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GQ Group of Companies

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GQ Group of Companies
Formation1981
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitewww.gq-group.com

GQ Group of Companies (Bengali: জিকিউ গ্রুপ অব কোম্পানিজ) is a Bangladeshi diversified conglomerate based in Dhaka. Salma Huq is the chairperson and Abu Hasan Khan is the managing director of the Group.[1]

History

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GQ Group of Companies was established in 1981 by Qazi Saleemul Huq and Salma Huq as a manufacturer of ball pens under the Econo brand.[2][3]

GQ Ball Pen was listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange in 1986.[4]

GQ Group of Companies founded GQ Foods Limited in 1992, selling chips under Krispy Curl and krispy brand.[5]

GQ Industries Limited was founded in 1994 as a manufacturer of woven sacks.[6] Maladesh International (Private) Limited was founded in 1994 as a joint collaboration with a Malaysian company to produce King brand coils.[7] Qazi Saleemul was elected to parliament in 1994 from Magura-2 in a controversial by-election as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate.[8]

GQBPIL founded in 1996 specializes in the manufacture of recyclable and biodegradable plastic products.[9]

Saleemul was re-elected to parliament in 2001 from Magura-2.[8][10] He retired from Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 2016 and is an accused in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.[8]

On 21 April 2017, a GQ Ballpen and Plastic Limited factory in Savar burned down in an electric fire.[11]

In November 2018, the sponsor directors of GQ BAll pen own 41.88 percent of its shares.[4] In 2018 the company suffered major declines in the stock market.[4]

In February 2020, Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission formed a two member investigation team to look into the sudden rise in price of GQ Ball Pen shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange.[12] The share price of the companies continued to rise into 2021 and becoming a top gainer on the Dhaka Stock Exchange.[13] Share prices declined in June 2021.[14]

Businesses

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  • GQ Ball Pen Industries Limited[15]
  • GQ Foods Limited[5]
  • GQ Industries Limited[6]
  • GQBPIL[9]
  • GQ Enterprise Limited[16]
  • Maladesh International (Private) Limited[7]
  • GQ Enterprise Limited[17]
  • GQ Marketing Limited[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Board of Directors - GQ Group - Leading group of companies in Bangladesh". GQ Group. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  2. ^ "About Us - GQ Group - Leading industrial group in Bangladesh". GQ Group. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ "RisingStars". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  4. ^ a b c Habib, Ahsan (2018-11-18). "Stocks slide piles huge losses on GQ Ball Pen". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  5. ^ a b "GQ Foods Ltd. (GQFL)". GQ Group. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  6. ^ a b "GQ Industries Limited - Leading PP Oven sacks producer". GQ Group. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  7. ^ a b "Maladesh International - Leading a mosquito coil from GQ Group". GQ Group. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  8. ^ a b c "Businessman, ex-MP Kamal leaves BNP protesting 'shady figures' in key posts". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  9. ^ a b "GQ group - Plastic industry limited - Group of companies in Bangladesh". GQ Group. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  10. ^ Seraj, Hossain; Magura (2007-09-25). "Party men demand punishment of ex-BNP MP in Magura". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  11. ^ "Plastic, RMG factories gutted". The Daily Star. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  12. ^ "Regulator fines NRB Equity Tk 10 lakh for breach of rules". The Daily Star. 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  13. ^ "Low performers in top gainers' list". The Daily Star. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  14. ^ "Stocks bounce back". The Daily Star. 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  15. ^ "GQ Group of companies - Ball Pen Industries Limited - Econo ball pen". GQ Group. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  16. ^ "GQ Enterprise Limited - Transportation service in Bangladesh". GQ Group. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  17. ^ "GQ Enterprise Limited - Transportation service in Bangladesh". GQ Group. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  18. ^ "GQ Marketing". GQ Group. Retrieved 2021-07-10.