PRAN-RFL Group ( bn, প্রাণ-আরএফএল গ্রুপ) is a Bangladeshi multinational

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company with headquarters in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

. It is the largest

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& plastic product manufacturer in Bangladesh. Currently, the company is operating across over 145 countries.

History

PRAN (Programme for Rural Advancement Nationally) was established in 1981 by retired Major General

Amjad Khan Chowdhury Amjad Khan Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi Army officer and founder of Bangladesh conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group. Early life and family Chowdhury was born on 10 November 1937 to Ali Qasim Khan Chowdhury and Amatur Rahman. He belongs to the branch of th ...

and has become one of the largest food and beverage brands in Bangladesh. PRAN pioneered agribusiness in Bangladesh by providing farmers with guaranteed prices. PRAN Foods, a subsidiary of the PRAN-RFL Group, produces a number of agricultural products under the PRAN banner. PRAN established a subsidiary company in

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in 2003. In 2008, the company announced plans to open a production facility in

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, after the Indian government lifted the ban on direct investment from Bangladesh in 2007. The PRAN group's exports had reached 10 billion

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by 2016, with the biggest markets for the company in India,

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, the UAE,

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, and

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. The same year the revenue for PRAN exceeded US$500 million. PRAN started exporting potatoes in March 2016. In April 2016, PRAN started to export

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and the first shipment, worth US$3 million, was sent to New Zealand. PRAN has 80 thousand direct employees and 200 thousand indirect employees. PRAN exports to over 118 countries. PRAN started exporting through river route to India from Bangladesh in March 2021.

Businesses

PRAN-RFL Group contains two Groups, called PRAN-Group & RFL-Group. Businesses operating under these groups contains several registered companies/businesses. Below are some of them-

Awards

* Top VAT payers Awards from the

National Board of Revenue The National Board of Revenue (NBR) ( bn, জাতীয় রাজস্ব বোর্ড) is the Central Authority for Tax Administration in Bangladesh. It is a Statutory Authority attached with the Internal Resources Division of Ministry ...

for being top

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payer in different financial year. * National Productivity Award b
National Productivity Organization
* Best Employer Brand Award. * National Export Trophies.

Factories

* Habiganj Industrial Park, Sayestaganj,

Habiganj Habiganj ( bn, হবিগঞ্জ) is a major town and district headquarters of Habiganj District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Population: Total population of Habiganj is about 95,000 Railroad *Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj–Ba ...

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 ...

* PRAN Industrial Park, Palash, Narshingdi * RFL Industrial Park, Mulgaon, Kaliganj,

Gazipur Gazipur ( bn, গাজীপুর) is a city in central Bangladesh. It is located in the Gazipur District. It is a major industrial city north of Dhaka. It is a hub for the textile industry in Bangladesh. Its other name is Joydebpur. Demogra ...

* Danga Industrial Park, Kazirchar, Danga, Palash, Narshingdi * Rupganj RFL Factory,

Rupganj Rupganj ( bn, রূপগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Narayanganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Rupganj is located at . It has 64902 households and total area 247.97 km2. Demographics As of the 1991 Bangladesh cens ...

, Dhaka * Rangpur Foundry Ltd., BSCIC, Kallabong, Rangpur *Pran Agro Ltd,

Natore Natore district is a district of Rajshahi Division located in northern Bangladesh. It borders the metropolitan city of Rajshahi, and used to be part of Rajshahi district. History Natore was the District Headquarters of Rajshahi from 1769 to 182 ...

References

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