Latifur Rahman (businessman)
Latifur Rahman (28 August 1945 – 1 July 2020) was a Bangladeshi business magnate and media mogul. He served as the founding chairman and CEO of Transcom Group which deals with beverages, electrical and electronics products, pharmaceuticals, fast food, snacks and breakfast cereals, print media, FM radio and tea plantations mostly as the comprador of international brands like Pizza Hut, KFC, Pepsi and Philips. He was the founding director of Mediaworld and Chairman of Mediastar, which owned The Daily Star and Prothom Alo newspapers, respectively. Both are the nation's leading English and Bangla newspapers.
Latifur Rahman | |
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লতিফুর রহমান | |
Rahman in 2017 | |
| Born | 28 August 1945 |
| Died | 1 July 2020 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation(s) | Industrialist, chairman of Transcom Group |
| Spouse | Shahnaz Rahman |
| Awards | Oslo Business for Peace Award (2012) |
Latifur Rahman received the Oslo Business for Peace Award 2012 in 2012 for business ethics and social responsibility.
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