Who owns Metro?
Metro is owned by PRAN-RFL (Bangladesh).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- PRAN-RFL Group reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, Dhaka
- Origin
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Pasta
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Metro
Metro is PRAN's packaged rice brand, selling chinigura, the short aromatic Bangladeshi rice cooked for polao and biryani, and basmati. The company also puts the name on lascha semai, the roasted vermicelli eaten as a sweet at Eid. Packaged branded rice is a relatively recent category in Bangladesh, where most rice is still bought loose, and Metro sits alongside PRAN's own-name rice lines.
Ownership timeline of Metro
Where Metro sits in PRAN-RFL
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Metro?
The parent company of Metro is PRAN-RFL, a privately held company headquartered in Bangladesh.
Is Metro Bangladeshi?
Yes. Metro originated in Bangladesh and its owner, PRAN-RFL, is also headquartered in Bangladesh.
Is Metro still owned by PRAN-RFL?
Yes. As of 24 September 2026, Metro is still owned by PRAN-RFL. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] PRAN Foods — Our Brands — PRAN-RFL Group, Official document; retrieved 24 September 2026.
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