Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the commercial operations and lay the foundation stones for 50 industrial units of Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) on 20 November, according to a press release from BEZA.
The inauguration ceremony was actually scheduled to be held on 25 October, however, was postponed due to extreme weather deriving from Cyclone Sitrang.
Commercial operations of four industries at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) will kick off. The factory of Double Glazing would also be inaugurated at Srihotto Economic Zone on the day. Besides, the commercial operation of some nine industrial units in the private Economic Zones would also be inaugurated.
In order to go into commercial operation, some $967.73 million has already been invested in some 14 factories while the concerned industry owners informed that they have plans to invest $331.27 million more in those factories.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stones of some 29 factories which have already attracted an investment of $610 million, while $1.9 billion more would be invested in those factories. These industries have already created employment opportunities for some 6,407 people, while another 38,658 jobs would be created in those factories.
