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Bashundhara playing key role in job creation: Akbar Sobhan

Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan has said the business community is working relentlessly for the economic development of the country. 

He said Bashundhara Group, the largest industrial and business conglomerate of Bangladesh, is playing a key role in employment generation and economic progress of the country.

Bashundhara Group chairman was speaking at the Bashundhara LP Gas distributors’ conference titled ‘Swarnali Din’ at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the capital on Thursday.

 

He expressed the hope that hundred percent of the households in the country will use LP gas for cooking purpose within 5-7 years.

 

“Bangladesh is the only country where natural gas is used for cooking purpose. This valuable gas should be used in power generation and for industrial purposes,” he said.

Bashundhara Group Vice-chairmen Shafiat Sobhan Sanvir and Safwan Sobhan Tasvir were also present on the occasion.

 

In his speech, Ahmed Akbar Sobhan said Bashundhara Group first started LPG business in the country with an objective to save the country’s valuable natural gas.

 

Once people would burn natural gas and wood in a larger way for cooking, but this habit is gradually changing and people are now getting used to LPG use, he added.

 

“Several companies are now doing LPG business. LPG supply is spreading across the country. But, Bashundhara LPG is the country’s number one brand,” the Bashundhara Group chairman said.

 

Bashundhara Group is gradually entering various business sectors and the group will continue with its efforts to serve the country and its people, he added.

 

Bashundhara LPG has won international recognition as a super brand because of its distributors and dealers, the Bashundhara Group chairman told the programme.

 

“Bashundhara LPG could not have earned the international recognition without the wholehearted support of its distributors and dealers,” he observed.

 

Terming businesspeople the catalyst of the country’s progress and an associate of the government, Ahmed Akbar Sobhan said business people will help the government lead the country to a developed one.

 

More than 1,500 distributors along with families from Dhaka, Sylhet, Khulna and Barishal divisions attended the conference.

 

Three distributors — Shamsuzzaman of Sarah Traders, Jonayed Hussain of Laskar Traders and Ataur Rahman of Ataur Rahman Store — were awarded Yamaha FZ-5 motorcycles, a 125cc motorcycle and gold locket respectively.

 

The distributors’ conference was followed by a cultural programme. Popular singers, actors and actresses performed at the proramme.

 

Bashundhara LPG head of marketing and sales Mir TI Faruk Rizvi conducted the distribtors’ conference.

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৫-৭ বছরের মধ্যে দেশে শতভাগ ঘরে এলপি গ্যাসেই রান্না হবে

বসুন্ধরা এলপি গ্যাসের পরিবেশক সম্মেলনে আহমেদ আকবর সোহবান

বসুন্ধরা গ্রুপের চেয়ারম্যান আহমেদ আকবর সোবহান বলেছেন, আমরা এলপি গ্যাসের যাত্রা শুরু করি কারণ, আমাদের দেশের সম্পদ প্রাকৃতিক গ্যাসকে যেনো সংরক্ষণ করা যায়। বিশ্বের আর কোথাও প্রাকৃতিক গ্যাস দিয়ে রান্নাবান্না হয় না। আমি আশা করি, আগামী ৫ থেকে ৭ বছরের মধ্যে আমাদের দেশে শতভাগ ঘরে এলপি গ্যাস দিয়েই রান্নাবান্না হবে।

আজ বৃহস্পতিবার রাজধানীর ইন্টারন্যাশনাল কনভেনশন সিটি বসুন্ধরায় (আইসিসিবি) তে বসুন্ধরা এলপি গ্যাসের পরিবেশক সম্মেলন ‘স্বর্ণালী দিন’ অনুষ্ঠানে এসব কথা বলেন তিনি। অনুষ্ঠানে বসুন্ধরা গ্রুপের কর্মকর্তারা, ঢাকা, সিলেট, খুলনা ও বরিশাল বিভাগ থেকে আগত পনেরো শতাধিক পরিবেশক ও তাদের পরিবারের সদস্যরা অংশ নেন।

অনুষ্ঠানে অতিথি হিসেবে আরও উপস্থিত ছিলেন বসুন্ধরা গ্রুপের ভাইস চেয়ারম্যান সাফিয়াত সোবহান ও সাফওয়ান সোবহান। সম্মেলনে সেরা পরিবেশকসহ (২০১৭-২০১৮) অন্য বিজয়ীদের হাতে পুরস্কার তুলে দেন চেয়ারম্যান আহমেদ আকবর সোবহান।

আহমেদ আকবর সোবহান বলেন, আজ আমরা আন্তর্জাতিক সুপারব্রান্ড হিসেবে স্বীকৃত। এই কৃতিত্ব আপনাদেরই। আমি নিজেকে ধন্য মনে করি আপনাদের সঙ্গে সম্পৃক্ত হতে পেরে। আপনাদের সহযোগিতায় আমরা যেমন এক নম্বর হয়েছি তেমনি আপনাদের সঙ্গে নিয়েই শক্তিশালী এক অর্থনীতির দেশ গড়ে তুলবো। ব্যবসায়ীরাই দেশকে এগিয়ে নিয়ে যাবেন এবং অর্থনৈতিক পরিধির আরও ব্যাপকতা বাড়াবেন বলে আমি বিশ্বাস করি।

অনুষ্ঠানটির সভাপতিত্ব এবং সার্বিক পরিচালনা ও তত্ত্বাবধান করেন বসুন্ধরা এলপি গ্যাস লিমিটেডের হেড অব মার্কেটিং অ্যান্ড সেলস, মীর টি আই ফারুক রিজভি। তিনি মাঠ পর্যায়ের কর্মকর্তা ও পরিবেশকদের সঙ্গে সু-সম্পর্ক বজায় রাখার মধ্য দিয়ে বিপণন ব্যবস্থা আরও শক্তিশালী করার আহ্বান জানান।

এ প্রসঙ্গে মীর টি আই ফারুক রিজভি বলেন, যারা দীর্ঘদিন ধরে বসুন্ধরা গ্রুপের সঙ্গে ব্যবসা করে আসছেন তারা অবশ্যই জানেন শুধু ব্যবসা নয়, সবার সঙ্গে সুদৃঢ় সম্পর্ক স্থাপনে বসুন্ধরা বদ্ধপরিকর। পরিবেশকদের সব ধরনের সমস্যা সমাধানে বসুন্ধরা গ্রুপ আন্তরিকভাবে কাজ করে আসছে এবং ভবিষ্যতেও করবে।

পরিবেশকরা তাদের পরিবারসহ উপস্থিত হওয়ার পাশাপাশি বিভিন্ন বিনোদনমূলক আয়োজনে অংশ নেন। তাদের অংশগ্রহণে এ পরিবেশক সম্মেলন এক আনন্দঘন পারিবারিক মিলনমেলায় পরিণত হয়। বাড়তি আনন্দ হিসেবে যোগ দেন জনপ্রিয় চিত্রনায়ক ইমন, চিত্রনায়ক রোশান, চিত্রনায়িকা ও টিভি অভিনেত্রী নুসরাত ইমরোজ তিশা, টিভি অভিনেত্রী ও মডেল মিম চৌধুরী, টিভি অভিনেত্রী হুমায়রা হিমু, চিত্রনায়িকা জলী, সঙ্গীতশিল্পী লিজা, বিশিষ্ট টিভি অভিনেতা সিদ্দিকুর রহমান।

সেই সঙ্গে বিনোদনমূলক গান, গ্রুপ ড্যান্স পারফরম্যান্স, কৌতুক পরিবেশনা, ডিজে শো ও র‌্যাফেল ড্র অনুষ্ঠিত হয়।

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Prize-giving ceremony of Bashundhara Tissue held

The prize-giving ceremony of Bashundhara Tissue Scratch Card Offer was held at Bashundhara Industrial Headquarters-2 in the capital on Sunday.

Bashundhara Group Chief Financial Officer Mirza Mujahidul Islam handed over the prizes to winners.

Bashundhara Group Executive Director Md Masuduzzaman and General Manager (marketing) Toufiq Hasan were present at the programme.

Among the winners, Kawser Al Hasib got a motorbike, Abdus Salam, Kamrun Nesa Maya, Shafaq Iqbal Jui and Nur Alam four gold coins, Shirin Akter and Rasel Hossain two laptops and Samsunnahar Beauty and Md Jahid received two microwave ovens.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Financial Officer Mirza Mujahidul Islam said, “Bashundhara Tissue has been providing service for the last 18 years and nowadays the tissue has become essential for people.”

Bashundhara Group Executive Director Md Masuduzzaman said, “We have launched the scratch card programme so that people can win car, motorbike, gold coins and other gift through buying Bashundhara tissues.”

Gold coin winner Shafaq Iqbal Jui told the daily sun, “I’m so excited to get the gold coin.”

“I bought a facial tissue box for my baby and sent the secret number by SMS. Later, I got a reply that I have won a gold coin,” she said.

Officials concerned said that Bashundhara Tissue launched the programme for its customers to mark 18 years of the brand’s journey.

Under the offer, a customer gets a scratch card for buying a facial tissue box. After scratching the card, the customer receives a secret number which needs to be sent to 6969 by SMS.

Earlier on June 11, Kazi Sharmin got a motorbike while Ruhul Kuddus, Ilias Ahmed and Sohrab Hossain received gold coins.

The offer will continue until July 31.

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Bashundhara LP Gas hosts iftar at ICCB

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Bashundhara LP Gas Ltd (BLPGL), a concern of the country’s leading business conglomerate Bashundhara Group, hosted an iftar party at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the capital on Monday.

Over 500 guests, including retailers, dealers and distributors of the BLPGL, attended the iftar party titled “Vratritter Udjapone Iftar Ayojon-2018” at Hall -1 of the ICCB.

Bashundhara Group chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and vice-chairman Shafiat Sobhan were present at the function.

Speaking on the occasion, Akbar Sobhan said, “Twenty years ago we dreamed about LP gas which none thinks. Today we have been ahead of all for distributors’ continuous support. Bashundhara believes in quality, not in quantity.”

“We hope to export LP gas after meeting the demand of the country’s 16 million people,” he added.

Bashundhara Group vice-chairman Shafiat Sobhan said ‘Eid Mubarak’ to all.

Mir TI Faruk Rizvi, head of division (marketing and sales) of the BLPGL, and Sundarbans Industrial Complex Ltd and high officials of Bashundhara Group were present.

“Mentioning the contributions of retailers and distributors to reach Bashundhara LP Gas to the doorsteps of common people, he said, “BLPGL could not have done the job so smoothly without their help.”

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Bashundhara Chairman resigns as Ukrainian Consul

Bashundhara Chairman resigns as Ukrainian Consul

Chairman of Bashundhara Group and honourary consul of Ukraine in Dhaka, Ahmed Akbar Sobhan has resigned from the post due to health conditions, said a press release on Saturday.
On May 20 this year, he submitted his resignation to the Ukrainian authorities which was accepted later on.
He served as the Ukrainian Consulate in Dhaka for more than 13 years, the release added

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Bashundhara noodles, pasta hit market

Bashundhara noodles, pasta hit market

Bashundhara Food and Beverage Limited, a concern of the country’s leading industrial conglomerate Bashundhara Group, has launched noodles and pasta under its new snacks line.

Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan announced the official launch of the snacks items at a gala ceremony at International Convention City, Bashundhara in the capital on Thursday night.

Speaking at the ceremony, he said Bashundhara has entered the food and beverage industry to combat food adulteration and ‘food politics’.

Expressing his sympathy to the flood-affected people, Ahmed Akbar Sobhan said: “Almost all businesses are making profit creating syndicates when the people are suffering for floods. Bashundhara does business for the people.
That’s why they [Bashundhara] never support such kind of profit-making.”

He further said BFBL will produce nutritious and international-standard foods and market them at affordable prices.

Mentioning the success stories of the business group, Ahmed Akbar Sobhan said Bashundhara established Bangladesh’s first paper mill in private sector.

According to him, Bashundhara paper caters to over 50 percent of the local demand while Bashundhara LP gas enjoys the highest market share by selling low-cost gas targeting middle bracket of people.

The BG chairman expressed the hope that Bangladesh will stand as a developed nation by 2030 when around 100 economic zones will be in operation across the country.

BG Vice Chairman Safiat Sobhan Sanvir was the special guest on the occasion.

Daily Kaler Kantho Editor Imdadul Haq Milon and BFBL Chief Marketing Officer Rashidul Ahsan also spoke at the launching ceremony.

Imdadul Haq Milon said: “Bashundhara Group always stands besides people. We have seen that the Group chairman is always sympathised with the people who suffer.”

He said the BG chairman could not have his meals seeing sufferings of the flood-hit people on television screen.

Kaler Kantho editor said the BG chairman advised the people in the media outlets of Bashundhara Group to stand besides the flood-affected people on behalf of the industrial conglomerate.

BFBL Chief Marketing Officer Rashidul Ahsan highlighted the production technology and capacity of food production of the factory at Keraniganj.
A group of children displayed new products of BFBL at the event.

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Bashundhara Industrial Economic Zone Ltd signs MoU with Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority


Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan has said Bangladesh is marching forward at rocket speed taking the development highway that the government has created, and Bashundhara Group wants to be the partner of the uplift journey.

He made the remarks at the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) and Bashundhara Industrial Economic Zone Ltd (BIEZL) at Radisson Blu hotel in the capital on Monday.

Under the deal, BEZA will lease out 500 acres of land to BIEZL, a concern of the country’s leading business conglomerate Bashundhara Group for Mirsarai Economic Zone in Chittagong.

BEZA Executive Member Mohammad Harunur Rashid and Bashundhara Group Vice Chairman Safwan Sobhan signed the agreement on behalf of their respective sides.

Principal Coordinator (SDG Affairs) at the Prime Minister’s Office Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad attended the MoU signing ceremony as the chief guest and Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan as the special guest while BEZA Executive Chairman Paban Chowdhury presided over it.

Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir, BDG-Magura Group Chairman Mustafa Kamal Mohiuddin, BEPZA Executive Chairman Major General Mohd Habibur Rahman Khan and BEZA Executive Member M Emdadul Haque were also present on the occasion.

In his speech, the Bashundhara Group chairman said Mirsarai is going to be the biggest economic zone of the country and Bashundhara Group has got 500 acres of land allocated for it.

Highlighting Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s contribution to Bangladesh’s independence and its economic development, he said the Father of the Nation dreamt of an economically stable country, which faced a major setback after his killing.

“Bangladesh turned back to his dream under the leadership of Bangabandhu’s daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been taking bold steps one after another to attain her vision to turn Bangladesh a middle-income country by 2021 and developed nation by 2041,” said Ahmed Akbar Sobhan.

He said Bangladesh is going ahead at a great pace but still has problems like inadequate infrastructures and traffic congestion.

He expressed his hope that the government and its agencies will address the issues.

The Bashundhara Group chairman suggested bringing back the money that has been sent to foreign countries ‘in right or wrong way’ through imposing minimum penalty or fess.

“There are huge scopes of investment in Bangladesh. If that money gets white, Bangladeshi people can change the face of country.

Foreign direct investment will not be needed that much,” he said.Ahmed Akbar Sobhan advised BEZA to include establishment of a sports complex in every divisional and district city to attract the new generation to sports and save them from the drugs.

Principal SDG Coordinator Abul Kalam Azad said Bashundhara Group has proved its worth in all sectors as a leading investor of the country and the MoU with BEZA will lead it towards further success.

He also said: “Scope of investment in EZ is a great opportunity and we urge leading entrepreneurs of the country to come forward and BEZA and BIDA is ready to provide all-out support in this regard.”

BEZA Executive Chairman Paban Chowdhury said the private sector is the main pillar of country’s economic force and it is the duty of the government to extend policy and other supports to nourish investment.

He said the country still lacks an investment culture and the government is trying to develop it.

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Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan speaks as the chief guest at a programme organised to celebrate the success of ‘Bashundhara Tissue Trade Scheme’

Production of Bashun-dhara tissue, country’s premier tissue brand, will increase by four times within the next five years.
Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan announced the production plan at gala event organised at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the city on Sunday to celebrate the success of ‘Bashundhara Tissue Trade Scheme-2016’.
He said Bashundhara tissue started its journey in 2000 with 1-tonne daily production and now it is producing 200 tonnes every day.
“With all of your devotion, sincerity and hard work, we will produce 1000 tonnes tissue daily within the next five years”, he said.
The Chairman said Bashundhara Group has succeeded to become one of the leading business conglomerates of the country with the sincerity and love of its workers and employees.
Bashundhara Group Vice-Chairman Safwan Sobhan, Deputy Managing Director Md Mustafizur Rahman and Bashundhara Paper Mills Ltd Deputy General Manager Golam Sarwar Nowshad were also present on the occasion.
Extending his heartiest love to all the workers, employees and officials, Bashundhara Group Chairman said all the people involved with Bashundhara Group are considered members of Bashundhara family.
“They are part of joy and sorrow of this family,” he said.
Bashundhara Paper Mills celebrated the success of ‘Bashundhara Tissue Trade Scheme-2016’ with the presence of over 3,000 distributors and retailers from across the country.
The event ended through a cultural programme and a raffle draw.
Bashundhara Group DMD Mustafizur Rahman said the group is going to launch several new products soon.
It will launch pant diaper, mosquito coil and some stationery products, he added.

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53rd branch of The Farmers Bank Limited

Chairman of Bashundhara Group Ahmed Akbar Sobhan inaugurates the 53rd branch of The Farmers Bank Limited by cutting a ribbon at Bashundhara Residential Area in the city on Tuesday. Chairman of the bank Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir was also present on the occasion.