PRAN-RFL has built the largest bicycle manufacturing factory in Bangladesh

The Dhaka Times Desk Pran RFL is the first industrial group of Bangladesh, this time they set up the country's largest bicycle production factory in Habiganj!

Pran RFL has informed that they have started the production of this factory to meet the needs of the country as well as to export abroad, now about 800 trained local workers are working in the factory.

40 percent of the parts of these bicycles manufactured by PRAN RFL will be brought from outside the country, but very soon the dependence on foreign parts will be reduced. At present the monthly maximum limit of PRAN RFL's production cycle is 50000 pieces but now PRAN RFL has produced 30000 piece cycle per month.

প্রান আরএফএল এর কারখানায় তৈরিকৃত এসব সাইকেলের নাম দেয়া হয়েছে “দুরন্ত”। প্রান আরএফএল আশা করছে দুরন্ত খুব দ্রুত বাংলাদেশের গ্রাম বাংলায় ছড়িয়ে যাবে। বিশেষ করে বাংলাদেশের জুবসমাজ এখন সাইকেলের প্রতি অনেক বেশি আগ্রহী এছাড়া গ্রাম এলাকায় সাশ্রয়ী যোগাযোগ মাধ্যম হিসেবে সাইকেলের একটি বিশাল চাহিদা রয়েছে। সাইকেল একটি পরিবেশ বান্ধব যানবাহন।

At present there are two more bicycle manufacturing factories in Bangladesh including Pran RFL, two factories are located in export processing areas and one of them is a Sri Lankan company. Bangladesh is the world's fifth bicycle exporting country. A large part of the European market is bicycle exports from Bangladesh.

PRAN RFL said their main aim is to provide bicycles at affordable prices to the people of the country and capture the markets of India and Bhutan. PRAN RFL manufactures 4 types of bicycles namely Mountain Bikes (MTB), Light Sports Bikes (SLR), Children and Minors. This bike will be available in the market in early 2014.

Source: Businessoutlookbd