Company type | Private Company |
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Industry |
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Founded | 1965 |
Founder | Abdul Khalek Bhuiyan |
Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Key people |
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Revenue | BDT 2,500 Crores |
Total assets | BDT 40. 00 B [1] |
Number of employees | 7,000+ |
Website | meghna |
Meghna Group [2] is a Bangladeshi conglomerate. [3] [4] It is present in automobile, light engineering, bicycle, tire, cement, packaging and textile industries. Meghna Group was established by Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan. [1] It is Bangladesh's largest bicycle manufacturer and exporter. Meghna Group is also into the manufacture and export of garments. Meghna Group is also a car distributor for BMW, KIA, and Ford in Bangladesh. Recently, the company has started car manufacturing under the name of Meghna Car Manufacturing Ltd. [5]
Meghna Group has also invested in Prime Bank, a commercial bank in Bangladesh. [6]
In January 2023, M&U Motors has launched Ford in Bangladesh as exclusive distributor of different models of Ford passenger and commercial vehicles. In June 2023, Executive Motors launches BMW 735i in Bangladesh. [7] In 2024, Meghna Car Manufacturing started its operation by assembling KIA passenger cars in Bangladesh.
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