Confidence Group
Confidence Group of Companies Limited (also referred to as Confidence Group) is a Bangladeshi company, involved in manufacturing mid-tech manufacturing engineering products. The conglomerate commenced its operation in 1991 with cement manufacture, and is involved with power generation and the manufacture of Spun Pre-stressed Concrete (SPC) poles. As of 2017, the conglomerate claims to consist of 8 operational business entities.

Rezaul Karim is the Chairman of Confidence Group. Imran Karim is the vice-chairman of Confidence Group.

History
Confidence Group was established in 1991 with the founding of Confidence Cement Limited by Kazi Shahidul Islam, Khurshid Anwar, Rezaul Karim, and Rupam Kishore Barua. Confidence Cement is listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange.

Confidence Group established Confidence Power in 2000.

In 2002, Confidence Group established a partnership with Asian Paints to form Asian Paints Bangladesh Limited (APBL).

Confidence Group signed an agreement with Bangladesh Power Development Board in 2011 to build an oil based powerplant in Chittagong in partnership with Rurelec PLC Limited and Energypac Power Generation Limited.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Independent Power Producers Association and Confidence Group distributed 2000 protective clothing to Bangladesh Police, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital, and Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence. It donated 2 million BDT worth of testing kits in partnership with Shakib Al Hasan Foundation. Confidence Group received permission to build a 660 mw natural gas powerplant in Chittagong. Confidence Infrastructure Limited established a geotextile plant in Narayanganj District in June 2022. Former chairman of Confidence Group, Shamsul Alam, died in December 2022 from cancer.

In February 2023, Confidence Group signed a banking agreement with BRAC Bank Limited. Confidence Cement issued preference share worth 1.5 billion BDT.

Subsidiaries 

 Confidence Cement Limited
 Confidence Ready Mix
 Confidence Infrastructure Limited
 Confidence Steel Export Limited
 Kirtonkhola Tower Bangladesh Limited
 Confidence Batteries Limited
 Digicon Telecommunication Limited
 MIME
 Confidence Power Holdings Limited
 Confidence Power Bogura Limited
 Confidence Power Bogura Unit 2 Limited
 Confidence Power Rangpur Limited
 Zodiac Power Chittagong Limited
 Confidence Oil And Shipping Limited
 Asian Paints Bangladesh Limited

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Manufacturing companies based in Dhaka
Conglomerate companies of Bangladesh
Manufacturing companies established in 1991
1991 establishments in Bangladesh
Companies based in Dhaka
Bangladeshi companies established in 1991
Cement companies of Bangladesh