[16] In June 2012, labour unrest broke out at the subsidiary of the group, Artistic Design Limited, in Ashulia.

[17][18] Labour unrests in the group's factories in Ashulia stopped production as workers went on strike demanding increase in salary in May 2013.

[22] Bangladesh Bank rejected a proposal by Ha-meem group to invest 10 million USD in Haiti to export to the United States.

[26] On 21 March 2018, the house of the group's chairman, A. K. Azad, was demolished in Gulshan by the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, led by director Aliur Rahman, for not having an approved design.

[27][28] Ha-Meem group claimed the demolition took place despite them showing legal documents and stopped after it was shown to the chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha.

[30] Azad is the senior Vice-President of Faridpur District unit of Awami League and director of Shahjalal Islami Bank.