Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh () is the largest herbal (unani) pharmaceutical company in

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and it is managed by Islamic trust known as a Waqf board. It originated in India and today there are independent and separate operations in India and Pakistan. Hakim Md. Yousuf Harun Bhuiyan is the managing director of Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh. Its

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is a popular drink during

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in South Asia.

History

Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh traces it origins to

Hamdard India Hamdard Laboratories (India), is a Unani pharmaceutical company in India (following the independence of India from Britain, "Hamdard" Unani branches were established in Bangladesh (erstwhile East Pakistan) and Pakistan). It was established in ...

established in 1906 by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed. Majeed died in 1922 and his will mentioned the company be placed in

Waqf A waqf ( ar, وَقْف; ), also known as hubous () or '' mortmain'' property is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot of land or other assets for Muslim religious or charitabl ...

management. Ham means friend and dard means pain in Persian so the name means companion of pain. In 1948, after the

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, his youngest son, Hakeem Mohammad Said established

Hamdard Pakistan Hamdard Pakistan, () is a Pakistani unani medicine company which is based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was established by Hakim Said as Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) in 1948. History Hakim Abdul Majeed (1883 – 1922) founded an organization ca ...

. He established and expanded the company in

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in 1953 and 1956 respectively. He opened up sales center in

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 B ...

and

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. After the

independence of Bangladesh Independence of Bangladesh was declared on 26 March 1971, celebrated as Independence Day, from Pakistan. The Independence Day of Bangladesh is celebrated on 26 March when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the Independence of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh ...

in 1971, Hamdard Pakistan became Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh. Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh operates a research institute. It spends its entire profits through Hamdard Foundation Bangladesh, its charitable wing. Hakim Md. Yousuf Harun Bhuiyan, who had joined the company in 1972, became the managing director in 1982. In 1989, Hakim Mohammad Yousuf Harun Bhuiyan established Hamdard Foundation Bangladesh. The foundation established Hamdard Unani Medical College and Hospital in 1990. The headquarters are located in Hamdard Bhaban at 291/1 Sonargaon Road in

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and a factory in Tejgaon. Hamdard Laboratories Bangladesh was established in 2004 and is located in Meghna Ghat,

Sonargaon Upazila Sonargaon ( bn, সোনারগাঁও) is an upazila of Narayanganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Demographics As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sonargaon has a population of 261,881 in 44,405 households. Males constitute 5 ...

Narayanganj District Narayanganj District ( bn, নারায়ণগঞ্জ, Narayoṇgonj) is a district in central Bangladesh which is a part of the Dhaka Division. It is home to the ancient city of Sonargaon and is one of the oldest industrial districts in the ...

. It was inaugurated by Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Minister of Health and Family Welfare. In 2004 it provided relief materials to victims of flooding in Keraniganj and

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. Hakim Mohammad Yousuf Harun Bhuiyan estimated the market of herbal medicine to be 1 billion taka in 2005. Hakim Said Eastern Medical College & Hospital was established in 2008 by the Hamdard Foundation. It also established Rawshan Jahan Eastern Medical College and Hospital in the same year. it participated in the FOODEX Japan 2009. It established 15 medical camps in Chittagong on

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. It is licensed by the Government of Bangladesh to produce herbal medicine. In 2010, Hamdard Foundation Bangladesh established Hamdard Public College. It ran a health camp in

Gaibandha District Gaibandha ( bn, গাইবান্ধা জেলা, ''Gaibandha Jela'' or ''Gaibandha Zila'') is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division. Gaibandha subdivision was established in 1875. Gaibandha was previously ...

. Hamdard Foundation Bangladesh established Hamdard University Bangladesh on 29 November 2012. Hamdard Museum was established in January 2022. Hamdard signed a memorandum of understanding with University of Dhaka.

Institutes under Hamdard Foundation Bangladesh

Hamdard University Bangladesh Hamdard University Bangladesh ( bn, হামদর্দ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় বাংলাদেশ) is a newly established private university in Bangladesh. Academic departments Faculty of Science, Engineering & Techno ...

* Hamdard Laboratories Bangladesh * Hakim Said Eastern Medical College & Hospital * Hamdard Unani Medical College and Hospital * Rawshan Jahan Eastern Medical College and Hospital *

Hamdard Public College Hamdard Public College ( bn, হামদর্দ পাবলিক কলেজ, label=), also known as HPC, is a private higher secondary educational institution located at Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 2010. History ...

* Hamdard Shamachar * Hamdard TV *

* Hamdard Honey

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References

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