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Chhatak Cement Factory ( bn, ছাতক সিমেন্ট কোম্পানি) also known as Chhatak Cement Company Limited or simply Chhatak Cement is the first and oldest cement factory in Bangladesh, that is located on the bank of Surma River in Chhatak Upazila of
Chhatak Cement
{{sylhet topics 1941 establishments in Asia Cement companies of Bangladesh Economy of Sylhet Division Organisations based in Sylhet Chhatak Upazila
Chhatak Cement Factory ( bn, ছাতক সিমেন্ট কোম্পানি) also known as Chhatak Cement Company Limited or simply Chhatak Cement is the first and oldest cement factory in Bangladesh, that is located on the bank of Surma River in Chhatak Upazila of Sylhet
Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...
. It was established in 1941 as ''Assam Bengal Cement Company''. The annual production capacity is 2 lakh 3 thousand metric tons. Its raw material, limestone is imported from Meghalaya, India and stone is also collected from Takerghat's own stone quarry. Chhatak Cement is exported to Assam.
Location
Chhatak Cement Factory is situated in Chhatak Upazila of Sunamganj district. It is 32 km away from Sylhet.History
It was established in 1937 as a private company when it was named Assam Bengal Cement Company. After theIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 or the Second Kashmir War was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between Pakistan and India. The conflict began following Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar, which was d ...
, when the factory was abandoned by the private owner, it came under the control of the EPIDC in 1966. After the independence of Bangladesh Independence of Bangladesh was declared on 26 March 1971, celebrated as Independence Day, from Pakistan. The Independence Day of Bangladesh is celebrated on 26 March when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the Independence of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh ...
, it came under the control of the BMOGC, later the BMEDC, and lastly from 1 July 1982 it is handed over to BCIC.
See also
*Economy of Sylhet
The economy of Sylhet is the 5th largest in the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh. It has a gross state product of $16 billion in nominal terms, and $40 billion in terms of purchasing power parity, making it the third largest behind Dhaka, Chittag ...
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Chhatak Cement
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