Orion Group (Bangladesh)

Orion Group
Company typePublic
Industrypharmaceuticals, cosmetics & toiletries, infrastructure development, real estate, engineering, power, agribusiness, hospitality, textiles, aviation
Founded1985
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
RevenueIncreaseUS$ 1B (2019)
Number of employees
18000
Websiteorion-group.net

Orion Group[1] is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates.[2] The industries under this conglomerate include Orion Pharma Ltd, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure development, agribusiness, hospitality, textiles, aviation etc.[3][4] Orion was established by Obaidul Karim, the chairman of the group, and Salman Obaidul Karim, his the managing director.[5][6] It built the Mayor Hanif flyover in Dhaka.[7] The tallest building in Bangladesh, City Centre Dhaka is built by this group. The company is also the sole franchisee of Krispy Kreme and Fish & Co. restaurants in Bangladesh.

  1. ^ "Orion moves to implement coal power project". The Daily Star. 2016-10-14. Archived from the original on 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  2. ^ "Doing business getting tough". The Daily Star. 2015-03-15. Archived from the original on 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  3. ^ "4 major private power deals signed". The Daily Star. 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  4. ^ "Public meeting held for coal-based power plant in Munshiganj | Dhaka Tribune". Dhaka Tribune. 2016-10-15. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  5. ^ "Scamster Obaidul Karim gets 5 years". The Daily Star. 2008-08-13. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  6. ^ "Orion Group Companies". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  7. ^ "PM pays toll for her motorcade using Dhaleshwari bridge, Mayor Hanif flyover". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-10-29.