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Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (BEPZA) has contributed 29 per cent of the total foreign direct investment (FDI) of the country in the fiscal year 2023-24.
BEPZA Executive Chairman, Major General Abdul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman, revealed this at a press conference at the BEPZA Complex in the capital on Monday.
He said BEPZA exported US$7.07 billion, which is 16 per cent of the total US$44.47 billion export income in FY 2023-24.
Despite different challenges due to different global issues, BEPZA signed with 28 foreign companies to invest $568.49 million in Bangladesh, he added.
A total of 38 countries invested in Export Processing Zones under BEPZA.
Among these companies, 108 are Chinese, 61 South Korean, 29 Japanese, 19 Indian, 19 UK, US 17, and 7 Sri Lankan.
BEPZA member investment Md. Ashraful Kabir, in a presentation, highlighted achievements and future plans.
He showed that in these EPZs 48 per cent diversified products are being produced.
Since its inception, BEPZA has deposited Tk 12.16 billion in the treasury till December 3024.
BEPZA members Engineer Md. Imtiaz Hossain and ANM Foyzul Haque, BEPZA Director (Public Relations) ASM Anwar Pervez also spoke at the event.