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                                             spearheading X          core values, one                                                      specialists from various   in 2012. Adding another   farmers so that they
                                             Index as the            important factor                                                      countries. It requires some   feather to our cap, we were   turn their lives
                                             managing director       must be                                                               investment and exertion to   awarded in the ‘Successful   around and emerge
                                                                                                                                                                    Company Leader’ category
                                                                                                                                           streamline forms, oversee
                                             for 20 years now.
                      By Marjiya Baktyer Ahmed  through the          ‘trustworthiness’.                                                    details are accounted for.   Bizz Awards. We received   provides both
                                                                                                                                                                                              as successful
                                                                     mentioned is the
                                                                                                                                           individuals, and ensure the
                                             Can you talk us
                                                                                                                                                                    in the highly acclaimed
                                                                                                                                                                                              entrepreneurs. KKF
                                                                                                                                                                    this in 2018 for
                                                                     Our companies
                                                                                                                                           Learning doesn't occur in
                                             evolution of the
                                                                                                                                                                                              financial and
                                                                                                                                           detachment. It is best
                                                                                                                                                                    maintaining consistent
                                             company from its
                                                                     have a solid
                                                                                                                                                                                              technical help to the
                                             inception and to the
                                                                                                                                                                    business excellence. We
                                                                                                                                           served when empowering
                                                                                                                                                                                              beneficiaries.
                                                                     reputation
                                                                                                                                                                    were featured on ‘Asia
                                                                                                                                           the free progression of
                                             current state in our
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                                                                     among the
                                                                                                                                           thoughts. I generally urge
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                                                                                                                                                                                              underprivileged
                                             In 1977 under the
                                                                     community.  Also,
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                                                                                                                                           share their thoughts and
                                                                                                                                                                                              children from all
                                                                                                other factors
                                             leadership of our       business                   values, what                               my senior administration to   achievements have been   works with the
                                                                                                                                                                    magazines. Perhaps the
                                                                                                                                           perspectives to push ahead.
                                             Chairman, Architect     the invaluable             have contributed                                                    accomplishment we take    over Bangladesh.
                                             Mazherul Quader, the    contribution of            to make X Index                                                     the most pride in is that   KKF has a shelter
                                             journey began with the   our employees             the industry                               Can you talk us          most of our companies are   house for the street
                                             inception of Index      from all sectors           leader it is?                              through the power        ISO certified.            children,
                                             Architects Ltd. There are   play a crucial         Apart from the core                        projects, how will                                 accommodating
                                             approximately 400+      role. Without              values, one                                they contribute to the   Can you tell us the       around 100 of them.
                                             projects under its name                            important factor                           power sector of the      kind of CSR activity X    These children were
                                             to date. We set up      their hard work            must be mentioned                          country and how is X     Index is passionate       practically
                                             operations of Index Argo   and dedication,         is the                                     Index looking to         about?                    abandoned by all
                                             Industries Ltd. in 2000,   the company             ‘trustworthiness’.                         empower the                                        the other charity
                                             where we produce        wouldn’t have              Our companies have                         community?               Through a not for profit   organizations. We
                                             poultry, fish-feed and   flourished the             a solid reputation                         In Bangladesh, the per   organization called KKF, we   stood by them. This
                                             day-old chicks. Starting   way it has over         among the business                         capita availability of power   are carrying out different   house offers its
                                             its journey as a trend                             community.  Also,                          is comparatively low when   projects. The Kamrunnesa   children both formal
                                             setter, XCG is one of the   the last four          the invaluable                             contrasted with our      Khatun Foundation (KKF) is   and non-formal
                                             largest porcelain and   decades.                   contribution of our                        neighboring nations and   an independent nonprofit   education, proper
                                             ceramics tiles                                     employees from all                         the world standard. Owing   charity, committed to   nutrition, medical and
                                             manufacturing                                      sectors play a crucial                     to this low availability, we   bettering lives for the   entertainment facilities.
                                             companies in            investments in different   role. Without their hard                   have observed a massive   disadvantaged people in   Targeting the ultra-poor:    What has been the
                                             Bangladesh. We          concerns of the group,   work and dedication, the                     gap in demand. In this   Bangladesh. Our vision is   Through this program, KKF   inspiration that has
                                             incorporated Index      including Hotel X.     company wouldn’t have                          manner we decided to     that of a country of vibrant,   identifies the needs of the   shaped you becoming
                                             Holdings Ltd. in 2009   Currently X Index Energy   flourished the way it has                  contribute years’ worth of   inclusive communities   households that are too   a person you are
                                             which deals in trading   Ltd. is setting up 3 HFO   over the last four                        our experience           where social enterprises   poor to access the       today?
                                             and the hospitality     based power plants.    decades.                                       into the power sector to   thrive to ensure sustainable   traditional development
                                             sector. The company’s   Driven by ideology, we                                                alleviate the situation. We   and equitable development   interventions. This is a   I value intellectual
                                             main objective is                                                                             are executing these      through capacity building   tailor-made program based   thought process above
                                                                     focus on technology and   As the managing                                                      and promoting             on the needs and capacity   everything else. Growing
                                                                     technical businesses   director, do you                               capital-intensive tasks right   entrepreneurship and   of the individual
                                                                     which are sustainable for   have a strategy to                        now in collaboration with   transforming the lives of   households.          up in a family of highly
                           After two decades                         long term. We are also an   make sure all the                         the government. Highly   the disadvantaged         Human Rights and Legal    educated individuals, the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        passion for carrying on the
                                                                                                                                           skilled professionals are
                           of spearheading                           active advocate of green   companies under X                          employed, along with     population. We aim to     Aid Services: Access to   legacy was instilled in me.
                                                                                            Index are running
                                                                     technology, support
                           innovation and                            zero-emission and also   smoothly and                                 electrical and mechanical   assist the underprivileged   justice is defined as the   I am thankful to have
                                                                                                                                                                                              ability of people to seek
                                                                                                                                                                    people to engage in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        grown up in a culture
                           devising successful                       promote wastage        efficiently? Can you                           engineers. This leads to   self-development and    and obtain a remedy       which values education.
                                                                                                                                           industrialization and will
                                                                                            talk us through
                                                                     reduction through
                           strategies, Mahin                         recycling.             your process?                                  automatically empower the   facilitate their       through formal or informal   This inspired me to pursue
                                                                                                                                                                                              institutions of justice, in
                                                                                                                                                                    socioeconomic mobility,
                           Bin Mazher                                The five core values   One of the difficulties the                    community.               reduce poverty, inequality   compliance with universal   higher studies in the U.S.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        and also motivated me to
                           divulges how he                           – integrity, ethics,   organization faces is a                        What has been some       and vulnerability. Some of   human rights standards.   gain professional
                                                                                                                                                                                              KKF upholds that in order
                                                                                            decent layer of mid-level
                           envisions carrying                        excellence, unity      administration to make                         of your most             the projects we have      to facilitate smooth access   expertise. It was being
                                                                                                                                                                    undertaken are:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        raised in a culture of
                                                                                                                                           memorable
                           XIndex Companies                          and responsibility     life simpler. Our top                          accomplishment?          Khamarir Hashi: It is a   to justice pathways, it is   learning that has nurtured
                                                                     are cited as the
                           forward.                                  reasons for the        administration always                          We have been recognized   project which thrives to   necessary to ensure the   my appetite for
                                                                                                                                                                                              quality of justice
                                                                                            fill in as coaches to
                                                                                                                                                                    ameliorate the lives of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        knowledge, and this has
                                                                     success of X Index.    increase the expertise of                      with the Business Asia   farmers. This program     particularly through legal
                                                                     Apart from the core                                                                                                                                been the driving factor in
                                                                                            skills. The organization                       Award under the category   focuses on able but     aid and awareness.        the person I am today.
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