Jamuna Group

{{Short description|Bangladeshi conglomerate}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

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| logo = Jamuna Group.png

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| type = Private

| industry = Textiles, chemicals, construction, leather, engineering, beverages, media, advertisement, electronics

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| founded = {{Start date and age|1974}}

| founder = Nurul Islam Babul

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| hq_location_city = Dhaka

| hq_location_country = Bangladesh

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| key_people = Salma Islam

| aum = $2.6 billion (2019)

| products = Leather, Electronics, Automobile, Media & Advertisement, Chemicals, Engineering & LPG

| assets = $2.4 billion (2019)

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| website = {{URL|jamunagroup.com.bd}}

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Jamuna Group is a Bangladeshi industrial conglomerate.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/business/nbr-wins-case-against-jamuna-group-1200631 |title=NBR wins case against Jamuna Group |date=2016-03-28 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=2016-10-29}} It operates in sectors such as textiles, chemicals, leather, motor cycles,{{Cite web |url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/business/2015/jun/13/bike-makers-eye-50-local-market-share-3-years |title=Bike makers eye 50% local market share in 3 years |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=2016-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030000333/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/business/2015/jun/13/bike-makers-eye-50-local-market-share-3-years |archive-date=30 October 2016 |url-status=dead}} consumer products, media and advertisement.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/print_news.php?nid=48802 |title=Tk10,000cr investment in basic steel sector planned |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2016-10-29}}

The Jamuna Group was established in the 1970s by Nurul Islam Babul, who was an architect by training. He died on 13 July 2020 after being affected by COVID-19 in Dhaka.{{Cite web |last=Report |first=Star Online |date=2020-07-13 |title=Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul passes away with Covid-19 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/jamuna-group-chairman-nurul-islam-babul-passes-away-with-covid-19-1929717 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}} Besides founding the Jamuna Group and building the Jamuna Future Park, Babul was also the owner of the Bangla daily Jugantor and the television channel Jamuna TV.{{Cite news |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/74107/Doctors-demand-Jamuna-Group%E2%80%99s-apology |title=Doctors demand Jamuna Group's apology |newspaper=Prothom Alo |access-date=2016-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030002208/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/74107/Doctors-demand-Jamuna-Group%E2%80%99s-apology |archive-date=30 October 2016 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/may/20/case-filed-against-jamuna-group-chairman-over-tax-evasion |title=Case filed against Jamuna Group chairman over tax evasion |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=2016-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030000321/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/may/20/case-filed-against-jamuna-group-chairman-over-tax-evasion |archive-date=30 October 2016 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite news |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/10/19/grameenphone-sues-jamuna-tv-daily-jugantor-for-libel |title=Grameenphone sues Jamuna TV, Daily Jugantor for libel |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=2016-10-29}}

The Jamuna group has set up a non-profit organization (NPO) to improve the living conditions of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The group has donated ($5,000,000) to the NPO.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

List of companies

  • Business Enterprise
  • Jugantor, a national daily newspaper
  • Jamuna Future Park, the largest shopping mall in the Bangladesh.{{Cite web|url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/sep/06/jamuna-future-park-opens|title=Jamuna Future Park opens|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2016-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029235808/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/sep/06/jamuna-future-park-opens|archive-date=29 October 2016|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/check-it-out/jamuna-future-park-tightens-security-1259152|title=Jamuna Future Park tightens security|date=2016-07-26|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2016-10-29}}
  • Jamuna TV{{Cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2014/04/06/basundhara-chairman-at-jamuna-tv-launch|title=Basundhara chairman at Jamuna TV launch|newspaper=bdnews24.com|access-date=2016-10-29}}
  • JW Marriott Hotels (Bangladesh)
  • Crown Beverage
  • Jamuna Knitting & Dyeing Ltd.
  • Jamuna Denims Ltd.
  • Jamuna Spinning Mills Ltd.{{Cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/10/02/fire-erupts-at-spinning-mill-in-gazipur|title=Massive fire erupts at Jamuna Group-owned spinning mill in Gazipur|newspaper=bdnews24.com|access-date=2016-10-29}}
  • Shameem Spinning Mills Ltd.
  • Shameem Composite Mills Ltd.
  • Shameem Rotor Spinning Ltd.
  • Jamuna City
  • New Uttara Model Town
  • Pegasus Leathers Ltd.
  • Jamuna Distillery Ltd.
  • Jamuna Welding Electrode Ltd.
  • Jamuna Electronics & Automobiles.
  • Jamuna Tyre
  • Jamuna Paper
  • Jamuna PVC Pipe
  • Jamuna Motorcycles
  • Jamuna Rubber and Tyre
  • Jamuna Paper
  • Jammu na Poly Silk
  • Hoorain HTF
  • Wholesale Club Ltd
  • Jamuana Power
  • Jamuna Denim Technology Ltd

See also

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