General Electric Manufacturing Company Limited
Formation1972
HeadquartersChittagong, Bangladesh[1]
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Chairman
Md. Shahidul Hoque Bhuia ndc
Websitewww.gemco.gov.bd

General Electric Manufacturing Company Limited (Bengali: জেনারেল ইলেকট্রিক ম্যানুফ্যাকচারিং কোং লিঃ) is a Bangladesh government owned electric 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]

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 কোম্পানি লিমিটেড". gemco.gov.bd. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "General Electric Manufacturing Company Limited-GEMCO, M A Aziz Road, North Patenga, Chattogram (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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