The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) is developing a comprehensive three-phase implementation plan to develop economic zones across the country, ensuring balanced industrialisation, employment generation, and sustainable infrastructure development.

Five state-run economic zones have received $22.17 billion investment proposals, which are expected to generate employment opportunities for around 8.16 lakh people.

Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority has recently teamed up with a state-owned Chinese company to set up Chinese Economic and Industrial Zone (CEIZ) at Chattogram’s Anwara upazila.

Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) provides food assistance to some 7,000 families who work at different ongoing economic zones and whose livelihoods are affected by the prolonged nationwide shutdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.