A US $ 1 billion investment could be drawn to the Satkhira Economic Zone, according to Shaikh Yusuf Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) on Thursday.
“At least six thousand direct employment opportunities will be created through this investment in the zone,” he added.
He was speaking during a workshop held at the deputy commissioner’s office in Khulna under the title Draft feasibility study of Satkhira Economic Zone and sponsored by BEZA. According to him, BEZA’s goals are to guarantee planned industrialisation, increase employment possibilities, and foster an atmosphere that is conducive to investment throughout the nation.
Around 97 economic zones have been authorised, according to Harun. Thirteen of these are in use, while 29 are in the process of being built.
The Mongla Economic Zone in Khulna is planned to be built on 205 acres of land using a public-private partnership model, according to BEZA sources. In addition, a tonne of new initiatives are being developed.
To create an economic zone on roughly 200 acres of land in the Kotalipara upazila of Gopalganj, a comprehensive project plan has been created. A feasibility study has been carried out for the construction of an economic zone on around 430 acres of land in the Kushtia upazila of Bheramara.
An additional economic zone is being developed in the Batiaghata upazila of Khulna, with 262 acres of land provided by the Satkhira district administration.
Md Feroz Shah, additional divisional commissioner (General) of Khulna, presided over the workshop. Mohammad Humayun Kabir, deputy secretary of Satkhira, and Md Ali Ahsan, executive member (administration & finance) of BEZA, were among those who spoke.
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