Spectra Group () is a
Bangladeshi
Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay.
Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...
diversified conglomerate based in Dhaka. Khan Md. Aftabuddin is the chairperson of Spectra Group. Khalid Hussain Khan is the managing director of the group.
History
Spectra Group started as Reza Construction in 1981 which became Reza Construction Limited in 1989.
In 2000, the group founded Spectra Convention Centre.
Spectra Properties Limited was founded in 2005 and Spectra Hexa Feeds Limited was found in 2006.
Spectra Oxygen Limited was established in 2007 and Sunypun Organics Limited was established in 2008.
Reza Construction Limited changed its name to Spectra Engineers Limited in 2011. It also founded Palm View Restaurant & Green Point Cafe that year.
Spectra Marine Division was established in 2012.
In October 2015, Spectra Group became a partner in the construction of Bhulta flyover.
Bangladesh Customs found traces of pork in meat and bone meal imported by Spectra Group, through Spectra Hexa Feeds Limited, in 2015 for manufacturing feed.
It jointly worked with
Abdul Monem Limited
Abdul Monem Limited (AML) is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates. The industries under this conglomerate include beverages, sugar refinery, consumer products, real estate, construction materials etc.
AML was established by ...
for a portion of the
N1 highway by Road Transport and Highways Division.
The remaining portion went to
Taher Brothers Limited
Taher ( ar, الطاهير, ''Al-Tahir''; arq, أطًهير), is Algerian city, the industrial center of Jijel Province, with its industrial area of Ouled Salah, the airport of Achouat-Ferhat Abbas and the port of Djen Djen.
Situation
The munic ...
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In May 2021, the group launched a solar plant through its subsidiary Spectra Solar Park Limited in
Shivalaya Upazila
Shivalaya ( bn, শিবালয়, ''Shibaloy'', meaning "Home of Shiva") is an upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Geography
Shivalaya is located at . It has 26334 households and total area 199.07 km2.
De ...
in
Manikganj District
Manikganj ( bn, মানিকগঞ্জ ) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division, In 1845 AD it was at first declared as a sub-division. It was at first, under Faridpur district (Faridpur Zila) then it was in ...
.
Spectra Solar Park Limited is jointly owned by Spectra and Shunfeng International Clean Energy Limited, a Chinese company.
The project was financed by
Asian Development Bank. The plant would sell the generated electricity to
Bangladesh Power Development Board
The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is a government agency operating under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It was created as a public-sector organization to boost ...
.
During the
COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
The COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Bangladesh in March 2020. The first ...
, Spectra Oxygen Limited had difficulties maintaining supplies of oxygen as consumers were stockpiling oxygen cylinders.
Businesses
* Spectra- Hexa Namsai Limited
* Reza Construction Limited
* Spectra Engineers Limited
* Spectra Convention Centre
* Spectra Properties Limited
* Spectra Hexa Feeds Limited
* Spectra Oxygen Limited
* Sunypun Organics Limited
* Reza Construction Limited
* Palm View Restaurant & Green Point Cafe
* Spectra Marine Division
* Spectra International Limited
* Spectra Dye-Chem Private Limited
* German Euro Chemicals Limited
* Tex Chem International
* Spectra Solar Park Limited
References
1981 establishments in Bangladesh
Organisations based in Dhaka
Conglomerate companies of Bangladesh
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