Cooper's is a

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chain in

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. It was founded in 1984 by Douglas Cooper, a Dhaka-based

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immigrant and World War II veteran, and his wife Sufia Cooper, who managed the business in the 1990s and 2000s. It introduced the modern pastry shop concept to Bangladesh. What started out as just one small outlet in Kolabagan and a factory now operates total 52 outlets in

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and Chittagong and is a popular household name in upmarket urban areas. It has a factory on the outskirts of Dhaka in Ashulia. The company is managed by brothers John Cooper and Simon Cooper, the children of Douglas and Sufia Cooper.

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{{reflist Bakeries of Bangladesh Bangladeshi brands Manufacturing companies established in 1984 Food and drink companies established in 1984 1984 establishments in Bangladesh companies based in Dhaka