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Abul Khair Group
Abul Khair Group () is a Bangladeshi diversified conglomerate based in Dhaka. Abul Kashem is the chairperson and Abul Hashem is the managing director of Abul Khair Group. Abu Syed Chowdhury is the deputy managing director and Shah Shafiqul Islam is the group director. All four are sons of Abul Khair. History Abul Khair Group was founded in 1953 as a maker of Beedi, hand rolled cigarettes. Abul Khair Tobacco Company Limited offered free gifts with their cigarettes in 2009. This violated Narcotics Control Act, 2005 which prohibits the advertising and promotion of tobacco products. A mobile court fined Abul Khair Group for breaking Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution rules by not labeling their milk products with a Maximum Retail Price on 2 February 2010. On 16 February 2011, two vessels owned by Abul Khair Group, MV Titu-22 and MV Titu-21, sank off the coast of Kutubdia Lighthouse near the Port of Chittagong after colliding with MV RAMSI. They had 26 crews of whom s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittagong
Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in Bengal region. It is the administrative seat of the eponymous division and district. It hosts the busiest seaport on the Bay of Bengal. The city is located on the banks of the Karnaphuli River between the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Bay of Bengal. The Greater Chittagong Area had a population of more than 5.2 million in 2022. In 2020, the city area had a population of more than 3.9 million. One of the world's oldest ports with a functional natural harbor for centuries, Chittagong appeared on ancient Greek and Roman maps, including on Ptolemy's world map. It was located on the southern branch of the Silk Road. In the 9th century, merchants from the Abbasid Caliphate established a trading post in Chittagong. The port fell to the Musl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
