City Group

City Group (Bengali: সিটি গ্রুপ) is one of the largest Bangladeshi conglomerates. It began on 6 February 1972 as a mustard oil company venture under the name City Oil Mills. The first project of City Oil Mills turned out to be very successful. After then, the company grew very quickly. It presently owns more than 25 major concerns located throughout Bangladesh. Now, City Group stands as one of top ten business houses in Bangladesh.[2]

City Group
TypePrivate
IndustryConglomerate
Founded6 February 1972 (as City Oil Mills)[1]
FounderFazlur Rahman
HeadquartersCity House, House # NW(J) 06, Road # 51, Gulshan-2, Dhaka- 1212, Bangladesh
Key people
Fazlur Rahman (chairman & managing director)
Md. Hasan (director)
ProductsConsumer goods, foods, steel, printing & packaging, shipping, power & energy, shares and securities, insurance, media, healthcare etc.
BrandsTEER, BENGAL, JIBON, NATURAL, SUN
RevenueIncrease৳25000 crore (US$2.3 billion) (2021)
Number of employees
25,000+ (2022)
Websitehttps://citygroup.com.bd/

History

City Group was established by Fazlur Rahman, a business magnate in the private sector of Bangladesh. City Group began on 6 February 1972 as a mustard oil company venture.[3] After its first successful project, City Group invested in new fields, including manufacturing, industry and trading. More enterprises were established in the early 1990s; these included consumer goods, foods, steel, printing & packaging, shipping, power and energy, shares and securities, insurance, media, and healthcare.[4]

On 4 October 2017, the Government of Bangladesh approved the export of 57,273 tones of Sugar by Deshbandhu Group and City Group.[5]

City Hi-Tech Park

City Group is planning to build a Hi-Tech Park in Demra, Dhaka which will be biggest Hi-Tech park developed by a private company.[6] Total investment target is 50 Billion BDT and expecting to create 15,000 jobs. The park to be built in on 115 acres of land area in Demra.

The park will be used to manufacture technology products such as microprocessors, chips, circuits, mobile phones and laptops.[7] The investors of the park will get government facilities fast and also one stop service from the authority.

List of companies

City Group now operates over 25 major concerns:

  • City Oil Mills[8]
  • City Re-rolling Mills
  • City Vegetable Oil Mills Ltd.
  • City Fibers Ltd.
  • Hasan Plastic Industries Ltd.
  • Hasan Flour Mills Ltd.
  • Hasan Printing & Packaging Ltd.
  • Hasan Containers Ltd.
  • City Navigations Ltd.
  • City PET Industries Ltd.
  • Shampa Oil Mills Ltd.
  • City Dal Mills Ltd.
  • Farzana Oil Refineries Ltd.
  • VOTT Oil Refineries Ltd.
  • City Feed Products Ltd.
  • Deepa Food Products Ltd.
  • City Seed Crushing Industries Ltd.
  • City Salt Industries Ltd.
  • City Sugar Industries Ltd.
  • C.S.I Power & Energy Ltd.
  • Rahman Synthetics Ltd.
  • Hamida Plastic Industries Ltd.
  • Shampa Flour Mills Ltd.
  • Hasan Securities Ltd.
  • City Bran Oil Ltd.
  • Dhaka Insurance Ltd.[9]
  • Somoy Media Ltd.[10]
  • Asgar Ali Hospital Ltd.
  • Speech Bubble Communications Ltd.
  • New Sagurnal Tea Co. Ltd. Juri, Moulovibazar.
  • Nahar Tea Estate, Sreemongal, Moulovibazar.
  • Chandpur Belgaon Tea estate, Banskhali, Chittagram.
  • Rupshi Flour Mills Ltd
  • City Edible Oil Ltd

See also

References
  1. "City Group : Timeline". Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. "Top 10 Group of Companies in Bangladesh". Business Inspection.
  3. "City Group: Timeline". www.citygroup.com.bd. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  4. "Bottled soybean oil up, as refiners renege on promises". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  5. "City Group, Deshbandhu get nod to export sugar". The Daily Star. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  6. "City Group to set up hi-tech park in Demra". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  7. Hasan, Mahmudul (20 August 2021). "City Group to build Tk 5,000cr hi-tech park". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  8. "City Group : Concerns". www.citygroup.com.bd. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  9. "View Chairman". www.dhakainsurancebd.com. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  10. "Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd: News & Events". www.islamibankbd.com. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
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