Bangladesh Blade Factory Limited is a Bangladesh government owned company, under the Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation, that manufactures razor blades.[1] Md. Touhiduzzaman is the managing director.[2]
History
In 1976, the Government of Bangladesh proposed an agreement with the proprietors of Wilkinson Sword, based in the United Kingdom, to establish a blade manufacturing factory in Bangladesh. In 1979, Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation passed the agreement for approval to the Ministry of Industry. After approval from the Planning Commission the construction of the factory began in 1980. The factory started commercial production in 1985.[3]
In the 1980s, the company had one of the biggest shares of the double edged safety blade market in Bangladesh.