Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has achieved more than doubled growth in terms of employment generation in 2014-15 fiscal year comparing with the previous fiscal year. In the last fiscal year eight EPZs under BEPZA created employment opportunities for 31,084 Bangladeshi nationals. The figure was 15,009 nos. in the fiscal year 2013-14, which shows an increase of 107.10%. Thus, BEPZA is playing a vital role to implement vision 2021 by creating huge employment opportunities.
Among the 31,084 new employments in the last fiscal year, 9167 persons added in Karnaphuli EPZ, 8194 in Chittagong EPZ, 5347 in Comilla EPZ, 4864 in Uttara EPZ, 4084 in Adamjee EPZ, 1129 in Ishwardi EPZ and 182 in Mongla EPZ. On the other hand, job opportunities for 15,009 nos. of Bangladeshi nationals were created in 2013-14 fiscal year. Out of which 6575 persons were employed in Karnaphuli EPZ, 5133 in Adamjee EPZ, 2460 in Uttara EPZ, 1761 in Comilla EPZ, 1123 in Ishwardi EPZ and 488 persons in Dhaka EPZ. As of June 2015, the cumulative employment stands at 4,20,101 in the eight EPZs under BEPZA which was 3,89,017 till June 2014.
Meanwhile, 17 new industries started commercial operation in the last fiscal year. At the ends of the FY 2014-15 the total operational industries of BEPZA reached to 445 from 428, which by the end of 2013-14 FY. Among the operational industries 248 are 100% foreign, 66 joint venture and 131 are fully Bangladeshi ownership.
