Economic zone to be set up in Rajshahi

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Rajshahi Correspondent :
Necessary initiative has been taken to set up specialized economic zone in Rajshahi with the main thrust of elevating its economic condition coupled with eradicating unemployment problems through the best uses of existing agricultural potentialities, officials concerned said.
In order to establish agro-based industries, the zone will be set up on around 205 acres of land in Joykrishnapur, Maria, Balanagar, Bhobanipur and Koira areas under Paba Upazila of the district. The private-owned lands will be purchased in fair price.Ataul Gani, additional deputy commissioner (general), said small and medium enterprizes along with garments factories will be set up in the zone upon successful completion of its necessary process by 2019.
Within this time, infrastructure development works will start. Mainly, the foreign investors will be encouraged to invest here, he added.
Already, Prime Minister’s office and Economic Zone Committee completed the site selection process. According to this, district administration submitted the site selection report to the ministry of land.
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