BEZA Annual Report
BEZA Annual Report
Annual Report
2016
Core Values:
Customer satisfaction;
Team working;
Free flow of information;
Participation and involvement;
Never stop learning;
Networking; and
Effective Public Private Partnership
Vision:
BEZA aspires to become a sustainable
development driving force and a world class
investment promoter and service provider to
ensure quality of life of the people.
Mission:
BEZAs mission is to persistently create
value for the investors by establishing
attractive investment facilities in the
economic zones through One-Stop service
and competitive incentive packages.
Who we are:
Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) is attached with the Prime
Ministers Office (PMO) and is mandated to establish, license, operate,
manage and control economic zones in Bangladesh.
BEZA aims to establish economic zones in all potential areas of Bangladesh
including backward and underdeveloped regions with a view to encouraging
rapid economic development by proliferation and diversification of industry,
employment, production and export.
BEZA intends to develop 100 economic zones across the country and create
employment for 10 million people by next 15 years. The authority also plans to
set corridors in Dhaka-Teknaf, Dhaka-Sylhet, Dhaka-Mongla and Dhaka-
Panchagarh routes for the economic zones
The journey of Bangladeshs economy is now riding an uptrend, aided by political and
macroeconomic stability, compared to what it had started out in 1970s. In the past
decade, its GDP has grown by ~6% driven by domestic demand as well as price
competitiveness. The government of Bangladesh envisages further growth and improved
employment scenario by establishing a more liberalized trade and investment
environment, thereby attracting large-scale foreign investment. To this end, Bangladesh
government has taken initiative s to build economic zones across the country, under
various implementation models. This vision resulted in the f ormation of Bangladesh
Economic Zones Authority (BEZA). Issues related to availability of land, high taxation
rates, combined with administrative and logistical hurdles have always been a major
source of challenge for attr acting investment. Such issues would be now effectively
dealt with by the single body of BEZA, thus facilitating the investment process amidst
the slow wake of nationwide reforms. The challenge now is to consolidate this by
accelerating economic growth at a harmonic pace, in an inclusive and sustainable
manner.
This first publication of the annual report will provide information, which would enable
to assess the status of current progress in infrastructure and investment, its adequacy
and projection of the future requirements of institutional capacity of BEZA .
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Governing and Management Structure of BEZA
Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), attached with the Prime Ministers
Office (PMO), was officially instituted by the government on 9 November 2010 as a
nodal agency to establish, license, operate, manage and contr ol economic zones in
Bangladesh. BEZA has a 3-level management structure:
1. Governing Board
2. Executive Board
3. BEZA Office/Secretariat
Governing Board:
Governing Board is the highest body that undertakes overall policy decisions. It is
headed by the Honorable Prime Minister with top -level representations from different
Ministries or Divisions of Industries and the Prime Ministers Office including the
apex chambers and private sectors.
The current Governing Board consists of following:
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Position Designation
No.
1 Chairman Honorable Prime Minister
2 Member Minister, Ministry of Finance
3 Member Minister, Ministry of Planning
4 Member Minister, Ministry of Labour and Employment
5 Member Minister, Ministry of Industries
6 Member Minister, Ministry of Communication
7 Member Minister, Ministry of Commerce
8 Member Minister, Ministry of Environment and Forests
9 Member Executive Chairman, Board of Investment
State Minister, Ministry of Science and Information and Communication
10 Member
Technology
11 Member State Minister, Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources
12 Member Principal Secretary, Prime Ministers Office
13 Member Governor, Bangladesh Bank
14 Member Senior Secretary, Prime Ministers Office
15 Member Senior Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs
16 Member Senior Secretary, Finance Division, Ministry of Finance
17 Member Senior Secretary, Ministry of Commerce
18 Member Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture
19 Member Secretary, Ministry of Industries
20 Member Secretary, Planning Division, Ministry of Planning
21 Member Secretary, Ministry of Labor and Employment
Secretary, Ministry of Science and Information and Communication
22 Member
Technology
23 Member Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
24 Member Secretary, Energy & Mineral Resources Division
25 Member Secretary, Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources
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Position Designation
No.
26 Member Secretary, Ministry of Shipping
27 Member Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests
28 Member Chairman, National Board of Revenue
29 Member Secretary, Ministry Posts & Telecommunication.
President, The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry
30 Member
(FBCCI)
The Representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the districts
31 Member
relevant to economic zones, to be nominated by the Government
32 Member Two women entrepreneurs to be nominated by the Government.
33 Member President of the Specialized Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Member
34 Executive Chairman, Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority
Secretary
Executive Board:
The Executive Board consisting of an Executive Chairman (as Chief Executive) and 3
Executive members to oversee day to day operation of BEZA. The Executive Board
exercises all powers and performs all functions as may be exercised and performed by
the Authority.
Executive
Board
Executive Chairman
BEZA Office/Secretariat:
The BEZA Office/Secretariat performs all day to day activities as guided by the
Executive Board. BEZA has an existing strength of 72 staff and very recently
government approved the revised organogram with an additiona l manpower of 58 for
Head Office and 100 for 125 site office.
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Name Designation Contact Picture
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Muhammad Abdus
Executive Member Email:
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Promotion) Phone No: +8802-8180116
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Dr. M. Emdadul Executive Member
Email: [email protected]
3 Haque (Additional (Planning &
Phone:+88028180117
Secretary) Development)
Hariprasad Paul
Executive Member Email: [email protected] Phone:
4 (Additional
(Admin & Finance) +88028180127
Secretary)
Head Office:
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Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority
Dear Stakeholders,
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Its a great pleasure in presenting Bangladesh Economic Zone Authoritys 1 Annual Report for the
financial year ended 30 June,2016 .
Rapid economic development through higher industrial activity and creation of employment
opportunities is one of main agendas for the Government of Bangladesh. The concept of Economic
Zones (EZs) has been adopted as an Open Door Policy to attract investment from both domestic and
foreign investors . BEZA was established to pioneer the establishment of EZs across Bangladesh
There are six implementation models that have been envisaged for establishing EZs:
1. PPP EZ
2. Private EZ (Established by domestic or foreign private organization)
3. Special EZ (E sector specific industry)
4. G2G EZ (EZ established and owned jointly by GOB and any other government.)
5. Government EZ ( EZ established and operated by BEZA)
6. EZs in collaboration with other GOB Authorities.
During this financial year, BEZA has been able to source investments from different Asian countries,
has kicked off activities for several sites and issued developers licenses. Activities have started for
Mongla and Mirsarai (Chittagong) among the PPP EZs. For Mongla Economic Zone, construction on
the site is expected to be completed by December 2016 and the plots are likely to be available from
2017. Mirsarai Economic Zone will be the first multi-sector EZ in the country, with an area of 30000
acres. Starting with an area of 550 acres in the first phase, this site is suitable for industries like
garments and accessories, composite textiles, auto components, cement, food processing, etc.
Requisite electricity and gas supply will be available to the EZ. BEZA also developing Sabrang
Tourism Park and Naaf Tourism Park in Teknaf, Coxs Bazar for planned and secured tourism in
Bangladesh.
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BEZA has issued 1 private EZ license to Meghna Economic Zone. Meghna Economic Zone (MEZ),
located near river Meghna has signed MoUs with investors based in Thailand and China. Pulp paper,
BEZA has taken the initiative to enact One Stop Services Act to ensure delivery of all services from
a single point to the investors. A total of 31 services have been identified which will be provided
from an automated OSS portal integrated in BEZA website.
Steps and initiatives have been taken during the last one year for updating, enriching and
strengthening its legal framework by amending the Act and the Rules and by formulating the Policy
and Guidelines. These have contributed a lot in accelerating the process of materializing the vision
and in achieving the goal of rapid economic development through industrialization and employment
in the economic zones.
We are grateful to the Prime Ministers Office , other relevant Ministries and Department of the
Government of Bangladesh ( Particularly Petrobangla, Bangladesh Water Development Board ,
Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board, Power Grid Company of Bangladesh , Bangladesh Power
Development Board , Roads & Highways Division, Local Government Engineering Department, Titas
Gas Distribution Company Ltd., Jalalabad Gas Distribution Company Ltd., Karnophuly Gas
Distribution Company Ltd. ) for their help, guidance and support provided to BEZA and to the
investors for their continued patronage and confidence in BEZA. With continuous learning, skill
upgradation and technology development, we will continue to provide world-class infrastructure and
services to our investors. I wish to convey my appreciation to all the officials of BEZA for the
valuable services and cooperation extended by them and are confident of their continued contribution
towards even better performance in the future.
During the reporting period this financial year, we have made great progress in
the PPP and Private EZs. Let us have a glimpse of our current performance.
Key Objectives:
Figure 2 : Inauguration of Development Activities of 10 EZs by Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Through well-incentivized EZs, Bangladesh government aims to develop and diversify exports and
encourage domestic manufacturing at the same time, to create jobs, and to pilot new policies and
approaches (for example, in customs, legal, labor, and public-private partnership aspects). These
EZs will also allow for more efficient government supervision of enterprises, provision of off-site
infrastructure, and environmental controls. This will provide immense business and employment
opportunities for all sections of the society in Bangladesh.
BEZA started activities for PPP zones with the support of World Bank and DFID under two
projects within PSDSP. BEZA is focusing on 11 sites under these projects viz. Mongla, Mirsarai
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EZ (1 Phase) , Mirsarai EZ-2, Sabrang Tourism Park ,Jaliardiwp EZ, Dhaka SEZ,
Narayanganj,Anwara-2 (CEIZ),Hobiganj and Sreehatta EZ. A reputed Transaction Advisory
Service Firm, PwC and individual consultants are appointed for Transaction Advisory services,
Master Planning, Feasibility study report, Legal issues, Environmental and Social study for these
EZsites.
The Mirsarai EZ-2 site is located besides the Mirsarai EZ (Phase-1). Total area is1300 acres .
BEZA BEZA has already completed all kind of studies, viz. Feasibility Study, Environmental
and Social Impact Assessments.
Sabrang Tourism Park will be the first exclusive tourism park in the Coxs Bazar district, encompassing
an area of 1027 acres. Sabrang is an amazing hilly and sea beach territory, multifaced, diverse and
admirably beautiful site. The purest air, lofty hill, sea
and lagoon create perfect conditions for the
development of all types of tourism & entertainment.
Connectivity:
Road: The proposed Park is 5 km away from Teknaf
town. Coxs Bazar-Sabrang Marine Drive is the access
road to the proposed Park and this connects the
National Highway (N1) .
Air: Coxs Bazar Airport is at a distance of 96 km from
the proposed Park. The proposed Park takes around 1.5
hours of travel time by road.
Port: Teknaf Land Port is only 9 km.
River: Naaf River is only 8 km from the zone.
Competitiveness:
Located with exclusive beach front
Half an hour Sea cruise to St. Martin- a coral island
9 km away from Teknaf land port
30 Minutes proximity to Coxs Bazar Domestic
International Airport
Access to the Bay of Bengal
Well-connected by road and sea
Figure 8: Layout Plan of Sabrang Tourism Park Availability of local operators in tourism sector
At the lip of the island Bador Mokam One can
enjoy bot sun rise and sun set , besides having sandy beach. Item Key Information
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Employment
~40,000
Creation
Feasibility
Study
EIA
Current Road Network
Development Embankment
Land
Development
Hotel complexes,
Eco-tourism,
Recreational
facilities, Business
Suitable tourism, theme
Industries parks, Marine
Figure 9: Natural view of Sabrang Tourism Park
Aquarium, Water
Sports, Water
tourism, Education
2 & Health Tourism
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Connectivity:
Road Connectivity: The proposed Park is 2 km away from Teknaf town. Coxs Bazar-Teknaf
highway is the access road to the proposed Park and this connects the National Highway (N1)
Air Connectivity: Coxs Bazaar Airport is at a distance of 90 km. The proposed Park takes around
1.5 hours of travel time by road.
Port Connectivity: Teknaf Land Port is just opposite of the park.
River: In middle of the Naf river
Competitiveness:
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Located in the middle of the Naf river Item Key Information
One hour Sea cruise to St. Martin- a coral island Employment
~10,000
Opposite of Teknaf land port Creation
One hour drive to Coxs Bazar Domestic Feasibility Study
International Airport EIA
Access to the Bay of Bengal Road Network
Current
Well-connected by road and river Embankment
Development
Land Development
Availability of local operators in tourism sector
Hanging Bridge
Offsite Infrastructure facilities:
Hotel complexes, Eco-
Hanging Bridge : A hanging bridge to be
tourism, Recreational
completed by December 2017
facilities, Business
Site Development Works (land fill) to be
Suitable tourism, theme parks,
completed by December 2017
Industries Marine Aquarium, Water
Boundary Wall: To be completed by December Sports, Water tourism,
2017 Education & Health
Jetty Tourism
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Narayanganj EZ
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Narayanganj EZ will be the one of the closest EZ from Item Key Information
Capital city Dhaka . Narayanganj is 32 km away from Area 316 acres
Dhaka city. Access 32 km from Dhaka
Proximity to highway
Connectivity: Competitiveness and waterway;
Road Connectivity: availability of power.
Narayanganj-Munsiganj Highway (R812); Employment
~70,000
Bandor-Madonpur Highway (R113); and Creation
Dhaka-Narayanganj Link Road (R111).. Feasibility Study
Sitalakhya Bridge is proposed across the Sitalakhya Current EIA
River, which will link the capital with Sylhet and Development SIA
Chittagong highway through Demra and Resettlement Plan
Narayanganj. Once functional, it shall connect Garments industries,
Madanpur-Madanganj-Sayedpur Road (R113) and knitwear garments,
Suitable
Fatullah (Panchaboti)-Munshiganj (Muktarpur) Industries cold storage,
Lohajang-Mawa Road (R812 shipbuilding, Cement
Air Connectivity etc.
Narayanganj EZ is located about 48 km from Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport at Dhaka.
Port Connectivity
Proposed EZ is located at a distance of about 254 km from Chittagong port .
Rail
There are two major railway stations in Narayanganj district viz. Narayanganj and Chashara.
Narayanganj railway station is located at a distance of 7 km from the proposed EZ.
River
The proposed EZ is located adjacent to the confluence of three rivers viz. Meghna, Dhaleswari
and Shitalakhya.
Narayangunj river port is located within 3.5 km (Water way).
Moheshkhali will be another planned Industrial city in our Country. A co-ordinated land use plan has
been developed by BEZA for Moheshkhali Upazila to accommodate Deep Sea Port, Utility infrastructure,
Industrial and Entertainment Zone, LNG terminal and Power Plant.
The entry of the private sector into zone development has also changed the range of facilities, services
and amenities available within zones. Recent trends tied to the increase in private zone development
include the development of EZs and industrial estates on an integrated basis rather than stand-alone
basis, increased specialization of facilities catering to the unique needs of target industries (hi-tech,
petrochemical, software, among others) and the provision of a greater range of business support services
and specialized facilities.
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BEZA has developed Private EZ policy for private developers. In the 1 phase BEZA has issued 4 Pre-
Qualifications license to AK Khan, Abdul Monem and Meghna group of industries . After obtaining pre-
qualification license from BEZA, all private developers have started on-site development activities. In
nd
the 2 phase BEZA has issued another 3 pre-qualification license to Bay Private EZ, Aman Private EZ
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, Arisha Private EZ and in the 3 phase BEZA issued another 4 Pre-Qualification license to United
City IT park,
Bashundhara SEZ
and East West SEZ . 65 56 68 63 160
35 40
PEZ License to A.K. Khan PEZ license to Abdul Monem PEZ license to Meghna
Economic Zone and Meghna
Industrial Zone
Potential Industries : Textile & Garment and Accessories, Leather Products & Shoe Industry,
Pharmaceuticals, Food Processing, Plastics & Other Consumer Goods, Machinery Parts & Light
Engineering, Automobile & Accessories, etc
Suitable Industries:
BOPP, Pharmaceutical Bottle, Ceramics,
Garments, Garments accessories, Auto
Bricks, Beverage, IT, IT Accessories etc.
or any other industry at the choice of the
Investor.
Aman Economic Zone has a gross area of 150 acres (aprox). The zone
has the potentiality to fulfill the conditions to become a successful economic zone with several number of
industries of Aman Group located within this zone . The developer has a plan to attract foreign and other
domestic investment to this zone.
Key Site Facts:
Location:Boidder Bazar, Sonargaon,
Narayangonj zilla in Hariamouza, Choto Daho Major Milestones:
Bhugmouza & Sonamoymouza.
Total Land: BEZA awarded license to Aman EZ on
Gross area150 acres (approx.), 90 acres are 15 February 2016
under construction & rest 60 acres are for Aman group invested US$ 68 Million
gradual. Construction of Boundary wall, land development ,
Connectivity: administrative building is in progress
Aman Economic Zone is well Aman cement invested US$ 120 million
connected to Dhaka & Chittagong. Feasibility study and Master Plan have been
4 km from Mograpara Chow Rasta cleared by the BEZA
towards Ananda Bazar Road to East, DoE has been cleared the EIA
South east from Loknath Mondir at
Barodi through LGRD road via connecting road to Sylhet
Narsingdi Highway.
Have convenient access through Meghna River.
Location
Washpur (Basila), Keraniganj Upazila of Dhaka district
Only approx 4 km away from National Parliament Bhaban
Desirable location for mid-level professionals and executives for civic facilities availability
Connectivity
Located along the Mohammadpur-
Keraniganj 120 feet highway
A major rail track for passenger and
freight transport
Kamlapur Railway junction only 15
km from the zone
Shahajalal International Airport is
only 17 km from the zone
Adjacent to the Burigonga river, A
dedicated jetty will be constructed
with the zone
Chittagong Sea port 250 km,
Mongla Sea port 150 km
Infrastructure Facilities
Figure 22 : 3D picture of Arisha EZ
Site Development Works almost 80% completed, Rest 20% land filling is in progress
Container Depot and Customs Office will be established
Boundary Wall 80% completed, rest 20% construction work is in progress
Admin Building 1st floor completed, another 10 floor will be constructed soon
Fire Station, Medical Centre, STP, Five Star Hotel Facilities, Investor Club
Suitable for Industries
RMG Milestones: BEZA awarded license to
Light Engineering & Auto Parts Arisha EZ on March14, 2016
Finished Leather Goods Arisha group invested US$ 160.32
Packaging Million
Aeronautical Component Industry Construction of Boundary wall is in
Telecommunication progress
IT-enabled services Appointed consultancy firm for feasibility
Electronics study and EIA.
Automobile/Motorbike Assembly 90% Land development completed
G2G Economic Zones
G2G EZs are being established upon initiative by the government of a foreign country or the
Government of Bangladesh and/or in partnership between Government of Bangladesh and Government
of a foreign country.
Indian G2G:
The proposed site for Mongla economic zone shares close proximity (within 200 meters) with Mongla
port, providing strategic advantage in terms of accessibility to various international market for trade.
The major export commodity handled in Mongla port includes jute, jute products, frozen food/shrimps,
clay tiles, betel nuts majority of which will be handled in containers. The frozen economic goods exports
have been increased since 2002 and is estimated that majority of the entire shrimp exports has been
conducted through Mongla, about 70% of which is destined to Europe and the rest to the US. Further,
there are few commodities such as coal, garments, leather, machineries etc. which are expected to be
handled by the port in coming years on account of thrust and high traffic at Chittagong port. Clinker is
one of the major components general imports through Mongla ports for the local cement plants that has
been increased in last few years due to regional infrastructural development projects. Food grains,
fertilizer, slag, fertilizer, gas, machineries and motor vehicles are other major commodities handled at
Mongla Port, together accounting for ~90% of total imports. The potential of Mongla port has not yet
been utilized like that of the Chittagong port. Government of Bangladesh is actively considering
revitalizing the port to become a national port with capacity / activity comparable with Chittagong port.
Mongla also enjoys the advantage of being along the banks of an inland river, especially since inland
water transport is a major mode of transportation in the country. Government plans to construct the
Padma Bridge as part of the Bangladesh Southwest Road Network Development Project. Following the
opening of new bridge road distance between Dhaka and Mongla will be reduced to 189 km, 74 km less
than the present 264 km distance between Dhaka and Chittagong and the road will be much less
congested. The bridge is expected to revive the Mongla port, which is now operating at very low
capacity due to the long travel time required to reach Dhaka and other key locations.
In order to exploit the above opportunities and advantages India Government has become interested to
develpe one Economic Zone near Mongla Port to host investment exclusively from India.
zone is established, it is expected that there will be a huge Figure 25 Proposed administrative Building of CIEZ
demand f or industrial plots, from potential investors.
China Government has nominated China Harbor & Engineering Company Ltd. as the developer and a
draft of SPC has been agreed with BEZA for development and operation of this zone.
The Zone has access to water transportation The site is suitable for export oriented industries due to
proximity of largest sea port of Bangladesh. It is expected to create employment for 1, 00,000 youth.
Apart from providing sites for Economic Zones, BEZA also takes care of other strategic aspects needed
for development of these EZs. The Attractiv One-Stop
main features of these aspects have e Services
been summarized below. Most of Incentive
Ready- s Operations
the land provided are hassle-free; made &
various preliminary infrastructural Infrastructu Maintenance
facilities will be provided to the re Manual
developers; whole set of attractive
incentive packages awaits for the
investors; BEZA will act a central / Proposed Amended
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gamut of clearances; appropriate
legislations in the form of Acts and
Rules are in place to render
structural strength to the whole process.
BEZA is essentially developing a land-bank all across Bangladesh for developers and unit investors,
resulting in well-connected industrial corridors spreaded across the country. BEZA is in the process of
acquiring lands and will acquire ~25,000 acres of land by the next year. Land for most of the sites are
hassle-free with minimum resettlement / rehabilitation issues. Most of the lands belong to government
without major land acquisition problems. This eliminates any risk of incurring extra cost or socio-
political turbulence for the developers and the unit investors.
All the sites are in close proximity to existing or planned ports, airports and National Highways,
thereby establishing seamless linkages / connectivity. This is augmented by availability of fresh water,
gas, electricity and readily developed land. BEZA will also provide some ready off-site infrastructure
facilities at the sites, viz. access road, admin building, boundary wall, retaining wall etc. BEZA will also
ensure supply of fresh water, gas and electricity and the construction of access roads and embankments
for the EZ premises. The following entities will ensure the same:
(iii) Attractive Incentives
BEZA would provide multiple incentives, other than infrastructure provision, to the developer of the
Economic Zone as well as to a particular manufacturing unit. Benefits to the zone developer will range
from income tax exemption to citizenship. The incentive structure for investor unit is also attractive,
ranging from fiscal incentives such as exemption of taxes, custom / excise duties to non-fiscal incentives
such as no FDI ceiling, work permits related and recommendation for Resident ship / Citizenship. BEZA
has taken vast initiatives such as; One Stop Service , attractive Incentive Packages to attract domestic
investors as well.
One-Stop Services
One stop services (OSS) is one of the ways employed around the globe to facilitate investment. It is the
way to enable domestic as well as international investors to submit regulatory documents at a single
location and/or to a single entity, which in turn facilitate
the investor to obtain necessary clearances. PwC (India),
a consultant firm appointed by BEZA, has designed OSS
services outlines based on which an OSS Act is being
drafted now.
Current Developments
1. List of Services under BEZAs Single Window
BEZA has performed detailed study to shortlist services it would provide under its OSS. The authority
appointed external party to study various Bangladeshi Laws, rules and regulation to identify
clearance/approval required to set up business in Bangladesh. The study identified around 31
clearances/approvals from different government authorities and agencies. Some of these clearances are
one-time in nature whereas the other requires renewal at defined intervals.
It also conducted consultation with private organization and with government authorities to understand
the challenges in the current approval processes. Their inputs provided insights on the challenges in the
current process and hence, supported in shortlisting the list of services.
Moreover, an international benchmark study was conducted to ensure that the services at BEZA are at
par with OSS provided by authorities in other developing countries. The table below provides the
shortlisted services that have been suggested to be included in BEZAs OSS.
2. Operational model for OSS
Apart from shortlisting the list of services, BEZA liaised with other government authorities and
conducted workshop to design the operational model for OSS. The services under OSS will be delivered
via one of the following modes:
(a)In-house Clearance/Approval
BEZA will develop in-house capacity and capability to provide few clearances. This would include
services like Boiler Registration, approval for captive power plant, VISA recommendation etc.
(b)Clearance to be provided by the developer with supervision from BEZA
BEZA has a defined Building Plan Rules which provides directive on the structure of the building, on
the electrical and water plumbing plan. Under BEZAs OSS, BEZA may provide developer the
responsibility to ensure adherence to the code and hence, developer would provide clearance on
building plan, water plumbing plan and electrical plan clearance to the unit investors. BEZA, in turn,
will retain the rights to conduct audits to ensure adherence to the defined code.
(c) Liaison with other Government Authority/Department
For few clearances, BEZA would liaison with other government authorities. For instance, it would
coordinate with department of environment for location and environment clearance, local authorities
for VAT registration etc.
Establishment of OSS would create an investment friendly environment and helps investors to avoid the
hassle of dealing with multiple authority. Moreover, BEZA recognizes that OSS is an evolving process
which needs to respond to policy alteration, technology improvements and change in the requirement of
the investors. Hence, BEZA intends to regularly revisit and update the portfolio of services provided
under OSS along with incorporating the impact of technological improvement on service delivery.
To a great extent, the fate of zone initiatives has been determined from the outset, by the choices made in
the establishment of policy frameworks, incentive packages, and various other provisions and
bureaucratic procedure. We hope that the introduction of OSS and attractive incentive package will
perform their purpose of attracting investments for Bangladesh.
(v) Operations, Maintenance and Quality Assurance Manual
BEZA has conceptualized preparation of Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Manual in order to set up
guidelines pertaining to operations, management & maintenance and quality assurance for economic
zones in Bangladesh. PwC (India) prepared separate manual for Mongla, Mirsarai-1, Mirsarai-2 and
Sreehatta EZ.
In any economic zone, area is demarcated into two parts viz. processing zone (development of land or
premises for the intended industrial usage) and non-processing zone (development of support activities
such as medical, educational, residential, lifestyle facilities). O&M Manual intends to provide standard
guidelines of development and operation activities for land use pattern in both the processing and non-
processing zone areas. Detailed provisions have been captured in this manual on various aspects such as:
Industrial use, Commercial and amenities, Transportation use, Utilities and Green zoning etc.
PPP Zones
Sreehatta
Approved by DoE Approved by DOE on Monitoring will be going
(Sherpur)
on 11/05/2015 03/08/2016 on as per EMP of EIA
Mirsharai-2
Approved by DoE Prepared by TAS firm and Feasibility study is going
on 02/05/2016 Reviewed by the respective and EIA has been
committee submitted to DoE
Jaliar Deep EZ
Approved by DoE Prepared by TAS firm and Feasibility study is
on 13/06/2016 Reviewed by the respective ongoing and EIA has been
committee submitted to DoE
Sabrang Tourism
Approved by DoE Prepared by TAS firm and Feasibility study is
Park
on 13/06/2016 Reviewed by the respective ongoing and EIA has been
committee submitted to DoE
Anwara-2
Approved by DoE Prepared by TAS firm and Feasibility study is
on 13/06/2016 Reviewed by the respective ongoing after that EIA will
committee be submitted to DoE
Dhaka SEZ
Approved by DoE Prepared by TAS firm and Feasibility study is
on 13/06/2016 Reviewed by the respective ongoing after that EIA will
Economic Zone Status of Status of EIA Approval Remarks
ToR of EIA
Narayaganj
Proposed TOR has Prepared by TAS firm and Feasibility study is
been submitted to Reviewed by the respective ongoing after that EIA will
DOE, will committee be submitted to DoE
approved by
August, 2016
PEZs
Abdul Monem
Approved by DoE Approved by DOE on
on 02/05/2016 03/08/2016
Aman
Approved by DoE Approved by DOE on
on 02/05/2016 03/08/2016
Meghna
Approved by DoE Approved by DOE on
on 02/05/2016 03/08/2016
As required under Section 4 0f the Act, The guidelines for Appointment of Developer was drafted. The
Draft was finalized after sharing the views of a committee formed in an Inter-ministrial meeting, it being
vetted by the Law and Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Ministry of Law Justice and parliamentary
Affairs (LPAD of MoLJPA). the Guidelines has been publish though S.R.O. No. 44- Law/ 2016. The
guidelines was finally titled as The Bangladesh Economic zones (the Procedure of Appointment of
Developer) Rules, 2016, popularly Known as the Guidelines.
To make the process of appointment of developer transparent, a prohibitory clause against Corrupt,
fraudulent, collusive, coercive, obstructive Practices have been incorporated and on the other hand
principle of competitiveness has been ensured in these rules. The Rules provides for two stage process (
RFQ and RFP) with discretion of the Authority to follow only one Stage inviting process, where
applicable. Provisions relating to Pre-application or pre-proposal meeting, site visit, addressing the
request for clarification, amendment of RFQ, opportunity of Modification, substitution or withdrawal of
application or proposal, etc. have made these rules flexible and on the other hand, the provision in respect
of strict evaluation process basing on the set criteria has enriched these Rules to the optimum standard.
The outline of what should be within the draft developer Agreement and moreover, the provisions of
Vetting of draft Agreement has ensured a quality daft of the developer agreement acceptable internally
and internationally. The Final approval by the Cabinet committee for Economic Affairs, as contained in
the process of appointment of developer, will make the process more transparent and free from any kind
of blemishes of arbitrariness on the part of the Authority.
Background: In the original Rules there were two major hurdles one of the Qualifications for being a
Developer was (i) at least 3 (three) years experience in establishing and operation of sole, multiproduct
economic zone, special economic zone, industrial park or free port; and (ii) experience in designing of or
financing in at least one economic zone, special economic zone, industrial park or free port within last
3(three) years (iii) the amount of gross revenue of 25 million US Dollar per year within last 3 (three)
years for operation of economic zone, special economic zone, industrial park or free port ; and (iv) net
worth of at least 10 (ten) million US Dollar.
It was foreseen that none of the Bangladeshi person or enterprise would be able to come forward to
participate in the bidding process with the above two qualification Criteria, as none of them have such
experience as sought for t in the rules. Hence, initiative was taken for bringing changes in the rules
incorporating also other criteria also make the opportunity of competing in the bid only by economically
The positive impact of the above amendment is a large number of Bangladeshi enterprises, in
consortium with other local entities have been coming forward to participate in the bids for appointment
of developer with an intent to establish economic zones in Bangladesh.
Amendment of Bangladesh Economic Zones Act: A well thought endeavour for G2G initiatives
between Government of Bangladesh and government of Foreign countries and also between BEZA
and other Government organizations.
As envisaged under original Section 4 of the Act, there were four categories of Economic Zones,
namely- (i) Economic Zones established through public and private partnership by local or foreign
individuals, body or organizations;(ii)Private Economic Zones established individually or jointly by local
non-resident Bangladeshi or foreign investors, body, business organizations or groups; (iii) Government
Economic Zones established and owned by the Government; and (iv) Special Economic Zones
established privately or by public-private partnership or by the Government initiative, for establishing any
kind of specialized industry or commercial establishments. As the Government of some foreign countries
including Japan, China and India were showing their interest for joining hands with the Government of
Bangladesh for setting up, operation and expansion of Economic zones in Bangladesh, the Government of
Bangladesh found reasons, for rapid economic development of the country, to procced together with a
further view that Bangladesh may Take G2G initiatives with Government of any foreign country, if found
beneficial for Bangladesh. Secondly, BEZA took into consideration the fact that some Government
organizations have un-utilized fund and/or land and/or expertise that can well be utilized for the interest
of countrys economy by developing and operating Economic Zones in collaboration with those
organizations.
But the Law, as cited above, was not supportive of establishing Economic Zones on G2G basis and on
joint initiative of BEZA and other Government organizations. Necessity therefore arose to go for
amendment of Law. As BEZA required, full assistance from the legal wing of the project was provided
for drafting the amending Act. Overcoming all the procedural stages, the draft Act was presented as a
Bill which has been passed by the Parliament as the Bangladesh Economic Zones (Amendment)Act,
2015 (Act No. 29 of 2015) and it has come into force at once.
By the abovementioned amendment wide scope has been created to establish, operate and expand
Economic Zones in Bangladesh at the initiative by or in partnership between the Government of
Bangladesh and the Government of other countries or any Industrial entrepreneur and also at the initiative
by and in collaboration or partnership between BEZA and one or more Government Corporation,
Authority or Enterprise.
While under ther the original provision no land under jurisdiction of any City corporation,
Paurashava and Cantonment Board could be declared as Economic zone , now after bringing change to
that provision, any such land can be declared as economic zone for the public interest exclusively for the
purpose of establishing Information Technology related Economic Zone has been brought by the
amending law that also any land can be
By the said amendment a special procedure has been laid down for implementation of any of the above
initiatives.
To meet the gradually increasing demand particularly from the representatives of interested foreign
investors, and also to fulfill the requirement of rule 15 of the original Bangla Version, the Authentic
English Text of Bangladesh Economic Zones(Appointment of Developer et.) Rules, has been published, it
being Drafted with the project Assistance and finally vetted by the LPAD of MoLJPA. the English
version of the Rules is equally authentic as its Bangla Version , but in case of any contradiction between
the two the Bangla text shall prevail. the English Version of the rules has made the easily understandable
to the interested foreign investors.
Promulgation of Private Economic Zones Policy: A self-contained guidance for Private Economic
Zones:
A remarkable achievement of BEZA and the Project is that the Project at the reuirement of BEZA
could complete the Draft Pivate Economic Zones Policy in Banglaaand finalized it after getting it
vetted from the LPAD of MoLJPA. The Policy entitled Bangladesh Private Economic
ZonesPolicy,2015 was published in April, 2015 by S.R.O No. 82- law/2015. Its English Text was
published by S.R.O No.354 law/ 2015.
In the Policy , Emphasis has been given, among others, to the provisions relating to application
procedure, Principle to be followed in declaring Private Economic Zones and awarding License to the
applicant, rights and obligations of the Licensee, developer, Operator, User and Residents, causes for
cancellation of license, providing all necessary permits, clearances et. through one Stop Service
Office, Environmental Protection, safeguards of rights of the workers etc.
This Policy has been facilitating the prospective applicants willing to establish Private Economic
Zones in properly following the process and, on the other hand, indicating the appropriate ways to
the concerned officials of BEZA to perform their regulatory functions in respect of Private Economic
Zone under the set policy and procedure.
According to Section 12 of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Act the Authority has a responsibility
to make arrangements to facilitate the economic zone developers and industrial units in respect of
legal documents which include permission for Economic zone site selection, declaration of economic
zones, clearances, certificates, certificate of origin, permits for repatriation of capital and dividents,
resident and non-resident visa, work permit, construction permit etc through One Stop Service Office.
Also Articles 18, 19 and 20 of the Bangladesh Private Economic Zones Policy have laid down a
narrative guidelines for ensuring all kinds of services for the Private economic Zones by the One Stop
Service Office to be established by the Authority at its Head office and Branch Offices. With a view
to provide time-bound accelerated services as required by the act and Policy by One Stop Service
Office, A draft One Stop Service Act has already been prepared ans it is in the Process of finalization.
Hopefully this Act, will diminish the unreasonable delay in getting necessary permissions and
clearances needed for setting up, operation, maintenance and expansion of the economic Zones.
Sensing the necessity of ensuring the quality construction in developing the Economic Zones a set of
regulatory rules have been drafted in the name Bangladesh Economic Zones (Construction of
Building) Rules keeping in view the special requirements for construction of building and other
infrastructure. It is under process of finalization. Expectedly these rules will guide the Developers
and the Authority in construction of building and infrastructure according to the international
standard.
Improvement of legal documents: a target which is being achieved with the experiences acquired
gradually:
The draft Request for Proposal document was prepared earlier. while applying it in practice it was
examined and modified as required for the particular Economic Zone.
The draft Developer Agreement being a very important document, it was taken care of before
finalization. examination re-examination and vetting by the LPAD has made this document well
workable.
A plan is there to bring further modification in the Draft RFP and Developer Agreement in case of
zone-specific necessity and also strive to prepare a standard RFP documents containing a draft of
standard Developer agreement , and as required by Clause7 of the Bangladesh Economic zones (the
Procedure of Appointment of Developer) Rules, 2016.
By the assistance of the Project BEZA has developed the format of letter of award which has been
awarded for Mongla Economic Zone. It will be used for other Economic Zones with necessary
modification.
The format of Pre-qualification letter to be issued to the applicants for establishing Private Economic
Zone has been prepared by the projects assistance.
Providing legal opinion on matters involving legal issues: a readily available legal assistance provided
through the Project.
In performing the functions BEZA and Project Authority had to face matters involving legal issues where
legal opinion was asked for. The Legal Consultant of the project has provided legal opinion on various
legal issues both in writing and sometimes verbally while sharing in the meetings.
While rapidly proceeding ahead, BEZA had to sign MoU with other entitie(s). The Draft of MoU have
been prepared and finalized after necessary modification by the legal side of the Project. The Draft MoU
sometimes sent by the counterpart entity was examined and finalized by projects legal wing.
As required by BEZA, the Legal Consultant of the project took necessary steps in the Courts. as a
result, two long pending writ cases could be disposed of protecting the interest of the Government.
Preparation and publication of the SROs for Exemptions, incentives and benefits : A well-timed
declaration for attracting the developers and investors:
Section 13 of the of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Act has empowered the Government to exempt any
Economic Zone or any organization thereof from application of all or any provision of all or any act as
listed in that section or to pass order that any Act or any provision thereof, in its application in the
Economic Zone, be subject to such modification or amendment as may specified therein. According to
the spirit of the said provision a number of draft notification was prepared by the legal wing of the project
and the Government has published in the official gazette.
The incentives declared by the Government has created an investment friendly environment
encouraging thereby the local and foreign investors to invest in the Economic Zones of Bangladesh.
The Project has always been supporting BEZA in updating and enriching its legal framework.
The Legal Consultant has performed his part in the above activities. The opinion and views of all other
concerned officials of BEZA has contributed a lot in the process. The Present Project director by sharing
his knowledge and experience and by his valuable advice fortified by relentless personal care has
accelerated all the process. The present Executive Chairman has explored the innovative ideas and
instructed to initiate the reforms without any delay. His prudent guidance, sharp scrutiny, active
supervision and dynamic leadership with a sense of patriotism has encouraged al concerned to
strengthen BEZAs Laws rules ,policy and other legal documents.
The appreciable support of the World Bank has facilitated the legal wing of the Project in
properly and efficiently discharging the duties.
Enriching the law is a continuing process. BEZAs case is not any exception. Still, so far BEZA as a
new-borne institution has achieved, BEZA may legitimately claim that it has now a stronger legal
framework.
Feasibility Study
BEZA has already completed 4 feasibility study for Mirsarai, Shreehatta , Anwara EZ by Japan
Development Institute and Mongla EZ by PwC. BEZA has also engaged 03 (three) reputed consulting
firms: i) The Consortium of DOHWA Engineering Co. Ltd., SGI Consulting Incorporated and Young
Consultants Ltd. from South Korea for Anwara EZ-2 (CIEZ) and Sabrang Tourism Park ii) The
Consortium of Unicunsult and SPC. from Germany for Jaliradiwp EZ and Narayanganj EZ and iii) IIFC
from Bangladesh for Mirsarai EZ-2 and Dhaka SEZ.
BEZA delegates has visited the Economic Zones of United Kingdom (UK), Indonesia, Malaysia,
Singapore, India, Thailand, Philippines, Japan, United States of America (USA), China & Hong Kong
and also share the experience with the EZs authority of those countries.
The key objective of the road show was to create awareness among private-sector investors from home
and abroad and to promote the upcoming economic zones' projects to the potential zone developers and
unit investors.
Participants from government and business community, including representatives from the
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), Metropolitan Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (MCCI), and development partners like the World Bank (WB), the Asian
Development Bank (ADB), the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) attended the investment conference.
.
6.5.1 Attendance
The show was attended by various delegates from Private, government organizations as well as
people from print media. It was dominated by Private
Figure 31: Mr. Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Principal Secretary at Dhaka Road Show.
High Commissioner Hannan said many investors had shown interest to bring funds to power, energy
and infrastructure sectors in. Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority was co-organizer of the event.
To support the governments initiatives to enhance investment environment and attract investors, BUILD,
Board of Investment and the Prime Ministers Office have come together to jointly organize a forum for
both private sector investors and the government to engage in dialogue and exchange latest policy
developments, promote investment opportunities in Bangladesh and explore ways to make the business
climate more business-friendly.
Objectives
Board of Investment (BOI), Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority BEZA), Business Initiative Leading
Development (BUILD) and Prime Ministers Office (PMO) are jointly organizing Bangladesh Investment
& Policy Summit: on January 24-25, 2016. The summit will be held in Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel
Dhaka. Honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina was the Chief
Guest of the conference.
The panel discussions at the summit cover power and energy, export potential
and ICT development, investing in the economic zones, investment
opportunities for foreign investors in Bangladesh, PPP and their role in Bangladesh, and Bangladesh
capital markets.
The key objective of the inauguration was to create awareness among private-sector investors from home
and abroad and to promote the upcoming
economic zones' projects to the potential
zone developers and unit investors.
The inauguration of development activities
of 10 economic zones held on 28 February
2016 , aiming to boost both foreign and
domestic investment in the country.
Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
formally inaugurated the development
activities at a function at Bangabandhu
International Conference Centre (BICC).
Honorable Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina said: I would like to urge local people to extend cooperation
so that the investors could build the (economic) zones in a faster pace and 'beautiful atmosphere', and thus
would help establish a hunger and poverty-free prosperous Bangladesh.
Prime Ministers also said "I would like to inform you all that as many as 100 economic zones will be
established across the country in the next 15 years. That will increase export earnings by 40 billion U.S.
dollars and generate about 10 million additional employments.
Honorable Prime meet with foreign investors where more than 100 foreign investors from Japan , China,
Hong Kong, Taiwan, UK, India, USA, Thailand , Malaysia was present . Honorable Prime Ministers
spoke with all of investors regarding their investment plan. This was one of the successful event of
BEZA as well as Bangladesh.
Among others, Mr. Abul Kalam Azad , Principal Secretary, Prime Ministers Office , Ms. Suraiya
Begum ndc, Secretary , PMO , Mr. Paban Chowdhury , Executive Chairman(Secretary) was present .
Up-gradation of Website
BEZA web site is aimed to disseminate information and data that will attract promising investors. The
portal will give information about the BEZA and its activities, services, all committees and other
information. The website will enhance the flow of information between the prospect economic zone
license applicant, investors and mother stake holders. It
will ensure accountability and transparency for the
Economic Zone related activities for all its stakeholders.
Under the support to capacity development project of BEZA , the website has been redesigned as modern
Content Management System (CMS) based dynamic site. The Architectural Design, Sitemap and content
creation was done internally. The developer company developed and migrated existing contents to the
new site. Also the hosting was moved from local service provider to one of the worlds renowned web
hosting service provider hostgator.com, which is more reliable, secure and faster. The website is
constantly under maintenance and up-gradation process.
Memorandum of Understanding Signed with Investors
According to BEZA act 2010 and Private EZ policy 2015, BEZA will ensure utility connection for
economic zones . As a part of this project assisting to BEZA to make memorandum of understanding with
utility services provider. We have already completed MoU with PGCB, DPHE, BRDB, Titas Gas ,
distribution company ltd. We have also assist to BEZA to signed MoU with China Harbor Engineering
Company Ltd. to develop G2G economic zone in Bangladesh and Zejanung Zindun , China for 1320 MW
Power plant in Mirsarai EZ .
MoU with China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd to develop G2G EZ in Anwara (CEIZ)
Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) signed a deal with China Harbor Engineering Company
Ltd (CHEC) on June 16,2016 for the development of an exclusive China economic zone at Anwara
Upazila in Chittagong.
Brochure of BEZA.
Brochure of Tourism Park.
Brochure of Sabrang, Mongla , Mirsarai and Shreehatta EZ.
Vision documents of BEZA.
A Souvenir for inauguration of 10 EZs development activities.
Booklet for Principal secretary tour to Coxs Bazar, Mirsarai and Mongla.
Billboard for BEZA development activities.
Advertisement about BEZAs incentives and OSS.
Video documentary on government economic zones.
Video documentary of private EZs.
Video documentary on BEZAs activities
II. Specific
(i) Select and design zones according to well-planned and specified criteria ;
(ii) Ensure Private sector involvement and participation in the development and management for
the zones;
(iii) Establish adequate operational guidelines to monitor performance of the master developer
under the concession agreement for zones development;
(iv) Provide the conducive business environment by developing a dispute resolution mechanism
(DRM) to monitor disagreements within the zones and one-stop shop system to deal with firm
requirements for registrations, permitting etc. ; and
(v) Builds better linkages between firms within zones and related suppliers by providing training
and supporting collaboration in applied research and improved standard.
The objectives are to provide basic infrastructure (off-site) for establishing economic zones in
Mongla, Sirajgonj, Mirshorai, Anwara and Sherpur on public-private partnership, provide a
conducive business environment and attract international and local entrepreneurs to develop the
economic zones and invest in Bangladesh.
II. Specific
To promote balanced development of multiproduct industries in different regions of the country;
To create basic infrastructure for the establishment of Economic Zones;
To develop Economic Zones with on-site and off-site infrastructure and other utilities for the
local and foreign investors;
To create a conducive business environment to attract SPV/SPC to develop and operating
Economic Zones;
To create employment opportunities for the people of Bangladesh;
To promote industrialization and apprehend the Vision 2021 of the government.
Major Location/Components/Cost centers of the project:
Division District Upazila Status
Chittagong Chittagong Mirsarai In Progress
Chittagong Chittagong Anwara
Chittagong Teknaf, Coxs Bazar Sabrang
Chittagong Mirshorai 2 B EZ Sonagazi
Chittagong Teknaf, Coxs Bazar Jaliardip
Dhaka Dhaka Karanigonj
Khulna Bagerhat Mongla In Progress
Sylhet Moulvibazar Moulvibazar Sadar
Sylhet Hobigonj Chunarughat
Dhaka Narayanganj Bander &Sonargaon
Project Implementation period:
a) Original : i) Date of commencement : January 01, 2014
ii) Date of completion : June 30, 2016
b) 2nd Revised: i) Date of completion : January 31, 2021
Information regarding Budget: i) Total Budget: 90531.88 Lac ( GOB- 1912.53 Lakh and IDA
88619.35 Lakh)
Expenditure statement : Total Expenditure: 1684.57 Lakh ( GOB- 142.3 Lakh and IDA- 1542.27 Lakh)
There are currently 2,301 zones in 119 developing and transition countries, clustered mainly in Asia and the
Pacific and the Americas. China alone accounts for about 19 percent of these zones. Over half of them are
privately owned and operated. Altogether, these zones account for approximately $200 billion in gross
exports per annum and directly employ some 40 million workers and perhaps some 60 million indirectly.
Massive employment generation, industrialization through attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI),
transfer of advanced technology and reduce pressure of public investment for economic development are the
major policy thrust of government. To ensure sustainable economic development considering these
phenomena Government enacted BEZA Act 2010, aims to promote of Economic Zones in the Private sector,
government led EZs or EZs through public and private partnership and specialized EZs in exercise of the
powers conferred under section 4 of the Act.
The project will provide land and basic infrastructure for establishing Economic Zone in Anwara-2 to attract
Chinese Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) / Special Purpose Company (SPC) to develop the economic zones
and invest in Bangladesh. It will concrete the way of industrialization to comprehend the Vision 2021 of the
Government.
II. Specific
i) To provide land for establishing Anwara 2 Economic Zone (Chinese Economic Zone)
ii) To promote stable development and create multiproduct Industries within the EZ
iii) To create a conducive business environment to attract Chinese companies to develop and operate in
industrial units
iv) To generate employment opportunities for sustainable economic development.
Location of the Project :
Division District Upazila Name of EZs (Comments)
Chittagong Chittagong Anwara Anwara-2 Economic Zone,
(Chinese Economic Zone)
Estimated Cost of the Project: i) Total : 42036.94
(In lakh Taka) ii) GOB (interest free loan) : 42036.94
st
Figure 4533 : 1 License Private License Awarding Ceremony to Meghna EZ
Figure 359: Mr. Tofael Ahmed, Honorable Minister for Commerce and
Executive Chairman BEZA visiting proposed Bhola EZ
Figure 50 : Mr. Abdul Matlub Ahmad, President, FBCCI and Mr. Mohd. Figure 5136 Pre-Qualification license to Bashundhara SEZ and
Noor Ali, Managing Director, Unique Group meet with Executive East-west EZ
Chairman BEZA for investment opportunity
Figure 372 : Executive Chairman visiting Jamalpur EZ Figure 53 : Pre-Qualification License to United City IT Park
Figure 5438 : Mr. Ibrahim Mansaray, Deputy Minister of Trade & Industry, Sierra Leone visit BEZA office
for investment
Figure 56.40 Executive Chairman, BEZA at Bangkok for Bangladesh Trade & Investment Conference 2016
Figure 57 Ministry of Commerce and EXIM Bank in Beijing, China to discuss about financing the offsite infrastructure of
CEIZ.
Figure 5942 : Principal Secretary Md. Abul Kalam Azad with Mr. Dominichi Hideaki, SVP,
JICA in JICA Headquarter , Tokyo.
Figure 60: Officers of the Embassy of Switzerland visited the BEZA office
Figure 44 meeting with the representatives from Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Figure 66: meeting with a IFC delegation headed by Ms. Wendy Werner,
Country Manager, Bangladesh, Bhutan & Nepal
Figure 70:46 Honorable Prime Minister presided over the 3rd Governing Board
meeting of BEZA at Chameli, Prime Minister's Office on 21 October 2015.
Approved Economic Zones
BEZA wants to establish 100 Economic Zones on 30000 hectares of land in the next 15 years with
an employment generation for 10 million people. As a part of 100 zone development, BEZA have
already identified 74 Economic Zones.
Private EZ
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