Dhaka Club

What Dhaka Club does

The Dhaka Club Ltd. is a private limited members' recreational club incorporated on 14 September 1911 under the Indian Companies Act of 1882, headquartered on Moulana Bhashani Road, Ramna, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. Itself-modeled on the Bengal Club of Calcutta, it is the oldest recreational organization in the subcontinent and the largest of elite clubs in Dhaka, serving a horizontal, intergenerational membership base that spans professions, age, gender and social interests.

The club operates a single consolidated campus offering more than twenty facility categories, including a guest house, swimming pool, health center and gym, tennis and squash courts, billiards and snooker, a restaurant and Royal Bengal Dining, lounges, library, salon and beauty parlor, club bazaar, laundry service, pharmacy, the Samson H. Chowdhury Centre for events and banquets, and a Kidz family area. It also hosts national and regional sports events (e.g., President's Cup National Tennis Tournament, SAARC Squash Tournament). Distribution is exclusively direct membership; access is gated behind membership fees and member login, with no public ticketing or open-to-the-public commercial channels disclosed.

The business model is a hybrid membership-plus-consumption model: recurring membership dues from elite members combined with in-facility spend on dining, banquets, sports, guest accommodation, personal services and retail. No pricing, revenue, headcount or membership-count figures are publicly disclosed, and the entity has no external investors, parent company, or funding rounds. In 2025-2026 the club elected Shameem Hussain as President; a subsequent 2026 governance reform effort (proposed Articles of Association amendments) has been contested in court, with the High Court Division staying the relevant EGM.

Name

Dhaka Club

Legal name

The Dhaka Club Ltd.

Website

https://dhakaclubltd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dhaka Club Ltd. is a 112-year-old private members' recreational club in Dhaka, Bangladesh, serving an elite, intergenerational membership with dining, sports, accommodation, banqueting, and personal services on a single consolidated campus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dhaka

HQ country

Bangladesh

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Dhaka Club is a private members' recreational club that provides social, cultural, sports, dining, accommodation, and personal services to its elite members. Founded in 1911 and registered under the Indian Companies Act of 1882, it operates from a central Dhaka location near Shahbag Intersection, offering amenities including a guest house, swimming pool, gym, tennis and squash courts, restaurants, library, salon, pharmacy, and event spaces to its diverse membership base.

Product overview

Dhaka Club is a traditional recreational club organization that offers a diverse portfolio of facilities and services to its members. The club operates as a single unified entity providing accommodation (Guest House), fitness and wellness (Health Center & Gym, Swimming Pool), sports (Tennis Court, Squash Court, various tournaments), dining (Restaurant, Royal Bengal Dining), personal services (Salon, Beauty Parlor, Pharmacy), entertainment, and family amenities (Kidz). The Samson H. Chowdhury Centre serves as the primary event and banquet venue. The club is positioned as the oldest and largest elite recreational organization in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with a proud history spanning over 112 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Guest House Accommodation facility for members and their guests at the club premises in Dhaka.
• Swimming Pool Swimming pool facility available for member recreation and fitness.
• Health Center & Gym Health center and gymnasium facilities supporting member fitness and wellness.
• Tennis Court Tennis courts for member sporting activities, including hosting of national tournaments.
• Squash Court Squash courts for member sporting activities, including hosting of regional tournaments such as the SAARC Squash Tournament.
• Billiards & Snooker Billiards and snooker room for member recreation and leisure.
• Restaurant Restaurant dining facility providing food and beverage offerings to members.
• Royal Bengal Dining Fine dining restaurant specializing in Bengali cuisine for members.
• Library Library facility supporting member reading, research, and cultural engagement.
• Samson H. Chowdhury Centre Event and banquet facility for hosting member gatherings, functions, and special occasions.
• Lounges Lounge areas designed for member relaxation and socializing.
• Salon Salon services providing personal grooming for members.
• Beauty Parlor Beauty parlor services available to members.
• Pharmacy Pharmacy services providing health-related products to members.
• Kidz Children's recreation area and activities designed for young members and family use.
• Club Bazaar Retail bazaar facility located within the club premises for member shopping.
• Laundry Service Laundry service offered to members as a convenience amenity.
• Sports Facilities and Tournaments Sports facilities including tennis, squash, and billiards, hosting national and regional tournaments such as the President's Cup National Tennis Tournament and SAARC Squash Tournament.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Soho House: Global chain of members-only clubs targeting creative and professional elites; broader incumbent that competes for the same modern elite leisure member, though at much larger scale and with a hospitality-tech operating model.
• Annabel's: Iconic London private members' club; serves as a benchmark for the elite social-club experience and aspirational benchmark relevant to Dhaka Club's positioning.

Direct peers

• Delhi Gymkhana: One of India's oldest elite members' clubs offering sports, F&B, banquets and accommodation; highly comparable in business model, member demographic, and facility mix to Dhaka Club.
• Tollygunge Club: Long-established elite recreational and sporting members' club in Kolkata offering similar facilities (sports, dining, banquets, accommodation); operates the same colonial-era elite-club model as Dhaka Club.
• Bengal Club: Kolkata-based elite members' club founded in 1827; Dhaka Club was explicitly modeled on the Bengal Club at its 1911 founding, making it the closest historical and operational analogue.
• Bombay Gymkhana: Heritage members' sports and social club in Mumbai founded in 1875; comparable in scope of sports facilities, dining, and elite membership positioning to Dhaka Club.
• Royal Bombay Yacht Club: Historic 1846 elite members' club in Mumbai providing dining, accommodation and recreational facilities; shares Dhaka Club's heritage-led, member-owned structure.

Regional players

• United Club Dhaka: Another private members' club operating in Dhaka; competes for the same elite Dhaka membership pool with overlapping sports and dining offerings.
• Chittagong Club: Bangladesh's other long-standing colonial-era elite recreational club, located in Chittagong; same membership club model and target demographic as Dhaka Club but in a different domestic market.

Others

• The Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry: Historic Kolkata-based membership organization connecting business elites; relevant only as an adjacent institutional members' body, not a direct competitor for Dhaka Club's recreation offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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