In this article, we will discuss the top companies in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated and developing countries in the world where a number of local businesses and conglomerates operate and play an important role in the economic development of the country. These companies are contributing a lot to the growth of the economy and that is why the economy of Bangladesh has continuously grown at 6% per annum for the last 20 years. We have provided a list of many reputed enterprises in Bangladesh, and the products manufactured by these companies are excellent and exported to other countries with good reputations.
Top Companies in Bangladesh:
Below is the list and brief details of the 10 top companies in Bangladesh that are leading the way in innovation and technology.
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1. Square Group:
The square group is one of the best multinational companies in Bangladesh founded by Samson H Choudhary and his three companions in 1958. The company is a successful manufacturer of high-quality items in all major markets, including consumer goods, textiles, agro vet products, and health products. The most well-known subsidiaries of the Square group are Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Square Hospitals Ltd, and Square Food & Beverage Limited.
2. City Group:
City group is one of the best-known companies in Bangladesh, located in Gulshan 2 Dhaka Bangladesh, and founded by Fazlur Rahman in 1972. It used to be a mustard oil company but now operates 40 major businesses in Bangladesh and among them, City Oils Mils, CSI Power and Energy Ltd, City Fiber Ltd, City Sugar Industry Limited, Somoy Media Limited, and City Re-rolling Mills Limited are pretty well known. The company now covers food, steel, printing and packaging, shipping, power and energy, shares and securities, insurance, media, and healthcare.
3. Bashundhara Group:
Bashundhara Group is one of the popular and largest industrial groups of companies in Bangladesh, found in 1987 by Ahmed Akbar Subhan. At first, it was a real estate company named East-West Property Development Limited, but now it launches various initiatives and runs more than 20 significant businesses. The company invested in new areas of development, manufacturing, and trading. The popular field of the company includes East-West Property Development, Bashundhara Cement Industries Limited, East West Media Group, Social Islami Bank Limited, Bashundhara Kings, Rangpur Riders, and Bashundhara City shopping mall.
4. Partex Group:
Partex Group is one of the leading and largest companies in Bangladesh, founded by industrialist MA Hashim in 1962 with commodity trading. The company has around 70 factories across the country and over 70,000 people working in various business units. It is a fast-growing company with various brands like Food & Beverage, Steel, Real Estate, Furniture, Plastic, Paper, Power & Energy, Jute, Factory Farm, Shipyards, Shipping, Cotton, Textile, Construction, IT, Famous cables, aviation, Telecommunication, Oil, Logistics, Fisheries, etc.
5. Beximco Group:
Bangladesh Export Import Company Limited, commonly known by its trade name BEXIMCO is one of the leading companies and a Multinational Company in Bangladesh established in 1970 by Ahmed Sohali Faisur Rahman. Since its inception, it has been Bangladesh’s fastest-growing company in the world through innovative textiles, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, and information technology. Also, Beximco Group has the largest vertical textile and garments company in South Asia.
6. ACI Group Limited:
ACI (Advance Chemical Industries) is one of the well-known and leading companies in Bangladesh, founded by Mr. M Anis Ud Dawla in 1968. It is the largest organizing company in Bangladesh and operates three segments namely pharmaceuticals, consumer brands, and agribusiness. ACI produces and promotes practically everything a consumer needs in their everyday lives with the help of its more than 8,384 employees. ACI Group Limited is trading 5000 patented products in 10 countries on 3 continents.
7. NAVANA Group:
Another prominent name in the list of the top companies in Bangladesh is NAVANA Group, a leading company founded by Mr. Jahurul Islam launched this company in 1964. It started its journey as a construction company named Bengal Development Corporation, and then rapidly expanded its business to the modern name Navana Group. The company operates 27 different business units and 15 categories of industries including construction and real estate business, international trade, product and project marketing, and distribution and manufacturing of various commodities.
8. Jamuna Group:
Jamuna Group is one of the leading and largest manufacturers of electrical appliances and accessories in Bangladesh, founded in 1974 by Noorul Islam Babul, a Bangladeshi industrialist, and politician. The company started its journey as Jamuna Electric Manufacturing Company Limited, now it has built many successful businesses in various industries including Garments and Textiles, Print and Electronic Media, Consumer Products, Leather, Chemicals, Electronics, Engineering, Beverages, and real estate.
9. Akij Group:
Akij Group is one of the top companies in Bangladesh, founded in 1940 by Sheikh Akijuddin as a jute trading business. They are providing quality products to local and global markets with over 70,000 employees. Akij Group is also among the largest manufacturing groups in Bangladesh and has experience in a wide range of sectors, including consumer goods, cement, ceramics, textiles, tobacco, food and beverage, and many more.
10. Abul Khair Group:
Abul Khair Group is the top leading company in Bangladesh, founded by Mr. Abul Khair Litu in 1953, at Chattogram. The company started its journey as a cottage industry, then, it was renowned for its tobacco and, it started its journey as tobacco marketing. Abul Khair is now famous for cement, steel, ceramics, cigarettes, and food items. Abul Khair Group also known as AKG is a fast-growing group of companies and is rapidly growing as an industrial conglomerate in Bangladesh.
