General Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (GPL) was incorporated as a private limited company on 5 April 1984. Dr. Momenul Haq was the Managing Director, and Dr. Gazi Nurun Nabi was Director. The company began manufacturing drugs in 1987, initially with seven products. There are currently nearly 3000 employees, including around 2000 sales and marketing staff.^{[citation needed]} The national distribution network has around 600 distribution workers.^{[citation needed]}

The company's manufacturing facility is located 72 kilometres (45 mi) from Dhaka in Gazipur, where they produce dosage forms including tablets in film-coated, enteric-coated , dispersible, immediate release, modified release, sustained release and chewable, as well as immediate release capsules, modified-release capsules, enteric-coated capsules, liquid in hard gelatin capsules, lotions, ORS, syrups, suspensions, oral gels, antiseptic mouthwash, antiseptic solutions, powder for suspensions, creams, and ointments (water based and oil based).^{[citation needed]}

In 2011 the company extended their manufacturing facility,^[1] 77 kilometres (48 mi) from Dhaka in Gazipur.^[2]

The site has a total area of 29,792 square metres, and a building footprint of 14,444 square metres.^{[citation needed]}

The company sells its products in Bangladesh and exporting to both developed and developing countries. They export with products registered in the following countries:

• Asia: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar,^[3] Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Maldives, Philippines
• Africa: Kenya,^[4] Somalia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Libya
• Central and South America: Belize, Guatemala

GPL is also aiming to export to other countries of South East Asia, the Middle East,^[5] and Africa.