Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation
বাংলাদেশ ইস্পাত ও প্রকৌশল কর্পোরেশন
AbbreviationBSEC
Formation1 July 1976
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Chairman
Shahidul Hoque Bhuia, ndc
Parent organization
Ministry of Industries
SubsidiariesBangladesh Blade Factory Limited

Eastern Cables Limited Eastern Tubes Limited Gazi Wires Limited General Electric Manufacturing Company Limited National Tubes Limited

Atlas Bangladesh Limited
Revenue
IncreaseUS$960 million (2019)
Websitebsec.gov.bd

Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ইস্পাত ও প্রকৌশল কর্পোরেশন) or BSEC,[1] is a government owned corporation in Bangladesh.[2][3]

History

Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation was founded on 1 July 1976.[4] It is in charge of Pragoti, which assembles Mahindra cars in Bangladesh.[5] In 2016 it signed an agreement with Honda to assemble motorcycles in Bangladesh.[6] It handed over its Dockyard and Engineering Works in Narayanganj and Chittagong Dry Dock Limited in Chattogram to Bangladesh Navy.[7][8] Formerly owned Chittagong Dry Dock Limited build a six opening footbridge in Sylhet.[9] It also owns GEMCO, a wire manufacturer, and National Tubes in Gazipur.[10] Its headquarters is the BSEC building in Kawran Bazar, which also houses the headquarters of RTV, NTV and Amar Desh.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Government to cancel allocation of unused BSCIC industrial plots". Dhaka Tribune. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bike sales punctured by duty hike, high registration fees". The Daily Star. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh Steel & Engineering Corporation: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Bloomberg. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh Steel & Engineering Corporation". bsec.gov.bd. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Pragoti rolls out assembly of Mahindra SUVs". The Daily Star. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Honda may invest $60m in motorcycle plant". The Daily Star. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Bangladesh outlines plans to develop naval shipbuilding capability". IHS Jane's 360. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Chittagong Drydock Limited". cddl.gov.bd. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Lone footbridge remains unused in Sylhet city". The Daily Star. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Saudi co in tie-up talks with BSEC entity". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Fire at BSEC building doused". The Daily Star. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2016.


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