Bangladesh Diesel Plant Limited is a state owned company in Bangladesh, that is operated by

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. As of 2024, General

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is the chairman of the board of directors and Brig Gen Md Reazur Rahman the managing director of Bangladesh Diesel Plant Limited.

History

Bangladesh Diesel Plant Limited was a government owned corporation under the state owned

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 & ...

. It was closed in 2004 because of high losses with 740 million taka in debt. In 2007 the plant was handed over to the Bangladesh Army which was able to make the plant profitable. The plant was initially supposed to go to

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but it was later changed to Bangladesh Army according to then parliamentary body chairman Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman. The company imported battery operated

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in 2009. The plant assembled the rickshaws despite the rickshaws not being street legal. In 2010 the plant received a contract from Bangladesh government to build a 50 MW diesel power plant. It owns DPA Power Generation International Limited, a joint venture with Primordial Energy Limited and Aggretech AG. The company will establish a powerplant at Pagla Army Camp in

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. It was a 50 megawatt rental power plant. The plant was inaugurated by Prime Minister

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in 2011. The Bangladesh Diesel Plant and a Bangladesh Army unit commanded by Brigadier General

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built the embankment at Patakhali in

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in 2012. In 2013 the plant was given the contract to fill the land for

Rampal Power Plant The Rampal Power Station () is a 1320 megawatt coal-fired power station currently under construction at Rampal Upazila of Bagerhat District in Khulna, Bangladesh. The power plant, being constructed over 1834 acres of land, is situated 14 kilo ...

. Bangladesh Diesel Plant Limited signed a contract with

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to produce 10,000 prepaid electricity meters for Azimpur area in Dhaka in February 2014. In 2016, Bangladesh Diesel Plant and Bangladesh Army constructed the Rabindra Kuthibari protection embankment. A portion of the Rabindra Kuthibari protection embankment collapsed in 2022.

References

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