Akij
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| Type | Public |
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| Industry | Textile, Tobacco, Cement, Ceramics, Jute, Pharmaceuticals |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh. |
| Employees | 32,000 |
| Website | www.akij.net |
Akij is a one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates. The industries under this conglomerate include Textiles, Tobacco, Cement, Ceramics, Printing and Packaging, Pharmaceuticals, Consumer products etc. Akij also provides services in Healthcare, Information and Communication Technology. Its turnover in 2009 was 16 billion Taka (around US$ 200 million).[1]
Akij was established in the 1940s by industrialist Sheikh Akij Uddin as a jute trading business, before moving into cigarettes and other areas of business.[2][1]
List of companies
- Akij Corporation Limited
- Akij Jute Mills Ltd
- Akij Food & Beverage Ltd - products including carbonated drinks.[3]
- Dhaka Tobacco Industries
- Akij Bidi Factory Ltd
- Akij Zarda Factory Ltd
- Akij Match Factory Ltd
- Akij Textile Mills Ltd
- Akij Particle Board Mills Ltd
- Akij Printing & Packaging Ltd
- Akij Cement Company Ltd
- Akij Ceramics Company Ltd
- Akij Pharmaceuticals Ltd
- Akij Real Estate Ltd
- Ad-din Hospital(Philanthropic)
- S.A.F Industries Ltd
- Akij Gas Company Ltd
- Akij Computer Ltd
- Akij Online Ltd
- Akij Institute of Technology
References
- ^ a b Sajjadur Rahman, "Akij goes green", Daily Star (Bangladesh), December 19, 2010, http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=166417
- ^ "Akij Gr set to overtake RAK Ceramics to become country's biggest tiles maker", The Financial Express, http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=143389&date=2011-12-05
- ^ "Akij celebrates Independence Day", The Daily Star (Bangladesh), May 23, 2012, http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=228610
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