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 a Bangladeshi industrial conglomerate.[4][5] The industries under this conglomerate include port, shipping and logistics, media, health care, real estate, automobiles, finance, and insurance.[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]
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 also involved in 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
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]