The leading Investment Promotional Agency of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority or BEPZA, has hits all-time high growth in its journey of 40 years in the recently ended fiscal year (2021-22), after the authority concerned witnessed a significant rise in all indicators- investment, export and employment.
As per reports, exports have increased by 30.41 per cent and investment over 20 per cent compared to the previous year even if enterprises of EPZs created new employment for 64,160 Bangladeshi nationals, which is highest in a single year in the history of BEPZA. Further, among the total export of EPZs, apparel shipment accounted for 54.68 per cent even as sectors of EPZs such as footwear & leather goods, garment accessories, textile, tent, cap, plastic goods, electronics, etc., captured a fair share in the export earnings as well.
