Chapter: Three
Literature Review
(Ten Successful Entrepreneurs Profile in Bangladesh)
Profile of Chairman of square group:
Mr. Samson H Chowdhury was born on 25 February, 1926. After completing education in India he returned to the then East Pakistan and settled at Ataikula village in Pabna district where his father was working as a Medical Officer in an outdoor dispensary. In 1952, he started a small pharmacy in Ataikula village which is about 160 km off capital Dhaka in the north-west part of Bangladesh. Mr. Samson H Chowdhury then ventured into a partnership pharmaceutical company with three of his friends in 1958.
Profile of Chairman of Pran group:
The Major General was Mr. Amjad Khan Chowdhury the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of PRAN-RFL Group. PRAN stands for Programmed for Rural Advancement Nationally and has become Bangladesh’s largest grower and processor of fruits and vegetables. For Mr. Chowdhury, now a leading businessman, the beginning was far from smooth. He tried his luck in different sectors ranging from real estate to manufacturing of foundry items, after retiring from Bangladesh Army in 1981. But none of them paid him the best In 1985, Mr. Chowdhury, leased six acres of land in Narsingdhi, east of Dhaka to serve farmers and market its Farm produce. Initially, the company cultivated papaya, banana, and pineapple.
Profile of Chairman of RAK ceramics ltd:
Dr. Khater Massad is the chairman of RAK ceramics. RAK Ceramics (Bangladesh) Ltd. BDT 4009 million global conglomerate in the ceramic industry. We have always strived to create the right ambience in your life with a perfect blend of technical finesse and aesthetics while creating thousands of designs in Ceramic Tiles & Gres Porcellanato.
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Profile of Chairman of Beximco group:
Sohail Rahman is the Chairman and founder of Beximco Group. He is a distinguished business personality of the country and has received many awards and accolades for his outstanding contribution to country’s industrial development. Rahman was instrumental in introducing best-in-class corporate practice in Bangladesh and is widely credited as the architect of Group’s successful global strategy. AhmedSalmanFazlurRahman
ViceChairman Salman Rahman, younger brother of Sohail Rahman, is co-founder of the Beximco Group.
Profile of Chairman of Akij group:
Akij Group. ,one of the most prestigious and leading industrial groups in Bangladesh, got itself involved in Information Technology business with three major concerns in 1997, initially with hardware and software business in the name and style "Akij Computer Ltd".Akij Computer Ltd. has been working with two separate wings, Hardware and Software. Hardware wing has been providing its services with so contentment of the customers from the very beginning that now it is vending its own brand computers.
Profile of Chairman of Bengal group:
Mr. Morshed Alam, age 65, is the founder Chairman of the Bengal Group. After completion of his education he established Bengal Plastic Industries Ltd., the largest plastic processing industry in the country. Mr. Alam also serves as a director and the chairman of EC committee at Mercantile Bank Ltd. With his dynamic leadership the Group also received theExport Trophy from the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for our contribution in exports. Mr. Alam ia an experienced and resourceful entrepreneur. He received his BS in Business in 1968.
Profile of Chairman of Amin Mohammad group:
The Journey of Success of Amin Mohammad Foundation Ltd has started in the real estate sector with a view to offering the best quality apartments for the valued customers. Amin Mohammad Foundation Ltd is highly concerned to build quality apartments with adroit workmanship and the best construction materials to exceed the clients' expectation on a continuous basis. Amin Mohammad Group is an organization with a vision. A vision not just for the organization but for the city dwellers and the country itself. Ours is a foresight stimulated by the growth patterns in our cities amid the historical perspectives of urbanization in most of the developed world.
Profile of Chairman of Grameen Bank:
Dr. Muhammad Yunus was born in 28 June 1940. He is a Bangladeshi banker, economist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient. He previously was a professor of economics where he developed the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. These loans are given to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. In 2006 Yunus and Grameen received the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts through microcredit to create economic and social development from below Yunus himself has received several other national and international honors. He is a member of advisory board at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. Previously, he was a professor of economics at Chittagong University where he developed the concepts of microcredit and microfinance.
Profile of Chairman of Partex Group:
Mr. M. A. Hashem is the Chairman and founder of the partex group. The group started modestly in 1959 in tobacco trading and with prudent entrepreneurship of our Founder Chairman Mr. M.A. Hashem today we have a stake in tobacco, food, water, soft drinks, steel container, edible oil, wooden board, furniture, cotton yarn and the IT sector. After Bangladesh was established our Chairman set up M/S Hashem Corporation (Pvt) Ltd. partex Group is committed to the prosperity of Bangladesh. Our enterprises play a positive role in alleviating poverty and generating employment an important objective of our country.Revenue growth over the years is reflected by twenty companies today that make up the group.
Profile of Chairman of Mercantile Bank Ltd:
Md. Abdul Jalil is the chairman and founder of the Mercantile Bank Ltd. Mercantile Bank Limited emerged as a new commercial bank to provide efficient banking services and to contribute socio-economic development of the country. The Bank commenced its operation on June 2, 1999.The Bank provides a broad range of financial services to its customers and corporate clients. The Board of Directors consists of eminent personalities from the realm of commerce and industries of the country.
