Jamuna Group

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Jamuna Group
Company type Private
Industry Textiles, chemicals, construction, leather, engineering, beverages, media, advertisement, electronics
Founded1974;51 years ago (1974)
Founder Nurul Islam Babul
Headquarters,
Key people
Salma Islam
ProductsLeather, Electronics, Automobile, Media & Advertisement, Chemicals, Engineering & LPG
AUM $2.6 billion (2019)
Total assets $2.4 billion (2019)
Website jamunagroup.com.bd

Jamuna Group is a Bangladeshi industrial conglomerate. [1] It operates in sectors such as textiles, chemicals, leather, motorcycles, [2] consumer products, media and advertisement. [3]

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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] Besides 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 set up a non-profit organization (NPO) to improve the living conditions of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The group has donated ($5,000,000) to the NPO.[ citation needed ]

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  1. "NBR wins case against Jamuna Group". The Daily Star. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. "Bike makers eye 50% local market share in 3 years". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  3. "Tk10,000cr investment in basic steel sector planned". The Daily Star. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  4. Report, Star Online (13 July 2020). "Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul passes away with Covid-19". The Daily Star. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. "Doctors demand Jamuna Group's apology". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  6. "Case filed against Jamuna Group chairman over tax evasion". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  7. "Grameenphone sues Jamuna TV, Daily Jugantor for libel". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  8. "Jamuna Future Park opens". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  9. "Jamuna Future Park tightens security". The Daily Star. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  10. "Basundhara chairman at Jamuna TV launch". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  11. "Massive fire erupts at Jamuna Group-owned spinning mill in Gazipur". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 29 October 2016.