Once a pioneer, now in crisis: BD Welding seeks investor to revive operations
The Business Standard (National) · ৮ নভে, ২০২৬
After nearly a decade of suspended production, the DSE-listed company plans to use fresh investment to build a factory in Dhamrai, install machinery and resume manufacturing, but faces financial, legal and management challenges.
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- Bangladesh Welding Electrodes Ltd (BD Welding), the country's first welding electrode manufacturer, is seeking a new investor and a reconstituted board to revive operations after nearly a decade of production suspension amid a prolonged financial crisis.
- According to the letter, BD Welding spends around Tk1 lakh a month on office staff salaries, security personnel, rent, electricity, telephone, internet and other operating expenses.
- BD Welding subsequently sued the insurer in the District and Sessions Judge Court, which ordered it to pay Tk2 crore.
বিসিএস ও ভর্তি পরীক্ষা তথ্য ছক (Exam Fact Sheet)
হাই-ইল্ড ডেটাপ্রিলিমিনারি নৈর্ব্যক্তিক ও লিখিত রচনায় কোটেশনযোগ্য সুনির্দিষ্ট পরিসংখ্যান
| ধরন | তথ্য | প্রতিবেদনের যে বাক্য থেকে নেওয়া |
|---|---|---|
Date | 3 January 2023 | “The company's reconstituted seven-member board has already lost three directors to resignation, while its managing director died on 3 January 2023, further weakening its leadership structure.” |
Figure | Tk1 lakh | “According to the letter, BD Welding spends around Tk1 lakh a month on office staff salaries, security personnel, rent, electricity, telephone, internet and other operating expenses.” |
Figure | 65.39% | “General investors currently hold 65.39% of its shares.” |
Figure | Tk2 crore | “BD Welding subsequently sued the insurer in the District and Sessions Judge Court, which ordered it to pay Tk2 crore.” |
শব্দভাণ্ডার ও বাস্তব প্রয়োগ ছক (Vocabulary Matrix)
5টি মূল শব্দএই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার
The state of a solid or substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining.
Synonyms: out-of-school suspension, syncope, halt, intermission
“Bangladesh Welding Electrodes Ltd (BD Welding), the country's first welding electrode manufacturer, is seeking a new investor and a reconstituted board to revive operations after nearly a decade of production suspension amid a prolonged financial crisis.”
The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
“In a letter to the authorities signed by its board chairman, Md Shafiqul Islam, the company outlined its financial difficulties and the challenges it faces in restarting operations.”
To construct something anew, or in a different manner
“Bangladesh Welding Electrodes Ltd (BD Welding), the country's first welding electrode manufacturer, is seeking a new investor and a reconstituted board to revive operations after nearly a decade of production suspension amid a prolonged financial crisis.”
Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
Synonyms: applicable, germane, in point, pertinent
“It has sought assistance from the relevant authorities in finding an investor capable of financing the revival.”
Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
“It has sought assistance from the relevant authorities in finding an investor capable of financing the revival.”
Words chosen from this story. English meanings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), via the Free Dictionary API.
IELTS Reading practice
Read the passage, then answer the questions. Every answer is in the passage.
Bangladesh Welding Electrodes Ltd (BD Welding), the country's first welding electrode manufacturer, is seeking a new investor and a reconstituted board to revive operations after nearly a decade of production suspension amid a prolonged financial crisis.
The Dhaka Stock Exchange-listed company plans to use fresh investment to build a factory at its site in Dhamrai, Dhaka, install machinery and resume production.
It has sought assistance from the relevant authorities in finding an investor capable of financing the revival.
In a letter to the authorities signed by its board chairman, Md Shafiqul Islam, the company outlined its financial difficulties and the challenges it faces in restarting operations.
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Questions 1–2: Complete the sentences. Write ONE WORD from the passage.
1.Bangladesh Welding Electrodes Ltd (BD Welding), the country's first welding electrode manufacturer, is seeking a new investor and a reconstituted board to revive _____ after nearly a decade of production suspension amid a prolonged financial crisis.
2.The Dhaka Stock Exchange-listed company plans to use fresh _____ to build a factory at its site in Dhamrai, Dhaka, install machinery and resume production.
Question 3: Do the following statements agree with the passage? Choose TRUE or FALSE.
3.In a letter to the authorities signed by its board chairman, Md Shafiqul Islam, the company outlined its financial difficulties and the challenges it faces in restarting operations.
Writing practice
IELTS Writing Task 2 style · Topic: Courts & justice
Some people say it is better for a guilty person to go free than for an innocent person to be punished. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Write a short answer of 4–5 sentences (30–250 words). State your opinion clearly, give a reason, and use a fact from this story as an example.
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পাঠোত্তর প্রতিফলন ও সারসংক্ষেপ অনুশীলন (Active Recall)
প্রতিবেদনটি পড়া শেষ করার পর মূল ভাবটি নিজের ভাষায় ২-৩ বাক্যে লিখুন। এটি বিসিএস লিখিত ও ভর্তি পরীক্ষার ফোকাস রাইটিংয়ে আপনার নিজের ভাষায় উত্তর লেখার সক্ষমতা বহু গুণ বাড়িয়ে দেবে।