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40-407: A manufacturing company is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Bangladesh -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Asian corporation or company article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ekattor TV Ekattor TV ( Bengali : একাত্তর টিভি ; lit. ' seventy-one tv ' , in reference to the 1971 War )
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80-480: A carrying capacity of 66000 tonnes each, further expanding their fleet to a total of twenty-two vessels. Meghna Group of Industries (MGI) owned and operated three private economic zones among twenty-nine in Bangladesh under Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA). This article about an industrial corporation or company is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
100-734: A subsidiary company Meghna Vegetable Oil Industries Limited . Also in 1980s, the company became "Meghna Group" as a group of companies . In May 1996, the group made its foray into the financial sector by establishing Bangladesh National Insurance Company Limited (BNIC) , with Mostafa Kamal assuming the position of chairman. In 1999, Meghna Group established its another subsidiary company to manufacture small bags, United Fibre Industries Limited . In 2001 Meghna Group established United Feeds Limited to produce poultry feed. In 2002 Meghna Group established an export-oriented WPP bag manufacturing company Tanveer Polymer Industries Limited . To further enhance their Bag manufacturing capabilities,
120-541: Is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable news television channel owned by the Meghna Group of Industries , commencing transmissions on 16 December 2013, as Bangladesh's first news-oriented television channel broadcasting in full HD . Ekattor is among the most popular news-oriented television channels in the country. The channel broadcasts from its headquarters in the Sohrawardi Avenue of Baridhara. After
140-629: Is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates . The industries under this conglomerate include chemicals, cement, consumer products, real estate, insurance, securities, utilities, etc. Meghna Group traces its origins to Kamal Trading Company , established in 1976 by Mostafa Kamal. But early in the business poor-quality products were seized by customs, jeopardizing his first venture into small-scale imports. The company has encountered fluctuations and challenges throughout its journey, experiencing both periods of success and setbacks. But in 1989, The company expanded its business by establishing
160-477: The Bangabandhu-1 satellite. On 13 August 2022, Ekattor broadcast a meeting regarding global energy crisis and the challenges of Bangladesh live. During the anti-government protests in Bangladesh which resulted in the resignation of prime minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024, the headquarters of Ekattor were attacked and vandalized. Several pieces of equipment for broadcasting were looted. Besides Ekattor,
180-819: The Meghnaghat Economic Zone to build eight new manufacturing units. At the June of this year, Meghna Sugar Refinery Limited , a sister concern of the Group received an 82 million USD loan from a consortium of German Development Finance Institution, FMO , Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG, and the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector. Its factory has 3000 tonnes sugar refine capacity per day. In March 2021 The Meghna Group of Industries entered
200-961: The shipping business by launching two oceangoing vessels , MV Meghna Princess and MV Meghna Adventure , with a carrying capacity of 62,500 tonnes each, further expanding their fleet to a total of eight vessels. In August 2021 the Group also entered the ceramic business with the brand Fresh Ceramics under Meghna Ceramic Industries Limited . The group invested around 5 billion taka in building its manufacturing unit at Narayanganj District . In April 2022 Meghna Group initiated to build of its third economic zone Cumilla Economic Zone with an investment of 1.2 billion BDT(1200 Crore taka) in 350 acres of land. The group also started construction for its manufacturing unit for rice mill and rice bran oil plant at Bogra District under one of its sister concern, Tanveer Foods Limited in this year. And runs its business by storing 2000 metric tons of paddy with its under-construction manufacturing unit. Thus,
220-547: The change of political power in 2009, Mozammel Hossain sold half of the shares owned by himself and his relatives in the name of Mustafa Kamal and his one son and two daughters in Meghna Group. Ekattor received its broadcasting license from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission , along with several other privately owned Bangladeshi television channels, on 20 October 2009. It
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#1732852706168240-850: The foods were seized by the Directorate General of Food at the end of this year. Its ceramic company Meghna Ceramic Industries Limited became the member of Bangladesh Ceramic Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BCMEA) at the mid of August of this year. In January 2023 Meghna Group plans to establish another rice mill at Bogura District with an investment of 7 billion BDT(7 billion Taka).After July, Rice Bran Oil Plant launched. Later in March, Tanveer Foods Limited (TFL) got an investment of 35 million USD from International Finance Corporation (IFC) . In 2023 MGI launched four new oceangoing vessels MV Meghna Victory , MV Meghna Prestige , MV Meghna Hope and MV Meghna Progress , with
260-522: The group added a new plant in 2009, Global AD Star Bag Industries Limited . The group entered into the CNG and Chemical business and established Everest CNG Refueling & Conversion Limited & Tasnim Chemical Complex Limited . In 2011 Meghna Group founded Meghna Aviation Limited as a helicopter rental service and owns four helicopters. In June 2013 Mr Kamal bought Ekattor TV 's 50% of shares from its founder Mozammel Hossain and entered into
280-425: The headquarters of several other television channels were heavily vandalized. As a result, Ekattor temporarily ceased all transmissions, alongside seven other channels. In 2017, Ekattor's website was hacked by Islamists who demanded "atheist media" to halt all "anti-Islam" activities. Ekattor was accused of airing "anti-social" news reports and Nurul Haq Nur even called for a boycott of the channel in 2020, which
300-414: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MGI&oldid=1252586184 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Meghna Group of Industries (MGI) Meghna Group of Industries ( MGI )
320-539: The news media business by holding the ownership under Meghna Group . Later the Channel recognized as the fifth biggest publisher of fake news in Bangladesh by Rumor Scanner Bangladesh , a fact-checking organization. In 2016 Meghna Group planned to build a PVC factory in the country's first private economic zone, Meghna Economic Zone . In 2017 The Group launched Sonargaon Steel Fabricate Limited . In March 2018 Meghna Group announced an investment of 300 million USD in
340-493: The station's former head of news, Shakil Ahmed and his wife, Farzana Rupa, who was also the station's former principal correspondent, were arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport while on their way to board a flight to Paris on suspicion of instigating the killing of a garment worker who died while participating in a demonstration in Uttara , Dhaka on 5 August. The arrest prompted Human Rights Watch to issue its concern over
360-560: Was also awarded the best talk show. The founder chairman of Ekattor, Fazlul Haque Khan, died on 9 March 2016. Ekattor was one of the nine Bangladeshi television channels to sign an agreement with Bdnews24.com to subscribe to a video-based news agency run by children called Prism in May 2016. In July 2017, Ekattor, along with four other television channels in Bangladesh, signed an agreement with UNICEF to air children's programming for one minute. In December 2018, Ekattor began broadcasting using
380-431: Was condemned by Editors Guild Bangladesh. Bangladeshi Islamic scholars, such as Mizanur Rahman Azhari, also called for a boycott of Ekattor as it was accused of airing anti-Islam content. In 2023, BNP also boycotted talk shows on this channel, alleging 'bias'. In 2023, Rumor Scanner , a fact-checking organization, listed Ekattor TV as the fifth biggest publisher of fake news in Bangladesh. On 21 August 2024,
400-503: Was officially launched on 16 December by former chairman Fazlul Haque Khan, with its slogan being "Sangbad Noy Songjog" (সংবাদ নয় সংযোগ; lit. ' Connection, not news ' ), as the fourth news-oriented television channel in Bangladesh. The channel received an award for the best news channel for 2013 from the Bangladesh Cable Television Viewers Forum in May 2014. One of its programs, Ekattor Journal ,
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