Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ইস্পাত ও প্রকৌশল কর্পোরেশন) or BSEC, is a government owned corporation in
Bangladesh.
History
Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation was founded on 1 July 1976. It is in charge of
Pragoti
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, which assembles
Mahindra cars in Bangladesh. In 2016 it signed an agreement with
Honda to assemble motorcycles in Bangladesh. It handed over its
Dockyard and Engineering Works
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in
Narayanganj
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and
Chittagong Dry Dock Limited in
Chattogram
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to
Bangladesh Navy. Formerly owned Chittagong Dry Dock Limited build a six opening footbridge in Sylhet. It also owns
GEMCO, a wire manufacturer, and
National Tubes
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in
Gazipur. Its headquarters is the BSEC building in
Kawran Bazar, which also houses the headquarters of
RTV,
NTV and
Amar Desh
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.
See also
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Bangladesh Blade Factory Limited
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References
1976 establishments in Bangladesh
Government-owned companies of Bangladesh
Manufacturing companies based in Dhaka
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