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You have been   likewise acquired     of ‘Best Ceramics Industry’   unsuccessful    In Bangladesh, the
 spearheading X   specialists from various   in 2012. Adding another   farmers so that they   per capita
 Index as the   countries. It requires some   feather to our cap, we were   turn their lives
 managing director   investment and exertion to   awarded in the ‘Successful   around and emerge   availability of power
 for 20 years now.   streamline forms, oversee   Company Leader’ category   as successful   is comparatively low
 Can you talk us   individuals, and ensure the   in the highly acclaimed   entrepreneurs. KKF   when contrasted with
 through the   details are accounted for.   Bizz Awards. We received   provides both   our neighboring
 evolution of the   Learning doesn't occur in   this in 2018 for   financial and     nations and the
 company from its   detachment. It is best   maintaining consistent   technical help to the   world standard.
 inception and to the   served when empowering   business excellence. We   beneficiaries.
 current state in our   the free progression of   were featured on ‘Asia   Shelter House: KKF   Owing to this low
 digitized world?  thoughts. I generally urge   Agribiz’. Also our many   works with the   availability, we have
             my senior administration to   achievements have been                    observed a massive
 In 1977 under the   values, what   share their thoughts and   covered in many foreign   underprivileged
 leadership of our   other factors   perspectives to push ahead.  magazines. Perhaps the   children from all   gap in demand. In
 Chairman, Architect   have contributed   accomplishment we take   over Bangladesh.   this manner we
 Mazherul Quader, the   to make X Index   the most pride in is that   KKF has a shelter   decided to contribute
 journey began with the   the industry   Can you talk us   most of our companies are   house for the street   years’ worth of our
 inception of Index   leader it is?  through the power   ISO certified.   children,   experience
 Architects Ltd. There are   Apart from the core   projects, how will   accommodating   into the power sector
 approximately 400+   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 alleviate the
 to date. We set up   must be mentioned   country and how is X   Index is passionate   practically   situation. We are
 operations of Index Argo   is the   Index looking to   about?   abandoned by all    executing these
 Industries Ltd. in 2000,   ‘trustworthiness’.   empower the     the other charity   capital-intensive
 where we produce   Our companies have   community?  Through a not for profit   organizations. We   tasks right now in
 poultry, fish-feed and   a solid reputation   In Bangladesh, the per   organization called KKF, we   stood by them. This
 day-old chicks. Starting   among the business   capita availability of power   are carrying out different   house offers its   collaboration with
 its journey as a trend   community.  Also,   is comparatively low when   projects. The Kamrunnesa   children both formal   the government.
 setter, XCG is one of the   the invaluable   contrasted with our   Khatun Foundation (KKF) is   and non-formal
 largest porcelain and   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
                                                                                           educated individuals, the
 long term. We are also an   make sure all the   the government. Highly   the disadvantaged   Human Rights and Legal
 active advocate of green   companies under X   skilled professionals are   population. We aim to   Aid Services: Access to   passion for carrying on the
                                                                                           legacy was instilled in me.
 technology, support   Index are running   employed, along with   assist the underprivileged   justice is defined as the
 zero-emission and also   smoothly and   electrical and mechanical   people to engage in   ability of people to seek   I am thankful to have
                                                                                           grown up in a culture
 promote wastage   efficiently? Can you   engineers. This leads to   self-development and   and obtain a remedy
 reduction through   talk us through   industrialization and will   facilitate their   through formal or informal   which values education.
                                                                                           This inspired me to pursue
 recycling.  your process?   automatically empower the
             community.                socioeconomic mobility,   institutions of justice, in   higher studies in the U.S.
 One of the difficulties the           reduce poverty, inequality   compliance with universal   and also motivated me to
 The five core values   organization faces is a   and vulnerability. Some of   human rights standards.
 – integrity, ethics,   decent layer of mid-level   What has been some   KKF upholds that in order   gain professional
 excellence, unity   administration to make   of your most   the projects we have   to facilitate smooth access   expertise. It was being
                                       undertaken are:
 and responsibility   life simpler. Our top   memorable          to justice pathways, it is   raised in a culture of
 are cited as the   administration always   accomplishment?  Khamarir Hashi: It is a   necessary to ensure the   learning that has nurtured
                                       project which thrives to
 reasons for the   fill in as coaches to   We have been recognized   quality of justice    my appetite for
 success of X Index.   increase the expertise of   with the Business Asia   ameliorate the lives of   particularly through legal   knowledge, and this has
                                       farmers. This program
 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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