BANGLADESH STEEL INDUSTRY AWAITS BOOST FROM PLANNED SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES

Bangladesh is pushing ahead with its plan to pick contractors to build two economic zones in Chittagong district, which could further boost its fast-growing steel industry.Muhammad Abdus Samad, secretary of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority, told Steel First it will invite expressions of interest from contractors following a study released in February that found the sub-districts of Mirershrai and Anowara, near Chittagong “suitable” for clustering heavy industries, such as steel and shipbuilding.The study, conducted jointly by UK-based Maxwell Stamp ...


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