Khulna Cables gears up for export with solid profits
Khulna Correspondent :
State-owned Bangladesh Cable Industries Limited (BCIL), widely known as Khulna Cables, has secured its place among the country’s profitable public enterprises after posting a profit of Tk 31 crore in the 2024-25 fiscal year. Over the past five years, the company has generated a cumulative profit of Tk 148 crore.
According to company officials, BCIL has set an ambitious target to export fibre optic cables to Nepal and several African countries by 2028. At present, the enterprise supplies nearly 60 percent of the country’s optical fibre telecom copper demand.
As part of its expansion strategy, BCIL plans to install three new machines at its optical fibre cable plant within the next five years, raising annual production capacity from 20,000 kilometres to 25,000 kilometres. The addition of new machinery at the HDPE telecom duct plant has already increased production capacity to 8,000 kilometres.
In the medium term, the company is preparing to add equipment for producing HDPE pipes suitable for water supply authorities. It also aims to establish a Local Area Network (LAN) cable plant by December 2026.
Looking further ahead, BCIL has set a goal to expand its supply of conductors and cables to the power sector by 2030. The company is also planning to install solar panels on factory rooftops using its own funds, reflecting a move towards sustainable energy use.
Moslem Uddin, general manager (administration) of BCIL, said continuous technological modernisation has enabled the enterprise to remain competitive in a challenging market.
Currently, the company employs 33 officers, 163 permanent workers and 125 outsourced staff.
Industry insiders noted that while Bangladesh requires nearly 500,000 kilometres of fibre optic network, only about 150,000 kilometres have been deployed so far.
They believe that expanding underground networks to reduce disaster risks and integrating outdated cable infrastructure could open up new growth opportunities for the fibre optic industry in the coming years.