Singer Bangladesh Ltd. (Bengali: সিঙ্গার বাংলাদেশ লি.) is a Bangladeshi sewing machine manufacturer. It started while Bangladesh was a part of the British Raj. In addition to sewing machines, Singer Bangladesh manufactured consumer electronics.
History
Singer Bangladesh began in 1905. In 1920, two shops were set up in Dhaka and Chittagong.[1] In 1947, after the Partition of the sub-continent, now Bangladesh became East Pakistan. Singer in East Pakistan operated as a branch of Singer Pakistan and the products used to come from West Pakistan. Initially, only 10 shops were set up, which grew to 43 by the late 1960s.[2]
After the Bangladesh War of Independence, Bangladesh Singer had to limit its operation to 23 stores and the branch office was promoted to country office. A change in the investment policy in 1979 created new business opportunities and Singer registered as an operating company.