Jamuna Group

Jamuna Group
Company typePrivate
IndustryTextiles, chemicals, construction, leather, engineering, beverages, media, advertisement, electronics
Founded1974 (1974)
FounderNurul Islam Babul
Headquarters,
Bangladesh
Key people
Salma Islam
ProductsLeather, Electronics, Automobile, Media & Advertisement, Chemicals, Engineering & LPG
AUM$2.6 billion (2019)
Total assets$2.4 billion (2019)
Websitejamunagroup.com.bd

Jamuna Group is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates.[1] It operates in a range of industry sectors, including Textiles, Chemicals, Leather, motor cycles,[2] Consumer products, Media and Advertisement.[3]

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]

Best known for 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 lately taken to philanthropy by setting up a non-profit organization (NPO) to alleviate the condition of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The group has donated ($5,000,000) to the NPO.

  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.

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