A K Khan & Co. Ltd. is a Bangladeshi conglomerate headquartered in Chittagong. It was established in 1945 by Abul Kashem Khan during the Second World War.[1][2][3][4][5]
A K Khan & Company established in 1945 by Abul Kashem Khan in Chittagong, which became the main port of East Pakistan after the Partition of India.[6] Khan was the Minister of Industries in the government of Pakistan from 1958 to 1962.[7]
After the death of Khan in 1991, A. M. Zahiruddin Khan took over the management of A K Khan & Company.[8] In 1997, A K Khan and company launched AKTEL, a joint venture telecommunication service with Telekom Malaysia.[9]
Zahiruddin died in 2005 and was succeeded by A. K. Shamsuddin Khan.[10]
In June 2008, A K Khan & Company sold its 30 percent stake in AKTEL to NTT Docomo of Japan for 350 million USD.[11][12] The company announced the start of construction of a hotel in Chittagong in November 2009.[13]
In November 2014, A K Khan and Company received permission to build a economic zone in Narsingdi District.[14]
A. K. Shamsuddin Khan retired as chairman of A K Khan & Company retired in 2015 and was replaced by Zebun Nahar Islam.[15]
A K Khan & Company announced it will establish a tire plant under joint collaboration with Indian company CEAT in January 2016.[16] The company is also building a private sector Special Economic Zone in Narsingdi.[17]
In October 2020, KAM Majedur was appointed chief executive officer of A K Khan & Company.[18]
A. M. Ziauddin Khan succeeded Zebun Nahar Islam as chairman of the group in 2023.[15][19] A K Khan Economic Zone in 2023 was awaiting a gas connection from Titas Gas to begin operation.[20]
