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The National Board of Revenue is going to shift to its new multistoried modern structure in the capital’s Agargaon within December as the construction project is nearing completion.
Officials say 80 per cent of the building work has already been finished while the rest is expected to be executed within the stipulated time.
“If everything goes well, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the building within the Mujib Year as per our plan and commitment,” said Md Moniruzzaman, second secretary (tax exemption) of the NBR, who is also the Deputy Project Director of the project.
During a recent visit to the site, it was seen that work is going on in full swing as the project officials are determined to carry out the task within the timeframe.
Talking to The Business Post, Project Director and Tax Commissioner Lutful Azeem said efforts are under way to this end to get the work done prior to December.
“The pace of work was a bit slow during the Covid-19 and lockdown. Besides, several workers caught dengue fever that also hampered the ongoing project. Now the construction project is running in full gear,” said the official.
“We are working towards the inauguration of the building within the Mujib Year.”
Lutful also posited that though the project deadline is June 2022, efforts are being made to wrap up overall work within February-March next year.
After 49 years of its establishment by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1972, the central authority of tax administration is going to get the new building equipped with all modern amenities.
The cutting-edge building covers over 6,00,000 square feet, with each floor of it being 13 feet in height, and each of the two basements being 66,000 square feet. From the ground floor to fourth floor, each level is 44,000 square feet and 46,000 square feet each from fifth to the remaining floors.
According to the project officials, expenditure has shot up from Tk 141.36 crore to Tk 353.82 crore for the 12-storey structure in the first place, while the total outlay is fixed at Tk 495.18 crore for the entire 20-storey revenue building.
According to project sources, a wide range of constructions have already been carried out including that of the main roof of the 12-storey building, roof of the toilet block up to 11th floor, parapet wall, brick partition up to 11th floor and mostly inside the 12th floor, granite wall (Lift Core) till the eighth floor, architectural design and structural design of the porch frame, laying marble stones from second to 11th floor and tiling floors up to 12th floor.
Laying sanitary duct and pipe has been partially executed while tasks on the aluminium curtain walls are nearly done. Installation of the generator and building a substation are in progress. Solar panels have been brought to the site along with pumps, CCTV and multimedia projects.
Project officials said the 20-storey modern aesthetic office will be the National Revenue Building-1, but primarily it will be completed up to 12th floor while the rest in the future.
The eco-friendly building will incorporate central air conditioning system, with eight elevators, a 510-seat multipurpose hall, revenue archive, library, record room and central data processing centre and server space. Besides, it will accommodate a computer lab, training centre, commercial bank branch, ATM booth, Post Office, courier service, stationery shop, bar lounge, green space and smoking zone on each floor.
In addition, the other facilities include full-time generator facility, building management system, access control security system, entry and exit for the physically challenged and senior citizens, natural ventilation in case of emergency, cafeteria, call centre, daycare centres, media centre, separate prayer rooms, toilet zones for both male and female on each floor.
