Akij Group is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates. The industries under this conglomerate include textiles, tobacco, food and beverage, cement, ceramics, printing and packaging, pharmaceuticals, consumer products etc. In 2009, Akij Group paid 390 million euros in tax, making it the biggest local tax-payer, contributing two per cent to the nation’s entire budget. Akij also provides services in healthcare, information and communication technology. Its turnover in 2009 was 89 billion taka. In 2018, Akij sold their tobacco division to JTI for $1.47 billion. It was the biggest ever single foreign direct investment in Bangladesh.
Akij Group was established in the 1940s by industrialist Sheikh Akijuddin as a jute trading business, before moving into cigarettes and other areas of business
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Sister projects
In August 2018, Japan Tobacco acquires Akij’s tobacco business for US$1.5 billion.
- Akij Bakers Limited.
- Akij Plastics Limited.
- Akij Cables limited.
- Abrar Tours and Travels
- Ad-din Foundation
- Akij Automotive Industry
- Akij Biri Factory Ltd.
- Akij Cement Company Ltd.
- Akij Ceramics Company Ltd.
- Akij Computer Ltd.
- Akij Corporation Limited
- Akij Food & Beverage Ltd.
- Akij Foundation School & College
- Akij Gas Company Ltd.
- Akij Gas Station Ltd.
- Akij Hotel and Resorts
- Akij Institute of Technology
- Akij Jute Mills Ltd.
- Akij Match Factory Ltd.
- Akij Motors
- Akij Particle Board Mills Ltd.
- Akij Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
- Akij Printing & Packaging Ltd
- Akij Real Estate Ltd.
- Akij Securities Ltd.
- Akij Textile Mills Ltd.
- Akij Wildlife Farm Limited
- Akij Zarda Factory Ltd.
- Dhaka Tobacco Industries
- S.A.F Industries Ltd.
- Akij Foundation School and College (Uttara, Manikganj, and Mohammadpur)
- Akij Rice Mill Industry
- Akij Flour Mill Industry
- Akij Ceramics Ltd.
- Akij BIAX Films Limited.
- Blue Pill Limited
- iBOS Limited
- Akij Assets Ltd