Who owns Meril?
Meril is owned by Square Toiletries (Bangladesh).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Square Toiletries — Brands That Care, Square Toiletries Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Square Toiletries Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, Dhaka
- Origin
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Skin care › Body care & lotions
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Meril
Meril is the largest brand Square Toiletries sells and the one it stretches furthest, covering petroleum jelly, milk soap, a vitamin C soap bar, lip care, shower gels and a tangerine orange shampoo and conditioner, plus a separate Meril Baby range whose lotion is built around milk, probiotics and vitamins B3, C and E. The petroleum jelly is the anchor: in a country with a short but sharp dry winter, the company positions it as the standard protection against cracked skin, and the Meril Baby line is marketed through its long-running Adore Gora Bhobishshot campaign.
Ownership timeline of Meril
- Current owner Square Toiletries [1] reported
Where Meril sits in Square Toiletries
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Square Toiletries ownership tree →
See the full Square Toiletries brand portfolio (19) →
Other brands owned by Square Toiletries
Square Toiletries controls 19 brands on Brandtree, 12 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
Other brands in body care & lotions, and who owns them
The 30 brands in body care & lotions on Brandtree belong to 23 owners. The largest is Emami, with 3; Square Toiletries has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| BoroPlus | Emami | 🇮🇳 India |
| Labello | Beiersdorf | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Pomada de la Campana | Genomma Lab | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Aesop | L'Oréal | 🇫🇷 France |
| St. Ives | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Bepanthen | Bayer | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Borotalco | Bolton Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Lumo | Choppies | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
About the owner: Square Toiletries
Square Toiletries is a privately held company headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Brandtree records 19 brands under its control.
Square Toiletries Limited is one of the largest fast-moving consumer goods companies in Bangladesh and the toiletries arm of Square Group, the conglomerate Samson H Chowdhury built from a four-partner pharmacy business founded in 1958 and named Square because four friends started it. It produces at two automated plants at Rupshi and Pabna, states that all the brands it sells were developed by its own research and development department rather than licensed in, and lists export markets across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America, Africa and Australia. Its portfolio runs from soap and shampoo to sanitary napkins, nappies, toothpaste, detergent and mosquito repellent.
Square Toiletries: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇧🇩 Meril and other Bangladeshi brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 51 brands that began in Bangladesh. 2 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Meril is not one of them.
- Impact — ACI Limited 🇧🇩
- All Time — PRAN-RFL 🇧🇩
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines — Biman Bangladesh 🇧🇩
- Coca-Cola Bangladesh Beverages — Coca-Cola İçecek 🇹🇷
- Energy Plus — Olympic Industries 🇧🇩
- Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of Bangladesh — LIC of India 🇮🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Meril?
The parent company of Meril is Square Toiletries, a privately held company headquartered in Bangladesh.
Is Meril Bangladeshi?
Yes. Meril originated in Bangladesh and its owner, Square Toiletries, is also headquartered in Bangladesh.
Is Meril still owned by Square Toiletries?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Meril is still owned by Square Toiletries. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Square Toiletries — Brands That Care — Square Toiletries Limited, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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