Chhatak_Cement_Factory
Chhatak Cement Factory
Factory in Bangladesh
Chhatak Cement Factory (Bengali: ছাতক সিমেন্ট কোম্পানি) also known as Chhatak Cement Company Limited or simply Chhatak Cement is the first and oldest cement factory in Bangladesh,[2] that is located on the bank of Surma River in Chhatak Upazila of Sylhet. It was established in 1941 as Assam Bengal Cement Company. The annual production capacity is 2 lakh 3 thousand metric tons. Its raw material, limestone is imported from Meghalaya, India and stone is also collected from Takerghat's own stone quarry. Chhatak Cement is exported to Assam.[3]