure. Concord Condominium Ltd. was established on 3 April 1989 as one of Bangladesh's early developers, known for luxury apartments in Dhaka. Concord Real Estate & Building Products Ltd. followed on 5 April 1997, and Concord Real Estate & Development Ltd. on 9 May 1999, marking the group's expansion into township development with civic and social amenities. Today Concord develops luxury apartments and residences in Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, Dhanmondi, Bashundhara, Uttara and Chittagong — the same engineering that raised the city's first towers now goes into every home. Explore luxury apartments in Dhaka
Concord's real-estate portfolio grew to include residential towers, commercial developments and mixed-use projects across Dhaka and beyond:
Lake City Concord at Khilkhet represented a new scale of development: a complete satellite township with more than 4,000 apartments, two shopping and commercial blocks, a school, a mosque, landscaped gardens and other support facilities — Bangladesh's first satellite township. The township also incorporated Reinforced Concrete Block Masonry (RCBM), a sewage-treatment plant and supporting civic infrastructure, bringing together housing, services and community facilities within one development.
Sources: The Daily Star, 2005, Dhaka Tribune
Concord Entertainment Co. Ltd. was established on 1 February 2001 as the group diversified into recreation, amusement and tourism-related facilities. Fantasy Kingdom Concord was inaugurated on 13 April 2001 — at the time positioned as Bangladesh's only international-standard theme park — and the entertainment portfolio later grew to include Water Kingdom, Heritage Park, Xtreme Racing and Resort Atlantis.
Bangladesh's first world-class theme park, at Ashulia.
Concord Amusement World and Sea World Water Park, built around the natural lake environment. Concord Entertainment is a member of the IAAPA, USA.
A lakeside stay inside Chittagong's hills.
Bangladesh's first centrally air-conditioned revolving tower restaurant, rising 71 metres (233 feet) above Chittagong. The 400-seat restaurant offers a panoramic view high above the city.
Another milestone in Concord's engineering history: the project introduced the Top Down Construction Method in Bangladesh, for complex high-rise foundations in soft or poor soil.
Sources: The Daily Star, Wikipedia
Honours for quality, enterprise and care for the environment, earned over five decades of building. Scroll to explore.
Daily Star–DHL Bangladesh Business Award, to Concord Engineers & Construction Ltd., in recognition of outstanding leadership quality and Concord's role as a model in corporate business in Bangladesh.
BID International Quality Summit Award at the 24th International Quality Summit in New York, for excellence, innovation, customer satisfaction, technology, leadership, strategic planning and business results.
To Concord Entertainment Co. Ltd., in recognition of its contribution to Bangladesh's economic growth and industrial development.
From the Government of Bangladesh, for Concord's outstanding contribution to the country's environment — highlighting its pioneering role in introducing green technology and environmentally responsible building materials.
In the premises category, for Concord's application of fire-safety and security measures — reflecting its continued emphasis on safer, more secure built environments.
Concord was recognised among the top taxpayers in Bangladesh's real estate sector, reflecting its contribution to the national economy through responsible corporate participation.
One of the highest credit ratings in Bangladesh's real estate sector, reflecting the company's financial strength and ability to meet its obligations.
For the Fantasy Kingdom and Foy's Lake complexes, recognising Concord's contribution to Bangladesh's tourism and entertainment sector.
Judge it on track record, financial trust and build quality. Here is how Concord measures up.
Building since 1972, with 1,200+ projects completed and 10,000+ units handed over.
One of the highest credit ratings in Bangladesh's real estate sector.
Bangladesh's first ready-mix concrete plant, steel formwork and green blocks, so every home is built to a consistent standard.
From the DHL–Daily Star Enterprise of the Year to the National Environment Award and ESSAB Safety Excellence Award.
Watch the film, or read the Luxury Living profile on The Daily Star.
As Concord expanded, new companies were formed to serve specialised areas of construction, development, manufacturing, design and entertainment — together reflecting the evolution of Concord from a construction company into a diversified group.
The best choice depends on what you value, but a strong track record, financial trust and build quality are good places to start. Concord has been building since 1972, has completed 1,200+ projects, handed over 10,000+ units and holds an AA+ credit rating.
Concord develops luxury apartments and residences in Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, Dhanmondi, Bashundhara and Uttara, as well as in Chittagong. The ongoing projects page shows what is available now.
Luxury Living is a platform by The Daily Star. Concord has a member profile there and is featured on film.
Concord entered the real-estate sector in the 1990s, with Concord Condominium Ltd. established on 3 April 1989 — after more than a decade of bridges, airports and commercial towers.
Lake City Concord is Bangladesh's first satellite township, opened at Khilkhet in 2005, with more than 4,000 apartments, shops, a school, a mosque and open space in one planned community.
Concord introduced Ready-Mix Concrete, advanced steel tubular formwork, integral waterproofing, RCBM technology and environment-friendly concrete blocks to Bangladesh, among other pioneering construction methods and materials.
Concord's journey is a story of growth through engineering, innovation and diversification. It began with a small team and a commitment to quality, then expanded through landmark projects, new technologies, real-estate development, manufacturing and entertainment.
Its progress has been shaped by the confidence of clients, the respect earned through its work, and the commitment of the people behind the organisation. Across decades of change, Concord's defining principle has remained unchanged: quality is not a destination, but a pursuit.
The Relentless Pursuit of Quality.
Five decades of building, now in luxury apartments across Dhaka and Chittagong.
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