Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation


Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation or BSEC, is a government owned corporation in Bangladesh.

History

Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation was founded on 1 July 1976. It is in charge of Pragoti, which assembles mahindra cars in Bangladesh. In 2016 it signed an agreement with Honda to assemble motorcycles in Bangladesh. It handed over its Dockyard and Engineering Works in Narayanganj to Bangladesh Navy. It owns Chittagong Dry Dock in Chittagong, Bangladesh. In 2016 the government announced plans to build naval ships in Chittagong Dry Dock. It build a six opening footbridge in Sylhet. It also owns GEMCO, a wire manufacturer, and National Tubes in Gazipur. Its headquarters is the BSEC building in Kawran Bazar, which also houses the headquarters of RTV, NTV and Amar Desh.