Chinese Senxin to invest $10m to produce LED
Senxin BD Co Ltd, a Chinese company, will invest $10.81 million to set up a manufacturing unit for various LED bulbs and packaging materials in the Mongla Export Processing Zone (Mongla EPZ).
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BEPZA attracts 23 Chinese investors in 14 months
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority has witnessed a sharp rise in Chinese investments over the past 14 months, due to China鈥檚 shift to high-value products and the ongoing US-China tariff tensions...
Chinese co to invest $40m more in BEPZA EZ
Chinese investor Kaixi Group has once again chosen BEPZA Economic Zone as its preferred destination for expansion, signing a new agreement on Monday to invest $40.05 million in a garments and related accessories manufacturing industry...
BB eases foreign currency rules for foreign investors
Bangladesh Bank has relaxed the foreign currency rules for exporters in specialized zones like Export Processing Zones (EPZs), Private Export Processing Zones (PEPZs), Economic Zones, and High-Tech Parks to retain foreign currency...
S Korean co to invest $8.06m in Mongla EPZ
OCF Company Limited, a South Korean company, is set to invest $8.06 million in Mongla Export Processing Zone, said a press release...
BEPZA鈥檚 contribution to exports rises to 17pc
The factories at eight export processing zones under Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority contributed 17.03 per cent to the national export of a total $48.28 billion in the recently concluded financial year 2024-25...
KEPZ foam factory burnt
A raging fire on Friday badly damaged a foam manufacturing factory at the Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone in Chattogram.
Stop attempts to evict Santals from cropland, say rights activists
Thirty-two citizens released a joint statement on Wednesday urging an immediate stop to efforts aimed at evicting Santal farmers under the pretext of setting up an Export Processing Zone in the Bagda Farm area of Gobindaganj, Gaibandha...
BEPZA organises first-ever financial conference
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) on Tuesday successfully concluded its first-ever 鈥楢nnual Financial Conference 2025鈥�...
BEPZA hosts investment seminar in Tokyo
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority on Wednesday hosted a high-level investment seminar in Tokyo, Japan, inviting Japanese investors to explore opportunities in Bangladesh鈥檚 Export Processing Zones and BEPZA Economic Zone, said a press release...
Most factories clear allowances
So far, a total of 7,684 factory units of various industrial hubs and export processing zones have paid their festival allowances as of Wednesday ahead of Eid-ul-Azha 鈥� which is scheduled to be celebrated on June 7, one of the biggest festivals for the Muslims, according to the Industrial Police data...
4,242 factories clear festival allowances
So far, a total of 4,242 factory units of various industrial hubs and export processing zones have paid their festival allowances as of Sunday ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest festivals for the Muslims, according to the Industrial Police data...
3,212 factories clear festival allowances so far
So far, a total of 3,212 factory units of various industrial hubs and export processing zones have paid their festival allowances as of Saturday ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest festivals for the Muslims, according to the Industrial Police data...
BEPZA, ILO sign deal to harmonise labour laws
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority and the International Labour Organisation have signed a letter of intent to implement a two-year plan aimed at aligning labour laws in Export Processing Zones with national legislation, ensuring equal labour rights across all industries...
Qingdao Dongfang to invest $4.5m in Ishwardi EPZ
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority on Tuesday signed a lease agreement with Chinese company M/s Qingdao Dongfang Packaging Technology Limited, according to a press release...
DEPZ demands quick solution to power issue
The industrialists of the Dhaka Export Processing Zone urged the government to resolute the existing electricity issues as soon as possible as it may hinder the country鈥檚 businesses...
DEPZ comes to halt as gas supply stopped聽
At least five factories were shut down and production got disrupted in all the 90 factories in the Dhaka Export Processing Zone on Tuesday following a suspension of the gas connection to the plant supplying electricity to the industrial area.
BEPZA to allocate plots in Patuakhali EPZ from 2026
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority is expected to start allocating plots for investors in Patuakhali Export Processing Zone from early 2026.聽
EPZ investors laud govt鈥檚 swift response over US tariff
The investors of Bangladesh Export Processing Zones have expressed their deep appreciation for the government鈥檚 prompt and strategic initiative following the recent announcement by the US administration of imposing a 37 per cent 鈥榬eciprocal tariff鈥� on Bangladeshi exports...
12 more industries to go into operation at Ctg BEPZA EZ
Twelve more firms in the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority Economic Zone (BEPZA EZ), established at the National Special Economic Zone (NSEZ) in Chattogram, is likely to go into commercial operation within 2025...
Toddler killed in elephant attack in Chattogram
Local people blocked the PAB road near Korean Export Processing Zone at Karnaphuli in Chattogram on Saturday, protesting at the death of a toddler in elephant attack...
S鈥檖ore-Indian tobacco co to invest $9.24m in BEPZA EZ
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority has signed a lease agreement with Allied Tobacco Company Limited, a Singapore-India-owned company, to establish a 100 per cent export-oriented cigarette manufacturing industry in the BEPZA Economic Zone...
BEPZA to launch employment injury scheme
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority is going to introduce a project named 鈥楨mployment Injury Scheme鈥� in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation to provide aid to the garment sector workers of Export Processing Zones, said a press release...
Chinese co to invest $3.82m in Ishwardi EPZ
M/s Bangladesh Haijintone Hair Products Co Limited, a Chinese company, will invest $3.82 million in Ishwardi Export Processing Zone to establish a wig manufacturing industry, said a press release...
Workers protest for pay hike at Chattogram EPZ
The workers of Pacific Casuals Limited staged a demonstration for an increase in food and medical allowances in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone in the district on Monday...
KEPZ secures land mutation documents
The Korean Export Processing Zone has finally obtained its mutation documents from the government, paving the path for increased foreign investment...
BEPZA attracts 29pc of total FDI in FY24
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority drew 29 per cent of the total foreign direct investment of the country in the 2023-24 financial year, claimed the BEPZA...
IPAs to come under one umbrella
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday asked the authorities to bring all the investment promotion agencies under one umbrella to attract more foreign investment in the country...
Professor Yunus asks BEPZA to promote Bangladesh abroad
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday asked the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority to create a team for economic diplomacy and help promote Bangladesh abroad...
Prime Leaf to invest $8.84m in BEPZA EZ
Prime Leaf Processing, a company jointly owned by Singapore, UAE, and India, is set to invest $8.84 million to establish a tobacco processing industry in the BEPZA Economic Zone...