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| industry = [[Conglomerate (company)|Conglomerate]]
| industry = [[Conglomerate (company)|Conglomerate]]
| founded = 1954 <!-- if known: {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} in [[city]], [[state]], [[country]] -->
| founded = 1954 <!-- if known: {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} in [[city]], [[state]], [[country]] -->
| founder = [Hedayat Hossain Chowdhury]]
| founder = [[Hedayat Hossain Chowdhury]]
| hq_location_city = [[Chittagong]]
| hq_location_city = [[Chittagong]]
| hq_location_country = [[Bangladesh]]
| hq_location_country = [[Bangladesh]]
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'''Karnafuli Group''' is one of the largest [[Bangladesh]]i industrial [[conglomerate (company)|conglomerates]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/industries/ports-and-shipping/news/hr-lines-buy-four-new-ships-chinese-builder-22280469|title=HR Lines to buy four new ships from Chinese builder|date=2021-11-12|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2022-02-06}}</ref> The industries under this conglomerate include port, shipping and logistics, media, health care, real estate, automobiles, finance, insurance etc<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/industries/ports-and-shipping/news/hr-lines-buy-four-new-ships-chinese-builder-22280469|title=HR Lines to buy four new ships from Chinese builder|date=2021-11-12|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2022-02-06}}</ref>
'''Karnafuli Group''' is one of the largest [[Bangladesh]]i industrial [[conglomerate (company)|conglomerates]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/industries/ports-and-shipping/news/hr-lines-buy-four-new-ships-chinese-builder-22280469|title=HR Lines to buy four new ships from Chinese builder|date=2021-11-12|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2022-02-06}}</ref> The industries under this conglomerate include port, shipping and logistics, media, health care, real estate, automobiles, finance, insurance etc.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/industries/ports-and-shipping/news/hr-lines-buy-four-new-ships-chinese-builder-22280469|title=HR Lines to buy four new ships from Chinese builder|date=2021-11-12|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2022-02-06}}</ref>


The group is named after the river [[Karnaphuli]] on whose banks the port city of [[Chittagong]] is situated. It is mainly known for being one of the largest ship liners in South Asia, ranked 71<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alphaliner.axsmarine.com/PublicTop100/}}</ref> in the world by Alphaliner, the Worldwide Reference used in Liner Shipping. Its companies involved in handled 45% (1,239,179 TEUs) of total container throughput of Bangladesh (2,782,301 TEUs) that includes two major sea ports of Bangladesh, Chattogram and Mongla, and thus played a significant role in Bangladesh's global trade. It also held the record of being the first company in Bangladesh to achieve ISO 9002 certification.
The group is named after the river [[Karnaphuli]] on whose banks the port city of [[Chittagong]] is situated. It is mainly known for being one of the largest ship liners in South Asia, ranked 71<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alphaliner.axsmarine.com/PublicTop100/}}</ref> in the world by Alphaliner, the Worldwide Reference used in Liner Shipping. Its companies involved in handled 45% (1,239,179 TEUs) of total container throughput of Bangladesh (2,782,301 TEUs) that includes two major sea ports of Bangladesh, Chattogram and Mongla, and thus played a significant role in Bangladesh's global trade. It also held the record of being the first company in Bangladesh to achieve ISO 9002 certification.
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* Karnaphuli Garden City
* Karnaphuli Garden City


'''Financials'''
'''Financials'''


* Republic Insurance Company Limited (RICL)
* Republic Insurance Company Limited (RICL)

Revision as of 00:36, 7 February 2022

Karnafuli Group
Company typePrivate
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1954
FounderHedayat Hossain Chowdhury
Headquarters
Chittagong
,
Bangladesh
Key people
Hamdan Hossain Chowdhury (Group Director).[1]
ProductsAutomobiles, retails, media, manufacturing, telecommunications, shipping [2]
RevenueUSD 270 million [3]
Number of employees
3238[4] (2022)
Websitewww.karnaphuli.com

Karnafuli Group is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates.[5] The industries under this conglomerate include port, shipping and logistics, media, health care, real estate, automobiles, finance, insurance etc.[6]

The group is named after the river Karnaphuli on whose banks the port city of Chittagong is situated. It is mainly known for being one of the largest ship liners in South Asia, ranked 71[7] in the world by Alphaliner, the Worldwide Reference used in Liner Shipping. Its companies involved in handled 45% (1,239,179 TEUs) of total container throughput of Bangladesh (2,782,301 TEUs) that includes two major sea ports of Bangladesh, Chattogram and Mongla, and thus played a significant role in Bangladesh's global trade. It also held the record of being the first company in Bangladesh to achieve ISO 9002 certification.

List of companies

Shipping and Logistics

  • HR Lines Limited
  • EasyFly Access Limited
  • K&T Logistics Limited

Media

  • Bhorer Kagoj - Daily Bengali newspaper
  • Diner Sheshey - evening Bengali newspaper
  • The New Paper- English daily newspaper
  • Desh.tv- Bengali TV channel

Healthcare

  • Sobujmati sheba

Real Estate

  • Karnaphuli Garden City

Financials

  • Republic Insurance Company Limited (RICL)

Telecommunication

  • Voicetel

See also

References

  1. ^ "Extremely proud to carry Bangladeshi flag across seas: Karnaphuli Group director". The Daily Star. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  2. ^ https://www.karnaphuli.com/areas-of-activities. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ https://www.karnaphuli.com/mission-and-vision. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ https://www.karnaphuli.com/mission-and-vision. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "HR Lines to buy four new ships from Chinese builder". The Daily Star. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  6. ^ "HR Lines to buy four new ships from Chinese builder". The Daily Star. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  7. ^ https://alphaliner.axsmarine.com/PublicTop100/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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