Financial strain pushes Bengal Group to sell Dhaka’s under-construction Swiss Tower to Pubali Bank for Tk 800 crore

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Bengal Group's forced sale of Dhaka's under-construction Swiss Tower to Pubali Bank highlights liquidity stress, delayed insurance settlements, and rising execution risk in large-scale Bangladeshi real estate and hospitality projects. The unwind follows prior reliance on foreign-currency financing via IFC/FMO-linked loans and underscores refinancing vulnerability amid cost shocks. For Pubali, the purchase is strategic for consolidation, but the broader signal is negative for local property and bank credit conditions.
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Bengal Group has agreed to sell its 57.64-katha, under-construction Swiss Tower on Dhaka’s Tejgaon Link Road to Pubali Bank for Tk 800 crore, ending a decade-long plan to bring the Swissôtel brand to Bangladesh. The project had been backed by a $36 million foreign loan arranged through Mutual Trust Bank from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO), and Bengal Group had sought an additional $50 million in 2015. Bengal Group said losses from vandalism and arson at three Gazipur factories after the political changes of August 5, along with delayed insurance settlements, drove the decision. Pubali Bank said the purchase would provide a permanent corporate headquarters after years of operating from multiple rented offices.