fjffdkgkfvjfkdkfdnjnvjkdnjnvldjxnvlknxvljdkkkkkkkfllllllllllllllllllllllsddddssssssssssssssssssssRahman and his older brother, Sohail F Rahman, started operating a family-owned jute factory in 1966. The government nationalized the factory in 1972. They established the Bangladesh Export and Import Company Limited (Beximco Group) in 1972 and started exporting seafood and crushed bones to the European countries and import medicines in exchange of the exports of seafood and crushed bones.[10] Beximco Group is one of Bangladesh 's leading conglomerates with subsidiaries including BexTex, Beximco Pharmaceuticals, and Shinepukur Ceramics. Beximco employs more than 70,000 people worldwide and is the largest employer in the private sector in Bangladesh.[11]