East Coast Group
Bangladeshi conglomerate
East Coast Group (Bengali: পূর্ব উপকূল গ্রুপ) is a Bangladeshi diversified conglomerate based in Dhaka. Azam J. Chowdhury is the chairperson of the company. In 2019, it had 30 subsidiaries and US$4 billion in assets. Tanjil Chowdhury, chairman of Prime Bank Limited, is the managing director of East Coast Group.
History
East Coast Group started in 1977 as East Coast Trading Private Limited as an oil trading company. it was founded by Azam J Chowdhury. Chowdhury had also designed the logo of the company.
In 1980, East Coast Group founded Bangladesh Trade Syndicate Limited as a representative of TNT Express.
East Coast Group founded East Coast Shipping Lines Limited as their shipping wing in 1982.
East Coast Group founded EC Securities Limited in 1997 to invest in the stock market.
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