Sika Bangladesh opens factory at MIEZ
Sika Bangladesh Limited, a Switzerland based company, has opened its factory at Meghna Industrial Economic Zone in Narayanganj, said a press release...
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Journey Outdoors to invest in BEPZA EZ as 50th co
Journey Outdoors Bangladesh Co Limited, owned by investors from Singapore and China, is going to invest $27.57 million to establish a high-end garment and outdoor products manufacturing industry at the BEPZA Economic Zone at Mirsharai in Chattogram...
Export processing and economic zones
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...
Oasis Accessories to invest $4.8m in BEPZA EZ
Oasis Accessories (Pvt) Ltd, a Bangladeshi company, is set to invest $4.8 million to establish a garment accessories industry in the BEPZA Economic Zone located in Mirsharai, Chattogram...
Chinese shoe co to invest $10.20m in BEPZA EZ
Dunion Taiyang Sheng Shoes (BD) Company Limited, a Chinese company, is set to invest $10.20 million in BEPZA Economic Zone to establish a footwear industry, said a press release...
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...
First export consignment sent to Europe from BSEZ
For the first time, Singer Bangladesh has commenced exports from its home appliance plant located in the Bangladesh Special Economic Zone, marking a significant milestone for the country鈥檚 economic zones...
Handa (BD) to invest $41.33m in BEPZA EZ
Handa (Bangladesh) Garments Company Limited, a Chinese apparel manufacturer, is set to invest $41.33 million in BEPZA Economic Zone located at Mirsarai in Chattogram, said a press release...
Foreign co Unifa Accessories to invest $48.66m in BEPZA EZ
Unifa Accessories (BD) Co Limited, a China-British Virgin Islands owned company, is set to invest $48.66 million to establish a bag and fashion accessories manufacturing industry at BEPZA Economic Zone located at Mirsharai in Chattogram...
ADB to fund solar power plant at NSEZ
Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority on Sunday inked Transaction Advisory Services Agreement with the Asian Development Bank for setting up Ground Mounted Solar PV (100-200MW) at National Special Economic Zone Project on a Public Private Partnership basis...
Foreign investment not a threat to nat鈥檒 security: BIDA chief
Foreign investment does not pose a threat to national security, said Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority and the Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority...
EZ products not exempted from VAT, rules AD
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has ruled that products, including edible oil, sugar, cement, and iron, manufactured in the country鈥檚 economic zones are not exempted from value-added tax, overturning a High Court verdict that had declared such taxation illegal...
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...
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...
Yunus invites Kuwaiti investors to investment summit
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday invited Kuwaiti investors to explore opportunities in Bangladesh鈥檚 Special Economic Zones and the upcoming Bangladesh Investment Summit to be held in April 7-9 in Dhaka...
BEZA plans to implement 20 SEZs in 20 years
The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority is planning to implement 20 Special Economic Zones within 20 years under three phases...
NBR to launch Authorised Economic Operator Feb 23
The National Board of Revenue is going to launch Authorised Economic Operator on Sunday, February 23, to streamline import and export processes by providing a seamless clearance system...
Singer BD opens home appliances plant
Singer Bangladesh Limited on Thursday launched its state-of-the-art home appliances plant at Bangladesh Special Economic Zone, said a press release...
BEZA eyes $5.5 billion investment by 2026
The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority expected that five economic zones would draw investment worth $5.5 billion by 2026...
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...
President seeks more Malaysian investment in Bangladesh
President Mohammed Shahabuddin has urged Malaysian investors to come up with more invests in various sectors, including Special Economic Zones, in Bangladesh...
Govt should ease doing business to better SEZs
INITIATIVES for special economic zones of the Awami League government, which was toppled through a mass uprising on August 5, have almost fallen flat. Modelled on the Chinese success of industrialisation, the initiatives taken in 2015 to set up 97 such zones still fall short of the target. The government of the day planned to set up 68 of them...
SEZs fail to woo private investment
The introduction of the special economic zone concept has brought little success in attracting the private sector investment in the country especially the foreign direct investment fallen to a decade low in the past financial year.
BGMEA for continuation of gas supply to new factories outside EZs
The country鈥檚 apparel makers on Monday demanded that the government should reconsider its decision to withhold gas and electricity connections from industries located outside economic zones...
