Akboria

Akboria
General information
Location Bogra, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
Address Kazi Nazrul Islam Road
Coordinates 24°50′58.99″N 89°22′21.43″E / 24.8497194°N 89.3726194°E / 24.8497194; 89.3726194
Opening 1905
Owner Akbor Ali Miya
Other information
Number of rooms 37
Number of restaurants 4
Website
akboria.com

Akboria (Bengali: আকবরিয়া) is one of the oldest corporate groups in northern Bangladesh. It started its journey with a restaurant that aimed to bring change in the lives of inhabitants of Bogra in 1905.[1]

History

In 1905, Late. Md. Khoshjahan Ali opened “Muhammad Ali Restaurant” . After 6 years in 1911, it was renamed as "Akboria Grand Hotel" (Bengali: আকবরিয়া গ্র্যান্ড হোটেল) by his son, Late. Md. Akbar Ali who took over the business from his father.[2] During the 19th century, Hindu were the majority in northern region of the country and had dominance over most of businesses, as a result the Muslim community was treated unfairly. Since the cow is a sacred animal to the Hindus, its consumption was prohibited in the whole northern region of the then Rajshahi Division. To tackle the injustice towards Muslims, ‘Akboria Grand Hotel’ started its journey and is claimed to be the first restaurant that started selling beef commercially in the northern region, within very short time gaining massive popularity among the Muslim community. After few years, they started to feed poor people for free everyday past mid-night and are claimed to be the only company to do so in the country continuously for over 100 years till today.[3] It is not unusual for restaurants to feed people with leftovers, but Akboria is claimed to feed over 300 destitute people everyday past mid-night for free with freshly cooked local cuisine dishes like rice, curry, local type of ragù etc. cooked specially for them.[4] They are also claimed to be the largest sellers of Lachcha Semai (Bengali: লাচ্ছা সেমাই), a Bengali local version of fried vermicelli, in the district.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ ":: বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন ::". 174.120.152.66. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  2. ↑ "আকবরিয়া গ্র্যান্ড হোটেল, বগুড়া | প্রকাশিক". Prokasik.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  3. ↑ "International News Photo Agency - View Issue". DrikNEWS. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  4. ↑ Bashar, Abul. "বগুড়ায় মুসাফিরদের ঠিকানা আকবরিয়া গ্র্যান্ড হোটেল ~ আমরা জাতীয়তাবাদী". Amrajatiotabadi.blogspot.ru. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  5. ↑ "বগুড়া প্রেসক্লাবের নির্বাচন শুক্রবার". Banglanews24.com. 2014-01-31. Retrieved 2014-02-25.

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Coordinates: 24°50′58.99″N 89°22′21.43″E / 24.8497194°N 89.3726194°E / 24.8497194; 89.3726194

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