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Anwar Group of Industries

Anwar Group of Industries is a Bangladeshi conglomerate. It consists of 18 subsidiaries that are servicing consumer goods, steels, cement, textile, finance and automotive industry.[3] Manwar Hossain is the Chairman of Anwar Group.[4]

History

Anwar Group started as a hides and skins business in 1834,[5] founded by Lakku Mia, an entrepreneur in British India.[5][6] Hossain Akhtar was the first chairman of the group.[7]

In 1985, Anwar Galvanizing Limited started production of galvanized iron fittings, becoming the first company to make them in Bangladesh.[8]

In June 2009, AG Automobiles became the official partner of Ford Motor Company in Bangladesh and launched the first Ford showroom in Uttara.[9]

In 2015, Anwar Cement announced plans to more than double the sales of cement sheets from 1 billion BDT to 2.5 billion BDT.[10]

On 11 April 2021, Bd Finance of Anwar Group signed an agreement with Sovereign Infrastructure Group at the Bangladesh Embassy to the United States.[11] Anwar Galvanizing announced plans to double their production through investing 270 BDT in the project.[12]

Anwar Hossain was the chairman of the group.[13] After his death on 17 August 2021,[14] his son, Manwar Hossain, replaced him as chairman of Anwar Group on 14 September 2021.[15] He had been the managing director of the company before the death of his father.[16] In December 2021, Toledo Motors Limited became the official partner of Jeep in Bangladesh and launched their showroom in Uttara.[17]

List of companies

Consumer goods

Cement

Textile

Steel

Real estate

Finance

Automobile

  • A1 Polymer Ltd.[18]
  • Anwar Galvanizing Ltd.[19]
  • Jute Spinning Mills Ltd/ Anwar Jute Division.[20]
  • Athena’s Furniture & Home décor[21]
  • Anwar Cement Ltd.[22]
  • Anwar Cement Sheet Ltd.[23]
  • Anwar Textile Ltd.[24]
  • Mahmud Industries Private Ltd.[25]
  • Anwar Silk Mills Ltd.[26]
  • Hossain Dyeing & Printing Mills Ltd.[27]
  • Anwar Ispat Ltd.[28]
  • City Insurance Company Ltd.[32]
  • Bangladesh Finance And Investment Company Ltd.[33] (BD Finance)
  • BD Finance Capital Holdings Ltd.[34]
  • BD Securities.[35]
  • City General Insurance Co. Ltd[36]
  • AG Automobiles Ltd. (AG Auto)[37]
  • Toledo Motors Ltd (authorized distributor of Jeep in Bangladesh)[38]

See also

External links

References

  1. Leadership Anwar Group, retrieved 2021-05-02^
  2. https://www.anwargroup.com/about.html^
  3. Anwar Hossain departs but his fame lives on: The founder of Anwar Group of Industries established 18 companies The Daily Star, 2021-08-19, retrieved 2021-08-21^
  4. Manwar Hossain elected Anwar Group Chairman The Business Standard, 2021-09-14, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  5. Building the future with Anwar Group, in construction and real estate The Daily Star, 2015-09-17, retrieved 2021-05-02^
  6. Sarwar A. Chowdhury. Better days ahead for the construction sector The Daily Star, 2016-12-18, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  7. Hossain Akhtar elected as chairman of City General Insurance Company Limited The Business Standard, 2021-11-01, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  8. Anwar Galvanizing to expand business investing Tk27cr The Business Standard, 2021-08-18, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  9. Jasim Uddin Khan. Ford strikes a chord with Bangladesh market The Daily Star, 2010-03-03, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  10. Anwar Group aims to double cement sheet sales The Daily Star, 2015-02-15, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  11. Jagaran Chakma. BD Finance eyes $2b US investment The Daily Star, 2021-04-11, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  12. Anwar Galvanizing to double production capacity The Daily Star, 2021-08-18, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  13. Message from Chairman – Anwar Group www.anwargroup.com, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  14. Anwar Group Founder, Chairman Anwar Hossain passes away Dhaka Tribune, 2021-08-18, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  15. Manwar Hossain, new chairman of Anwar Group of Industries The Daily Star, 2021-09-14, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  16. Jagaran Chakma, Refayet Ullah Mirdha. Industries vexed at no-gas plan outside economic zones The Daily Star, 2020-11-16, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  17. Jeep starts its Bangladesh journey The Daily Star, 2021-12-26, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  18. A1 Polymer Ltd Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  19. Anwar Galvanizing Ltd Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  20. Anwar Jute Division Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  21. Athena's Furniture Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  22. Anwar Cement Division Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  23. Anwar Cement Sheet Ltd Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  24. Anwar Textile Ltd Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  25. Mehmud Industries (Pvt.) Ltd Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  26. Anwar Silk Mills Ltd Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  27. Hossain Dyeing & Printing Mills Ltd Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  28. Anwar Ispat Ltd Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  29. Anwar Landmark Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  30. Akanda Muhammad Jahid. Cut construction cost to save real estate industry The Daily Star, 2021-06-01, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  31. Anwar Infrastructure Ltd Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  32. The City General Insurance Co. Ltd Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  33. Bangladesh Finance And Investment Company Limited Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  34. BD Capital Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  35. BD Securities Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  36. The City General Insurance Co. Ltd wAnwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  37. AG Automobile Anwar Group, retrieved 2022-01-31^
  38. Jagaran Chakma. Luxury car sales in fast lane The Daily Star, 2021-12-30, retrieved 2022-01-31^