United Group (UECL)
Company typePrivate
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Headquarters,
Bangladesh
Key people
Moinuddin Hasan Rashid (Group Chairman and Managing Director)
ProductsPower, manufacturing, healthcare, education, real estate, shipping, retail services[1]
Total assetsBDT 300 billion (USD 3.53 billion) [2]
Number of employees
8700+[2] (2019)
Websiteunited.com.bd

United Enterprises & Company Limited (UECL), or most commonly known as United Group, is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates.[3] The industries under this conglomerate include power generation, manufacturing, healthcare, education, real estate, shipping, retail services etc.[4]

United Group was established by Hasan Mahmood Raja[5] and his four friends in Dhaka in 1978.[3] After its foundation about four decades ago, United Group has become one of the most recognized family owned business houses of the nation.[6] It consists of over 40 subsidiaries spanning from power generation to healthcare, education, real-estate, construction, port, yarn spinning, specialized services, shipping and logistics among others.

List of companies

Power Generation

Manufacturing

Port and Shipping

Real Estate

Education

Healthcare

Technology

Services

See also

References

  1. ^ "About United Group". United Group.
  2. ^ a b অকৃত্রিম বন্ধুত্ব অনন্য সাফল্য. Prothom Alo. 3 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Genuine friendship is a unique achievement". Prothom Alo. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  4. ^ "Interview with Moinuddin Hasan Rashid, Managing Director, United Enterprises & Co. Ltd". Ice Business Times. 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  5. ^ "UPGDCL.BD Company Profile & Executives - United Power Generation & Distribution Co. Ltd". The Wall Street Journal.
  6. ^ "Panama Papers: United Group chairman, directors quizzed". The Daily Star. 16 July 2018.
  7. ^ "ইউনাইটেড মেডিকেল কলেজ", উইকিপিডিয়া (in Bengali), 2023-08-30, retrieved 2023-12-12