Some 41 apparel manufacturers have got allotment of industrial plots at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) to establish garment factories in the park.

The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) signed land lease agreements with the apparel makers who are members of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on 15 March.

Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr. Ahmad Kaikaus attended the agreement signing ceremony as chief guest.

NBR Chairman Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Muneem, Secretary of Local Government Division Helal Uddin Ahmed, Secretary of the Ministry Md Mustafizur Rahman PAA and BGMEA President Dr. Rubana Huq attended the program as special guests.

BEZA Chairman Paban Chowdhury presided over the event.

In her address, BGMEA President Dr. Rubana Huq expressed profound gratitude towards the Honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh for extending government’s support to the RMG industry, especially for setting up garment village at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar.

Shed thanked BEZA for developing and leasing land to the apparel manufacturers, and urged them to withdraw VAT on the land lease. 

The following factories got the plot allotment at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar: