Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh
Formation1972
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Parent organization
 Ministry of Religious Affairs
Websitewww.bnacwcafd.gov.bd

Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh (Bengali: হামদর্দ ল্যাবরেটরিজ (ওয়াকফ) বাংলাদেশ) 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.[1][10] Majeed died in 1922 and his will mentioned the company be placed in Waqf management.[3] 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.[1] He established and expanded the company in East Pakistan in 1953 and 1956 respectively.[1][12] He opened up sales center in Chittagong and Dhaka.[1] After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, Hamdard Pakistan became Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh.[1][13]

Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh operates a research institute.[1] It spends its entire profits through Hamdard Foundation Bangladesh, its charitable wing.[1] 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.[1] 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 Rahman Chairman [30]
Hakim Md. Yousuf Harun Bhuiyan Chief Mutawalli and Managing Director [36][37]
Mohammad Zamal Uddin Deputy Managing Director [36]
Md. Anisul Haque Director [36]
Mahbubul Alam Chowdhury Director [36]
Hakim Nargish Marjhan Director [36]
Saifuddin Murad Director [36]
Bashir Ahmed Director [36]
Mohammad Sharaiful Islam Director [36]
Amirul Momenin Islam Director [36]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ghani, Abdul. "Hamdard". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  2. ↑ Proma, Adiba Mahbub (2018-07-10). "The magic of Ayurvedic medicines". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  3. 1 2 Salam, Upashana (2014-01-10). "The Science of Life". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  4. ↑ Maher, Sanam. "In Pakistan, Rooh Afza scents memories and refreshes souls". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  5. ↑ "Amazon India ordered to take down Rooh Afza manufactured in Pakistan". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  6. ↑ "Annual Botanical Conference 2007". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  7. ↑ Singh, Nandita (2019-05-09). "How Old Delhi's RoohAfza became summer drink of choice before going missing this Ramzan". ThePrint. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  8. ↑ Mashal, Mujib (2021-07-07). "Across Borders and Divides, One 'Heavenly' Refresher Cools Summer Heat". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  9. ↑ Fatima, Nikhat (2019-05-01). "Rooh Afza – the favourite sharbet is back in the market". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  10. ↑ "Hamdard celebrates 100 years of operations". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  11. ↑ "Hamdard University Bangladesh". hamdarduniversity.edu.bd. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  12. ↑ Khondokar, Faiza (2018-07-10). "Hamdard: A realm of Ayurvedics". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  13. ↑ "Why has Delhi HC asked Amazon to stop selling Rooh Afza made in Pakistan?". The Indian Express. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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  15. ↑ "Hamdard University Bangladesh". hamdarduniversity.edu.bd. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  16. 1 2 "Hamdard Unani Medical College & Hospital - Building a Healthier Nation". humch.edu.bd. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  17. 1 2 Bss, Narayanganj (2009-05-09). "Hamdard University to be set up". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  18. ↑ bdnews24.com. "New Hamdard factory opened in N'ganj". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  20. ↑ "Relief work continues". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  21. ↑ Palma, Porimol. "'Herbal medical system unregulated'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  22. 1 2 "The College – Hakim Said Eastern Medical College and Hospital". Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  23. 1 2 "Rawshan Jahan Eastern Medical College and Hospital. - Building a Healthier Nation". rjemch.edu.bd. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  24. ↑ "Four local firms to take part in Japan food fair". The Daily Star. 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  25. ↑ "The Week That Was". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  26. ↑ Chowdhury, Sarwar A. (2011-03-20). "Herbal drugs make a niche". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  27. 1 2 "Hamdard Public College – Promoting Knowledge, promoting Learning". Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  28. ↑ BSS; Gaib; ha (2010-02-14). "Free health camp". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  29. 1 2 "Hamdard University Bangladesh". hamdarduniversity.edu.bd. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  30. 1 2 "Hamdard Museum starts journey". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  31. ↑ "Hamdard holds discussion on Unani-Ayurvedic medicine advancement". The Business Standard. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  32. ↑ "Hamdard Shamacher, Health Magazine, Presented by. Hamdard Foundation, Hamdard Laboratories (WAQF) Bangladesh". Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  33. ↑ "Hamdard TV হামদর্দ টিভি – Just another WordPress site". Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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  35. ↑ "HAMDARD HONEY – Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh". Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  36. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Managing Director & Directors – Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh". Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  37. ↑ "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". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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