Narayanganj is a city in central Bangladesh. It is in the Narayanganj District, near the capital city of Dhaka and has a population of about 2.2 million. The city is on the bank of the Shitalakshya River. The Port of Narayanganj is an important shipping and industrial center. It is also a center of business and industry, especially the jute trade and processing plants, and the textile sector of the country. It is nicknamed the Dundee of Bangladesh due to the presence of its many jute mills.
Adamjee Jute Mill was a jute mill in Bangladesh. It was established in Narayanganj in 1950 by the Adamjee Group. It was the first jute mill in East Pakistan. Gradually, the mill became the largest jute mill in the world, exceeding the jute mills of Kolkata, India, and Dundee, Scotland. The mills were nationalised after the independence of Bangladesh in 1972. It was operated by the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation before being closed down in 2002.
Anwarul Iqbal was an adviser of 2007–2009 interim Caretaker Government of Bangladesh. He was appointed as Local Government and Rural Development Minister & Labour Minister of the Non-party Interim Caretaker Government of Bangladesh on 17 January 2007 and remained in that post until a new election was held two years later. Later he was given the charge of Jute & Textile Ministry. He had the responsibility to head three ministries of the government of Bangladesh. He served as the 25th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police. He went into voluntary retirement from the IGP post after he had been made officer on special duty and within few days he took charge as the Adviser of the Caretaker Government headed by Fakhruddin Ahmed during the State of Emergency in Bangladesh which was declared on 11 January 2007.
Akij Group is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates. The industries under this conglomerate include textiles, tobacco, food & beverage, cement, ceramics, printing and packaging, pharmaceuticals, consumer products etc. In 2009, Akij Group paid 390 million euros in tax, making it the biggest local tax-payer, contributing two per cent to this nation's entire budget. Akij also provides services in healthcare, information and communication technology. Its turnover in 2009 was 89 billion Taka.
The Ministry of Textiles and Jute is the Bangladeshi government ministry responsible for the promotion, development and regulation of the Bangladesh textile industry, the second largest in the world. The current minister is Golam Dastagir Gazi.
Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) is a statutory corporation of Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, established on 1 October 1976 under No. 40 of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh Ordinance, 1976. It is mainly an investment bank operating in Bangladesh, established to accelerate the pace of industrialization and to develop a sound securities market in Bangladesh. ICB is one of the largest investors in share market of Bangladesh. Investing in share market, providing loans and advances, acting as manager/trustee/custodian of mutual funds are some of main activities of ICB. It's the most successful state-owned corporation of Bangladesh in terms of profitability. Classification of shareholders, as on 30 June 2013, shows that Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh holds 27% of the shares of ICB and it is enlisted in Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges.
Rangamati Medical College (RmMC) is a government medical school in Bangladesh, established in 2014. It is located in Rangamati. It takes 51 students every year. It offers 5 years course on Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery which is Directed under Chittagong Medical University of Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
Probashi Kallyan Bank is a state-owned bank in Bangladesh, a specialized financial institution for non-resident Bangladeshis.
Bangladesh Jute Research Institute is the oldest mono corporate research institute in Bangladesh, operated by Bangladesh government.
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporationor BCIC, is a government owned corporation in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Freedom Fighters Welfare Trust or Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust, is government owned and operated trust in Bangladesh established to look after the interest of former Mukti Bahini members and others who fought for Bangladesh in the Bangladesh Liberation war and their family members.
The Bangladesh Handloom Board is a government owned and operated Statutory Public Sector Organisation in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Jashim Uddin Ahmed is the present chairman of the board.
Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation is a specialized public financial institution that finances the construction and renovation of houses and purchasing residential apartments in all over Bangladesh and its headquarter slocated in Paltan, Dhaka.
Bangladesh Jute Mills corporation or BJMC, is a public corporation that owns and manages all government jute mills in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka.
Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation or BFIDC, is an autonomous government body that manages the commercial exploitation of forests in Bangladesh, produce timber and wood products and manage plantations and is located in Motijheel Thana, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation or BADC, is an autonomous government body that manages the agricultural Inputs Supplier i.e. agricultural seeds, non-nitrogen fertilizer and Minor Irrigation facilitating to farmers of Bangladesh and is located in Motijheel Thana, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute (BSRI) or BSRI, is an autonomous national research institute that carries out research on Sugarcane and other related plants and is located in Ishwardi Upazila, Pabna, Bangladesh. It falls under the ministry of agriculture.
The Government agencies in Bangladesh are state controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Bangladesh. The Government Ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to control agencies by policy decisions. Some of the work of the government is carried out through state enterprises or limited companies.
Bangladesh Secretariat, also known as Bangladesh Sachibalaya or Old Secretariat, is the administrative headquarters of the Government of Bangladesh, housing important ministries and bureaucratic offices. The secretariat refers to the complex of ministries. Its political heads are the ministers while the administrative heads are the Secretaries to the Government. It is located in Bangladesh's capital city of Dhaka. The Secretariat complex was originally constructed as Secretariat of East Pakistan.
Bangladesh Textile Mills Association or BTMA is the national trade body for textile mills, manufacturers, and mills in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It carries out research on the Textile Industry in Bangladesh. Tapan Chowdhury, the Chairman of Square Group, is the president of the trade association.
