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| Location | Chittagong |
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| Coordinates | 22°20′03″N91°50′02″E / 22.3341965°N 91.8339852°E |
| Address | New Market Junction, Jubilee Road |
| Opening date | 1964 |
| No. of stores and services | 512 [1] |
| No. of floors | 4 |
| Parking | Yes |
Biponi Bitan, commonly known as New Market, [2] is the largest commercial shopping center in Chittagong, Bangladesh. [3] It is located at New Market Junction on Jubilee Road in the city.
In 1964, Biponi Bitan started its journey with 458 shops. Earlier in the 1950s Chittagong's stationary and textile stores included Wadud, Malabar Stores, Chaity Stores, Lucky Stores, Kasem Stores, Paramount Stores, Majumder Brothers, Chand Stores, Kashmir Stores and Reazuddin Bazar and Teribazar. However, these shops quickly lost popularity after the establishment of Biponi Bitan. At this time the big shops of the city were shifted to Bipani Bitan. From the post-independence period until the 1980s, Biponi Bitan was the main area along with Reazuddin Bazar. [3]
The four-story building of Biponi Bitan is divided into two blocks. As of 2023 [update] , there are approximate 512 stores. [1] "A" block includes clothing, cosmetics, electrical appliances, cottage industries, gold and watches, shoes, crockery, studios and photo printing, audio-video recording, book and stationery shops, medicines, laundry and hairdressing, wheeling, snacks, bakeries, hotels, pan-cigarettes and nurseries. "B" Block has only various parts and accessories shops. [3] There are also mosques, cycle stands, six pay phone booths, and two banks. There are three escalators. [3] In 2017, a multi-storey automatic car parking system was introduced here. There are 5 slates on each floor of this seven-storey parking lot. [2]
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