Beacon Pharmaceuticals Chairman Ebadul Karim passes away

Md Ebadul Karim, Chairman of Beacon Pharmaceuticals PLC, and Director of Kohinoor Chemicals Co. (BD) Ltd, passed away on Thursday (Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilayhi Raji’un).

He breathed his last at 9:00 am while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka.

Karim was a prominent figure in Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical and consumer goods industries. Under his leadership, Beacon Pharmaceuticals became one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in the country, while Kohinoor Chemicals continued to be a major manufacturer of soaps and cosmetics.

His funeral prayer (janaza) will be held today after Asr prayer at Gulshan Society Mosque.