Online Desk: PRAN-RFL Group got two gold and three silver trophies from four sectors for outstanding contribution in the export segment for FY 2020-21.

The country’s leading conglomerate got the trophies from the commerce ministry for exporting agro processing, melamine, plastic goods and light engineering products.

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi handed over the prizes to PRAN-RFL Group through a program held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka on Wednesday.

PRAN-RFL group awarded the ‘National Export Trophy’ by the government as the highest exporter for the last 20 consecutive years.

In agro processing sector, PRAN Dairy Ltd and Habiganj agro Ltd. obtained gold and silver trophies respectively.

Durable Plastic Ltd received gold trophy for melamine sector while Allplast Bangladesh Ltd. and Rangpur Metal Industries got silver trophies for Plastic goods and light engineering sectors respectively.

Uzma Chowdhry, director (Corporate Finance) of PRAN-RFL group received the gold trophy on behalf of PRAN Dairy while Eleash Mridha, managing director of PRAN Group received the award for Habiganj Agro. R.N Paul, managing director of RFL Group, received the gold trophy for Durable Plastic while Kamruzzaman Kamal, director (Marketing) of PRAN-RFL Group received the trophies on behalf of Rangpur Metal Industries and Allplast Bangladesh.

Uzma Chowdhury delivered her speech at the program on behalf of the winners.

About the trophy, Kamruzzaman Kamal said, “We are very delighted for getting the best exporter award for the last 20 consecutive years. PRAN-RFL group is working for export diversification. This time we obtained a trophy for melamine sector. The awards are giving us motivation to go ahead.”

PRAN-RFL Group started exporting its products to France in 1997.

At present, the group is exporting it wide range of products to 145 countries in the globe including India, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Australia, Malaysia, USA, Canada, Germany and France.