JF (Bangladesh) Limited

JF (Bangladesh) LimitedFormation| 1896

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Headquarters| Chittagong, Bangladesh

Region served

| Bangladesh

Official language

| Bengali
Website| jfbd.com

JF (Bangladesh) Limited, previously known as James Finlay Bangladesh, is a prominent shipping and logistics business in Bangladesh. It is a successor firm of James Finlay Limited, a leading Scottish trading company in the British Empire.

## History

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The company was incorporated in Bengal in 1901. After the end of colonial rule, the British Finlays Group operated the company for 57 years, until 2004, when it was sold to a group of Bangladeshi businessmen under the JF (Bangladesh) Limited name.[1]

It received a gold medal for exports from 2000 to 2001 from Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[2] It was forced to deposit 2.38 billion BDT into the government exchange during a crackdown on corruption in Bangladesh from the 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis.[3]

They represent 52 global charter vessels company in Bangladesh.[4] It provides seamen to shipping companies around the globe.[5] It works as a consultancy and warehouse services to The New Sylhet Tea Estate Limited, Baraoora (Sylhet) Tea Company Limited, Consolidate Tea & Lands Co. (Bangladesh) Limited, and the Burjan Tea Estate Limited.[6][7]

The company is headquartered at Finlay House in Agrabad, Chittagong.[8][9][10][11]

## Subsidiaries

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* Local representative of Protection and indemnity insurance[12]
* Local representative of Lloyd's Agency.[13]
* Liner Agency Representation[14]
* Local agent of InterOil
* Finlay Bazar[15]
* Finlay Travels[16]

## References

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1. ^ "About Us | JF (Bangladesh) Limited". Retrieved 2022-06-29.
2. ^ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 202". archive.thedailystar.net. Archived from the original on 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
3. ^ Byron, Rejaul Karim (2009-12-22). "'Graft suspects' may get back Tk 1,232cr". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
4. ^ "Tramp/Charter Vessels Agency | JF (Bangladesh) Limited". Retrieved 2022-06-29.
5. ^ "Manning Agency | JF (Bangladesh) Limited". Retrieved 2022-06-29.
6. ^ "Tea Estates Management | JF (Bangladesh) Limited". Retrieved 2022-06-29.
7. ^ "Warehousing Services | JF (Bangladesh) Limited". Retrieved 2022-06-29.
8. ^ Worldaware Business Awards 1998 - The Rio Tinto Award for Long-term Commitment
9. ^ [1] Archived 2015-12-29 at the Wayback Machine Finlays History
10. ^ "Heritage of James Finlay Bangladesh". Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
11. ^ James Finlay Tea (Bangladesh)
12. ^ "P&I Club Representation | JF (Bangladesh) Limited". Retrieved 2022-06-29.
13. ^ "Lloyd's Agency | JF (Bangladesh) Limited". Retrieved 2022-06-29.
14. ^ "Liner Agency Representation | JF (Bangladesh) Limited". Retrieved 2022-06-29.
15. ^ "FINLAY BAZAR | JF (Bangladesh) Limited". Retrieved 2022-06-29.
16. ^ "Travel Agency | JF (Bangladesh) Limited". Retrieved 2022-06-29.