Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh Explained

Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh
Formation:1972
Headquarters:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Language:Bengali
Parent Organization:Ministry of Religious Affairs
Hamdard Pakistan
Region Served:Bangladesh

Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh is the largest herbal (unani) pharmaceutical company in Bangladesh and it is managed by Islamic trust known as a Waqf board.[1] [2] It originated in India and today there are independent and separate operations in India and Pakistan.[3] [4] [5] Hakim Md. Yousuf Harun Bhuiyan is the managing director of Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh.[6] Its Rooh Afza is a popular drink during Ramadan in South Asia.[7] [8] [9]

History

Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh traces it origins to Hamdard India established in 1906 by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed.[10] Majeed died in 1922 and his will mentioned the company be placed in Waqf management. Ham means friend and dard means pain in Persian so the name means companion of pain.[11] In 1948, after the partition of India, his youngest son, Hakeem Mohammad Said established Hamdard Pakistan. He established and expanded the company in East Pakistan in 1953 and 1956 respectively.[12] He opened up sales center in Chittagong and Dhaka. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, Hamdard Pakistan became Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh.[13]

Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh operates a research institute. It spends its entire profits through Hamdard Foundation Bangladesh, its charitable wing. Hakim Md. Yousuf Harun Bhuiyan, who had joined the company in 1972, became the managing director in 1982.[14] In 1989, Hakim Mohammad Yousuf Harun Bhuiyan established Hamdard Foundation Bangladesh.[15] The foundation established Hamdard Unani Medical College and Hospital in 1990.[16]

The headquarters are located in Hamdard Bhaban at 291/1 Sonargaon Road in Gulistan and a factory in Tejgaon. Hamdard Laboratories Bangladesh was established in 2004 and is located in Meghna Ghat, Sonargaon Upazila, Narayanganj District.[17] It was inaugurated by Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Minister of Health and Family Welfare.[18] In 2004 it provided relief materials to victims of flooding in Keraniganj and Manikganj.[19] [20] Hakim Mohammad Yousuf Harun Bhuiyan estimated the market of herbal medicine to be 1 billion taka in 2005.[21]

Hakim Said Eastern Medical College & Hospital was established in 2008 by the Hamdard Foundation.[22] It also established Rawshan Jahan Eastern Medical College and Hospital in the same year.[23] it participated in the FOODEX Japan 2009.[24] It established 15 medical camps in Chittagong on Victory Day.[25] It is licensed by the Government of Bangladesh to produce herbal medicine.[26]

In 2010, Hamdard Foundation Bangladesh established Hamdard Public College.[27] It ran a health camp in Gaibandha District.[28]

Hamdard Foundation Bangladesh established Hamdard University Bangladesh on 29 November 2012.[29]

Hamdard Museum was established in January 2022.[30] Hamdard signed a memorandum of understanding with University of Dhaka.[31]

Institutes under Hamdard Foundation Bangladesh

Board of Trustee

!Name!Position!Reference
Kazi Golam RahmanChairman
Hakim Md. Yousuf Harun BhuiyanChief Mutawalli and Managing Director[36] [37]
Mohammad Zamal UddinDeputy Managing Director
Md. Anisul HaqueDirector
Mahbubul Alam ChowdhuryDirector
Hakim Nargish MarjhanDirector
Saifuddin MuradDirector
Bashir AhmedDirector
Mohammad Sharaiful IslamDirector
Amirul Momenin IslamDirector

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghani . Abdul . Hamdard . 2022-11-04 . en.banglapedia.org . Banglapedia.
  2. Web site: Proma . Adiba Mahbub . 2018-07-10 . The magic of Ayurvedic medicines . 2022-11-04 . The Daily Star . en.
  3. Web site: Salam . Upashana . 2014-01-10 . The Science of Life . 2022-11-04 . The Daily Star . en.
  4. Web site: Maher . Sanam . In Pakistan, Rooh Afza scents memories and refreshes souls . 2022-11-04 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
  5. Web site: Amazon India ordered to take down Rooh Afza manufactured in Pakistan . 2022-11-04 . www.geo.tv . en.
  6. Web site: Annual Botanical Conference 2007 . 2022-11-04 . The Daily Star.
  7. Web site: Singh . Nandita . 2019-05-09 . How Old Delhi's RoohAfza became summer drink of choice before going missing this Ramzan . 2022-11-04 . ThePrint . en-US.
  8. News: Mashal . Mujib . 2021-07-07 . Across Borders and Divides, One 'Heavenly' Refresher Cools Summer Heat . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-11-04 . 0362-4331.
  9. Web site: Fatima . Nikhat . 2019-05-01 . Rooh Afza – the favourite sharbet is back in the market . 2022-11-04 . TwoCircles.net . en-US.
  10. Web site: Hamdard celebrates 100 years of operations . 2022-11-04 . The Daily Star.
  11. Web site: Hamdard University Bangladesh . 2022-11-04 . hamdarduniversity.edu.bd.
  12. Web site: Khondokar . Faiza . 2018-07-10 . Hamdard: A realm of Ayurvedics . 2022-11-04 . The Daily Star . en.
  13. Web site: 2022-09-13 . Why has Delhi HC asked Amazon to stop selling Rooh Afza made in Pakistan? . 2022-11-04 . The Indian Express . en.
  14. Web site: Dr. Hakim Md. Yousuf Harun Bhuiyan – Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh . 2022-11-04 . en-US.
  15. Web site: Hamdard University Bangladesh . 2022-11-04 . hamdarduniversity.edu.bd.
  16. Web site: Hamdard Unani Medical College & Hospital – Building a Healthier Nation . 2022-11-04 . humch.edu.bd . 2022-11-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221104130916/http://humch.edu.bd/ . dead .
  17. Web site: Bss . Narayanganj . 2009-05-09 . Hamdard University to be set up . 2022-11-04 . The Daily Star . en.
  18. Web site: bdnews24.com . New Hamdard factory opened in N'ganj . 2022-11-04 . bdnews24.com . en.
  19. Web site: Relief work continues for flood victims . 2022-11-04 . The Daily Star.
  20. Web site: Relief work continues . 2022-11-04 . The Daily Star.
  21. Web site: Palma . Porimol . 'Herbal medical system unregulated' . 2022-11-04 . The Daily Star.
  22. Web site: The College – Hakim Said Eastern Medical College and Hospital . 2022-11-04 . en-US . 2022-11-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221104130907/https://hsemch.edu.bd/the-college/ . dead .
  23. Web site: Rawshan Jahan Eastern Medical College and Hospital. - Building a Healthier Nation . 2022-11-04 . rjemch.edu.bd.
  24. Web site: 2009-03-03 . Four local firms to take part in Japan food fair . 2022-11-04 . The Daily Star . en.
  25. Web site: The Week That Was . 2022-11-04 . archive.thedailystar.net.
  26. Web site: Chowdhury . Sarwar A. . 2011-03-20 . Herbal drugs make a niche . 2022-11-04 . The Daily Star . en.
  27. Web site: Hamdard Public College – Promoting Knowledge, promoting Learning . 2022-11-04 . en-US.
  28. Web site: BSS . Gaib . ha . 2010-02-14 . Free health camp . 2022-11-04 . The Daily Star . en.
  29. Web site: Hamdard University Bangladesh . 2022-11-04 . hamdarduniversity.edu.bd.
  30. Web site: Hamdard Museum starts journey . 2022-11-04 . New Age The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh . en.
  31. Web site: 2022-01-27 . Hamdard holds discussion on Unani-Ayurvedic medicine advancement . 2022-11-04 . The Business Standard . en.
  32. Web site: Hamdard Shamacher, Health Magazine, Presented by. Hamdard Foundation, Hamdard Laboratories (WAQF) Bangladesh . 2022-11-04 . en-US.
  33. Web site: Hamdard TV হামদর্দ টিভি – Just another WordPress site . 2022-11-04 . en-US.
  34. Web site: Roohafza – Bangladesh . 2022-11-04 . en-US.
  35. Web site: HAMDARD HONEY – Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh . 2022-11-04 . en-US.
  36. Web site: Managing Director & Directors – Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh . 2022-11-04 . en-US.
  37. Web site: Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh Managing Director and Chief Mutawalli Dr Hakim Md Yousuf Harun Bhuiyan speaks at a meeting at its head office in the capital on Monday . 2022-11-04 . Daily Sun . en.

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