Top 10 Companies in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has achieved 7.86% highest ever GDP growth rate which makes the recorded history of Bangladesh. It is good news that Bangladeshi Local Companies are contributing a lot to grow our economy and that’s why Bangladesh’s economy has grown by 6% annually continuously last 20 years. Moreover, we are pulling our economy up with 109.1 million labor force. It is very important to say that there are some companies are real asset and continuous revenue earning company in Bangladesh’s Economy. We have a very wide-range and renown group of companies in Bangladesh. Here we will discuss the top 10 groups of companies in Bangladesh.

Top 10 Companies in Bangladesh:

 1. PRAN-RFL GROUP 

 2. ACI GROUP  

3. NAVANA GROUP  

4. ABUL KHAIR GROUP

5. BASHUNDHARA GROUP 

6. BEXIMCO GROUP 

7. SQUARE GROUP  

8. CITY GROUP  

9. PARTEX GROUP

10. ANANDA GROUP

 

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 1. PRAN-RFL GROUP :

Do you know what does PRAN stand for? it stands for “Program for Rural Advancement Nationally”. By meaning of PRAN it is clear that PRAN is for developing the rural economy and agro based product. Retired Major General Amjad Khan Chowdhury started PRAN journey in 1981. Surprisingly, now it is one of the largest food product corporation in Bangladesh and exported to 138 countries that is really great news. So, Today, PRAN is the largest food and beverage manufacturer company of Bangladesh.

On the other hand, let’s talk about the RFL that previously called ‘Rangpur Foundry Limited’ started their operation in 1980 with cast iron. It is nice to know that RFL is the market leader in Cast Iron, PVC and Plastic Items. RFL is continuously increasing its product line recently and very surprisingly Its first shipment was worth 3 million USD.

Another great news is that PRAN exported $231 million in 2017. Their biggest markets for this group are in India, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia,UAE & Oman and also export cassava to New Zealand from April 2016.
To run their operations and all management activities, PRAN-RFL has more than 80 thousand direct employees and 200 thousand indirect employees.

Some list of their products:

• Lift & Generator,
• Culinary,
• Confectionery,
• Biscuit & Bakery,
• Dairy, Juice, Rice, Snacks,
• Textile,
• Toiletries,
• Spice,
• Electronics,
• Furniture,
• Foundry, Bike,
• Stationery, Poly Bag,
• Hanger,
• Water Tank,
• PVC.
• and lots of products are in the pipe line

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2. ACI GROUP :

ACI stands for “Advance Chemical Industries”.  ACI is one of the leading companies in Bangladesh and it is founded by Mr. M Anis Ud Dawla in 1968, in East Pakistan. The previous name was  ICI which stands for “of Imperial Chemical Industries”. It has three segments-

• Pharmaceuticals,
• Consumer Brands and
• Agribusiness.

Employees and products:

• More than 8,384 employees around the country
• Around 5000 products in 10 Countries across 3 Continents.

List of ACI’s sister concern:

• ACI Foods Limited,
• Premiaflex Plastics Limited,
• Creative Communication Limited,
• ACI Motors Limited (Yamaha),
• ACI Logistics Limited (Shwapno),
• ACI HealthCare Limited,
• ACI consultants,
• ACI Pharmaceuticals,
• ACI Electronics Ltd.
• ACI Consumer Brands,
• ACI Fertilizer,
• ACI Formulations Ltd,
• ACI Agrochemicals,
• Apex Leather-crafts Limited,
• ACI Salt Limited,
• ACI Pure Flour Limited,

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3. NAVANA GROUP :

Navan is one of the leading companies in Bangladesh and it is founded by Mr. Jahurul Islam  in 1964, in East Pakistan. Actually, Mr. Jahurul Islam  has started his business journey in 1953 with a construction company named Bengal Development Corporation and then he rapidly grew his business which modern name is Navana group. Navana has around 15 types of industries and at present it is directed by the new Chairman of NAVANA Group, Mr. Shafiul Islam Kamal

Employees and products:

• More than 5500 employees around the country
• 27 different business unit and 15 types of industries.

Moreover, it has started another separate group named Islam Group after the death of its Chairman. Navana group has a number of companies, has diversified its activities in various areas. They have company such as construction and real estate business, product and project marketing, international trading, distributions and production of various items which make them at significant point at business arena of Bangladesh.

List of Industries:

• Renewable Energy, Security & Protection
• Automobile,
• Battery,
• Industrial Equipment,
• Real Estate Construction,
• Electrical and Electronics,
• Furniture, Food, Medical Equipment,
• Petroleum Products,
• International Freight Forwarding,
• Oil & Gas

GROUP COMPANIES:

• Navana Automobiles Limited markets Mahindra and Toyota vehicles in Bangladesh,
• Navana Limited,
• NAVANA Batteries Limited,
• Navana Real Estate Ltd,
• Navana Construction Ltd,
• Biponon Limited,
• Navana Distributions Ltd,
• Navana Electronics Ltd,
• Navana Taxi Cab Co. Ltd,
• Navana Renewable Energy Ltd,
• Navana Logistics Limited,
• Navana Textiles Ltd,
• Navana Engineering,
• Navana Petroleum Limited,
• NAVANA ENGINEERING LTD,
• NAVANA CNG LIMITED,
• NAVANA LPG LIMITED,
• NAVANA WELDING ELECTRODE LIMITED,
• Navana Furniture Limited,
• Navana Foods Limited is the franchise holder of Gloria Jean’s Coffees.

 

RELATED ACTIVITY of Navana Group:

• Automobile Assembling,
• Battery Manufacturing,
• Marketing& Sales,
• Automobile Marketing & Sales,
• Real Estate Development,
• Construction,
• Computer Hardware & Accessories,
• Trading, Project Marketing,
• Taxi Cab Sales & Marketing,
• IPS, UPS, Stabilizer Manufacturing,
• Sales & Marketing,
• Commodity Products Sales & Marketing,
• Tyre Sales & Marketing,
• Medical & Scientific Equipment Sales & Marketing,
• Lubricant Marketing Automobile Manufacturing,
• Paint Manufacturing,
• Marketing & Sales, etc.

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4. ABUL KHAIR GROUP:

Abul Khair Group is one of the leading companies in Bangladesh and it is founded by Mr. Abul Khair  in 1953, in East Pakistan. First it was a Cottage Industry in 1953 than, it was famous for its tobacco and , it started its journey as a tobacco marketing. It is based on Chittagong. Now this group is dealing with various productions like cement, steel, ceramics, cigarettes and food products. It is very fast-moving group of company and growing rapidly as an industrial conglomerate in Bangladesh.

Employees and products:

1.Approximately 38,000 people in the different business unit.

2.Various product like :

• Beverage,
• Ready Mix Concrete,
• Tobacco, and Cigarettes- “from Seed to Smoke” Matches,
• Biris (Hand Rolled Tobacco Smoking product),
• snacks and Branded Tea,
• Cement, Ceramic,
• Shipping line and logistics operations and General Trading Operations.
• Juice,

List of Industries:

• Abul Khair Tobacco Company Ltd.
• Abul Khair Condensed Milk Industries Ltd,
• Abul Khair Condensed Milk and Beverage Industries,
• Smark Coconut Oil Products Ltd,
• Abul Khair Tea Limited,
• Shah Dairy Products Ltd,
• Abul Khair Steels Ltd,
• Shah Dairy Foods Ltd,
• K Properties Limited,
• K Corporation Ltd.

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5. BASHUNDHARA GROUP :

Bashundhara Group is one of the leading companies in Bangladesh and it is founded by Akbar Sobhan in 1987. As a beginner company it was a a real estate company venture under the name of East West Property Development Limited (EWPD).

After getting success from of East West Property Development Limited (EWPD), they have started huge variety of project and today it operates over 20 major concern and going on more and more. It is a great news that Bashundhara Group got permission from Bangladesh Government to set up their economic zone in Karanigang, Dhaka.

Bashundhara City is the second-largest shopping mall in Bangladesh and it is going to be big media houses of Bangladesh.

 

Employees and products:

• Approximately over 15,000 people in different business unit.
• Paper, real estate property, cement, LP Gas, Steel , Media , Telecommunication, Engineering ,  Convention Center, Food and Beverage, club, BPL etc.

List of Industries:

1. East West Property Development (Pvt) Limited,
2. Meghna Cement Mills Limited,
3. Bashundhara Paper Mills Limited,
4. Bashundhara LP Gas Limited,
5. Bashundhara City Development Limited,
6. Bashundhara Steel Complex Limited,
7. Bashundhara Industrial Complex Limited,
8. Bashundhara Steel And Engineering Limited,
9. Bashundhara Logistics Limited,
10. Bashundhara Foundation,
11. Bashundhara Convention Center,
12. Bashundhara Dredging Company Limited,
13. Bashundhara Technical Institute,
14. Bashundhara Telecommunications Network Limited,
15. Bashundhara Food and Beverage industries Limited,
16. Sundarban Industrial Complex Limited,
17. Bashundhara Cement Industries Limited,
18. East West Media Group,
19. Bashundhara Kings
20. Sheikh Russel KC
21. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
22. Rangpur Riders
23. Kebab Turki Baba Rafi (Bangladesh)
24. Meghna Cement Mills Ltd. is a member of the Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association.
25. Toggi Services Limited.

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6. BEXIMCO GROUP 

BEXIMCO is one of the leading companies and a Multinational Company in Bangladesh and it is founded by two brothers – Ahmed Sohali Faisur Rahman and ASF Rahman in 1970. Since 1970, BEXIMCO is fast-growing company of Bangladesh to the world through modern textile, pharmaceuticals, ceramics and information technology. It is expanding its business very rapidly and exporting their products to 103 countries

It was a great achievement of BEXIMCO that it is the first Bangladeshi Company to be listed in London Stock Exchange.  It is famous all over south Asia for its integrated textile and Garment Company and export oriented company. For an example, BEXIMCO’s pharmaceutical products are exported in 45 countries.

 

Employees and products:

• Approximately over 60,000 people in different business unit all over the world.
• Real estate, shopping mall, Food, pharmaceutical products, Beximco Jute,Textiles,IT, Constructions,Fisheries, Synthetics, Ceramics, Engineering, Bank, Television, Computers, BPL- Dhaka Dynamites, hotel ,etc.

List of Industries:

1. The Beximco Group
2. Shinepukur Ceramics
3. Beximco Petroleum Ltd.
4. Beximco Power Company Ltd.
5. Beximco Engineering Limited
6. Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd. – Marine Foods Division
7. Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd. – IT Division
8. Bangladesh Online
9. Beximco Jute Division
10. Beximco Pharma
11. Beximco Synthetics Ltd.
12. Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd. – Textiles & Apparel Division
13. IFIC Bank
14. Yellow
15. The Independent
16. Independent Television
17. Real VU
18. Bextrade Limited
19. Beximco Securities Limited
20. Beximco Communications Ltd. (DTH)
21. Westin Hotels (Bangladesh)
22. Shinepukur Cricket Club
23. Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd. – Real Estate Division
24. Beximco Computers Ltd.
25. Dhaka Dynamites

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7. SQUARE GROUP : 

SQUARE is one of the leading companies and a Multinational Company in Bangladesh and it is founded Samson H Chowdhury and his 3 friends in 1958 as private firm and then it went public in 1991. Now Square is holding the strong and #1 position for many years continuously in the pharmaceutical industry. Square Group is fast-growing company of Bangladesh to the world through Health products, pharmaceuticals, toiletries and textiles, IT and few more. The yearly turnover of Square Group is 616 million USD.

Employees and products:

• Approximately over 28,000 people in the different business unit all over the world.
• Textiles, pharmaceutical, Health products, toiletries, Information Technology etc.

List of Industries:

• Square Food & Beverage Limited (SFBL)- Radhuni, Ruchi, Chashi,chopstick, mawja
• Square toiletries
• Square Health products
• Square pharmaceutical
• Square Textiles,
• Square IT
• Square agro vet products

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8. CITY GROUP :

City Group is one of the leading companies in Bangladesh and it is founded by Fazlur Rahman in 1972. It is very interesting that it started its journey as a mustard oil company venture under the name City Oil Mills in 1972 but now they have 40 major concern in Bangladesh. City group got reward as Worlds Prestigious UK based Superbrand Award 2009.

 

Employees and products:

• Approximately over 10,000 people in the different business unit.
• Re-rolling Mills, consumer goods, steel, food products, Sugar, Printing & Packaging, Insurance, Somoy Media, toiletries, plastic, salt Feed Products, shipping, Tea, Power & Energy and healthcare, etc.

 

List of Industries:

1. City Fibers Ltd,
2. Hasan Plastic Industries Ltd,
3. Hasan Flour Mills Ltd,
4. City Oil Mills,
5. City Re-rolling Mills,
6. City Vegetable Oil Mills Ltd,
7. Hasan Printing & Packaging Ltd,
8. Hasan Containers Ltd, City Navigations Ltd,
9. City PET Industries Ltd,
10. Shampa Oil Mills Ltd,
11. City Sugar Industries Ltd,
12. S.I Power & Energy Ltd,
13. Rahman Synthetics Ltd,
14. Hamida Plastic Industries Ltd,
15. Shampa Flour Mills Ltd,
16. Hasan Securities Ltd,
17. City Bran Oil Ltd,
18. Dhaka Insurance Ltd,
19. Somoy Media Ltd,
20. Asgar Ali Hospital Ltd,
21. New Sagurnal Tea Co. Ltd.
22. Juri, Moulovibazar,
23. Nahar Tea Estate,
24. Sreemongal,
25. Moulovibazar,
26. Chandpur Belgaon Tea estate,
27. Banskhali,
28. City Dal Mills Ltd,
29. Farzana Oil Refineries Ltd,
30. VOTT Oil Refineries Ltd,
31. City Feed Products Ltd,
32. Deepa Food Products Ltd,
33. City Seed Crushing Industries Ltd,
34. City Salt Industries Ltd,

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9. PARTEX GROUP

PARTEX Group is one of the leading companies in Bangladesh and it is founded by MA Hashem in 1959.  PARTEX Group is fast-growing company of Bangladesh to the world through with different brands in foods and beverages, steel, real estate, furniture, agribusiness, plastics, and etc.

List of Industries:

1. Partex Furniture,
2. Partex Impregnation Limited,
3. Partex PVC Industries Limited,
4. Partex Agro Limited,
5. Partex Limited,
6. Partex Housing Limited,
7. Danish Condensed Milk (BD) Ltd,
8. Danish Foods Limited,
9. Partex Cables Limited,
10. Star Particle Board Mills Limited,
11. Danish Distribution Network Limited,
12. Danish Milk Bangladesh Limited.
13. Partex Builders Limited,
14. Star Gypsum Board Mills Limited,
15. Partex Laminates Limited.

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10. ANANDA GROUP:

ANANDA Group is one of the leading companies in Bangladesh and it is founded by Abdullahel Bari FARINA in 1983. It is very interesting that it started its journey as is Ananda Shipyard & Slipways Ltd in Bangladesh which is its renowned concern.  Now they have more business unit includes heavy engineering, textiles, and real estate in Bangladesh.

List of Industries:

1. Ananda Shipyard and Slipways Limited (incorporated on June 2, 1999),
2. Ananda Shipping Lines Ltd,
3. Ananda River Port Ltd,
4. Ananda El-Dorado Ltd,
5. Ananda International Ltd,
6. Ananda Greendock and Shipyard Ltd,
7. Ananda Bag Mills Ltd,
8. Ananda Railtech Ltd,
9. Zarina Composite Textile Industries Ltd.
10. Ananda Builders Ltd.

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