When we talk about the rich and billionaires, we think of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. But in this golden Bangladesh, we also have rich people and billionaires. Not only that, but they are among the best in the world and help the country progress in many ways. Today I will introduce the five richest people in Bangladesh. Let’s start.
1) Musa bin Shams:
Musa bin Shamser (or Prince Musa) was a Bangladeshi businessman and industrialist. He is considered the father of human export in Bangladesh.
*Born: October 15, 1945, in Faridpur District, then British India (now Bangladesh).
Occupation: Currently Chairman of Datco Group.
How it started/was established: Musa bin Shamser started the business at a young age. In his first business career, he founded a large company called Datco. Musa became one of the leading labour exporters in the country. Not only that, but in the 1970s and 1980s, he gained wide recognition as an international arms supplier.
*Business: DATCO Group, an arms dealer. *Net worth: $12 billion.
2) Tariq Rahman
Tariq Rahman is a politician and businessman. He currently lives in the United Kingdom. He is the chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Many know him as Tarek Zia.
*Born: November 20, 1967, in Dhaka District, East Pakistan. (now Bangladesh).
How it started/was achieved: After student life, he chose business as a career. And invest in the textile industry and the shipping industry. He began his political life by joining the Bogra Council of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Currently, he is the director of WHITE AND BLUE CONSULTANTS LIMITED, founded in 2015.
3) Salman F Rahman (Salman F Rahman)
Ahmed Salman Fazlur Ra Human is a Bangladeshi industry, a member of the 11th Council and Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister’s Private Sector and Investment Consultant. He is the Vice President of the Beximco Group, one of Bangladesh’s state industry groups. He is currently president of several Bangladesh trade organizations, one of which is the Television Channel Owners Association (ATCO).
Born: May 23, 1951, in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
How Started/Owned: Salman F. Rahman and Sohail Rahman (brothers) entered the industry in 1966 with the establishment of their family jute mill. Later in 1971, they lost the jute mill business as the Bangladeshi government nationalized the mills. So in 1972, they founded Beximco, an import and export company. Beximco Pharmaceuticals formed AB Bank in Bangladesh in 1982 with the Dubai-based Galadhari Bhai Group in 1976. But in 1985, Salman F. Rahman sold his share and later bought a 30% stake in IFIC Bank. In 2010, he was appointed chairman of the bank. He is also an editor for The Independent and ITV. He entered politics in the 90s.
Business: Beximco Group, independent newspapers, independent television stations.
*Net worth: $1.3 billion.
4) Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed (Win)
Sajeeb Wazed Joy is an ICT consultant and politician in Bangladesh. He is the son of the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. He currently lives permanently in Virginia, USA.
Born: July 27 1971, in Dhaka, then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
How it started/achieved: Jai was born during the war in 1971. After the assassination of her grandfather, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in 1975, Joy and her mother sought political asylum in India via Germany and London. He spent his childhood and youth in India. On February 25 2010, Joy became the main Awami League member in the Pithrubhumi Rangpur district. Since the 11th National Assembly in 2019, he has been the ICT Advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Main specialities: politics, information technology.
Net worth: DKK 1 billion
5) Sai Abu Hussein.
Syed Abul Hossain is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. From 2009 to 2012, he was the Minister of Communications and Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives in Bangladesh.
Date of Birth: August 1 1951, in Madaripur District, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
How it started/achieved: Syed Abul Hossain joined the public sector after completing his studies in 1972 and later quit to start a business.
He founded Sahco International Limited and Sahco NGO in 1975. He is the founder of the Boao Forum for Asia. He built 4 high schools, 6 high schools, 58 high schools, eight religious schools and 100 elementary schools at his own expense.
Alhaj Syed Abul Hossain was elected MP from Madaripur-3 in four general elections in 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2009. He was also a Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives in the previous government. He is the International Affairs Secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League.
Business: Sahco International Limited, Educational Institutions, Politics.
Net worth: DKK 1 billion
