The KEZ, the country’s ninth private economic zone, was set up on 91.63 acres of land in Pakundia Upazila near the Bhairab-Kishoreganj Highway. Since its inception, the BEZA has given its final approval to nine, including KEZ, and pre-qualification licences to 19 economic zones in the private sector. Selima Ahmad, also an MP, said the economic zone will not only generate employment but also create new entrepreneurs. The Nitol-Niloy Group has chosen the cropland that yields a single crop to establish the economic zone in compliance with the instruction of the prime minister. “It also took six months for the Nitol-Niloy Group to get the licence.

Source: bd News24 February 18, 2019 17:03 UTC