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Not to be confused with Mohammadi Group of Companies Limited.
Mohammadi Group
Formation1986
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitewww.mohammadigroup.com

Mohammadi Group (Bengali: জেমকন গ্রুপ) is a Bangladeshi diversified conglomerate based in Dhaka with a focus on the garments industry.[1] It was founded by Anisul Huq.[2] Rubana Huq is the managing director of Mohammadi Group.[3][4] Navidul Haq is a director of the Mohammadi Group.[5]

History[edit]

Mohammadi Group was established in 1986 by Anisul Huq.[6] It started with a single factory that had 500 workers.[7] Before that Haq was working as the managing director of the Mohammadi Group of Companies Limited.[8] The other founders of the group were Faruk-Al-Nasir and Habib Rahman.[9]

Anisul Huq, Chairman of Mohammadi Group, contested the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association president election in 1998.[10]

In 1999, Mohammadi Group established TechnoVista Limited.[11] In 2000, Anisul Huq said that the garments industry was losing 2 billion taka a day due to strike (hartal) in Chittagong.[12]

The Mohammadi Limited (Sample) was established as a sample making factory for the group in 2002.[13] It also established Mohammadi Fashion Sweaters Limited in Khilkhet Kha para.[14]

Mohammadi Group established a garment factory called Mohammadi Group Limited in 2003.[15] Its clients include Costco, ECI New York, H&M, Haggar Clothing, Perry Ellis, Primark, Sears, Springfield, and Walmart.[15] The Government of Denmark provided 26.5 million taka to Technovista Limited through the Danida Private Sector Development Programme.[16] The ambassador of Denmark to Bangladesh, Niels Severin Munk, and chairman of Mohammadi Group Anisul Haq.[16]

The Group established Desh Energy Limited in 2005.[17] It owns Desh Cambridge Kumargaon Power Company Limited which operates a 10 megawatt powerplant at Kumargaon.[17] It also owns Desh Energy Chandpur Power Company Limited which operates a 200 megawatt powerplant in Chandpur District.[17] MG Knit Flair Limited was established in 2005 in Gazipur District.[18] MG Sweater Sample was established in Khilkhet Kha para in 2005.[19] Mohammadi Group established MG Shirtex Limited in 2005.[20] It clients include Costco, H&M, Sears, and Walmart.[20] From December 2005 to July 2006, Anisul Haq, Chairman of Mohammadi Group, was the president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association.[21]

TechnoVista Limited created a joint venture called BordingVista Limited with Boarding group, a company of Denmark, in 2007 which was later renamed to Fiftytwo Digital Limited in 2019.[11] In 2007, teams from project D-Youth visited the group in Nikunja.[22] In 2007, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association nominated chairman of Mohammadi Group Anisul Haq to be president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries.[23]

Students of Theatre Department of Jahangirnagar University performed at the factory of the group in May 2008.[24] In 2009, workers of Mohammadi Fashion 2000 Limited burned down their factory due to not being paid.[25] The workers had to be dispersed by Bangladesh Police and Rapid Action Battalion which left more than 500 workers injured.[25] Mohammadi Fashion 2000 Limited was a sister concern of the Mohammadi Group.[25]

In 2013, one of the founders of Desh Energy, Nuher Latif Khan, sued Anisul Haq and his son alleging they took control over the company from him through threats and intimidation.[26]

Mohammadi Group established MG Niche Flair Limited in 2015.[27] Its chairman, Anisul Haq, served as the president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association and Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries.[28] Rubana Haq received the Bangladesh Business Awards from DHL Express in 2015.[29]

Mohammadi Group launched Jadoo Digital in April 2016 as a digital cable operator.[30] MG Niche Flair Limited (Woven) was established in 2016.[31] MG Niche Stitch Limited was established in 2016.[32] The group signed an agreement with Asian University for Women to send employees, selected through tests, for higher education on scholarship.[33] In December 2017, chairman, Anisul Haq died who was then Mayor of North Dhaka.[34]

In 2018, it was exporting three million sweaters a year.[35]

Chairman Rubana Haq was a founding member of Bangladesh-Türkiye Business Forum.[36] In 2019, its chairman Rubana Huq became the first female president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association.[37][38] Navidul Hoque was the managing director of the group.[39][40] In 2021, Faruque Hassan, replaced her as president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association; Hasan was the managing director of Giant Group.[41] She asked garment workers to not complain to foreigners.[42] The group received 20 to 25 billion taka in subsidies from the government for electricity generation.[43] It signed an agreement with Bangladesh Power Development Board to build a powerplant in Hatiya for 13.96 billion taka to be paid to Desh Energy over a 15-year period.[44]

The group operates a subsidized store for its garment workers.[45]

Businesses[edit]

  • Jadoo Media Limited (Nagorik TV)[46]
  • Digi Jadoo Broadband Limited[47]
  • Desh Energy Limited[17]
  • Desh Cambridge Kumargaon Power Company Limited[17]
  • Desh Energy Chandpur Power Company Limited[17]
  • MG Properties Limited[48]
  • TechnoVista Limited[11]
  • Fiftytwo Digital Limited[11]
  • MG Shirtex Limited[20]
  • Mohammadi Group Limited[15]
  • Mohammadi Limited (Sample)[13]
  • Mohammadi Fashion Sweaters Limited[14]
  • MG Knit Flair Limited[18]
  • MG Sweater Sample[19]
  • MG Niche Flair Limited[27]
  • MG Niche Stitch Limited[32]
  • MG Niche Flair Limited (Woven)[31]

References[edit]

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  18. ^ a b "MG Knit Flair Limited". Mohammadi Group. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  19. ^ a b "MG Sweater Sample". Mohammadi Group. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  20. ^ a b c "MG Shirtex Limited". Mohammadi Group. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
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  30. ^ "New cable TV service in April". The Daily Star. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  31. ^ a b "MG Niche Flair Limited (Woven)". Mohammadi Group. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  32. ^ a b "MG Niche Stitch Limited". Mohammadi Group. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  33. ^ "AUW offers free education to female RMG workers". The Daily Star. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
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  35. ^ Mirdha, Refayet Ullah (2018-01-26). "Sweater exports on the rise". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
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  39. ^ "JCI Bangladesh, The Daily Samakal organise pre-budget discussion". The Daily Star. 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  40. ^ "Draft rules on media platforms to choke growth". The Daily Star. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
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  43. ^ Muhammad, Anu (2022-08-24). "Where do the subsidies in the power sector really go?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  44. ^ "Govt okays another oil-fired power plant". The Business Standard. 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  45. ^ "RMG workers struggle to survive rising commodity prices, owners say they are in hard times too". The Business Standard. 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  46. ^ "Jadoo Media Limited". Mohammadi Group. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  47. ^ "Digi Jadoo Broadband Limited". Mohammadi Group. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  48. ^ "Real Estate". Mohammadi Group. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
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