Bangladesh Diesel Plant

Bangladesh Diesel Plant Limited is a state owned company in Bangladesh, that is operated by Bangladesh Army.[1][2] General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed is the chairman of the Board of Director & Brig Gen Syed Md Rafiqul Islam is the managing director of Bangladesh Diesel Plant Limited.[3]

Bangladesh Diesel Plant
TypeCommercial Enterprise under the Management of Bangladesh Army
Founded25 June 1980
HeadquartersGazipur Cantonment,Shimultali, Gazipur-1700
Key people
Brig Gen Syed Md Rafiqul Islam (Managing Director)
Websitewww.bdp.gov.bd

History

Bangladesh Diesel Plant Limited was a government owned corporation under the state owned Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation. It was closed in 2004 because of high losses with 740 million taka in debt. In 2007 the plant was handed over to the Bangladesh Army which was able to make the plant profitable.[4] In 2010 the plant received a contract from Bangladesh government to build a 50 MW diesel power plant.[5] In 2013 the plant was given the contract to fill the land for Rampal Power Plant.[6] Bangladesh Diesel Plant Limited signed a contract with Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited to produce 10,000 prepaid electricity meters for Azimpur area in Dhaka in February 2014.[7]

References
  1. "Three new army battalions to oversee Padma bridge work". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. "Bangladesh Diesel Plant displays products". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  3. "bdp.gov.bd". www.bdp.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  4. "Army-run diesel company exhibits its products". The Daily Star. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. "Bangladesh Army to generate, sell power". topnews.in. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  6. "Earth-filling work now goes to Diesel Plant: Rampal Power Project". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  7. "Bangladesh to have full prepay metering by 2021". Metering.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.


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