Sena Kalyan Sangstha Explained

Sena Kalyan Sangstha
Native Name:সেনা কল্যাণ সংস্থা
Abbreviation:SKS
Native Name Lang:bn
Predecessor:Fauji Foundation
Type:State-owned enterprise
Status:Welfare trust
Headquarters:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Md Habib Ullah
Parent Organization:Bangladesh Armed Forces
Website:http://www.senakalyan.org/

Sena Kalyan Sangstha (Bengali: সেনা কল্যাণ সংস্থা|lit=Army Welfare Foundation) is a trust owned and operated by the Bangladesh Armed Force. It owns a number of businesses including a travel agency, an electronics and cement factory and ice cream. Major General Md Habib Ullah is the present chairman of Sena Kalyan Sangstha.[1]

History

The organization started in 1953 as the Fauji Foundation when Bangladesh was a province of Pakistan.[2] After the independence of Bangladesh it was renamed to Sena Kalyan Sangstha in 1972. Before shifting the head office to Mohakhali, it was headquartered in Motijheel in a 23-storey building named Sena Kalyan Bhaban. It started a rice mill and a flower mill during the pre-independence era. It also owns companies that includes Savoy Ice cream, Energy Savings Lamp, Habib fan, Citizen Fridge, Elephant cement, television and transformer factory.[3]

In 2016, the trust signed a MOU with Bawani group of Saudi Arabia to export manpower.[4] In 2013, the trust was appointed to construct a ৳3 billion convention center in the southern city Chittagong.[5] In 2015, the trust launched Sena Kalyan Travels and Tours, a travel agency.[6] The trust also owns a Liquefied petroleum gas plant.[7]

In 2015, 7 workers were killed and 50 injured while constructing a warehouse for the trust in Mongla.[8] [9] The trust built Mongla cement plant with a loan from Pakistan that was secured in 1988.[10] Sena Hotel Developments Limited, which operates Radisson Blu in Bangladesh, is owned by Sena Kalyan Sangstha and Bangladesh Army Welfare Trust.[11]

On 29 August 2021, Bank Asia donated ৳5 million to Sena Kalyan Sangstha.[12] The trust owns KB Petrochemicals Limited jointly with a Middle Eastern company and recently signed an agreement with Eastern Lubricants Blenders Limited, a state owned company.[13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
  2. Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
  3. Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha . Banglapedia. 17 September 2016.
  4. News: Hasina urges Saudi businesses to invest in Bangladesh. The Daily Star. 5 June 2016. 17 September 2016.
  5. News: Govt to build multi-storey convention centre in Ctg. The Daily Star. 13 July 2013. 17 September 2016.
  6. News: Sena Kalyan Travels and Tours launched. The Daily Star. 21 December 2015. 17 September 2016.
  7. News: LPG market to heat up. The Daily Star. 26 April 2016. 17 September 2016.
  8. News: 7 killed, 50 injured. The Daily Star. 12 March 2015. 17 September 2016.
  9. News: Farid Ahmed . Harmeet Shah Singh . Greg Botelho. Bangladesh factory roof collapses, at least 4 dead. CNN. 17 September 2016.
  10. News: Bangladesh Army following model of Pak Army. The Daily Star. 23 July 2010. 17 September 2016.
  11. News: 5-star hotel construction takes off in Chittagong. The Daily Star. 3 June 2009. 17 September 2016.
  12. News: 2021-08-29. Bank Asia donates Tk50 lakh to Sena Kalyan Sangstha. 2022-01-03. The Business Standard. en.
  13. News: 2021-12-26. Eastern Lubricant profit jumps for low-cost base oil imports. 2022-01-03. The Business Standard. en.
  14. Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
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  21. Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
  22. Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
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  35. Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
  36. Web site: Sena Kalyan Overseas Employment Services Limited. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyanoverseas.com.
  37. Web site: Savoy Home Naturally Good . 2022-04-15 . www.savoybd.com.

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