of reorganization to comply with wikipedia s layout guidelines . please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure . december 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article has no lead section . please help by adding an introductory section to this article . for more information see the layout guide and wikipedia s lead section guidelines to ensure the section will be inclusive of all the essential details . please discuss this issue on the article s talk page . december 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message square pharmaceuticals ltd. type public traded as dse dse cse cse industry pharmaceutical founded 1958 founder samson h. chowdhury key people tapan chowdhury products vaccines oral healthcare products tablets capsules syrup suspension sterile eye drops injectables nasal sprays creams ointments iv fluids metered dose inhalers dry powder inhalers suppositories lyophilized injectables prefilled syringes etc. argrovet & pesticide products herbal & neutraceuticals products over the counter medicines website http www.squarepharma.com.bd contents 1 corporate history of square pharma 2 see also 3 listing 4 references 5 external links corporate history of square pharma edit the company was founded in 1958 1 by samson h. chowdhury along with three of his friends as a private firm . it went public in 1991 and is currently listed on the dhaka stock exchange . square pharmaceuticals ltd. the flagship company is market leader with highest market share in the pharmaceutical industry of bangladesh 2 since 1985 and it has been continuously in the 1st position among all national and multinational companies since 1985 . square pharmaceuticals ltd. is now on its way to becoming a high performance global player . corporate focus as per vision mission and objectives ; they are to emphasize on the quality of product process and services leading to growth of the company imbibed with good governance . chronology since inception 1958 debut of square pharma as a partnership firm . 1964 converted into a private limited company . 1974 technical collaboration with janssen pharmaceutica belgium a subsidiary of johnson and johnson international usa . 1982 licensing agreement signed with f. hoffmann la roche ltd. switzerland . 1985 achieved first position in the pharmaceutical market of bangladesh among all national and multinational companies . 1987 pioneer in pharmaceutical export from bangladesh . 1991 converted into a public limited company . 1994 initial public offering of square pharmaceutical shares . 1995 chemical division of square pharmaceuticals ltd. starts production of pharmaceutical bulk products api . 1997 won the national export trophy for exporting pharmaceuticals . 1998 agro chemicals & veterinary products division of square pharma starts its operation . 2001 us fda uk mca standard new pharmaceutical factory goes into operation built under the supervision of bovis lend lease uk . 2004 signing of agreement with rovipharm vietnam to manufacture and market square products under license in vietnam . 2004 secured the top position for the best published accounts and report for 2003 in the manufacturing category for transparency and excellence in corporate reporting . 2005 new state of the art square cephlosporins ltd. goes into operation ; built under the supervision of telstar s.a. of spain as per us fda uk mhra requirements . 2007 square pharmaceuticals ltd. dhaka unit gets the uk mhra approval . 2008 new svpo small volume parenteral and ophthalmics plant starts operation in dhaka unit . 2009 square pharmaceuticals ltd. won the bangladesh business award . citation needed see also edit maasranga television listing edit dhaka stock exchange 3 feature company of chittagong stock exchange id of spl 13002 4 listed company list of chittagong stock exchange 5 references edit history & growth . square pharmaceuticals ltd. http www.thefinancialexpress bd.com more.php news id 92556 display company information . dsebd.org . 2012 09 25 . retrieved 2013 08 28 . http www.csebd.com cse docs selected30companies.html http www.csebd.com cse companyinfo company address.html square tops list of 10 incepta second by sales 09 bangladesh s largest pharma companies by slaes 08 squire currently is the no. 1 company in the industry and enjoys over 12 % market share external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to square pharmaceuticals . official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title square pharmaceuticals & oldid 738064299 categories pharmaceutical companies of bangladeshpharmaceutical companies established in 1958bangladeshi brandsvaccine producershidden categories wikipedia articles needing reorganization from december 2014wikipedia introduction cleanup from december 2014all pages needing cleanuppages missing lead sectionarticles covered by wikiproject wikify from december 2014all articles covered by wikiproject wikifypages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from july 2016commons category with page title same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages add links this page was last modified on 6 september 2016 at 18 20 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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