Our History

Chevron Clinical Laboratory (Pte) Ltd was incorporated on 22nd February, 1984 and commenced operation as the country’s sole integrated investigative laboratory on 16th May, 1984. It was a pioneering venture in the field of integrated and automated diagnostics in Bangladesh. The founding member and the Immediate Past Managing Director, Late Dr. A. A. Ghulam Murtaza alongside his team established the institution with the sole objective of finding a healthcare solution for the Chittagong community. The loss of precious life and the helplessness during the traumatic times of the liberation war followed by the great famine because of lack of proper medical facilities compelled them to embark on the journey of catering to the medical needs of the society. The pathway to success for Chevron was rugged and tortuous. The traditional viewpoint of the medical community was a serious impediment to progress of Chevron as it had to tackle the confusion of the doctors and the hesitancy of the medical audience. The founding members of Chevron understood that establishing the institution among the mass will take time as it was built upon the blue print of Singaporean Diagnostic Standard. Through the entire 1980s, Chevron operated at an annual loss of 50,000 USD.