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Bashundhara Group

FOUNDER,OWNER AND CEO: Ahmed Akbar Sobhan

HEADQUARTERS: Bashundhra R/A; Block:G,Sayem Sobhan Anvir Road

Brand Ambassador:

Jaya Ahsan for Bashundhara LPG

Chanchal Chowdhury for Bashundhara Tissues

Established: 1987

Nazrul Islam (Inventory Manager)

Mohammad Hafijur Rahman (Store and Warehouse manager)

Brand Value: 5.884Billion USD

PRODUCTS:

Cement - Meghna Cement Mills,Bashundhara Cement LTD

PAPER - Bashundhara Paper Mills,Bashundhara Multi Paper Indistries, Bashundhara
Tissues
Energy - LP,Oil and Gas,Sundarban Industrial Complex
Sports - Rangpur Riders,Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra,Sheikh Jamal
Dhanmondi,Bashundhara Kings,Bashundhara Sports Carnival
Complex - Bashundhara Shopping Mall,Bashundhara Residential Area
Grocery Products - Bashundhara ATTA, Maida, Shuji, Noodles, Pasta, Macaroni, Semai,
Puffed Rice, Spice, Sauce, Toggi Chips, Crackers, Poppers

Abul Khair Group

Founder - LATE MR. ABUL KHAIR

Owner - Abul Kashem

CEO - V.R.Sharma

Headquarters - Chattogram

Established - 1953

Brand Value - BDT 1.67Billion

Products -

Abul Khair Steel-Cow Brand

Shah Cement
Ready Mix Concrete
Marks Full Cream Milk Powder
AMA Full Cream Milk Powder
Seylon Tea
Artistry Marble & Granite
Coffee Bite
Cereal
Stella Luxury Sanitary Ware
Goru Marka corrugated iron sheet
AKS
Starship

Beximco

Owner and Founder - Salman F. Rahman

CEO - Syed Navid Husain (Beximco Textile Division of Bangladesh Export Import Company
Limited)

MD: Nazmul Hasan Papon

Headquarters - Dhanmondi R/A Road No. 7 Dhaka 1205 Bangladesh.

Established - 1972 and Beximco Pharma (1980)

Brand Ambassador - Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah (2021)

Brand Value - 757million USD

Products -

Acifix Tablet
Adafil Tablet
Aeronid Inhaler. 200 mcg/puff. Budesonide (Inhaler)
Aerovil Syrup
Alendon Tablet
NAPA
 Pran-RFL GROUP

Founder - Amjad Khan Chowdhury

CEO - Ahsan Khan Chowdhury

Headquarters - Badda Link Road,Dhaka

Established - 1981

Brand Ambassador-

Mashrafe Bin Mortuza : Pran drinking water

Taskin Ahmad: Atom Gum
Sakib Al Hasan: Power
Mehedi Hasan Miraz
Bidya Sinha Mim
Momi Akter (currently) etc

Brand Value - 1.92Billion USD

Products -

Mama Wafer, Nazirshail Rice, Power, Fizz, Drinko,Frooto, Kofi House, Oscar, Braver,Power

Atom, Fruitfill,Potato Cracker, Mr. Noodles and many more

Partex

MA Hashem (Founder) – 1959

Products: RC(Cola, Lemu, Kick, Jeera pani, Mighty Rain), Mum, Danish, Lexux

SMC- Social Marketing Company

• AKM Shamsuddin (Founder)

• Mr. Tolsim Uddin Khan (CEO)

Products: Taste me, Full care, Bolt, Smile baby, Joya Ultra

Square
 • Samson H. Chowdhury (Founder) -1925

• Tapan Chowdhury (CEO)

Products: Jui, Senora, Meril, Revive, Chaka, Chamak, Radhuni, Ruchi, Aaram, Chopstick

Unilever

Founders :  Antonius Johannes Jurgens, Samuel van den Bergh, Georg Schicht
CEO : Hein Schumacher (Jul 1,2023 -)
Headquarter : London, United Kingdom
Brand Ambassador : Tasmima Jamim
Products :Dove, Knor, Lifeboy, Sunsilk, Closeup, Lux, Lipton, Clear, Pepsodent, Vaseline,
Hellmann’s and best foods, Domestos, Ben and jerry’s, Rexona, Comfort, Axe, Magnum,
Rinso, Glow and lovely, Cornetto, Breyers, TRESemme, Pond’s, Sunlight
Brand Value : 3.97 billion USD (2021)
Parent Organization : Unilever plc
Revenue : 60.07 billion EUR (2022

Toyota

Owner : Akio Toyoda

Founder : Sakichi Toyoda
CEO : Hein Schumacher (Jul 1,2023 -)
Headquarter : Toyota City , Aichi , Japan
Brand Ambassador : Ayushmann Khurrana
Products : Vehicles, Engines, Car Air-Conditioning, Compressors, Car Electronics,
Batteries, Stamping Dies
Brand Value : 58.8 billion USD
Revenue : 256.7 billion

Nestle

Founder :  Henri Nestle

CEO : Ulf Mark Schneider (Jan 1,2017 -)

Headquarter : Vevey, Switzerland

 Brand Ambassador : Kartik Aaryan

Products : Nescafe, maggi, Milo, Kit Kat, Nestea, Nespresso, Nido, Perrier, Gerber, Milky bar,
Nesquik, Aero, Nestle pure life, Acqua Panna, DiGiorno, Blue bottle Coffee, Stouffer’s

Brand Value : 20.8 billion USD

Revenue : 102.59 billion USD (2022)

Coca-Cola

Founder :  Asa Griggs Candler

CEO : James Quincey (May 1,2017 -)

Headquarter : Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Brand Ambassador : NewJeans

Products : Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero sugar, Diet Coke, Glaceau Smartwater, Dasani, Coca
cola Classic, Power Ade, Coca-Cola life, Cola, Nestea

Brand Value : 35.4 billion USD

Revenue : 43 billion USD(2022)

Bata Corporation

The Bata Corporation is a multinational footwear, apparel and fashion accessories

manufacturer and retailer of Moravian (Czech) origin, headquartered in Lausanne,
Switzerland.
Today the Bata Shoe Organization is a sprawling geo-centric company encompassing
operations in more than 70 countries around the world. It serves over 1 million
customers per day, employs more than 30,000 people, operates more than 5,000
international retail outlets, manages retail presence in over 70 countries and runs 27
production facilities across 20 countries.
Founded: 21 September 1894; 128 years ago in Austria-Hungary (now the Czech
Republic)
Founder : Antonín Baťa, Tomáš Baťa, Anna Baťová Global CEO: Sandeep Kataria
Chairman: Graham Allan
President of Bata Asia-Pacific region : Rajeev Gopalakrishnan
Brand Ambassador of Bata: Mehazabien Chowdhury
Samsung Group

Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate

headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous affiliated
businesses,most of them united under the Samsung brand, and is the largest South
Korean chaebol (business conglomerate). As of 2020, Samsung has the eighth highest
global brand value.
Founded: March 1, 1938
Founder: Lee Byung-Chull
Headquarter: Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea
CEO : Han Jong Hee (Vice Chairman) , Kyung Kye Hyun(president)
Manufacturer in Bangladesh: Fair Electronics Limited
National Distributor in Bangladesh: Excel Telecom (Pvt.)Limited
Director and Head of Business(Samsung Bangladesh) : Md. Muyeedur Rahman
( JU Graduate)
Brand Ambassador of Samsung Bangladesh : Mushfiqur Rahim

Subsidiary

Electronics: Samsung Display, Samsung SDI, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung

SDS ,Samsung Corning Advanced Glass.
Machinery & Heavy Industries: Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung C&T Engineering
Construction Group, Samsung Engineering.
Financial Services: Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Samsung
Card Samsung, Securities Samsung Asset Management, Samsung Venture Investment
Services & Others: Samsung C&T Trading & Investment Group, The Shilla Hotels &
Resorts ,Cheil Worldwide S-1 Corporation, Samsung Economic Research Institute,
Samsung Medical Center, Samsung Biologics ,Samsung Bioepis ,Samsung Welstory,
Samsung Fashion Samsung Resort
Mobile Phones are their most popular product.
British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco plc (BAT) is a British multinational company that manufactures
and sells cigarettes, tobacco and other nicotine products. The company, established in
1902, is headquartered in London, England. As of 2019, it is the largest tobacco company
in the world based on net sales.
BAT has operations in around 180 countries, and its cigarette brands include Dunhill, Kent,
Lucky Strike, Pall Mall and Rothmans. Its brands also include Vype and Vuse and Glo.
Founded: September 1902
Founders: Imperial Tobacco, American Tobacco Company.
Headquarter: London, England, UK
CEO: Tadeu Marroco
CEO Bangladesh:Shehzad Munim(Managing Director)
Chairman Bangladesh: Mr.Golam Mainuddin
BAT is a partner with McLaren, one of the most famous names in Formula 1 motorsport.
BAT held just over 12.5% of the total global cigarette market (by retail volume, including
China, figures rounded).

DARAZ

Daraz is a logistics company and online store in South Asia and SouthEast Asia. Daraz
was founded in Pakistan in 2012. Munib Mayur (Founder) and Fares Shah (Co-Founder)
founded Daraz as an online e-commerce fashion venture at Rocket Internet. providing
their services in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal.Daraz Bangladesh
is the pioneer of the e-commerce industry who has brought a new trend of online retail
platforms and change in the shopping trend of Bangladesh.
Founded: 2012, Pakistan
Founders: Munib Mayur (Founder),Fares Shah (Co-Founder)
CEO: Bujarki Mikkelsen
Managing Director(Bangladesh): Syed Mostahidal Hoq
Chief Marketing Officer: Talat Rahim ( JU IBA)
Brand Ambassador: Afran Nisho and Mehazabien Chowdhury
Rocket Internet sold e-commerce company Daraz Group to China's Alibaba Group in 2018

In 2021 Daraz acquired Hungrynaki(food delivery company founded in 2013).

Tang:

American brand-General Foods Corporation (1959)

Formulated by-William A.Mitchell

Currently owned-Kraft Food (2012)

Dettol:

Owner-Reckitt

country-United Kingdom

Introduced-1932

P&G (Procter & Gamble):

Founders:William procter ,James gamble (1837,October)

Subsiders-Procter and gamble Australia pts LTD

Headquaters-Cincinnati,Ohio

Current president & CEO-Jon Moeller

LVMH:

Founded-3 June,1987

Founders-Bernard Arnault,Alain Chevalier,Henny Recamier

Headquater-Global 22,Montaigne,paris,France

Chairman & CEO-Bernard Arnault

PepsiCo:

Founded-August 28, New Bern , North Carolina

Founder-Caleb Bradham (for the Pepsi-cola company branch)

Headquater-Donald M.hendall sculpture garden

Chairman & CEO-Ramon Laguarta

 Products-kurkuri,bubly,Pepsi,Mts dew,lays,mirinda,7 up

Adidas

German company

Head quarter- Herzogenaurch, bavaria, Germany

Lasrgest sportswear manufacturer in Europe

Founded in July 1924

Founder- adolf dasler

Chairman - thomas rabe

CEO bjorn gulden

Net income €1.702 billion

Nike

2nd large

American multinational corporation

Headquarter - Beaverton, Oregon in the Portland

Founded January 1964

Founder bill bowerman

Fill knight

CEO John donahoe

Designer John hoke

Net income $6.05 billion

Puma

German multinational corporation

Headquarters - same to Adidas

Third largest sportswear manufacturer

Founded in 1948 by rudolf dassler

 CEO - arne freundt

Samsung

South Korean multinational manufacturer company

Head quarter - seoul, South Korea

CEO lee je yang

Founded 1948

Apple

American international technology company

Head quarter California

Founded by Steve jobs

CEO team cook

Toyota

Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer

Head quarter toyota city, aichi, Japan

CEO koji sato

Chairman akio toyoda

Philips

Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation

Founded in 1891

Headquarter Amsterdam

CEO Roy jekobs

Chairman jeroen van der

Grameenphone:
 Country: Bangladesh

Founder: Iqbal Quadir; Muhammad Yunus

It is a joint venture between Telenor and Grameen Telecom Corporation.

Products: Mobile telecommunication services, internet services, value-added services

Recent Activities: Grameenphone has been focusing on expanding its network coverage,
improving its digital services, and introducing innovative solutions for its customers.

CEO's Name: Yasir Azman

Brands: Skitto , GPAY

Robi Axiata Limited:

Country: Malaysia , India

Parent company:

Axiata (61.82%)

Bharti Enterprises(28.18%)

General public (10%)

Products: Mobile telecommunication services, internet services, value-added services

Recent Activities: Robi Axiata has been actively expanding its 4G network coverage,
investing in advanced technologies, and introducing digital solutions to enhance customer
experience.

CEO's Name Rajeev Sethi

Banglalink:

Country: Bangladesh

Venture of Orascom Telecom ( Egypt)

Products: Mobile telecommunication services, internet services, value-added services

Recent Activities: Banglalink has been focusing on network expansion, digital

transformation, and providing affordable mobile services to a wider customer base.

CEO's Name: Erik Aas

bKash:

First unicron (1B) in Bangladesh

Country: Bangladesh

Founder: Kamal Quadir

Products: Mobile financial services, including money transfer, mobile banking, and
payments

Recent Activities: bKash has been continuously expanding its mobile financial services,
partnering with various merchants and service providers to facilitate digital transactions in
Bangladesh.

CEO's Name: Kamal Quadir ( founder of cellbazar also)

Nagad:

Country: Bangladesh

Founder: Tanvir A Mishuk

Has collaboration withBangladesh Postal Department

Products: Digital financial services, including mobile banking, money transfer, and
payments

Recent Activities: Nagad has been focusing on expanding its agent network, introducing
innovative financial products, and promoting digital financial inclusion in Bangladesh.

CEO's Name: Tanvir A. Mishuk

Upay:

Country: Bangladesh

Founder: United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB)

Products: Mobile financial services, including money transfer, mobile banking, and
payments

Recent Activities: Upay has been actively expanding its service offerings, partnering with
various organizations, and introducing digital payment solutions to cater to the growing
demand for mobile financial services in Bangladesh.
 CEO's Name: Rezaul Hossain

Miscellaneous Informations:

1)Country export earnings to rise by $70 in FY24

2)DCCI business delegation leaves dhaka to join BIMSTEC conclave in Kolkata.

3)Chittagong Chamber signs MOU with Canada Chamber of Commerce.

4)BD gets $858 M WB loan for climate resilient agriculture, road safety

5)Fin minister to place 7.61 lakh crore for FY24

6)Brac Bank plans to double its business by 2026.

Shonali Bank aims to be smart bank.

Shonali Bank sees best ever financial performance in 2022

9)BKash CEO honored as one of the 23 global high impact fin leaders.

10)Meheriar M. Hasan, New chairman of Brac Bank.

11)EBL managing director wins first kotler ceo of the year award.

12)IPDC ceo mominul islam now chairman of adfiap.

13)Moniruzzaman is the new MD and CEO of prime Bank.

14)Sadiya Rayen becomes DBB chairman.

Prime Bank, Jatri service sign deal.

16)PRAN-RFL to give scholarship to KU students.

Incepta Wins National environment award.

Daraz partners with Visa to introduce co branded cards
Agreement title - Protocol of the agreement on the movement of traffic in transit between
Bangladesh and Bhutan signed no- 22 march,2023
10th & 11th GI product - Bagda shrimp, Fazli mango -2022
According to GDP -
Per capita GDP- 2687 us dollar
Per capita Income - 2793 us dollar
GDP growth rate - 7.10%
Most contribution - service sector - 51.48%
Most growth rate - Industrial sector- 9.86%.
Economic index-
Total population - 16 crore 91 lac 1 thousand
Population growth rate- 1.37%
Population density - 1140 per sq k.m
Per capita income - 2824 us dollar
Inflation rate - 5.83%
GDP growth rate- 7.25%
Bangladesh get most remittance from - Saudi Arabia
Most exports from - USA
Most in imports from- China
Remittance Bangladesh earn- 21.07 billion dollar
Amount earned from readymade garments - 3108
LDC conference - 5th - 5-9 march 2023, Doha Qatar
Head of IMF- Christelina Goergiava ( Bulgaria)
Head of WTO- Gazi Okuanjo Ewala( Nigeria)
Last country to the member of IMF - Andora (2020)
President of D-8, BIMSTEC - Prime minister Sheikh Hasina
President of WEP- Md Shamim Ahsan
Nobel in Economics-
Ben.S Bernanke(usa)
Douglas W Diamond(usa)
Philip H.Dyvig(usa)
for research on banks and financial crisis
Budget 2022-2033
Budget effective - 1st July 2022
51st budget
A.H.M Mustafa Kamal 4th budget as finance minister
Total budget- 6,87,064 crore bdt
GDP- 7.5%
Inflation -5.6%
Highest allocation - Public administration
Russia removed from SWIFT- 27 February 2022
New name of IFIC bank- IFIC BANK PLC
Sixth urban development authority of the country - Gazipur
Which app will identify disease of paddy- rice solution
BBC bangla radio broadcast ceased- 31 December 2022
First female tea auctioner - Mayisha Rahman
When Bangladesh bank announce half yearly monetory policy of 2022,2023- 15th
January 2023
Matarbari seaport will be opened - 2026
New chairman of G7- Fumio kishida
Number of green factories in RGM sectors of Bangladesh -171
Bangladesh imports LNG from - Qatar
Highest oil importing country - China
Forbes 2022 most powerful women - Ursula von der leyen
Position of Bangladesh in exporting RMG- 2nd
Highest invertor in Bangladesh 2022- USA
Current position in remittance earning - 7th
Top district in jute production - Faridpur
Odessa seaport - Ukraine
Time magazine person of the year 2022- Voldymyr zelensky
Present chairperson of BIMSTEC - Ranil wickremesinghe
11th member os asean- East timor
When Bangladesh will exit LDC category - 24 November 2026
50th anniversary of Diplomatic relation with Bangladesh - Japn (10 February 2022)
Grameenphone officially launch eSim- 1.March 2022
IWOC award - Rizwana Hasan
12th private economic zone permitted by Beza- Cumilla economic zone
How many Bangladesh - china friendship bridge- 8
Which country equal its holiday for public and private sectors- UAE
Worlds first bitcon city- El salvador
Highest revenue of suez canal in the water way - 6.3 billion
RCEP came into force- 1 January 2021
Bangladesh rank in economic freedom index 2022 -137th
Richest person in forbes billionaire 2022- Elon Musk
IMF established RST in- 1 May 2022
Top country in world investment - china
Elon Musk buy Twitter – 27 October 2022
Marakkesh agreement was activated in Bangladesh - 26 December 2022
Largest FTA- Regional comprehensive economic partnership
 President of General Assembly of UN - Casaba korosi
Islamic Shariah based bank in Bangladesh - 10
Present country director of WB- abdoulaSeck
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina and Narendra modi declared to sign CEPA- 6 September
2023
Amount loan taked from IMF rst - 470 crore us dollar
Highest oil importing country - China
Highest oil Reserve - Venezuela
Highest greenhouse gas emission - China
UN LDC conference - 5-9 march 2023
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bKash CEO Kamal Quadir has been named as one of the global high-impact leaders in
finance by Washington-based nonprofit organisation Aspen Institute
Main economist of world bank- indermit gill(25 july 2022)
When did Bangladesh sign the Marrakesh Treaty of international tellectual Property
Organization (WIPO)- 26 September 2022
ceo of YouTube- Nil mohon
Updated version of Chat gpt- GPT-4
The last upazila to come under electricity - Rangabali, Patuakhali
Length of mrt-6 uttara to Agargaon - 11.73 km
Metrorail inaugurated - 28 December, 2022
Last member of NATO- Finland
Prime Minister of UK - Rishi sunak
what is the name of the capital of Indonesia?  Nusantara
Head of Commonwealth - Charles III
100 highways opened in Bangladesh - 21 December 2022
new chief scientist of WHO- Dr Jeremy Farar
New train connecting Dhaka and Jalpaiguri- Mitali express
position of Bangladesh in the national Cyber security index - 32

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Brands list of Bata

Brands:

Bata
North Star (urban shoes)

Weinbrenner (outdoor shoes)

Bubblegummers (children's shoes)

Power (athletic shoes)

Bata Industrials (work & safety)

Toughees (school shoes)

Verlon (school shoes)

Teener (school shoes)

B-First (school shoes)

Footin (school shoes)

Patapata (flip flops)

Marie Claire (women's shoes)

Tomy Takkies (urban shoes)

Ambassador (classic men's shoes)

Bata 3D (urban sneakers)

Bata Comfit (comfort shoes)

Bata Flexible (comfort shoes)

Bata Red Label (trendy shoes)