Business Desk :
Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has gained US$ 406.35 million investment in the fiscal year 2014-15. In FY 2013-14 BEPZA earned US$ 402.58 million. This shows an increase of US$ 3.77 million comparing with the previous fiscal year.
This investment scenario is encouraging but investors are not satisfied over inadequate plots for setting up new industries in Dhaka and Chittagong EPZs.
As of June 2015, the cumulative investment stands at US$ 3594.42 million in the operating and under construction enterprise of eight EPZs. In 2014-15 fiscal year, $ 152.02 million has been gained in Chittagong EPZ, $ 84.02 million-Dhaka EPZ, $ 64.81 million-Karnaphuli EPZ, $ 48.51 million-Adamjee EPZ, $ 23.41 million-Comilla EPZ, $ 19.89 million-Uttara EPZ, $ 5.42 million-Ishwardi EPZ and US$ 8.27 million in Mongla EPZ.
On the other hand, in 2013-14 fiscal US$ 109.46 million has been achieved in Chittagong EPZ, $125.79 million-Dhaka EPZ, $44.67 million-Karnaphuli EPZ, $73.75 million-Adamjee EPZ, $17.27 million-Uttara EPZ, $23.39 million-Comilla EPZ, $3.15 million-Ishwardi EPZ and US$5.10 million in Mongla EPZ .
Furthermore, BEPZA signed investment agreement with 19 new companies in the last fiscal year. These companies will invest US$ 205.48 million for setting up their industrial units, which will create employment opportunities for 36,042 Bangladeshis.
