Mart PromotersEnriching everyday life

Our story

More than businesses.
A legacy in the making.

Every lasting journey begins with a belief. For Mart Promoters, that belief is simple: business should create value beyond business.

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Where it began

Two beginnings.
One shared vision.

A passion for quality and service that grew into businesses people make part of their everyday lives.

1993

TAVA begins the journey

Our story began in 1993, when Gulshana Ali started her entrepreneurial journey with TAVA. What began with a passion for quality, service and meaningful experiences gradually grew into a broader vision for building businesses that could become part of everyday life.

2006

Khulshi Mart comes to Chattogram

In 2006, that vision took a new shape with Khulshi Mart, bringing a modern, trusted retail experience to Chattogram. Over the years, what started as a store became part of the neighbourhood itself, built on relationships with customers, employees, families and the wider community.

Then the vision grew

From TAVA to Khulshi Mart, from K Water and K Bakery to Arcadia, each venture has been shaped around a simple question:

What can we build that makes people’s lives better?

TAVA Khulshi Mart K WaterK Bakery ArcadiaAll our brands

Across generations

Three leaders.
One continuing vision.

Under the leadership of Engr. Mohammad Ali, Gulshana Ali and Sarfaraz Ali, that vision has continued across generations. Each has contributed to a journey built on entrepreneurship, quality, innovation and long-term value.

Engr. Mohammad Ali

Chairman

Gulshana Ali

Managing Director

Sarfaraz Ali

CEO & Executive Director

Leadership messages

A message from
our leadership.

Engr. Mohammad Ali, Chairman of Mart Promoters
Engr. Mohammad AliChairman

Chairman's message

Every business we build begins with the same promise: to make everyday life better.

For more than three decades, our family has worked to improve the quality of everyday life in Chattogram. From the first tables at TAVA to the aisles of Khulshi Mart and every bottle of K Water, the mission has stayed the same: look after what matters to people, and serve them with care.

People's needs keep changing, and so must we. We will keep innovating, keep listening and keep earning the trust of the community we belong to. Thank you for your continued interest and support.

Engr. Mohammad Ali Chairman, Mart Promoters

Sarfaraz Ali, CEO and Executive Director of Mart Promoters
Sarfaraz AliCEO & Executive Director

CEO's message

Quality is how we show respect for the people we serve.

Water quality means life quality, and the same is true of the bread on your table and the products on our shelves. Our brands are part of people's daily routines, and we never take that place for granted, least of all in difficult times, when a city needs dependable neighbours most.

Our job now is to keep raising the standard: safer products, smarter and more personal service, and a way of doing business that gives back and leaves Chattogram better than we found it.

Sarfaraz Ali CEO & Executive Director

In their words

The people behind it

Not only the businesses we built. The people behind them.

  • The employees who have grown with us.
  • The customers who have trusted us.
  • The communities we have served.
  • The opportunities we have created.
  • And the everyday moments we have been fortunate enough to become part of.

Beyond business

Success means more when it creates something meaningful.

From supporting communities in times of need to embracing sustainability and responsible growth, we believe success means more when it creates something meaningful for others.

Supporting communities

During its anniversary celebrations, Khulshi Mart turned customer sales into support for Jaago Foundation, Bidyanondo Foundation and Al-Manahil Welfare Foundation.

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Growing responsibly

Less plastic and paper, renewable energy, vertical farming, mini-forests and eco-libraries, led by the next generation.

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Our legacy

A legacy is not measured only by what you build. It is measured by what lives on because you built it.

Looking ahead

A new generation.
The same belief.

Today, Mart Promoters continues to grow, evolve and look toward the future. The journey that began with a vision is now carried forward by a new generation, with the same fundamental belief.

01Build with purpose.
02Grow with people.
03Create lasting impact.

This is more than our story.
It is a legacy still being written.

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