Bashundhara Group

Bashundhara Group
Native name
বসুন্ধরা গ্রুপ
Company typePrivate
IndustryReal estate, manufacturing
Founded1987; 37 years ago (1987)
FounderAhmed Akbar Sobhan
HeadquartersPushpanjali, Bashundhara Convention Center Road,
Bangladesh
Key people
ProductsCement, tissue, media, LPG, paper, real estate, shopping mall, steel, food & beverage, shipping, sports
OwnerAhmed Akbar Sobhan & family
Number of employees
700,000+
Websitewww.bashundharagroup.com

Bashundhara Group[1] (Bengali: বসুন্ধরা গ্রুপ) is a Bangladeshi conglomerate[2] and one of the largest manufacturing companies in Bangladesh. It was incorporated in 1987[3] as a real estate company under the name East West Property Development Ltd (EWPD). After its first project turned out to be successful, the company grew quickly. It presently owns more than 50 major concerns throughout Bangladesh. The company's import-export turnover was $1.12 billion or BDT 111.38 billion in the 2022-23 fiscal year.[4] In the 2018 fiscal year, the company's real estate holdings amounted to BDT 50,000 crores, or $4.6 billion.[5]

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  5. ^ Alo, Jebun Nesa (2018-03-17). "All set for mega oil refinery". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-10-28.