Sena Kalyan Sangstha

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Sena Kalyan Sangstha
সেনা কল্যাণ সংস্থা
AbbreviationSKS
PredecessorFauji Foundation
Formation1953; 71 years ago (1953)
TypeState-owned enterprise
Legal statusWelfare trust
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Chairman
Md Habib Ullah
Parent organization
Bangladesh Armed Forces
Websitehttp://www.senakalyan.org/

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

History[edit]

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.[2] 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 include 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[edit]

  • 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[6]
  • Sena Kalyan Overseas Employment Services Limited[36]
  • Savoy Ice Cream Factory Ltd[37]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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