# Concord Group

Concord Group is a Bangladeshi conglomerate that was founded in 1973. The industries under this conglomerate include construction, real estate, architecture & design, communication, entertainment, hospitality, and garments.

## 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

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.
Notable Projects by Concord Group :
| Project Name | Project Type | Address | Construction | Construction | Architect | Authority | References |
| Project Name | Project Type | Address | Start Date | End Date | Architect | Authority | References |
| National Martyrs' Memorial | Monument | Savar, Dhaka | 1982 | 1982 | Syed Mainul Hossain | Government of Bangladesh | |
| Main passenger terminal & VVIP terminal buildings of Dhaka International Airport | Airport | Kurmitola, Dhaka | | 1983 | | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) | |
| Singapore City Telecommunication Center Building | Commercial building | Singapore | | 1986 | BEP Akitek Sdn Bhd | Singapore Telecommunications Limited | |
| Bangladesh Shilpa Bank Bhaban | Commercial building | Motijheel, Dhaka | 1980 | 1983 | Syed Mainul Hossain | Government of Bangladesh | |
| Janata Bank Bhaban | Commercial building | Motijheel, Dhaka | | 1985 | Syed Mainul Hossain | Janata Bank | |
| Jiban Bima Tower | Commercial building | Motijheel, Dhaka | | 1983 | | Jiban Bima Corporation | |
| Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium | Indoor stadium | Mirpur, Dhaka | | | | | |
| BTV auditorium | Auditorium | Rampura, Dhaka | | | | | |
| Titas Gas Bhaban | Commercial building | Kawran Bazar, Dhaka | | | | | |
| IDB bhaban | Commercial building | Agargaon, Dhaka | | | | | |
| Fantasy Kingdom | Amusement park | Savar, Dhaka | | | | | |
| Foy's Lake | Amusement park | Chattogram, Dhaka | | | | | |
| Shaheed Zia Memorial Complex and Mini Bangladesh | Amusement park | Chattogram, Dhaka | | | | | |
| World Trade Center Chittagong | Commercial building | Chattogram, Dhaka | August 29, 2006 | January 30, 2016 | | Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCCI) | |

## 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