Uttara Group of Industries (Bengali: উত্তরা গ্রুপ অব ইন্ডাস্ট্রিজ) is a Bangladeshi diversified conglomerate based in Dhaka founded by Giridhari Lal Modi, a Marwari businessman.
[6] In March 2007, the caretaker government created a list of individuals to be targeted in a corruption drive which include the name of the chairman of Uttara Group of Industries, Giridhari Lal Modi.
[7][8] The police questioned Giridhari Lal Modi on allegations of laundering 34 million BDT to the United States.
[11] The National Board of Revenue sued four directors of Uttara Spinning Mill, including Dilip Kumar Modi, on charges of tax evasion in 2008.
[14] The finance minister of Bangladesh, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, said in January 2009, the government was to decide what to do with the frozen accounts, including that of Modi, after the National Board of Revenue sought ministry advice.