Gazi Wires Limited

Gazi Wires Limited (Bengali: গাজী ওয়্যারস্ লিঃ) is a Bangladesh government owned company that manufactures wiring, for example copper wires. It is a subsidiary of Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation.[1] Md. Rois Uddin, chairman of Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation, is the chairman of Gazi Wires.[2] Dr. Md. Golam Kabir is the Managing Director of Gazi Wires.[3]

Gazi Wires Limited
Formation1972
HeadquartersChittagong, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
WebsiteGazi Wires Limited

History

Gazi Wires Limited was established in 1965 with technical assistance from Furukawa Electric company based in Japan. After the Independence of Bangladesh, Gazi Wires was nationalised in 1972 by the Government of Bangladesh. It was placed under the management of Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation. Gazi wires produces various types of copper wires.[4] The factory Gazi wires was heavily damaged by the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone and subsequent flooding.[5]

In 2016, Gazi Wires Limited was awarded the National Productivity and Quality Excellence Award.[6] In October 2018, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council approved 689 million taka allotment for the mordernisation of Gazi Wires.[7] From 2014 to 2020, Gazi Wires limited has turned profit for the government of Bangladesh.[8] The Ministry of Industries, per instructions from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, asked all government agencies and organisations to purchase supplies from state-owned companies like Gazi Wires Limited.[9]

References
  1. Bhuyan, Ayubur Rahman (1993). Trade Regimes and Industrial Growth: A Case Study of Bangladesh. Bureau of Economic Research, University of Dhaka. p. 139.
  2. "Biography of the Chairman". gaziwires.portal.gov. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. ব্যবস্থাপনা পরিচালক. gaziwires.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. গাজী ওয়্যারস লিঃ. gaziwires.gov.bd. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. Bibhāga, Bangladesh Arthanaitika Upadeshṭā (1991). Bangladesh Economic Survey. Ministry of Finance, Economic Adviser's Wing, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. p. 49.
  6. গাজী ওয়্যারস লিঃ. gaziwires.gov.bd. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  7. "Ecnec: 23 districts to get polytechnic institutes". Dhaka Tribune. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  8. "Gazi Wires maintains profit trend". Daily Sun. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  9. "Ministry asks government organisations to follow PM order on buying goods from SoEs". New Age. Retrieved 14 June 2020.


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