Jamuna future park

Accoriding to Wiki : -Jamuna Future Park is the largest shopping mall in South Asia, located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was partially inaugurated on 6 September 2013. The construction started in 2002, by Jamuna Builders Ltd., a subsidiary of the Jamuna Group. However, due to its slow development of construction, the exterior was completed in 2008.

  

 

According to their facebook page it's the 11th largest in Asia, - the website does not work so who knows how big it is according to them officially.


Oddly enough, I can't find much in the local media about the back story to this place.  I know via rumours and hearsay that the complex was built without planning permission, or the right baksheeseh paid to the right people which has delayed its full use.

Floors and floors of emptiness

We went along to visit, the fifth floor which is open.  There is a cinema, a bowling alley and an indoor kiddies fun park (dodgems etc), and a food court.  It was a bit like the Marie Celeste on the Saturday afternoon that we visited.  Odd. Decidedly odd.

We chatted to some of the Food court operators, and they were unhappy with the visitor numbers, Thursday and Friday late afternoon/early evening they are busy....but that's it.  Lots of the food stalls have amusing names.  You can have anything you want to eat. With a particularly large number of outlets selling fried chicken.

 

The amusement park outside is complete, and I think working, but we couldn't see any evidence of visitors.  Personally I would not go on the rides. Firstly,  I don't trust how well they have been constructed and maintained. Secondly, Bangladeshis get travel sick on buses, I hate to think what would happen after snacking and then going on the rides!

Oh huge parking garage - with huge cracks in the pillars

 I'm interested to see how the Park develops or doesn't over the rest of our time here, but it was a frankly unsettling experience.