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| Established | 1973 [1] |
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| Type | Public limited company |
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| Coordinates | 23°47′42.662″N90°24′48.254″E / 23.79518389°N 90.41340389°E |
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Employees | 2500 |
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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.
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]
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]
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]
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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]
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