Bangladesh Cable Shilpa Limited

Bangladesh Cable Shilpa Limited or BCSL is a state owned company of Government of Bangladesh, located on the bank of the Bhairab River in Shiromoni Industrial Area of Khulna City.[1][2]

Bangladesh Cable Shilpa Limited
বাংলাদেশ ক্যাবল শিল্প লিমিটেড
AbbreviationBCSL
Formation1967
TypeCable manufacturer, importer, exporter
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersShiromoni, Khulna, Bangladesh
Location
  • Khulna
Coordinates22°54′27.86″N 89°30′56.42″E
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Managing Director
Jagadish Chandra Mandal
Parent organization
Bangladesh Post & Telecommunication Division, Ministry of Post, Telecommunication & Information Technology, Government of Bangladesh
Staff
421
Websitewww.bcsl.gov.bd

History

Bangladesh Cable Industry Limited, Khulna People's Republic of Bangladesh Postal and Telecommunications Division; An industry organization under the Ministry of Post, Telecommunication and IT. The company was established in Khulna with the joint initiative of the then Pakistani government of 1967 and M/s Siemens AG of West Germany. Since 1972, this company has been producing commercially international standard telecommunications copper cables fulfilling 100% demand of the country.

Considering the ever increasing demand of fiber optic cables.[3] in the current mobile, internet and information technology era, optical fiber cable manufacturing plant is set up in a modern technology, which started commercial production from last July-2011. The company has been able to make profit every year and its yearly revenue in 2010 exceeded 1 billion BDT.[4]

Considering the widespread demand of HDPE Silicon Duct for setting optical fiber cable connection, the HDPE Silicon Duct Plant Plant is established in the year 2015–2016, which is being fully run from last September'16.

Work on construction of factory buildings to set up electric overhead conductor, service drop cable and bare / insulated wire making plant has been started at a cost of BDT 24.16 crore for the purpose of production multiplication under its own funding. The work of evaluating international tender in the purchase of essential machinery, matching materials and service is in the final phase. Hopefully the plant will start in January 2019.

References

  1. "Auditing". Banglapedia. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. "90-day plan to bolster state-owned telecom companies". The Daily Star. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. "Bangladesh to make optical fiber cables form various types". The Daily Star. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. "Bangladesh Cable to offload shares". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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