Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed was an Unani (herbal medicine) practitioner and pharmacist.

[3] His widow, Rabia Begum, and their elder son, Hakim Abdul Hameed, took over the management of Hamdard.

His younger son, Hakeem Mohammad Said, joined the management of the firm after completing his studies.

[7] The company began construction of a new factory in 2004 on nearly 33 acres (13 ha) in Meghna Ghat, Sonargaon Upazila, Narayanganj District.

[11] It was inaugurated in June 2005 by Minister of Health and Family Welfare Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain.

[14] In Lakshmipur District, it launched Rawshan Jahan Eastern Medical College and Hospital the same year.

In 2016, the domestic market for herbal or traditional products was estimated to be 3 billion Bangladeshi taka ($38M as of 2016).

[24] Hamdard also makes soap, honey, and a thick red syrup, Rooh Afza.

[8] Among its more than 20 ingredients are chicory, coriander, fragrant screwpine, fruit juice, and red food coloring.

It is popular in South Asia's hot summers and as a way to break one's daytime fast during Ramadan.

[25] The bright crimson syrup also has an "off-label use" as a key ingredient of fake blood at Dhallywood film studios.

Yousuf Harun Bhuiyan is the managing director of the company and the chief mutawalli (trustee) of the waqf.