Meghna Group

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Meghna Group
Company typePrivate Company
Industry
  • Bicycles
  • Cement
  • Distribution
  • Finance
  • Garments
  • Packaging
Founded1965
FounderAbdul Khalek Bhuiyan
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Key people
RevenueBDT 2,500 Crores
Total assets BDT 40. 00 B [1]
Number of employees
7,000+
Website meghna.com.bd

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]

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Meghna Group has also invested in Prime Bank, a commercial bank in Bangladesh. [6]

History

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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