Satkhira EZ may draw $1b investment: Beza chief

The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) expects the Satkhira Economic Zone to attract $1 billion in investment and create 6,000 direct jobs. BEZA Executive Chairman Shaikh Yusuf Harun announced this at a workshop in Khulna. BEZA has approved 97 economic zones, with 29 under construction and 13 operational. The authority aims to boost planned industrialization and employment across Bangladesh. Several other economic zone projects are in various stages of development in the country’s southwestern region. Daily Star