United Group (Bangladesh)

United Group (UECL)
Company typePrivate
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1978; 46 years ago (1978)
FounderHasan Mahmood Raja
Headquarters
Dhaka
,
Bangladesh
Key people
Moinuddin Hasan Rashid, Chairman and Managing Director
ProductsPower, manufacturing, healthcare, education, real estate, shipping, retail services[1]
Total assetsBDT 300 billion (USD 3.53 billion) [2]
Number of employees
10000+[3] (2024)
Websiteunited.com.bd

United Enterprises & Company Limited (UECL), or most commonly known as United Group, is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates.[4]

United Group was established by Hasan Mahmood Raja[5] and his four friends in Dhaka in 1978.[4] After its foundation about four decades ago, United Group has become one of the most recognized family owned business houses of the nation.[6] It consists of over 40 subsidiaries spanning from power generation to healthcare, education, real-estate, construction, port, yarn spinning, specialized services, shipping and logistics among others.

  1. ^ "About United Group". United Group.
  2. ^ অকৃত্রিম বন্ধুত্ব অনন্য সাফল্য. Prothom Alo. 3 December 2019.
  3. ^ https://www.united.com.bd/
  4. ^ a b "Genuine friendship is a unique achievement". Prothom Alo. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  5. ^ "UPGDCL.BD Company Profile & Executives - United Power Generation & Distribution Co. Ltd". The Wall Street Journal.
  6. ^ "Panama Papers: United Group chairman, directors quizzed". The Daily Star. 16 July 2018.