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Friday | October 30, 2026 | Dhaka

PMO officials visit Ctg, Karnaphuli EPZ

 Business Report
 Published: 12:04 AM, 30 October 2026

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, and Ethnic Affairs Bijan Kanti Sarkar, and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister A B M Abdus Sattar visited the Chattogram and Karnaphuli Export Processing Zones (EPZs) on Thursday.
Earlier on October 27, 2026, they visited the BEPZA Economic Zone.

During the visit to Chattogram EPZ, Abdullah Al Mamun, Member (Engineering); Lieutenant Colonel Md. Mohseen Hasan, BSP, psc, Arty, Executive Director (Security) of BEPZA and Md. Shariful Islam, Executive Director of Chattogram EPZ, comprehensively briefed the delegation on BEPZA’s operational activities, investment, exports, employment generation, infrastructural facilities, workers’ welfare, and eco-friendly industrialization, said a press release here.

Mentioning the historic contribution of the Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman at the inception of EPZs in Bangladesh, Md. Shariful Islam, Executive Director of Chattogram EPZ, stated that under the leadership of the Prime Minister, the government’s investor-friendly policies, expansion of industrialization, and continuous efforts toward economic development are further accelerating BEPZA’s momentum.

BEPZA continues to play a vital role in attracting domestic and foreign investment, boosting exports, generating employment, ensuring workers’ welfare, and maintaining a peaceful industrial environment.

At this time, he highlighted some customs-related issues and policy challenges faced by investors in operating businesses within the EPZ.