| বাংলাদেশ রাসায়নিক শিল্প কর্পোরেশন | |
 Seal of BCIC | |
 BCIC building in Dhaka | |
| Formation | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
| Website | bcic.gov.bd |
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) [1] is a government owned corporation in Bangladesh. [2] Shah Md. Imdadul Haque is the chairman of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation. [3]
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation was founded in 1976. [4] It is in charge of Karnafuli Paper Mills, the largest Paper Mill in Bangladesh. [5] Haiul Quaium is the present chairman of the corporation. [6] It operates 12 factories in Bangladesh including Ashuganj Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited in Brahmanbaria, Urea Fertiliser Factory Ltd in Ghorashal and Polash Urea Fertiliser Factory in Palash, Narsingdi. [7] The corporation has liabilities of 51.06 billion taka to state owned banks. [8] BCIC College is run by the corporation. [9] In 1982, it set up the first tiles factory in Bangladesh. [10] It is subsidized by Bangladesh government. [11] The Training Institute for Chemical Industries (TICI) is a sister concern of BCIC and is run by BCIC too. [12] Chittagong Urea Fertilizer School and College falls under this corporation, [13] as does Urea Sar Karkhana School & College. [14]
Deputy-chief of personnel Momtaz Begum of BCIC was found involved in graft and nepotism after a probe by the Ministry of Industries. She was promoted despite the findings of the probe to chief of personnel. [15] In March 2017, Mohammad Iqbal, the chairman of the BCIC, was transferred to Bangladesh Climate Change Trust, and was replaced by Additional Secretary Shah Md Aminul Haq. Iqbal refused to hand over his charge to Haq and has since been lobbying government officials to retain his job as of April 2017. [16] On 17 May 2017, Harun-ar-Rashid, the chief of BCIC warehouse in Patuakhali disappeared along with 100 million taka worth fertilizer. [17] BCIC had seen in the past, hundreds of thousands of fertilizer disappearing. [18]
Karnaphuli Paper Mills is a Government-owned paper pulp and paper manufacturer in Chandraghona, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh established in 1951 by Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation. In 1964 it was sold to Dawood Group. After the Independence of Bangladesh the company was taken over by Bangladesh Industrial Development Corporation. It is the largest paper producing factory in Bangladesh and operates as a subsidiary of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation. In 2016, it has faced criticism for not having an effluent treatment facility.
Urvarak Nagar Barauni, popularly known as HURL, Barauni is an Fertilizer plant and township in Barauni, District Begusarai in the Indian state of Bihar. Barauni Fertiliser Plant of Hindustan Fertilizers Corporation Limited (HFCL) is located here in 480 acres.
Urea Sar Karkhana School & College (USKC) is an educational institution in Narsingdi District. Urea Sar Karkhana School & College set out for 1 January 1970. It is an institution operated by Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC). It is located in the Palash Upazila of Narsingdi District and inside the Colony of Urea Sar Karkhana Ltd. Boys and girls come here from very far to study. This institute has the three disciplines of science, business studies, and humanities. The Educational Institute Identification Number (EIIN) of Urea Sar Karkhana School and College is "112760".
The Shahjalal Fertiliser Factory is one of the biggest fertiliser factories in Bangladesh. It is situated at NGFF, Fenchuganj Upazila in Sylhet. The project was inaugurated by Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Chittagong Urea Fertilizer School and College is a pre-primary, primary, secondary, and higher secondary school in Rangadia, Anwara Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh. Located inside the colony of Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited, it was established in 1988 to educate the children and dependents of company employees. It is operated by Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation. It has about 40 teachers and 900 students.
The Port of Ashuganj is a notable river port in eastern Bangladesh. It is one of the important industrial ports of the Bengal delta. It is located on the Meghna River. The port is a regional transshipment center in Eastern South Asia.
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation College, BCIC College, is a semi-public higher secondary educational institution in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is situated at Mirpur near the National Zoo of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation operates the institution. The intelligence officer of the Bangladesh Army manages this institution. Separate morning and an evening shifts are organised for imparting education to girls and boys at the institution.
Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited is a urea fertilizer company in Chittagong and is owned by the state owned Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation.
Imamuzzaman Chowdhury, Bir Bikram is a retired Major General of Bangladesh Army who played a major role in preventing the 1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt.
Karnafuli Fertiliser Company or KAFCO is a joint venture multinational company located in Chittagong, Bangladesh that produces urea fertiliser from Natural Gas. It is located in Anwara upazila of Chittagong district by the side of the Karnafuli river occupying an area of 100.03 acres. Its shareholders include Government of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), and private sectors of Japan, Denmark and Netherlands. It is an export oriented factory and one of two major fertilizer factories in Bangladesh.
Triple Super Phosphate Complex Limited or TSP Complex Limited is a government owned fertilizer company in Bangladesh. It is under supervision of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC). It primarily produces phosphate fertilizers. The factory complex consists of 2 units of TSP fertilizer producing facility with installed capacity of 1,52,000 MT.
Jamuna Fertilizer Company Limited is a Bangladesh government owned fertilizer company based in Jamalpur District. It was under the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation of the Ministry of Industries. Khan Md. Shahid Ullah is the Managing Director of Jamuna Fertilizer Company Limited. It is one of the largest fertilizer factories in Bangladesh.
Ashuganj Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited is a Bangladesh government owned company fertilizer company. It is under the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation of the Ministry of Industries. Ashuganj Sar Karkhana College is college affiliated with the company.
Khulna Hard Board Mills Limited is a Bangladesh government owned company based in Khulna that manufactures hardboard. The factory is in the Khalishpur Industrial Area, along the east bank of the Bhairab River and beside Khulna Newsprint Mills Limited.
Khulna Newsprint Mills Limited was a Bangladesh government owned newsprint company and factory. It was the largest newsprint factory in Bangladesh.
Miracle Industries Limited is a Bangladesh government owned company that manufactures plastic packaging.
Shah Md. Imdadul Haque is a Bangladeshi civil servant and chairman of the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation. He is the chairman of Synovia Pharma PLC, which is owned by BEXIMCO Group. He is the chairman of Saudi Bangla Integrated Cement Company Limited. He is the chairman of Usmania Glass Sheet Factory Limited. He is a director of Jamuna Fertilizer Company Limited. He is the Chairman of Training Institute for Chemical Industries. He is the chairman of Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Limited. He is a former Chief Executive Officer of the Dhaka South City Corporation.
Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Limited is a government-owned fertilizer manufacturing company headquartered in New Delhi. It is under the ownership of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India. It mainly manufactures urea which is promoted and distributed by the company under the Moti Urea brand name. It has three manufacturing plants. The Namrup-II unit was closed up by the company in 1994 due to scant supply of natural gas. The corporation was part of the Fertilizer Corporation of India. It was spun off into a separate entity after re-organization of Fertilizer Corporation of India in early 1978 as per Government Of India's decision. It has manufacturing units at Durgapur and Haldia.
Ghorasal Polash Urea Fertilizer Public Limited Company is a fertilizer factory under BCIC which is located at Polash Upazila, Narsingdi. This is the largest fertilizer company in Bangladesh.