PRAN-RFL Group () is a Bangladeshi multinational consumer goods company with headquarters in Dhaka. It is the largest agribusiness & plastic product manufacturer in Bangladesh. Currently, the company is operating across over 145 countries. History PRAN (Programme for Rural Advancement Nationally) was established in 1981 by retired Major General Amjad Khan Chowdhury and has become one of the largest food and beverage brands in Bangladesh. PRAN pioneered agribusiness in Bangladesh by providing farmers with guaranteed prices. PRAN Foods, a subsidiary of the PRAN-RFL Group, produces a number of agricultural products under the PRAN banner. PRAN established a subsidiary company in UAE in 2003. In 2008, the company announced plans to open a production facility in Tripura, India, after the Indian government lifted the ban on direct investment from Bangladesh in 2007. The PRAN group's exports had reached 10 billion taka by 2016, with the biggest markets for the company in India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Malaysia, and Oman. The same year the revenue for PRAN exceeded US$500 million. PRAN started exporting potatoes in March 2016. In April 2016, PRAN started to export cassava and the first shipment, worth US$3 million, was sent to New Zealand. PRAN has 80 thousand direct employees and 200 thousand indirect employees. PRAN exports to over 118 countries. PRAN started exporting through river route to India from Bangladesh in March 2021. Businesses PRAN-RFL Group contains two Groups, called PRAN-Group & RFL-Group. Businesses operating under these groups contains several registered companies/businesses. Below are some of them- Awards Top VAT payers Awards from the National Board of Revenue for being top VAT payer in different financial year. National Productivity Award by National Productivity Organization. Best Employer Brand Award. National Export Trophies. Factories Habiganj Industrial Park, Sayestaganj, Habiganj, Sylhet PRAN Industrial Park, Palash, Narshingdi RFL Industrial Park, Mulgaon, Kaliganj, Gazipur Danga Industrial Park, Kazirchar, Danga, Palash, Narshingdi Rupganj RFL Factory, Rupganj, Dhaka Rangpur Foundry Ltd., BSCIC, Kallabong, Rangpur Pran Agro Ltd, Natore References Food product brands Bangladeshi brands Conglomerate companies of Bangladesh Food and drink companies of Bangladesh Manufacturing companies of Bangladesh Bangladeshi companies established in 1981