Aarong

Aarong (Bengali: আড়ং, lit.'Village Fair') is a social enterprise chain of Bangladeshi department stores specializing in Bengali ethnic wear and handicrafts. It is owned by the non-profit development agency BRAC, and employs thousands of rural artisans across the country. It currently operates twenty-one outlets in nine Bangladeshi metropolitan cities.

Aarong
Company typeRetail Fashion Brand
IndustryDesign, sales of clothing, accessories, jewellery, home goods, development, economic empowerment of women
FoundedDhaka, Bangladesh (18 December 1978 (1978-12-18))
FounderAyesha Abed
Martha Chen
Headquarters,
Bangladesh
Area served
Bangladesh
Key people
Tamara Hasan Abed (Managing Director)
Mohammad Ashraful Alam (Chief Operating Officer)
Rajesh Khajuria (Head of Design)
Sasi Kumar (Associate Director, AAF)
Nil Ratan Karmakar FCA (Head of Finance & Accounts)
ProductsClothing
Jewellery
Fabric
Non-textile craft
Leather goods
Footwear
Houseware
RevenueUS 350 million (2018)
Websitewww.aarong.com
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