Bangladeshi entrepreneurs biography
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Debajyoti (DC): Where were you born and how did you spend your early years?
Jaiprakash (JB): I was born in Chittagong (Chattogram is the Bengali name), the second largest city in Bangladesh and the country’s largest port. I spent my school years there and graduated from Chittagong Engineering College as a mechanical engineer in 1983. Chittagong was not a very big city when I was growing up, and our family had many friends. My father was a businessman and active in community service. I had a very enjoyable early life, surrounded by family and friends. Chittagong is a nice part of Bangladesh with the Bay of Bengal on one side and the hills on the other. I loved the town. People were friendly and supported each other. They still are very warm and supportive.
DC: You were trained as a mechanical engineer, so why and how did you become a businessman?
JB: When I graduated as a mechanical engineer, Bangladesh economy was in a major recession, and the country’s president (President
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Jahurul Islam (entrepreneur)
Bangladeshi businessman (1928–1995)
Jahurul Islam | |
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| Born | (1928-08-01)1 August 1928 Bajitpur, Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 19 October 1995(1995-10-19) (aged 67) Singapore City, Singapore |
Jahurul Islam (1 August 1928 – 19 October 1995) was a Bangladeshi entrepreneur.[1] He was the founder-chairman of the Islam Group.
Early life
[edit]Islam was born on 1 August 1928 in Bhagalpur by of Bajitpur thana beneath Kishoreganj District, East Bengal, British Raj.[2][3] He studied in Shararchar High School and Bajitpur High School. He completed his matriculation exams from the Ripon High School, Calcutta.[4] He could not pursue further education due to financial constraints. He joined the C and B department as a low level government employee in 1948.[4]
Career
[edit]Islam started his career as a contractor after leaving government service,
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