Deltaport Limited to invest US$36m in BEPZA EZ

British-Irish Company Deltaport Limited is going
to invest US$36 million to set up a garment manufacturing industry in the
BEPZA Economic Zone (BEPZA EZ).

Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) today signed an
agreement with the company to this effect at BEPZA Complex in the city, said
a press release here.

In presence of BEPZA Executive Chairman Major General Abul Kalam Mohammad
Ziaur Rahman, Member (Investment Promotion) Md. Ashraful Kabir, on behalf of
BEPZA, and Junaid Iqbal Umerani, on behalf of Deltaport Limited, signed the
agreement.

This foreign company will produce annually 20 million pieces of protective
clothes, work-wear, different types of other garments products, PPE, Hospital
Gown, Mask, Bed Sheet, Curtains etc, where 5,980 Bangladeshi nationals will
get employment opportunity.

BEPZA Executive Chairman thanked Deltaport Limited to invest in Bangladesh
specially in BEPZA EZ.

He urged the investors to start the construction of the factory as soon as
possible.

Mentionable, Deltaport Limited is a sister concern of Eastport Limited, a
garment manufacturing company of Cumilla EPZ has been running business since
2013.

Member (Engineering) Mohammad Faruque Alam and Member (Finance) A N M Foyzul
Haque were present during the signing ceremony. (BSS)