1954 Incorporated by Mr. A.C. Abdur Rahim  1959 Distributorship of Lucas Battery 1978 Exclusive distributorship of Dunlop tyre 1980 Acquisition of Bangladesh operations of Lucas UK 1985 First producer of industrial battery 1985 Pioneering Solar Power in collaboration with British Petroleum (BP) 1989 Launched Rahimafrooz Service Centre - first ever electronic engine diagnostic centre for vehicles 1992 First ever battery exports to Singapore 1993 Launched Rahimafrooz Instant Power Supply (IPS) 1994 Acquisition of Yuasa Batteries (Bangladesh) Ltd. and launched Excel Retreads. 1997 Attained ISO 9002 certification for Rahimafrooz Batteries Ltd. (RBL) operations 2000 First India office opened in Ahmedabad 2001 Awarded “Bangladesh Enterprise of the Year” 2001 Attained ISO 14001:1996 for RBL operations 2001 Launched “Agora” – the first ever chain of retail supermarket in Bangladesh 2002 Launched Rahimafrooz Energy Services Ltd. (RESL) promoting distributed power 2003 Established Rahimafrooz CNG Ltd. 2003 Awarded “National Export Trophy” 2004 Metronet Bangladesh, a fibre optic based digital solution provider for data communication, launched in joint venture with Flora Telecom 2004 Received McGraw-Hill Platt Global Energy Award for Renewable Energy 2004 The Group celebrated its 50th anniversary on April 15, with a renewed, enhanced commitment to being successful while upholding its core values 2006 Received the “Ashden Award” for Sustainable Energy 2008 Launched "Quikfill"- the first ever chain of branded CNG refuelling stations in Bangladesh 2009 Established Rahimafrooz Globatt Ltd. and Rahimafrooz Accumulators  Ltd. 2009 Rahimafrooz  launched multi brand consumer electronics outlet UREKA  2009  Rahimafrooz  launched world renowned consumer electronics brand Daweoo 2010 Rahimafrooz Inaugurates its biggest and most modern warehouse at Hemayatpur, Savar     2011       Established Rahimafrooz CIC Agro Ltd. 2012  Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy Ltd. commenced its commercial operation of PV plant 2013 Awarded “National Export Trophy” for 2010-2011 2014 Received " National Environment Award " by The Ministry of Environment & Forests 2014 Awarded "Green Business Award" by Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industries 2015 Rahimafrooz IPS has won the Best Brand Award 2015 for the 4th consecutive year in IPS category. Agora has won the Best Brand Award 2015 in Superstore category.