General Electric Manufacturing Company Limited

General Electric Manufacturing Company Limited (Bengali: জেনারেল ইলেকট্রিক ম্যানুফ্যাকচারিং কোং লিঃ) is a Bangladesh government owned electric company that manufactures electric transformers. Abdul Jabbar is the managing director of the company.[2] It is a subsidiary of Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation.[3]

General Electric Manufacturing Company Limited
Formation1972
HeadquartersChittagong, Bangladesh[1]
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Website

History

General 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
  1. "Saudi firm to ink deal on largest cement unit". The Financial Express. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. "জেনারেল ইলেকট্রিক ম্যানুফ্যাকচারিং কোং লিঃ". gemco.gov.bd. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. "Proper govt guidance is key to sustainable growth". The Daily Star. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. "জেনারেল ইলেকট্রিক ম্যানুফ্যাকচারিং কোং লিঃ". gemco.gov.bd. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. "General Electric Manufacturing Company Limited-GEMCO, M A Aziz road, North Patenga, Chittagong (2020)". govserv.org. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. "Saudi Investment: Dhaka places $35b proposal". The Daily Star. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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