Akij

Akij
Public
Industry Textile, Tobacco, Cement, Ceramics, Jute, Pharmaceuticals
Founded 1940
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Revenue ৳ 63 Billion ($800 million on 2009)
Number of employees
302,000
Website www.akij.net

Akij Group is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates. The industries under this conglomerate include Textiles, Tobacco, Food & Beverage, Cement, Ceramics, Printing and Packaging, Pharmaceuticals, Consumer products etc. Akij also provides services in Healthcare, Information and Communication Technology. Its turnover in 2009 was 63 billion Taka (around US$800 million).[1]

Akij Group was established in the 1940s by industrialist Sheikh Akij Uddin as a jute trading business, before moving into cigarettes and other areas of business.[1][2]

List of companies

References

  1. 1 2 Sajjadur Rahman, "Akij goes green", Daily Star (Bangladesh), December 19, 2010, http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=166417
  2. "Akij Gr set to overtake RAK Ceramics to become country's biggest tiles maker", The Financial Express, http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=143389&date=2011-12-05
  3. "Akij celebrates Independence Day", The Daily Star (Bangladesh), May 23, 2012, http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=228610
  4. http://www.akijfoundation.com

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