Company type | Private |
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Industry | Conglomerate |
Founded | 1978 |
Headquarters | , Bangladesh |
Key people | Moinuddin Hasan Rashid (Group Chairman and Managing Director) |
Products | Power, manufacturing, healthcare, education, real estate, shipping, retail services [1] |
Total assets | BDT 300 billion (USD 3.53 billion) [2] |
Number of employees | 8700+ [2] (2019) |
Website | united |
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