Английская Википедия:Bangladesh Diesel Plant
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox company Bangladesh Diesel Plant Limited is a state owned company in Bangladesh, that is operated by Bangladesh Army.[1][2] As of 2023, General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed is the chairman of the board of directors and Brig Gen Md Reazur Rahman is the managing director of Bangladesh Diesel Plant Limited.[3]
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.[4][5]
In 2007 the plant was handed over to the Bangladesh Army which was able to make the plant profitable.[4] The plant was initially supposed to go to Bangladesh Rifles but it was later changed to Bangladesh Army according to then parliamentary body chairman Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman.[6] The company imported battery operated rickshaw in 2009.[7] The plant was assembled the rickshaws at its factory despite the rickshaws not being street legal.[8]
In 2010 the plant received a contract from Bangladesh government to build a 50 MW diesel power plant.[9] It owns DPA Power Generation International Limited, a joint venture with Primordial Energy Limited and Aggretech AG.[10] The company will establish a powerplant at Pagla Army Camp in Narayanganj District.[10] It was a 50 megawatt rental power plant.[11] The plant was inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2011.[12] The Bangladesh Diesel Plant and a Bangladesh Army unit commanded by Brigadier General Mostafa Aminul Islam built the embankment at Patakhali in Koyra Upazila in 2012.[13]
In 2013 the plant was given the contract to fill the land for Rampal Power Plant.[14] 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.[15]
In 2016, Bangladesh Diesel Plant and Bangladesh Army constructed the Rabindra Kuthibari protection embankment.[16] A portion of the Rabindra Kuthibari protection embankment collapsed in 2022.[16]
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