Concord Group

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Concord Group
Established1973;51 years ago (1973) [1]
Type Public limited company
Location
Coordinates 23°47′42.662″N90°24′48.254″E / 23.79518389°N 90.41340389°E / 23.79518389; 90.41340389
Fields
Key people
Subsidiaries
  • Concord Engineers & Construction Ltd.
  • Concord Real Estate & Building Product Ltd.
  • Concord Condominium Ltd.
  • Concord Real Estate & Development Ltd.
  • Concord Entertainment Co., Ltd
  • Concord Ready-Mix & Concrete products Ltd.
  • Concord Architects & interior Décor Ltd.
  • Concord Architects & interior Décor Ltd.
  • Concord Prestressed Concrete & Block Plants Ltd.
  • Concord Lands Ltd.
  • Concord Consortium Ltd.
  • Concord Communication Co. Ltd.
  • Concord City Development Ltd.
Employees
2500
Website
[2] [3] [4]

Concord Group is a Bangladeshi conglomerate [5] that was founded in 1973. [3] The industries under this conglomerate include construction, real estate, architecture & design, communication, entertainment, hospitality, and garments.

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History

Concord Group was founded in 1973. [3] In 2002, Concord Group built a multimillion-dollar amusement park in Savar called Fantasy Kingdom. [6] In 2004, the Government of Bangladesh leased the historic Foy's Lake to Concord Group for 50 years to develop it into a resort and amusement park named Foy's Lake Concord. [7] [8] In 2007, Concord Group began construction work on a shopping Complex called Police Plaza, which was built in partnership with the Bangladesh Police Welfare Trust of the Bangladesh Police. [9] The building is located in Gulshan Thana and was completed in 2015. [10]

They set up the first satellite township in Bangladesh [11] and constructed the country’s first revolving tower in Chittagong. [12] They constructed 7 world-class theme parks in Bangladesh including Fantasy Kingdom & Foy's Lake Complex. [13] They introduced new technology involving reinforced concrete block masonry to serve as a better structural system for earthquake-prone zones. [11]

Controversy

The Department of Environment fined Concord Group 1.4 million taka for building 12-story and two 15-story buildings without their permission. [14]

On 17 September 2015, the Bangladesh High Court requested that Concord hand over an 18-story building built on land occupied by the Salimullah Orphanage; said court determined that the contract used to acquire the land was illegal. [15]

Awards

Concord Group won the 2010 BID International Quality Summit (IQS) Award in New York based on "Excellence, Innovation, Customer Satisfaction, Technology, Leadership Strategic Planning & Business Results". [16] They also received the Daily Star - DHL Bangladesh Business Award in the category: "Enterprise of the year 2000' in recognition of "Outstanding Leadership Quality and as Role model in Corporate Business in Bangladesh.” [17] In 2022, they won a National Environment Medal for their contributions to environment protection and pollution control in Bangladesh. [18] [19]

Projects

The group's main business is real estate & construction. This organization has developed over 1,200 residential, Commercial property projects by 2023, including, private property, autonomous property, government projects and monuments. [20]

Notable Projects by Concord Group
Project NameProject TypeAddressConstructionArchitectAuthorityReferences
Start DateEnd Date
National Martyrs' Memorial Monument Flag of Bangladesh.svg Savar, Dhaka 19821982 Syed Mainul Hossain Government of Bangladesh [21]
Main passenger terminal & VVIP terminal buildings of Dhaka International Airport Airport Flag of Bangladesh.svg Kurmitola, Dhaka 1983 Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) [22] [21]
Singapore City Telecommunication Center Building Commercial building Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 1986 BEP Akitek Sdn Bhd Singapore Telecommunications Limited [23] [20]
Bangladesh Shilpa Bank Bhaban Commercial building Flag of Bangladesh.svg Motijheel, Dhaka 19801983 Syed Mainul Hossain Government of Bangladesh [1]
Janata Bank Bhaban Commercial building Flag of Bangladesh.svg Motijheel, Dhaka 1985 Syed Mainul Hossain Janata Bank [24]
Jiban Bima Tower Commercial building Flag of Bangladesh.svg Motijheel, Dhaka 1983 Jiban Bima Corporation [24]
Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium Indoor stadium Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mirpur, Dhaka [24]
BTV auditorium Auditorium Flag of Bangladesh.svg Rampura, Dhaka [24]
Titas Gas Bhaban Commercial building Flag of Bangladesh.svg Kawran Bazar, Dhaka [24]
IDB bhaban Commercial building Flag of Bangladesh.svg Agargaon, Dhaka [24]
Fantasy Kingdom Amusement park Flag of Bangladesh.svg Savar, Dhaka [24]
Foy's Lake Amusement park Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chattogram, Dhaka [25]
Shaheed Zia Memorial Complex and Mini Bangladesh Amusement park Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chattogram, Dhaka

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World Trade Center Chittagong Commercial building Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chattogram, Dhaka August 29, 2006January 30, 2016 Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCCI) [27]

List of companies and establishment dates

  1. Late 1972: Concord Construction Co
  2. 1976-02-10 : Concord Engineers & Construction LTD
  3. 1983-03-05 : Jeacon Garments LTD
  4. 1988-07-31 : MNK Marbel & Tiles Technology LTD
  5. 1989-01-26 : Bangladesh Gypsum Products (pte) LTD
  6. 1989-01-28 : Modern Furniture & Interior Décor (pte) LTD
  7. 1989-02-12 : MNK Chemicals and Home Services LTD
  8. 1989-04-03 : Concord Condominium LTD
  9. 1990-07-29 : Concord Ready-Mix & Concrete Products LTD
  10. 1991-06-20 : Concord Fashion Export LTD
  11. 1994-28-04 : Concord Architects & Interior Décor LTD
  12. 1997-04-05 : Concord Real Estate & Building Products LTD
  13. 1999-05-09 : Concord Real Estate & Development LTD
  14. 2000-01-06 : Concord Pre-stressed Concrete & Block Plant LTD
  15. 2001-02-01 : Concord Entertainment Co. Ltd
  16. 2003-06-29 : Concord Architects & Engineers LTD
  17. 2003-08-03 : Concord Communication Co LTD
  18. 2008-01-03 : Concord Consortium LTD
  19. 2008-06-19 : Concord City Development LTD

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