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Bangladesh — Our Pride
A young state on ancient ground. Every JAJIRA GROUP business begins here — in the soil, the rivers, and the people of Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh, and the district we are named after
Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban
Louis Kahn’s parliament complex in Dhaka — two hundred acres of brick, concrete and daylight, and one of the largest legislative campuses anywhere.
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
- Population
- 169.8 million — 2022 census, adjusted population
- Area
- 147,570 sq. km
- Official language
- Bangla
- Independence
- 26 March 1971
- Administrative divisions
- 8
- Districts
- 64
- Currency
- Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
Shariatpur — where our name comes from
All six upazilas of the district. Jajira, the one JAJIRA GROUP is named after, sits in the north-west on the southern bank of the Padma. The Padma Bridge lands here, and so did the Group’s first business.
Upazila boundaries: geoBoundaries / Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 3.0 IGO
Shariatpur District
Dhaka Division · Headquarters: Shariatpur
- Population
- 1,294,562 (2022 census)
- Area
- 1,102.45 sq km
- Established
- 1 March 1984
- Upazilas
- 6
- Unions
- 65
- Literacy rate
- 72.90%
- Rivers
- Padma, Meghna, Kirtinasha, Palong
- Landmark
- Padma Bridge (Jajira end)
The Padma Bridge
Six point one five kilometres across the Padma, opened in June 2022 and paid for by Bangladesh itself. It carries both road and rail, joining the south-west of the country to the capital — and it comes ashore at Jajira, in the district JAJIRA GROUP is named after.
Photo: Unsplash
Padma Bridge
Louhajang, Munshiganj · Jajira, Shariatpur
- Length
- 6.15 km
- Opened
- 25 June 2022
- Type
- Two-level steel truss, road and rail
- Crosses
- The Padma
- Southern landing
- Jajira, Shariatpur
- Financed by
- Bangladesh, from its own funds
The largest delta on earth
More than seven hundred rivers cross this country. They decide where the crops grow, where the towns sit, and how everything moves.
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
- Population
- 169.8 million — 2022 census, adjusted population
- Area
- 147,570 sq. km
- Official language
- Bangla
- Independence
- 26 March 1971
- Administrative divisions
- 8
- Districts
- 64
- Currency
- Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
Cox's Bazar
A hundred and twenty kilometres of unbroken sand — the longest natural sea beach in the world.
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
- Population
- 169.8 million — 2022 census, adjusted population
- Area
- 147,570 sq. km
- Official language
- Bangla
- Independence
- 26 March 1971
- Administrative divisions
- 8
- Districts
- 64
- Currency
- Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
The Royal Bengal Tiger
Our national animal, and the reason the Sundarbans is guarded as closely as it is. Its roar carries roughly three kilometres.
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
- Population
- 169.8 million — 2022 census, adjusted population
- Area
- 147,570 sq. km
- Official language
- Bangla
- Independence
- 26 March 1971
- Administrative divisions
- 8
- Districts
- 64
- Currency
- Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
The tea gardens of Sylhet
Bangladeshi tea has been grown on these slopes since the 1850s — one of the oldest continuous agricultural industries in the country.
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
- Population
- 169.8 million — 2022 census, adjusted population
- Area
- 147,570 sq. km
- Official language
- Bangla
- Independence
- 26 March 1971
- Administrative divisions
- 8
- Districts
- 64
- Currency
- Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
The Chittagong Hill Tracts
Hills, cloud and eleven indigenous communities — the part of Bangladesh that looks nothing like the rest of it.
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
- Population
- 169.8 million — 2022 census, adjusted population
- Area
- 147,570 sq. km
- Official language
- Bangla
- Independence
- 26 March 1971
- Administrative divisions
- 8
- Districts
- 64
- Currency
- Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
St. Martin's Island
The only coral island in the country, eight square kilometres at the far southern tip of the Bay of Bengal.
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
- Population
- 169.8 million — 2022 census, adjusted population
- Area
- 147,570 sq. km
- Official language
- Bangla
- Independence
- 26 March 1971
- Administrative divisions
- 8
- Districts
- 64
- Currency
- Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
The Jamuna Bridge
Four point eight kilometres across the Jamuna. When it opened in 1998 it joined the north and west of the country to the capital for the first time by road.
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
- Population
- 169.8 million — 2022 census, adjusted population
- Area
- 147,570 sq. km
- Official language
- Bangla
- Independence
- 26 March 1971
- Administrative divisions
- 8
- Districts
- 64
- Currency
- Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
Dhaka
More than four centuries of history have shaped Dhaka into the political, commercial and cultural heart of Bangladesh. The city was established as the capital of Mughal Bengal in 1610 and today serves as the country’s principal centre of government, business, finance, commerce and culture.
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
- Population
- 169.8 million — 2022 census, adjusted population
- Area
- 147,570 sq. km
- Official language
- Bangla
- Independence
- 26 March 1971
- Administrative divisions
- 8
- Districts
- 64
- Currency
- Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
Hatirjheel
A drainage basin in the middle of Dhaka turned into a lake, a road network and a public park — proof that the city can still reclaim its own water.
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
- Population
- 169.8 million — 2022 census, adjusted population
- Area
- 147,570 sq. km
- Official language
- Bangla
- Independence
- 26 March 1971
- Administrative divisions
- 8
- Districts
- 64
- Currency
- Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
Shaheed Minar
Built for the students killed in 1952 defending the right to speak Bangla. Their day, 21 February, is now International Mother Language Day worldwide.
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
- Population
- 169.8 million — 2022 census, adjusted population
- Area
- 147,570 sq. km
- Official language
- Bangla
- Independence
- 26 March 1971
- Administrative divisions
- 8
- Districts
- 64
- Currency
- Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
A country in orbit
Bangladesh launched its first communications satellite in May 2018. A country that was written off at birth now runs its own space asset.
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
- Population
- 169.8 million — 2022 census, adjusted population
- Area
- 147,570 sq. km
- Official language
- Bangla
- Independence
- 26 March 1971
- Administrative divisions
- 8
- Districts
- 64
- Currency
- Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
Our Home
Experience the Beauty and Heritage of Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a young nation rooted in an ancient and remarkably rich civilization. Located in South Asia, the country is shaped by the vast Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system and forms a major part of the world’s largest river delta. Its fertile plains, waterways, wetlands, forests and diverse landscapes have shaped the country’s culture, economy and way of life for centuries.
Long before modern trade routes connected the world, the region that is now Bangladesh was renowned for its textiles and craftsmanship. Dhaka’s legendary muslin, celebrated for its extraordinary fineness, became a highly prized textile in international markets.
Today, Bangladesh combines a rich historical heritage with a rapidly developing economy, vibrant cities, a young population and a distinctive cultural identity.
Bangladesh is a young nation on ancient ground, shaped by one of the world’s great river-delta systems and a rich history of commerce, craftsmanship and cultural exchange.
For JAJIRA GROUP this is not brochure copy. It is where our farmers work, where our tailors learned their craft, and where every one of our concerns was founded.
Worth Knowing
Fifteen things about this country
None of these are claims we make about ourselves. They are simply true of the place we work in.
Bangladesh at a glance
The Working Country
What Bangladesh is good at
The apparel industry started here in 1978 with almost nothing. Four decades later it is the second largest in the world — and the same combination of young workers, cheap logistics and stubbornness is now reaching agriculture, retail and services. These are the conditions JAJIRA GROUP builds in.
Trade and Industry
Forty years of manufacturing experience, and a location that makes trade the obvious business.
- Second largest apparel exporter in the world
- The largest importer of cotton on earth
- Around 40 years of textile and garment expertise
- Roughly 13% average annual growth over the last decade
- Exporting to more than 130 countries
- 100 special economic zones planned over 15 years
- Mega projects underway on rail, road, ports and airports
- The Padma Bridge opening the south-west to the capital
People
The single asset this country has more of than anyone else — and the one it is investing in hardest.
- About 70% of the population is under 40
- A large, educated and motivated young workforce
- High literacy (around 72%) among 15–24 year olds
- Roughly 2 million young people entering work each year
- Over 117 million mobile phone users
- Internet reaching a third of the population and climbing
- 4.4 million people working in apparel alone
Green Manufacturing
Bangladesh now holds more LEED certified garment factories than any other country.
- 67 LEED certified factories, with 220 more registered
- 13 certified platinum
- 20 certified gold
- 26 certified silver
- Electricity generation capacity raised to about 15,300 MW
- LNG terminals built out to meet gas demand
- A sustained push on cleaner production