UK's Body Shop opens outlet in Dhaka
From left, Russell De Chernatony, franchise account manager for South Asia at The Body Shop; Kanbar Hossein-Bor, acting British high commissioner to Bangladesh; and Shriti Malhotra, managing director of The Body Shop Bangladesh, open the first store of the British cosmetics brand in the country in the capital's Jamuna Future Park on Friday. The Body Shop
Star Business Desk
Quest Holdings Bangladesh, the exclusive partner of The Body Shop in Bangladesh, has recently opened the first store of the British cosmetics brand in the capital's Jamuna Future Park.
Bangladesh is the 70th market of the brand, said The Body Shop in a press release yesterday.
Kanbar Hossein-Bor, acting British high commissioner to Bangladesh, attended the opening.
The outlet will offer the brand's products such as White Musk, Body Butter and the Vitamin E range, as well as new favourites Body Yogurts.
“We are very excited to bring The Body Shop to Bangladesh,” said Annie Chan, general manager for franchise at The Body Shop Asia-Pacific, in the statement.
“We are confident that our partner, Quest Holdings Bangladesh, will bring its local expertise and extensive retail knowledge to deliver our beautiful products and a great customer experience to our customers in this exciting and dynamic new market.”
Shriti Malhotra, managing director of The Body Shop Bangladesh, said, “Our customers in Bangladesh will be able to discover The Body Shop's amazing products and the power of beauty and rituals from around the world.”
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A New Look for Gulshan-Banani-Baridhara Lake
Gulshan-Banani-Baridhara Lake is decorated as aesthetic. Where the people of the city can get relief from traffic congestion - Pollution Meanwhile, the development of the communication system will be developed in the lake areas, flyover-overpass. The boat will run on the 16-kilometer river. But for that city will have to wait more than four years.
These changes are being brought under the Gulshan-Banani-Baridhara Lake development project. The project is implemented by the District Development Authority (RAJUK). Bangladesh Engineering University (BUET), a consulting firm of the project.
The project was adopted in 2010 for the development of Lake 299 acres of the lake in Gulshan-Banani-Baridhara. But the work started a couple of years ago. The initial expenditure was Tk 410 crore. Later, new projects were added to the project. The cost of the project has increased to 4.888 crores. The cost of land acquisition is about Tk 25 billion.
In the lake area on Saturday, it is seen that the lake has already started changing its appearance. Lake lake is now transparently scattered near the roads of Banani 18. Pavement is a green grass grown on two sides.
It can be seen that the excavation of about one and a half kilometer part of the Banani 11 Bridge from Banani graveyard of Lake ended. Water is transparent in this part of the lake. From number 11 bridge to Banani number 28, from Mohakhali Kaderia Mosque to Niketan Police Plaza and on the back of Banani Chairman Bari excavated from Nam flat to Karaul sluice. In areas where there is no excavation, the water is dirty, there is garbage in the garbage. The part of the lake that was excavated has been separated by soil dams.
Project Director Rajuk Executive Engineer Aminur Rahman said, the excavated parts of the lake were separated by dam for keeping the parts clean. He said, Gulshan Society will help clean the litter. 70 percent of the project has been lying in Gulshan, due to which they have made a deal with the organization. Banani and Baridhara Society will help the Gulshan Society in this work.
The area where the lake has started reforming, the water here is now transparent. On Saturday afternoon at the side of the road number 18. Photo: Tanvir Ahmed
Asked about this, the newly released general secretary of Gulshan Society, Omar Shahdat told Prothom Alo, the society will start work on the lake soon. The residents of the area will bear the cost.
There will be a circular flyover in the lake area of the project, which is two and a half kilometer. This flyover will be made from the back of Gulshan Shooting Club to Niketan. There will be two more overpasses. There are nine bridges in different parts of the lake. These bridges will have a special lighting and luminaire feature.
The new structure will be constructed on the lake side for about five kilometers. Apart from this, the road will be constructed on the column without completing the lake, 5.60 km road will be constructed. Similarly, there will be about a 12 kilometers trailway on columns. Apart from this, there will be a walkway at 6.2 km on the lakeside. Under the project, this will be done to save the lake's boundary of 15 kilometers. In front of Karail slum, behind Gulshan Shooting Complex, the Gausul Azam Mosque will be adjacent to the amusement park. An Amphitheater will be constructed in front of the existing Karail slum after removing slum folks to appropriate housing.
There will be a 16-kilometer long waterway in the lake. Water taxis in addition to water buses will run at scheduled frequencies. From the Hatirjheel area of Moghbazar, and Gulshan United Hospital, one can go to Kalachandpur on the river. From the Hatirjheel to Banani graveyard, the water buses will also be available. In front of Hatirjheel in Magbazar, there will be four boat quays near Badar Sangglong, Gulshan-ghat, Kalachandpur and Banani-11 bridge. In total nine bridges are being constructed.
Asked about the communication system, Mizanur Rahman, Advisor and Project Consultant in the Civil Engineering Department of BUET , said to Prothom Alo , "Previously only the Gulshan lake development project. There was no communication system involved. After this, the ECNEC sought the opinion from us. He has been designed accordingly. This can be done to overcome the traffic jam in the whole area. Besides, if the project is implemented, the lake area will be more environmentally friendly and environment friendly. "
RAJUK Chairman Abdur Rahman said, Gulshan-Banani-Baridhara Lake will be more pleasant and eye-catching than Hatirjheel. If all is well, the whole work will be completed within the next four years and the people of the city and the people from outside will get the benefit.
What features will be in the Lake:
• About 5.6 km road on Lakesides.
• The 5.6 km road and about 12 kilometer walking trail will be built on columns.
• 16 kilometer waterways
• Walking distance of 6.2 km in Lakeside-path.
• Three Parks, 1 Amphitheater.
• 9 bridges
• 2km long flyovers, two overpasses.
(Translated from a Bengali news report)
