The devastating fire that broke out at a factory in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone was brought under control after 17 hours of frantic efforts, the Fire Service said on Friday morning...
A massive fire that broke out at the Chattogram Export Processing Zone on Thursday afternoon spread throughout the building as firefighters struggled to contain the blaze.
Several thousand workers of different factories under the Pacific Group at the Chattogram Export Processing Zone staged demonstration on Thursday, alleging harassment by the police in connection with a case filed over vandalising a police vehicle in 2024.
Cumilla Export Processing Zone, established in 2000 to accelerate industrialization, investment, employment and exports, has emerged as one of the leading industrial hubs of Bangladesh, creating employment for around 50,000 people and setting a new record in exports this year...
BANGLADESH鈥橲 economic journey is often told as one of overcoming impossible odds. With scarce land, fragile infrastructure, chronic political turmoil and bureaucratic bottlenecks, the country has long seemed ill-suited for large-scale industrialisation. Yet two institutions have fundamentally altered that trajectory. The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority...
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority is planning to form a fund to ensure payment of wages and benefits to workers of factories that shut down or suspended operations...
Direction Technology (Bangladesh) Company Limited, a Chinese-owned company, is set to establish a manufacturing facility at the Chattogram Export Processing Zone to produce Bluetooth headphones, wired headphones and data cables...
All units except Evergreen Factory in the Uttara Export Processing Zone in Nilphamari resumed operations on Thursday morning after two days of closure following Tuesday鈥檚 violent clash that left one worker dead...
All factories in the Uttara Export Processing Zone in Nilphamari remained closed and a tense situation was prevailing in the area on Wednesday, a day after a worker was killed during a clash between the law enforcers and the workers protesting against the closure of a factory and lay-offs...
THE death of another worker caused by police action over unpaid wages demonstrates the government鈥檚 continued disregard for worker rights. At least 25 others were also injured in the clash with law enforcers at the Uttara Export Processing Zone in Nilphamari on September 2. While the family and fellows of the victim claimed that the deceased was shot by law enforcers...
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).
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 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...
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...
OCF Company Limited, a South Korean company, is set to invest $8.06 million in Mongla Export Processing Zone, said a press release...
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...
A raging fire on Friday badly damaged a foam manufacturing factory at the Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone in Chattogram.
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...
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) on Tuesday successfully concluded its first-ever 鈥楢nnual Financial Conference 2025鈥�...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority is expected to start allocating plots for investors in Patuakhali Export Processing Zone from early 2026.聽
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...
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...
