Editing Dhaka (section)

== Economy ==
{{See also|Economy of Dhaka}}
[[File:Drone view from Kamal Ataturk Avenue.jpg|thumb|Office blocks on Kemal Atatürk Avenue]]
As the most densely industrialized region of the country, the Greater Dhaka Area accounts for 35% of [[Economy of Bangladesh|Bangladesh's economy]].<ref name="Rezaul Karim">{{Cite news |last=Rezaul Karim |date=24 February 2017 |title=Dhaka's economic activities unplanned: analysts |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/dhakas-economic-activities-unplanned-analysts-1366252 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713203402/https://www.thedailystar.net/business/dhakas-economic-activities-unplanned-analysts-1366252 |archive-date=13 July 2019 |access-date=13 July 2019 |work=The Daily Star}}</ref> The [[Globalization and World Cities Research Network]] ranks Dhaka as a [[Global city|gamma+ global city]], in other words, one that is instrumental in linking their region into the world economy.<ref name=":8" /> Major industrial areas are [[Tejgaon Thana|Tejgaon]], [[Shyampur Thana|Shyampur]] and [[Hazaribagh Thana|Hazaribagh]].<ref>{{Cite web |year=2005 |title=Dhaka City State of Environment |url=http://www.rrcap.unep.org/reports/soe/dhaka-soe-05/3-4dhaka-noise.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207025410/http://www.rrcap.unep.org/reports/soe/dhaka-soe-05/3-4dhaka-noise.pdf |archive-date=7 February 2009 |access-date=24 January 2009 |publisher=Regional Resource centre for Asia and the Pacific, [[United Nations Environment Programme]]}}</ref> The city has a growing middle class, driving the market for modern consumer and luxury goods.<ref name="banglapedia" /><ref name="CiE" /> Shopping malls serve as vital elements in the city's economy. The city has historically attracted numerous migrant workers.<ref name="EDemo1">{{Cite web |last=McGee |first=Terry |date=27 September 2006 |title=Urbanization Takes on New Dimensions in Asia's Population Giants |url=http://www.prb.org/Articles/2001/UrbanizationTakesonNewDimensionsinAsiasPopulationGiants.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214234539/http://www.prb.org/Articles/2001/UrbanizationTakesonNewDimensionsinAsiasPopulationGiants.aspx |archive-date=14 February 2008 |access-date=27 September 2006 |publisher=Population Reference Bureau}}</ref> [[Hawker centre|Hawkers]], peddlers, small shops, [[Cycle rickshaw|rickshaw]] transport, roadside vendors and stalls employ a large segment of the population<ref name="EDemo1" /><ref name="Rick">{{Cite news |date=20 July 1998 |title=Does Dhaka need rickshaws? |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/136074.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308190144/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/136074.stm |archive-date=8 March 2008 |access-date=27 September 2006 |work=BBC News}}</ref> – rickshaw drivers alone number as many as 400,000.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Robert Cervero |title=Informal Transport in the Developing World |publisher=UN-HABITAT |year=2000 |isbn=92-1-131453-4 |page=39}}</ref> Half the workforce is employed in household and unorganized labour, while about 800,000 work in the textile industry. The unemployment rate in Dhaka was 23% in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dhaka City Corporation |title=Dhaka City at a Glance |url=http://www.dhakacity.org/Page/Search_item_details/Search/Item_id/31/Item/employment/Dhaka_City_At_a_Glance |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115171206/http://www.dhakacity.org/Page/Search_item_details/Search/Item_id/31/Item/employment/Dhaka_City_At_a_Glance |archive-date=15 January 2013 |access-date=1 December 2015}}</ref>

Almost all large local conglomerates have their corporate offices located in Dhaka. [[Microcredit]] also began here and the offices of the Nobel Prize-winning [[Grameen Bank]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 November 2007 |title=Poverty Alleviation: Yunus calls for major reforms in World Bank |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=10351 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305083011/http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=10351 |archive-date=5 March 2008 |access-date=17 December 2008 |work=The Daily Star}}</ref> and [[BRAC (organization)|BRAC]] (the largest [[Non-governmental organisation|non-governmental development organization]] in the world) are based in Dhaka.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 December 2007 |title=Blind eye to urban poor to spell social disaster:Conference on the poor told |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/12/05/d61205011711.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723203409/http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/12/05/d61205011711.htm |archive-date=23 July 2008 |access-date=17 December 2008 |work=The Daily Star}}</ref> Urban developments have sparked a widespread construction boom; new high-rise buildings and [[skyscraper]]s have changed the city's landscape.<ref name="CiE" /> Growth has been especially strong in the finance, banking, manufacturing, telecommunications, and service sectors, while tourism, hotels, and restaurants continue as important elements of the Dhaka economy.<ref name="EDemo1" />

Dhaka has rising traffic congestion and inadequate infrastructure; the national government has recently implemented a policy for rapid urbanization of surrounding areas and beyond by the introduction of a ten-year relief on [[income tax]] for new construction of facilities and buildings outside Dhaka.<ref name="townplan">{{Cite news |date=8 November 2008 |title=Town planning for Bangladesh: Vision 2020 |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=62337 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219005519/http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=62337 |archive-date=19 December 2013 |access-date=15 December 2008 |work=The Daily Star}}</ref>

===CBDs===
The Dhaka metropolitan area boasts of several [[central business district]]s (CBDs). In the southern part of the city, the riverfront of [[Old Dhaka]] is home to many small businesses, factories, and trading companies. Near Old Dhaka lies [[Motijheel Thana|Motijheel]], which is the biggest CBD in Bangladesh. The Motijheel area developed in the 1960s. [[Motijheel Thana|Motijheel]] is home to the [[Bangladesh Bank]], the nation's central bank; as well as the headquarters of the largest state-owned banks, including [[Janata Bank]], [[Pubali Bank]], [[Sonali Bank]] and [[Rupali Bank]]. By the 1990s, the affluent residential neighbourhoods of [[Gulshan Thana|Gulshan]], [[Banani (town)|Banani]] and [[Uttara Thana|Uttara]] in the northern part of the city became a major business centre and now hosts many international companies operating in Bangladesh. The [[Purbachal New Town Project]] is planned as the city's future CBD.
[[File:Bashundhara-Purbachal photowalk 2024 07.jpg|thumb|A picture of [[Purbachal Expressway]].]]
The following is a list of the main CBDs in Dhaka.
* [[Motijheel Thana|Motijheel]]
* [[Kawran Bazar]]
* [[Paltan]]
* [[Dhanmondi]]
* [[Gulshan Thana|Gulshan]]
* [[Banani (town)|Banani]]/[[Banani DOHS|DOHS]]
* [[Uttara Thana|Uttara]]
* [[Mirpur Model Thana|Mirpur]]/[[Mirpur DOHS|DOHS]]
* [[Bashundhara Residential Area]]
* [[Panthapath]]
* [[Maghbazar]]
* [[Mohakhali]]/[[Mohakhali DOHS|DOHS]]
* [[Gulistan, Dhaka|Gulistan]]
* [[Jatrabari Thana|Jatrabari]]

===Industrial areas===
* [[Tejgaon Industrial Area Thana|Tejgaon I/A]]
* [[Old Dhaka]]

===Trade associations===
Major trade associations based in the city include:
* [[Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries]] (FBCCI)
* [[Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry]] (DCCI)
* [[Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka|Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry]] (MCCI)
* [[Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association]] (BGMEA)
* [[Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association]] (BKMEA)
* [[Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh]] (NOAB)
* [[Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh]] (REHAB)

===Stock market===
The [[Dhaka Stock Exchange]] (DSE) had a [[market capitalization]] of BDT 5,136,979.000 million in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangladesh Dhaka Stock Exchange: Market Capitalization |url=https://www.ceicdata.com/en/bangladesh/dhaka-stock-exchange-market-capitalization |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303084751/https://www.ceicdata.com/en/bangladesh/dhaka-stock-exchange-market-capitalization |archive-date=3 March 2022 |access-date=3 March 2022 |website=CEIC Data}}</ref> Some of the largest companies listed on the DSE include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=DS30 Index |url=https://www.dsebd.org/dse30_share.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102131439/https://www.dsebd.org/dse30_share.php |archive-date=2 November 2021 |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=Dhaka Stock Exchange}}</ref>
* [[Grameenphone]]
* [[BEXIMCO]]
* [[BSRM]]
* [[Titas Gas]]
* [[Summit Group]]
* [[The City Bank]]
* [[BRAC Bank]]
* [[IDLC Finance Limited]]
* [[Square Pharmaceuticals]]
* [[Eastern Bank Ltd (Bangladesh)|Eastern Bank Limited]]
* [[Orion Group (Bangladesh)|Orion Group]]