Concord Group
History
Concord Group was founded in 1973. In 2002, Concord Group built a multimillion-dollar amusement park in Savar called Fantasy Kingdom. In 2004, the Government of Bangladesh leased the historic Foy's Lake to Concord Group for 50 years to develop it into a resort and amusement park named Foy's Lake Concord. In 2007, Concord Group began construction work on a shopping Complex called Police Plaza, which was built in partnership with the Bangladesh Police Welfare Trust of the Bangladesh Police. The building is located in Gulshan Thana and was completed in 2015.
They set up the first satellite township in Bangladesh and constructed the country’s first revolving tower in Chittagong. They constructed 7 world-class theme parks in Bangladesh including Fantasy Kingdom & Foy's Lake Complex. They introduced new technology involving reinforced concrete block masonry to serve as a better structural system for earthquake-prone zones.
Controversy
The Department of Environment fined Concord Group 1.4 million taka for building 12-story and two 15-story buildings without their permission.
On 17 September 2015, the Bangladesh High Court requested that Concord hand over an 18-story building built on land occupied by the Salimullah Orphanage; said court determined that the contract used to acquire the land was illegal.
Awards
Concord Group won the 2010 BID International Quality Summit (IQS) Award in New York based on "Excellence, Innovation, Customer Satisfaction, Technology, Leadership Strategic Planning & Business Results". They also received the Daily Star - DHL Bangladesh Business Award in the category: "Enterprise of the year 2000' in recognition of "Outstanding Leadership Quality and as Role model in Corporate Business in Bangladesh.” In 2022, they won a National Environment Medal for their contributions to environment protection and pollution control in Bangladesh.
Projects
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The group's main business is real estate & construction. This organization has developed over 1,200 residential, Commercial property projects by 2023, including, private property, autonomous property, government projects and monuments.
List of companies and establishment dates
- Late 1972: Concord Construction Co
- 1976-02-10 : Concord Engineers & Construction LTD
- 1983-03-05 : Jeacon Garments LTD
- 1988-07-31 : MNK Marbel & Tiles Technology LTD
- 1989-01-26 : Bangladesh Gypsum Products (pte) LTD
- 1989-01-28 : Modern Furniture & Interior Décor (pte) LTD
- 1989-02-12 : MNK Chemicals and Home Services LTD
- 1989-04-03 : Concord Condominium LTD
- 1990-07-29 : Concord Ready-Mix & Concrete Products LTD
- 1991-06-20 : Concord Fashion Export LTD
- 1994-28-04 : Concord Architects & Interior Décor LTD
- 1997-04-05 : Concord Real Estate & Building Products LTD
- 1999-05-09 : Concord Real Estate & Development LTD
- 2000-01-06 : Concord Pre-stressed Concrete & Block Plant LTD
- 2001-02-01 : Concord Entertainment Co. Ltd
- 2003-06-29 : Concord Architects & Engineers LTD
- 2003-08-03 : Concord Communication Co LTD
- 2008-01-03 : Concord Consortium LTD
- 2008-06-19 : Concord City Development LTD
See also
References
- ^ Parvez, Sohel (5 January 2020). "Concord excited about govt move to phase out clay bricks". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Chairman's Message".
- ^ "Tall Buildings in Bangladesh". Institution of Engineers Bangladesh, Institute of Architects Bangladesh, [and] Bangladesh Institute of Planners. 1 June 1993 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Our Companies".
- ^ Alam, Md Mahabub (30 July 2012). "Diversification of business: A strategic management perspective". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ Lawson, Alastair (31 March 2002). "Bangladesh opens lavish theme park". BBC News. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Hossain, Shahadat. "Foy's Lake not safe for tourists?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Century-old Bangladesh lake now a theme park". Business Standard India. IANS. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Construction works of Police Plaza Concord begin". The Daily Star. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "PM opens 'Police Plaza'". The Daily Star. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Lake City Concord opens". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Top of the World (Revolving Restaurant) - Chattogram". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Concord Group since 1972". Daily Sun. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "DoE fines Concord Group Tk 14 lakh". The Daily Star. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Hand over Azimpur Concord building to orphanage: HC". The Daily Star. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Concord gets IQC award". Daily Sun. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Roll Of Honour". The Daily Star. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Concord wins 'National Environment Medal'". Dhaka Tribune. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Concord wins national environment medal". The Daily Star. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Concord Group since 1972". daily-sun. December 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Concord Group" – via PressReader.
- ^ "Concord Group - Leading Real Estate & Construction Conglomerates". Concord Group.
- ^ "Singapore City Telecommunication Center Building | Office Buildings | WORKS | Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd". www.smcon.co.jp.
- ^ "S.M.Kamaluddin - Golden Business Bangladesh".
- ^ "The Foy's lake threatened by construction of amusement park". The Foy's lake threatened by construction of amusement park.
- ^ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 200". archive.thedailystar.net.
- ^ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 660". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
Further reading
- Khan, Kawsar (12 February 2009). "Let's drift out of Dhaka". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.