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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Textiles, chemicals, construction, leather, engineering, beverages, media, advertisement, electronics |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Founder | Nurul Islam Babul |
| Headquarters | , Bangladesh |
Key people | Salma Islam |
| Products | Leather, Electronics, Automobile, Media & Advertisement, Chemicals, Engineering & LPG |
| AUM | $2.6 billion (2019) |
| Total assets | $2.4 billion (2019) |
| Website | jamunagroup |
Jamuna Group is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates.[1] It operates in a range of industry sectors, including Textiles, Chemicals, Leather, motor cycles,[2] Consumer products, Media and Advertisement.[3]
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.[4]
Best known for 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.[5][6][7]
The Jamuna group has lately taken to philanthropy by setting up a non-profit organization (NPO) to alleviate the condition of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The group has donated ($5,000,000) to the NPO.
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