Karnaphuli Group
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Founder | Hedayat Hossain Chowdhury |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Hamdan Hossain Chowdhury (Group Director).[1] |
| Products | Distribution, manufacturing, media, retail, shipping, telecommunications[2] |
| Revenue | USD 270 million[3] |
Number of employees | 3238[3] (2022) |
| Website | www |
Karnafuli Group is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates.[4][5] The industries under this conglomerate include port, shipping and logistics, media, health care, real estate, automobiles, finance, insurance etc.[6] The Managing Director of the group is Saber Hossain Chowdhury, an Awami League member of parliament and son of Hedayet Hossain Chowdhury[7] who is also a director of HRC Group, another Bangladeshi conglomerate.[8]
History
[edit]Karnafuli Group was established in 1954 by Hedayet Hossain Chowdhury.[9] The group is named after the Karnaphuli River.[9] Hedayet Hossain Chowdhury's grandson, Hamdan Hossain Chowdhury, is a director of the group.[10]
In 2014, the group signed an agreement to distribute and service Haojue motorcycles of China in Bangladesh.[11] Karnaphuli Group, Metro Group, and Partex Star Group (Partex Group) founded Sky Telecommunication which launched Zelta mobiles in 2015.[12]
Karnaphuli Group is the only Bangladeshi group involved container shipping and owns 65 vessels.[13] It operates Chittagong to Colombo and Chittagong to Singapore and Port Klang line.[14][15]
In 2016, the group's partner Hanjin Shipping Lines, a South Korean company, declared bankruptcy in Bangladesh.[16]
List of companies
[edit]Shipping and logistics
Media
- Bhorer Kagoj - Daily Bengali newspaper[18]
- Diner Sheshey - evening Bengali newspaper[18]
- The New Paper- English daily newspaper[18]
- Desh TV- Bengali TV channel
Healthcare
- Sobujmati Sheba[19]
Real estate
- Karnaphuli Garden City[20]
Financials
- Republic Insurance Company Limited (RICL)
Telecommunication
- Voicetel
Trading
- Karnaphuli Works Limited[21]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Extremely proud to carry Bangladeshi flag across seas: Karnaphuli Group director". The Daily Star. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "Areas of Activities". Karnaphuli.
- ^ a b "Mission and Vision". Karnaphuli.
- ^ "HR Lines to buy four new ships from Chinese builder". The Daily Star. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "New feeder vessels of Karnaphuli Group to cut transhipment time". The Business Standard. 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "HR Lines to buy four new ships from Chinese builder". The Daily Star. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "Management-Karnaphuli.com". Karnaphuli. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Saber Hossain's father passes away". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ a b "About-Karnaphuli.com". Karnaphuli. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ a b "Karnaphuli Group's shipping business flourishes even in third generation". The Business Standard. 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "New bikes on the road". The Daily Star. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Zelta mobiles hit market". The Daily Star. 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ Barua, Dwaipayan (2021-03-17). "Karnaphuli to expand fleet of container vessels". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Barua, Dwaipayan (2021-11-12). "HR Lines to buy four new ships from Chinese builder". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Extremely proud to carry Bangladeshi flag across seas: Karnaphuli Group director". The Business Standard. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Barua, Dwaipayan (2018-02-07). "CPA selling off Hanjin's containers 'for arrears'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "HR lines | HR lines limited". hrlinesbd.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ a b c "Media and Publishing-Karnaphuli.com". Karnaphuli. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Health Care-Karnaphuli.com". Karnaphuli. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Real Estate-Karnaphuli.com". Karnaphuli. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Islam, Shariful; Alam, Helemul (2012-05-18). "Taxi relief on Dhaka roads not in sight". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-07.