Orion Group (Bangladesh)

Orion Group
Public
Industry pharmaceuticals, cosmetics & toiletries, infrastructure development, real estate, engineering, power, agribusiness, hospitality, textiles, aviation
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Number of employees
 18000
Website www.orion-group.net

Orion Group[1] is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates.[2] The industries under this conglomerate include Orion Pharma Ltd, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure development, agribusiness, hospitality, textiles, aviation etc.[3][4] Orion was established by Obaidul Karim, the chairman of the group.[5] It built the Mayor Hanif flyover in Dhaka.[6] The tallest building in Bangladesh, City Centre Dhaka is built by this group. The company is also the sole franchisee of Krispy Kreme and Fish & Co. restaurants in Bangladesh.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Orion moves to implement coal power project". The Daily Star. 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  2. ↑ "Doing business getting tough". The Daily Star. 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  3. ↑ "4 major private power deals signed". The Daily Star. 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  4. ↑ "Public meeting held for coal-based power plant in Munshiganj | Dhaka Tribune". Dhaka Tribune. 2016-10-15. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  5. ↑ "Scamster Obaidul Karim gets 5 years". The Daily Star. 2008-08-13. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  6. ↑ "PM pays toll for her motorcade using Dhaleshwari bridge, Mayor Hanif flyover". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-10-29.

Further reading

  • "Jatrabari fly-over nearing completion". The New Nation. 28 December 2011 – via HighBeam Research. (Subscription required (help)).
  • "Jatrabari-Gulistan flyover 66 pc complete". The New Nation. 3 April 2012 – via HighBeam Research. (Subscription required (help)).
  • "Hanif Flyover Underutilised". The New Nation. 10 August 2015 – via HighBeam Research. (Subscription required (help)).
  • The Shorter Wisden India Almanack 2013. A&C Black. 2013. pp. 79–. ISBN 978-93-82951-01-8.
  • Rahman, Mushfiqur (9 October 2013). "Little option but to go for coal-fired power". The Daily Star.
  • "Orion gets nod to borrow $88m in foreign loans". The Daily Star. 22 September 2014.
  • "Orion to set up 635MW coal power plant". The Daily Star. 22 April 2016.
  • "Orion hits country's footwear market". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 29 December 2014.
  • Rahman, Shameema Binte (9 March 2015). "Shining future for Bangladesh leather sector as China shifts focus". bdnews24.com.
  • "Krispy Kreme opens doors tomorrow". The Daily Star. 6 May 2016.


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