- Source: Gemcon Group
Gemcon Group (Bengali: জেমকন গ্রুপ) is a Bangladeshi diversified conglomerate based in Dhaka.
History
Gemcon Group was established in 1979 through Castle Construction. It was founded by Kazi Shahid Ahmed who was also the chairperson of the group. It is a family owned company; Ahmed's three sons, Kazi Anis Ahmed, Kazi Inam Ahmed, and Kazi Nabil Ahmed, are directors of the company.
Kazi Shahid Ahmed is also the founder of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). He died on 28 August 2023.
Gemcon group provides awards for writers and poets that it gives annually. It started as Kagoj Tarun Sahitya Puraskar. In 2003, the award was renamed to Best Book Award. It was renamed in 2007 Gemcon Sahitya Puroshkar.
Gemcon Group owned Ajker Kagoj. It closed the newspaper with a one-day notice to its employees. Kazi Anis Ahmed is the publisher of Dhaka Tribune and Bangla Tribune.
In January 2020, Gemcon announced it is in talks to acquire Agora Super Stores and merge it with Meena Bazar. The merger would make Meena Bazar the biggest retail chain in Bangladesh. Gemcon Khulna won the Bangabandhu T20 Cup in December 2020.
Businesses
Castle Construction
Gemcon Limited
Charka Steel Limited
Kazi & Kazi Tea Estate sells Teatulia branded tea; the first organic tea in Bangladesh. The plantation is located in Panchagarh District.
Gemcon Food & Agricultural Products Limited (Meena Bazar)
Meena Click (an online grocery shop)
Meena Sweets
Gemcon City Limited
Gem Jute
Gemini Sea Food
Organikare
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
Kazi Shahid Foundation
Abahani Limited Dhaka
Gemcon Khulna
Meena Bazar, Super Store.
See also
East Coast Group
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Gemcon Group
- Kazi Shahid Ahmed
- Kazi Nabil Ahmed
- Kazi Anis Ahmed
- 2020–21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup
- Dhaka Tribune
- Agora Super Stores
- Deaths in August 2023
- Kazis of Bengal
- List of alumni of Notre Dame College, Dhaka
