Sena Kalyan Sangstha Explained
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]
Subsidiaries
- Sena Kalyan Constructions & Developments (SKCD)
- Mongla Cement Factory, Bagerhat[14]
- Fauji Flour Mill, Chittagong[15]
- Diamond Food Industries, Chittagong[16]
- Chittagong Flour Mill, Chittagong[17]
- Sena Kalyan Electric Industries, Chittagong[18]
- Sena Kalyan Electronics[19]
- Sena Kalyan Ready Mix Concrete, Mirpur, Dhaka[20]
- Eastern Hosiery Mills, Tongi, Gazipur[21]
- Sena tent and Textile Mills (formerly Enesel Textile Mills), Chittagong[22]
- Sena Kalyan Edible Oil Industries[23]
- Sena Kalyan LPG Bottling Plant[24]
- Sena Filling and CNG Station[25]
- Sena Kalyan Insurance Company Limited[26]
- SKS Trading House[27]
- Sena Kalyan Bhaban, Motijheel[28]
- Amin Mohiuddin Foundation building[29]
- Sena Commercial Complex, Dhaka-Tongi Road.[30]
- Anannya Shopping Complex, Baridhara DOHS[31]
- Sena Kalyan Sangstha Tower, Mohakhali[32]
- Sena Kalyan Business Mart, Tejgaon[33]
- Sena Kalyan Trade Center, Agrabad, Chittagong[34]
- SKS Convention Hall[35]
- Sena Kalyan Travels and Tours
- Sena Kalyan Overseas Employment Services Limited[36]
- Savoy Ice Cream Factory Ltd[37]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha . Banglapedia. 17 September 2016.
- News: Hasina urges Saudi businesses to invest in Bangladesh. The Daily Star. 5 June 2016. 17 September 2016.
- News: Govt to build multi-storey convention centre in Ctg. The Daily Star. 13 July 2013. 17 September 2016.
- News: Sena Kalyan Travels and Tours launched. The Daily Star. 21 December 2015. 17 September 2016.
- News: LPG market to heat up. The Daily Star. 26 April 2016. 17 September 2016.
- News: 7 killed, 50 injured. The Daily Star. 12 March 2015. 17 September 2016.
- News: Farid Ahmed . Harmeet Shah Singh . Greg Botelho. Bangladesh factory roof collapses, at least 4 dead. CNN. 17 September 2016.
- News: Bangladesh Army following model of Pak Army. The Daily Star. 23 July 2010. 17 September 2016.
- News: 5-star hotel construction takes off in Chittagong. The Daily Star. 3 June 2009. 17 September 2016.
- News: 2021-08-29. Bank Asia donates Tk50 lakh to Sena Kalyan Sangstha. 2022-01-03. The Business Standard. en.
- News: 2021-12-26. Eastern Lubricant profit jumps for low-cost base oil imports. 2022-01-03. The Business Standard. en.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Sangstha Bangladesh. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyan.org.
- Web site: Sena Kalyan Overseas Employment Services Limited. 2022-01-03. www.senakalyanoverseas.com.
- Web site: Savoy Home Naturally Good . 2022-04-15 . www.savoybd.com.