Economy Desk: This year’s list of the world’s billionaires has been published by the US magazine Forbes. 2 thousand 781 people from 78 countries around the world got a place in the list. However, Summit Group Chairman Muhammad Aziz Khan is the only and first Bangladeshi on this list.
According to a Forbes report, Aziz Khan’s wealth is 1100 million US dollars, which is about 12 thousand 100 crores in Bangladeshi taka. Summit Group has various businesses in energy, ports, fiber optics, and real estate.
Aziz Khan’s business is in Singapore. His name is on the list of the top 50 richest people in the country.
The Forbes list includes owners of $1 billion to $233 billion. At the top is French billionaire Bernard Arnault. However, the highest number of billionaires on the list is from the United States, with 813 people.
According to reports, Elon Musk, another billionaire, has a net worth of $195 billion. The total number of billionaires in China, including Hong Kong, is 473. There are 200 billionaires in India and a total of 1,000 in the Asia-Pacific region.
