SQUARE Group remembers founder Samson H Chowdhury on 101st birth anniversary

SQUARE Group has organised a special commemorative event at SFBL Arena on Madani Avenue in Dhaka recently to mark the 101st birth anniversary of Samson H Chowdhury, the group’s late founder chairman.

On this occasion, the group unveiled a special collection of memoirs, titled “Samson H. Chowdhury: Stories of Uncompromising Integrity”, according to a press release.

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The publication encapsulates his life, career and steadfast principles, featuring a compilation of personal reflections and accounts shared by eminent personalities, business leaders and close family associates who worked closely with him.

Tapan Chowdhury, managing director of SQUARE Pharmaceuticals PLC, delivered the keynote speech at the event. On behalf of the family, Sanchia Chowdhury, director of SQUARE Fashions Limited, offered her reflections.

Mahbubur Rahman, president of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh, shared moving recollections of Samson H Chowdhury.

A short excerpt from the documentary film “Samson: Through a Son’s Lens”, produced on Samson H Chowdhury’s birth centenary, was also screened during the ceremony.

The Anita-Samson Foundation and the SQUARE family jointly initiated several social welfare activities on the occasion of Samson H Chowdhury’s birth centenary.

Key among these ongoing initiatives are the nationwide mobile healthcare programme “Chhappanno Hazaar Square Mile Jure”, “Educational Support Programmes for Underprivileged Children”, “Free Eye Care Camps for Garment Workers”, “Assistance to Young Female Footballers in Kolsindur”, and a joint project with “BRAC and Pabna Municipality” for modern waste management in Pabna.