Under the leadership of the current government, Bangladesh has already achieved the status of a middle-income country in keeping with Vision-2021. And Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) is committed to making Bangladesh an upper-middle income country by 2031 and a developed and smart country by 2041
Saleh Ahmed, project director for infrastructure development at the Narayanganj Japanese economic zone, which has yet to start operating, said it would minimise negative impacts on the environment and establish good practices for others to follow. The site will have a central facility to treat liquid waste before it is discharged, preventing pollution of local rivers and canals, he explained.
The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) is set to launch a skills development programme involving 2,000 people, which were selected primarily from areas around Bangabandhu.
Ten multinational companies are going to invest around Tk2,000 crore in Bangladesh to boost local production and marketing of textile chemicals, which are now largely import dependent. According to sources at the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) and the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza), four multinational companies have already been allocated space