Karnaphuli Group
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Founder | [Hedayat Hossain Chowdhury]] |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Hamdan Hossain Chowdhury (Group Director).[1] |
| Products | Automobiles, retails, media, manufacturing, telecommunications, shipping [2] |
| Revenue | USD 270 million [3] |
Number of employees | 3238[4] (2022) |
| Website | www |
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
- ^ "Extremely proud to carry Bangladeshi flag across seas: Karnaphuli Group director". The Daily Star. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ https://www.karnaphuli.com/areas-of-activities.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.karnaphuli.com/mission-and-vision.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.karnaphuli.com/mission-and-vision.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "HR Lines to buy four new ships from Chinese builder". The Daily Star. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "HR Lines to buy four new ships from Chinese builder". The Daily Star. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ https://alphaliner.axsmarine.com/PublicTop100/.
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