Gemcon Group () is a
Bangladeshi
Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay.
Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...
diversified conglomerate based in Dhaka.
History
Gemcon Group was established in 1979 through Castle Construction. It was founded by
Kazi Shahid Ahmed who is also the chairperson of the group. It is a family owned company. Ahmed's three sons are directors of the company,
Kazi Anis Ahmed,
Kazi Inam Ahmed, and
Kazi Nabil Ahmed.
Gemcon group has provides awards for writers and poets that it gives annually. It started as Kagoj Tarun Sahitya Puraskar. In 2003, the award was renamed to Best Book Award. It was renamed against in 2007 Gemcon Sahitya Puroshkar.
Gemcon Group owned
Ajker Kagoj
''Ajker Kagoj'' ( bn, আজকের কাগজ, lit=Today's Paper) was a daily Bengali-language newspaper published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. The newspaper was launched in 1991 under the editorship of Naimul Islam Khan. Since 1992, Kazi Shah ...
. It closed the newspaper with a one-day notice to its employees.
is the publisher of
Dhaka Tribune
The ''Dhaka Tribune'' is a major Bangladeshi English-language daily newspaper based in Dhaka, the country's capital and largest city. It also operates an online Bengali version known as the ''Bangla Tribune''. The newspaper has a strong readershi ...
and
Bangla Tribune
Bangla Tribune is a Bengali language news website of Bangladesh. It started its journey on 13 May 2014. It's edited by Zulfiqer Russell and published by Kazi Anis Ahmed. As of July 2021, its Alexa ranking was #16 in Bangladesh and #3,064 globally ...
.
In January 2020, Gemcon announced it is in talks to acquire
Agora Super Stores
Agora is a Bangladeshi retail superstore that operates a Chain store, chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. Headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the company was founded by Rahimafrooz Superstores Ltd. in 2001, and ...
and merge it with Meena Bazar. The merger would make Meena Bazar the biggest retail chain in Bangladesh. Gemcon Khulna won the
Bangabandhu T20 Cup in December 2020.
Businesses
* Castle Construction
* Gemcon Limited
* Charka Steel Limited
*
Kazi & Kazi Tea Estate sells Teatulia branded tea; the first organic tea in Bangladesh. The plantation is located in Panchagarh District.
* Gemcon Food & Agricultural Products Limited (
Meena Bazar
Meenā Bāzār or Mina Bazaar ( ur, , hi, मीना बाज़ार, bn, মীনা বাজার) is a special bazaar to sell items to raise money for charity and non-profit organizations. It also refers to a number of modern-day ...
)
* Meena Click(an online grocery shop'')''
* Meena Sweets
* Gemcon City Limited
* Gem Jute
* Gemini Sea Food
* Organikare
*
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh ( bn, লিবারেল আর্টস বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় বাংলাদেশ) (ULAB) is a private liberal arts-based University in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in ...
* Kazi Shahid Foundation
*
Abahani Limited Dhaka
*
Gemcon Khulna
*Meena Bazar, Super Store.
See also
*
East Coast Group
References
1979 establishments in Bangladesh
Organisations based in Dhaka
Conglomerate companies of Bangladesh
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