About Square Group

SQUARE today symbolizes a name – a state of mind. But its journey to the growth and prosperity has been no bed of roses. From the inception in 1958, it has today burgeoned into one of the top line conglomerates in Bangladesh. Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd., the flagship company, is holding the strong leadership position in the pharmaceutical industry of Bangladesh since 1985 and is now on its way to becoming a high performance global player.

SQUARE today is more than just an organization, it is an institute. In a career spanning across four and half decades it has pioneered the development of the local business in fields as diverse as Pharmaceuticals, Toiletries, Garments, Textile, Information Technology, Health Products, Food Products, Hospital, etc. With an average Annual turnover of over US$ 200 million and a workforce of about 3500 the SQUARE Group is a true icon of the Bangladesh business sector.

History of SQUARE Group

1958 :  Debut of Square Pharma as a Partnership Firm. 1964 :  Converted into a Private Limited Company. 1974 :  Technical Collaboration with Janssen Pharmaceutica, Belgium, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson International, USA. 1982 :  Licensing Agreement signed with F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Switzerland. 1985 :  Achieved first position in the Pharmaceutical Market of Bangladesh among all national and multinational companies. 1987 :  Pioneer in pharmaceutical export from Bangladesh. 1988 :  Debut of SQUARE  Toiletries Ltd. as a separate division of SQUARE  Pharma. 1994 :  Initial Public Offering of SQUARE  Pharmaceutical Shares. :  SQUARE  Toiletries Ltd. becomes a Private Limited Company. 1995 :  Chemical Division of SQUARE  Pharmaceuticals Ltd. starts production of pharmaceuticals bulk products (API). 1997 :  Won the National Export trophy for exporting pharmaceuticals. :  Debut of SQUARE  Textiles Ltd. 1998 :  Second Unit of SQUARE  Textile Ltd. is established. :  Agro-chemicals & Veterinary Products Division on SQUARE  Pharma starts its operation. 2000 :  SQUARE   Spinnings Ltd. starts its Journey. 2001 :  SQUARE   Knit Fabrics Ltd. is established. :  SQUARE  Fashions Ltd. starts its operation. :  US Fda/UK MCA standard new pharmaceutical factory goes into operation built under the supervision of Bovis Lend Lease, UK. :  SQUARE  Consumer Products Ltd. Started its operation. :  SQUARE  InformatiX Established. :  SQUARE  Hospitals Ltd. Incorporated. 2003 :  Management Agreement with Bumrungrad Hospital International of Thailand for the management of SQUARE  Hospitals Ltd.