CHAPTER 01: COMPANY OVERVIEW
1.1 Introduction
The flagship company of the Square group of industries, Square Pharmaceuticals Limited (SPL) is the largest pharmaceuticals company in Bangladesh. Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh, SPL develops, manufactures and markets drugs for humans and the animal world. The company owns and operates modern pharmaceutical factories mainly in Bangladesh and also has a separate division to operate a modern chemical factory which produces and sells basic chemical products. It also has divisions to produce and sell agrovet and pesticide products. It exports its products to Europe, Asia, Africa and South America.
SQUARE Pharmaceuticals Limited (SPL) is the largest pharmaceutical company in Bangladesh and is leading the Pharmaceuticals sector from the very beginning. It has been continuously in the 1st position among all national and multinational companies since 1985. SPL offers a range of pharmaceutical products, which include alimentary preparations, anesthetics, antiallergy preparations, antidiabetic preparations, antihaemorrhagic, antiparasite preparations, aromatase inhibitor, bone calcium regulator, cardiovascular preparations, CNS preparations, drugs for urinary incontinence, eye and ear preparations, haematinics, and lipid modifying preparations. The company also provides local anesthetics, other antibacterials, beta-lactam antibiotics, penicillins and cephalosporins, NSAIDs and antigout preparations, quinolone antibiotics, respiratory tract preparations, systemic antifungal, antiviral and antiprotozoal agents, systemic hormone, systemic sex hormone, thyroid therapy, topical preparations, vitamins and minerals, and water purification products. In addition, its animal health products consist of livestock, poultry, and aqua products. Further, the company offers agro chemical products comprising insecticides, nematicides, fungicides, herbicides and public health insecticides,