Alim Industries Limited () is an agricultural machinery manufacturer based in

Sylhet Sylhet (; ) is a Metropolis, metropolitan city in the north eastern region of Bangladesh. It serves as the administrative center for both the Sylhet District and the Sylhet Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Surma River and, as o ...

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History

Founded in 1990, it is both the largest and oldest agricultural equipment maker in the country. Having initially only associated with the tea processing industry in Sylhet, it later expanded to include the manufacture of general farming machinery, specialising in tillers, seeders and power threshers among others. At present, it exports its products throughout Bangladesh as well as delivering services internationally. In 2021, free equipment from Alim was distributed by the local

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government to 64 farmers in the

Nilphamari District Nilphamari District () is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of Rangpur Division. It is about 400 kilometers to the northwest of the capital Dhaka. It has an area of . Nilphamari is bounded by Rangpur and Lalmonirhat in east, ...

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. In 2022 company was cited by Bangladesh agriculture minister Dr

Mohammad Abdur Razzaque Mohammad Abdur Razzaque (; born 1 February 1950) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-1 constituency during 2001–2024. He was the Ministry of Agriculture (Bangladesh), Minister of Agricul ...

as a successful local manufacturer of agricultural machinery, counterbalancing the import of machines from abroad. The current owner received the "Agriculturally Important Person" award from the government in 2022, in recognition of its development of power tillers. Alim has received assistance from the U.S.-supported Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia to help provide locally produced machines to support agriculture in the area of Cox's Bazaar affected by Rohynga migration.

References

{{reflist Agriculture companies of Bangladesh Privately held companies of Bangladesh Agriculture companies established in 1990 Manufacturing companies established in 1990 Bangladeshi companies established in 1990