1958
Established Absar Store by Mr. Nurul Abser Sowdagar as General Merchant
1968
Tobacco business marketing started with Jamil Uddin Industries
1980
Renamed to Madina Store
1990
Introduced Shrimp Cultivation Project
1996
N M Rabiul Ahsan takes over as current owner
2001-2012
Distribution partnerships with Globe Soft Drinks, Pacific Telecom, SQUARE, Grameen Phone, bKash, Symphony Mobile
2013-2016
Expansion: NOKIA, SAMSUNG, Banglalink, MICROMAX, LAVA, Joint venture brand shops
2017
New management team + Bashundhara Paper Mills distribution
2020-2021
Banking service with Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd. + Nagad Ltd. partnership