The country’s largest industrial city Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) will offer employment opportunities for at least 14 lakh people after commencing its full operation, said Mohammad Tofazzel Hossain Miah, principal secretary of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's dream project BSMSN is being built on 33 thousand 800 acres of land in Mirsrai where 152 domestic and foreign industries have already invested, he said while talking to the journalists after visiting BSMSN.
The government has created a lucrative investment environment at the BSMSN by ensuring the connection of gas, electricity and water, Tofazzel Hossain added.
The chief secretary also said “We have decided to build houses for 139 families who have lived here and were adversely impacted by the construction of BSMSN. They will also get employment. Police have taken all measures including the establishment of a new police station here for the security of locals as well as the industrial city.”
Quoting BSMSN authorities, Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) Chairman Yusuf Harun said that five companies including Asian Paints, Nippon and McDonald Steel Mill and Samuda have already started production in the industrial zone and three more are on the way to going into production.
Garments, agricultural products, agricultural processing machinery, integrated textiles, leather and leather products, shipbuilding, motorbike assembly plants, food and beverages, paints and chemicals, paper, plastics, light engineering (auto-including parts and cycles), pharmaceutical products, electricity and solar parks will be set up in this industrial city, he said.
