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CHT Bangladesh Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of CHT Germany GmbH which is a globally active group of companies with a focus on speciality chemicals inaugurated its factory at Meghna Industrial Economic Zone (MIEZ) in Sonargaon of Narayanganj on Tuesday.
Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun was present at the inauguration ceremony as the chief guest where Executive Member (Additional Secretary) of Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), Md Ali Ahsan and Director of Meghna Group of Industries (MGI), Tanjima Binthe Mostafa were present as special guests, said a press release.
CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of CHT Group Dr Frank Naumann was also present as the guest of honour at the event where CFO of CHT Group Axel Breitling, CTO of CHT Group Dr Bernhard Hettich and Benoit Moutault, Managing Director of CHT Switzerland AG and Group Vice President (Textile) were also present.
MGI is the first ever conglomerate in Bangladesh to be awarded a license for private economic zones. Currently, MGI has 3 private economic zones- Meghna Economic Zone (MEZ), Meghna Industrial Economic Zone (MIEZ) and Cumilla Economic Zone (CEZ). MIEZ, the second established economic zone of MGI, is located adjacent to Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, in Sonargaon of Narayanganj.
A total of 22 industries have been established inside MIEZ so far. Out of these, 11 are Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) by companies from Australia, Japan, Germany, China, Norway, Switzerland and India.
