DREDGING · CONSTRUCTION · INFRASTRUCTURE

Building Bangladesh.
Shaping Waterways.

A truly Bangladeshi company, truly empowered — delivering dredging, land filling, construction and infrastructure solutions with technical experience and disciplined execution.

SARA Associate dredging and construction operations
Established2004
Regional reach20 districts
Technical team19 people
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2004Established
20Districts reached
19Technical personnel
25.4M+CUM dredging experience*

01 · WHO WE ARE

Building expertise. Delivering with experience.

Established in 2004 by Mr. Md. Shamim Reza, SARA Associate has developed into a Bangladesh-based construction company recognised for its expertise in dredging and land filling services.

The company's work includes soil testing, excavation and earth filling to maintain the required earth level for construction. Its services are supported by qualified engineers, advanced technology, technical experience and professional expertise.

With its head office in Dhaka, SARA Associate has completed projects and contracts in 20 of Bangladesh's 64 districts, including projects in remote and “deep rural” locations.

02 · OUR CAPABILITIES

What we do

Integrated capabilities across waterways, earthwork, civil construction and project delivery.

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Dredging & Waterways

River dredging, cutter dredging and re-excavation of waterways, supporting navigability, channel development and related waterway works.

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Land Filling & Development

Earth filling and land development works for construction and infrastructure requirements, supported by experience in major development projects.

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Riverbank & Protective Works

Riverbank protection and associated civil works supporting river engineering, erosion control and infrastructure protection.

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Road & Civil Works

Road construction and maintenance together with civil and hydraulic works, including structures such as regulators, culverts and bridges.

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Building & Infrastructure

Construction and infrastructure works supported by experienced technical personnel and project-based execution capabilities.

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Quality Management & Safety

Internal quality management practices supported by defined processes, continual improvement, safety awareness and technical training.

Cutter suction dredger in operation

ENGINEERING IN ACTION

From riverbeds to roadways.

03 · TRACK RECORD

Selected project experience

Examples drawn from the 2026 company profile and its project experience records.

Dredging operation representing SARA Associate's waterways work
ONGOING / RECENT

Dredging at the Inner Bar Area of Mongla Port Channel

Mongla Port Authority

The profile records this as a major capital dredging project. It notes a project-level work value of approximately BDT 920.65 crore and describes execution through AZDL–SARA JV, with work released in phases.

920.65 CrProject-level work order
28 CrInitial JV work value noted
PhasedFurther sections released incrementally
2011

Turag River Dredging

Design-section dredging and spoil management for increasing river flow under the Buriganga river restoration project, BWDB Dhaka O&M Division-II.

BDT 11.85 Cr · 100% completed
2011

Turag River — Extended Section

Dredging from km 142.00 to km 145.50 as part of the Buriganga river restoration project.

BDT 12.91 Cr · 100% completed
2015

Dhaka–Mirkadim–Taltala–Dohuri Route

Cutter suction dredging and related works to develop navigability of the river route, Lot-2.

BDT 6.90 Cr · 100% completed
2015

Titas River Dredging

Dredging and navigational-aid installation from Kathalia to Machimpur via Batakandi, Titas Upazila, Comilla.

BDT 9.69 Cr · 100% completed

*The profile states a total volume of 2,54,09,272.24 CUM of dredging work performed in the last ten years in the specific experience of Mr. Md. Shamim Reza.

04 · LEADERSHIP

People behind the work

A senior team supported by an experienced operational workforce and trained technical personnel.

Md. Shamim Reza
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Proprietor

Md. Shamim Reza

Entrepreneur with experience in dredging and civil construction, including large-scale capital and maintenance dredging, earth filling and road construction/maintenance.

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Executive Director

Mr. Imrose Sohel

Experienced in earth/sand filling, road construction and maintenance, slope protection, embankment work, land development and waterway re-excavation.

Mr. Imrose Sohel
Md. Salim Reza
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General Manager

Md. Salim Reza

Professional experience in liner shipping, ship operations, chartering, agency affairs, marine insurance, corporate relations and procurement networks.

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Technical Head

Engr. Jahangir Hasan

BUET Mechanical Engineering graduate with MEP project management, structural/design exposure and responsibility for equipment technical performance.

Engr. Jahangir Hasan
Muhammad Amran Hossain Bhuiya ACS
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Manager · Finance & Corporate Affairs

Muhammad Amran Hossain Bhuiya ACS

Chartered Secretary with responsibilities spanning financial, fiscal and administrative management and support to the tender team.

05 · RESOURCES

Built to execute

The company profile documents a broad equipment base supporting dredging, earthwork, roadwork, survey and construction.

SARA Associate equipment fleet
Cutter suction dredgers30", 20", 18", 14" and 12" classes documented
Marine fleetLoading/discharging dredgers, barges, house boats, speed boats, country boats and tug boats
EarthworkDozers, excavators, rollers, compactors, water tankers, loaders and dump trucks
Road & asphaltHot mix asphalt plants, pavers, rollers, bitumen equipment and road-marking machinery
Survey & laboratoryTotal stations, theodolites, levelling instruments, EDM and soil/concrete testing equipment

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Consistent results. Defined processes. Continual improvement.

The profile describes an internal QMS focused on meeting client requirements, compliance, cost/resource efficiency, process control, prevention of mistakes and continual improvement.

06 · CONTACT

Let’s build something that lasts.

For project enquiries, partnerships and business communication, contact SARA Associate at its Motijheel office in Dhaka.

OfficeSharif Mansion (2nd Floor)
56–57 Motijheel C/A
Dhaka–1000, Bangladesh
Telephone+880 2 4722638
+880 2 9551015
Fax+880 2 9560666
Emailsaraassociate.bd@gmail.com