General Electric Manufacturing Company Limited (Bengali: জেনারেল ইলেকট্রিক ম্যানুফ্যাকচারিং কোং লিঃ) is a Bangladesh government owned company that manufactures electric transformers. Eng. Ashraful Islam is the managing director of the company.[2] It is a subsidiary of Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation.[3]
Formation | 1972 |
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Headquarters | Chittagong, Bangladesh[1] |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Chairman | Md. Shahidul Hoque Bhuia ndc |
Website | www |
History
editGeneral Electric Manufacturing Company Limited was established in 1972 by the government of Bangladesh. It was built with technical assistance of M/s. Promash Export, a company of the Soviet Union, to manufacture electric equipment like power transformers and completed in 1978. It was transformed into a limited company in 1979. It is located in Patenga, Chittagong.[4] It owns the largest transformer factory in Bangladesh.[5]
In March 2019, the company signed an agreement with Engineering Dimension, a Saudi Arabian company, worth 35 million taka.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Saudi firm to ink deal on largest cement unit". The Financial Express. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ জেনারেল ইলেকট্রিক ম্যানুফ্যাকচারিং কোং লিঃ. gemco.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Proper govt guidance is key to sustainable growth". The Daily Star. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ জেনারেল ইলেকট্রিক ম্যানুফ্যাকচারিং কোম্পানি লিমিটেড. gemco.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "General Electric Manufacturing Company Limited-GEMCO, M A Aziz Road, North Patenga, Chattogram (2020)". govserv.org. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Saudi Investment: Dhaka places $35b proposal". The Daily Star. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.