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Formation | 1980 |
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Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
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Staff | 3,170 |
Website |
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Nitol Niloy Group ( Bengali: নিটল নিলয় গ্রুপ) is a Bangladeshi diversified conglomerate based in Dhaka. Its primary business is the import and distribution of Tata Motors vehicles in Bangladesh. [1] Abdul Matlub Ahmad is the chairperson of Nitol Niloy Group. [2] Selima Ahmad mp is the Vice-Chairperson of Nitol Niloy Group. [3]
Nitol Niloy Group was established in January 1980 as Nitol Motors Limited, an importer of vehicles. [4]
Nitol Motors Limited became the distributor of Tata Motors in Bangladesh in 1988. [5]
In 1991, Nitol started assembling Trucks and Busses for Tata in Bangladesh. [6]
Niloy Cement Clinkerization started operations in September 2007. [7] It was the first cement clinkerization plant in Bangladesh.
The group has an annual turnover of 5 billion taka in 2010. [8]
Nitol-Niloy Group led a delegation of Bangladeshi companies to Uganda in May 2011. [9] It announced plans to invest US$12.5 million to develop rice cultivation in Uganda. [9] It signed an agreement with Amrit Group to develop a poultry industry in Bangladesh. [10] It opened a driving school in Kishoreganj District called Nitol-Tata Driving Training Institute. [11]
Nitol Niloy Group controlled FAS Finance and Investment. [12] It pulled out its investment from FAS Finance and Investment and the company was taken over by PK Halder who embezzled 13 billion taka funds from the financial institute. [12]
Nitol Niloy Group signed an agreement with Hero MotoCorp to invest US$40 million to establish a motorcycle plant on 20 April 2014. [13]
In 2016, Nitol Niloy Group requested permission from Bangladesh Bank to invest US$7 million in Gambia but were denied permission. [14] [15] Later Finance Minister A. H. M. Mostafa Kamal, who is in favor of foreign investments by Bangladeshi companies, requested them to submit a detailed investment plan to the central bank which they failed to do. [14]
Nitol Niloy Group announced plans to assemble Tata Pickups under Nita Company Limited, a joint venture with Tata Motors, in September 2018. [6] Production was scheduled to begin in 2020. [6] The project suffered delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. [16] The company had also expressed an interest in assembling small cars of Tata in Bangladesh. [17] Bangladesh is the fourth largest market for Tata motors. [18] It is also delayed the launch of an electric vehicle assembled in Bangladesh due to the pandemic. [19]
Nitol Niloy Group is part of the Star Infrastructure Development Consortium which has 17 Bangladeshi conglomerates. [20] Star Infrastructure Development Consortium plans to open a US$3.5 billion steel plant in Chittagong in partnership with Kunming Iron & Steel Holding Company Limited. [20] It also has a joint venture with Hero Group to produce motorcycles in Bangladesh. [21] [22]
In February 2019, Nitol Niloy Group received a license from the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority to establish Kishoreganj Economic Zone. The group planned to invest 3 billion taka to develop the 84 acre site. [23]
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