Eastern Tubes Limited () is a

Bangladesh government The Cabinet of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা) is the chief executive body of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The cabinet is the collective decision-making body of the entire government under ...

owned lighting manufacturer.

History

Eastern Tubes Limited was established on 23 October 1964 in Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka. It received technical assistance from Toshiba Corporation of Japan. 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 ...

, the company was declared abandoned and nationalised by the Government of Bangladesh in 1972. It is owned and operated by Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation under the Ministry of Industries. The company enjoyed monopoly status in the fluorescent market till 1992, when the market was opened. The company failed to adapt to the free market and revenue declined. In 2011, Eastern Tubes Limited announced plans to introduce the manufacturing fluorescent lamps. In 2020, Eastern Tubes Limited announced plans to build LED light bulbs with technical assistance from Harmanikom Limited, a South Korean company, at its Tejgaon facility.

References

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