PRAN-RFL Group

PRAN (Programme for Rural Advancement Nationally){{Cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/first-bangladeshi-food-processing-unit-in-india-115060400454_1.html |title=First Bangladeshi food processing unit in India |date=4 June 2015 |work=Business Standard |location=India |access-date=31 March 2017}} was established in 1981 by retired Major General Amjad Khan Chowdhury and has become one of the largest food and beverage brands in Bangladesh.{{Cite news |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/corporate/news/111259/Amjad-Khan%E2%80%99s-death-anniv-observed |title=Amjad Khan's death anniv observed |work=Prothom Alo |access-date=31 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205075202/http://en.prothom-alo.com/corporate/news/111259/Amjad-Khan%E2%80%99s-death-anniv-observed |archive-date=5 February 2017 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/03/12/22986 |title=Bangladeshi agro-processed food has good prospect abroad |last=Bilkis |first=Shahana |date=12 March 2014 |location=Dhaka |newspaper=The Financial Express}} PRAN pioneered agribusiness in Bangladesh by providing farmers with guaranteed prices.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BBQKr8mIcAIC&pg=PA111 |title=Challenging the Injustice of Poverty: Agendas for Inclusive Development in South Asia |last=Sobhan |first=Rehman |date=4 October 2010 |publisher=SAGE Publications |isbn=9788132104681 |pages=111 |language=en}} PRAN Foods, a subsidiary of the PRAN-RFL Group,{{Cite news |title=GDCL to arrange Tk 1b fund for Pran thru Islamic Bond issue |url=http://www.observerbd.com/2016/04/08/145668.php |newspaper=The Daily Observer |access-date=31 March 2017}} produces a number of agricultural products under the PRAN banner. PRAN established a subsidiary company in UAE in 2003.{{Cite news |last=Basit |first=Abdul |title=Pran Foods expects 60% sales growth in 2014 |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/markets/pran-foods-expects-60-sales-growth-in-2014 |work=Khaleej Times |access-date=31 March 2017}}

In 2008, the company announced plans to open a production facility in Tripura, India, after the Indian government lifted the ban on direct investment from Bangladesh in 2007.{{Cite news |date=24 January 2008 |title=Pran to build first foreign plant in India |language=en |work=The Daily Star |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-20358 |access-date=31 March 2017}} The PRAN group's exports had reached 10 billion taka by 2016, with the biggest markets for the company in India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Malaysia, and Oman.{{Cite news |url=http://daily-sun.com/post/149798/PRANRFL-fetches-over-Tk-1000cr-from-export |title=PRAN-RFL fetches over Tk 1,000cr from export |work=Daily Sun |access-date=31 March 2017 |language=en}} The same year the revenue for PRAN exceeded US$500 million.{{Cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/Industry/56K8rW8kKBm7pN6sv6CzTO/If-Shan-doesnt-get-you-Pran-will.html |title=If Shan doesn't get you, PRAN will |last=Mitra |first=Sounak |date=10 February 2016 |work=Mint |access-date=1 April 2017}} PRAN started exporting potatoes in March 2016.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/business/pran-starts-potato-export-789643 |title=PRAN starts potato export |date=11 March 2016 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 March 2017 |language=en}}

In April 2016, PRAN started to export cassava and the first shipment, worth US$3 million, was sent to New Zealand.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/business/pran-export-3m-cassava-new-zealand-1207789 |title=PRAN to export $3m of cassava to New Zealand |date=12 April 2016 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 March 2017 |language=en}} PRAN has 80 thousand direct employees and 200 thousand indirect employees.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/business/global-business/memory-the-man-who-built-pran-1250362 |title=In memory of the man who built Pran |date=5 July 2016 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 March 2017 |language=en}} PRAN exports to over 118 countries.{{Cite news |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/arcprint/details/149796/PRAN-aims-at-poverty-cut-employs-over-10-lakh-workers/2016-07-10 |title=PRAN aims at poverty cut, employs over 10 lakh workers |work=Daily Sun |access-date=1 April 2017 |language=en}}

PRAN started exporting through river route to India from Bangladesh in March 2021.{{Cite news |title=Pran-RFL commences food export to India thru river route |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/132920/pran-rfl-commences-food-export-to-india-thru-river-route |access-date=20 March 2021 |work=New Age |language=en}}

Pran-RFL Group has several joint ventures with international companies, such as PepsiCo, Danone, and Nestlé.

PRAN-RFL Group contains two Groups, called PRAN-Group & RFL-Group.

Businesses operating under these groups contains several registered companies/businesses. Below are some of them-{{Cite web |title=All Brand {{!}} RFL Group |url=https://rflbd.com/brand/brands |access-date=14 September 2022 |website=rflbd.com}}

Duranta a part of the group makes bicycles for the international and domestic market. They launched the countries first ebike.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-08 |title=First Bangladeshi e-bike launched, to head to Germany within a week |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/corporates/rfl-introduces-first-ever-bangladesh-made-electric-bicycle-789558 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}} The venture started in 2015.{{Cite web |last=Khatun |first=Fahmida |last2=Sadat |first2=Syed Yusuf |last3=Mahbub |first3=Afrin |date=2024-04-24 |title=Bicycle Industry in Bangladesh - An Analysis of the Value Chain, Policy Brief 2024(2) |url=https://cpd.org.bd/resources/2024/04/Bicycle-Industry-in-Bangladesh-An-Analysis-of-the-Value-Chain.pdf |website=Centre for Policy Dialogue}}

Proton Mobile is the brand for the group's manufactured and marketed feature phones and smartphones.{{Cite web |title=Pran-RFL’s smartphone coming soon |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/277046/pran-rfl%E2%80%99s-smartphone-coming-soon |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}

• Top VAT payers Awards from the National Board of Revenue for being top VAT payer in different financial year.{{Cite news |date=10 December 2020 |title=4 PRAN-RFL companies receive top VAT payer award |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/events/news/4-pran-rfl-companies-receive-top-vat-payer-award-2009209 |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}{{Cite news |script-title=bn:সেরা ভ্যাট দাতার সম্মাননা পেল প্রাণ-আরএফএল এর চার প্রতিষ্ঠান |language=bn |url=http://www.bssnews.net/bangla/?p=296006 |work=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha |access-date=10 December 2020}}{{Cite news |title=PRAN-RFL's four companies receive top VAT payer award |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Business/pran-rfls-four-companies-receive-top-vat-payer-award/61806 |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=UNB |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Two companies of PRAN-RFL receive top VAT Payer award |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Business/two-companies-of-pran-rfl-receive-top-vat-payer-award/45201 |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=UNB |language=en}}
• National Productivity Award by [http://www.npo.gov.bd/ National Productivity Organization].{{Cite news |title=PRAN-RFL's 10 companies get productivity award |url=https://www.jagonews24.com/en/business/news/54467 |access-date=25 May 2021 |work=jagonews24.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |title=4 companies of PRAN-RFL get productivity award |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Business/4-companies-of-pran-rfl-get-productivity-award/24619 |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=UNB |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=15 February 2021 |title=10 Pran-RFL companies get productivity award |url=http://www.tbsnews.net/companies/10-pran-rfl-companies-get-productivity-award-202297 |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=The Business Standard |language=en}}
• Best Employer Brand Award.{{Cite news |title=PRAN-RFL Group bags 'Best Employer Brand Award' |language=en-US |work=UNB |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Business/pran-rfl-group-bags-best-employer-brand-award/27780 |access-date=9 July 2021}}
• National Export Trophies.{{Cite news |title=PRAN-RFL bags five national export trophies |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Business/pran-rfl-bags-five-national-export-trophies/27312 |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=UNB |language=en}}{{Cite news |last2= |title=PRAN-RFL Group bags five national export trophies |url=https://bdnews24.com/business/2019/09/01/pran-rfl-group-bags-five-national-export-trophies |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=bdnews24.com}}{{Cite news |date=1 September 2019 |title=PRAN-RFL wins 5 export trophies |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/english/business/news/bd/79480.details |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=banglanews24.com |language=bn}}{{Cite news |date=2 January 2017 |title=Pran gets export trophies for 13th year |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/pran-gets-export-trophies-13th-year-1339042 |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=RFL receives National Export Gold trophy |language=en |work=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/rfl-receives-national-export-gold-trophy-1543749629 |access-date=9 July 2021}}

• Habiganj Industrial Park, Sayestaganj, Habiganj, Sylhet
• PRAN Industrial Park, Palash, Narshingdi
• RFL Industrial Park, Mulgaon, Kaliganj, Gazipur
• Danga Industrial Park, Kazirchar, Danga, Palash, Narshingdi
• Rupganj RFL Factory, Rupganj, Narayanganj
• Rangpur Foundry Ltd., BSCIC, Kallabong, Rangpur
• Pran Agro Ltd, Natore

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