Akij Group

Akij Group
Type	Public
Industry	Cement Ceramics Jute Pharmaceuticals Textiles
Founded	January 1, 1940; 86 years ago (1940-01-01) Phultala, Khulna, Bangladesh
Founder	Sheikh Akijuddin
Headquarters	Simpletree Lighthouse, Plot 53, Road 21, Block B, Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka 1213 , Bangladesh
Revenue	US$1.5 billion (2017)
Number of employees	70,000
Website	akij.net

Akij Group is a Bangladeshi industrial conglomerate founded in the late 1940s by Sheikh Akijuddin. The first business including jute trade and beedi production which expanded to operate 20 companies by 2026, including textiles, food and beverages, cement, ceramics, and packaging. The conglomerate employs around 60,000 people and generates an annual turnover of more than $1.20 billion. In 2018, Akij Group sold its tobacco subsidiary to Japan Tobacco International for $1.47 billion, which became the largest single foreign direct investment in Bangladesh at that time.

History

Akij Group is a conglomerate which started its business by doing trading jute at the late 1940s. Then, in the 1950s, it started producing beedi. Founded by Sheikh Akijuddin, it expanded in 2011 to packaging, textiles, hand board, pharmaceuticals, leather processing and real-estate business which employ more than 32,000 people.

In 1998, the Akij Group founded its sister company called ATML (Akij Textile Mills Ltd) which is located at Golora, Charkhanda in Manikganj. The company contributes $120 million to annual turnover of Akij group while operating in the 50 acres of land spanning13.31 lakh square feet. In 2025, ATML was awarded the Green Factory Award by the Government of Bangladesh.

In 2006, the conglomerate founded Akij Food & Beverage by investing 5,000,000,000 Bangladeshi Taka to build a factory with machinery imported from Germany. AFBLlaunched its product by branding Mojo toward young people. Mojo was launched for the first time in 14 April 2006.

In 2018, Akij sold their tobacco division to Japan Tobacco International for $1.47 billion. It was the largest single foreign direct investment in Bangladesh.I

In 2026, the conglomerate operates 20 companies, including jute yarn, particle board, cement, food & beverages, grain milling, ceramics, printing & packaging, shipping lines, and textiles. The company employs around 60,000 people with an annual turnover of more than $1.20 billion.

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External links

• Official website