Another economic zone is going to be set up on the south bank of the Karnaphuli River in Anwara upazila of the district. Saad Musa Industrial Park is getting a licence to set up the Saad Musa Economic Zone within a month, said Paban Chowdhury, chairman of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA). During his visit to the Saad Musa Industrial Park on Saturday afternoon, he also assured the Saad Musa managing director that the BEZA would issue a license for setting up the second economic zone in Anwara upazila. Additional deputy commissioner (LA) Md Daulatuzzaman Khan, PS to BEZA chairman Nasreen Aktar Sathi, specialist Abdul Quader Khan, Saad Musa MD Md Mohsin, GM Abdur Razzak, DGM Koushik Chakraborty and Upazila Awami League leaders Prof Abdul Mannan Chowdhury and SM Alamgir were present. The BEZA chairman said Saad Musa Group is a successful entrepreneur and will get licence to set up another economic zone. After setting up the economic zone, this region will attract huge direct investments from home and abroad. “The proposed China Economic Zone and Saad Musa Economic Zone will change the scenario of this region,” he said. He said Saad Musa Group has a vast tract of land suitable for investment at Anwara. “The government is rapidly increasing electricity production and has arranged import of LNG (liquefied natural gas). So, the area will be lucrative for investment.” The BEZA chairman also inaugurated the construction of the Saad Musa Denim Mills Ltd. Earlier on November 4, the secretary of the BEZA Md Ayub visited different plants of the Saad Musa Industrial Park and said nearly 50,000 people would get jobs if the lands owned by the industrial park are used properly. A high-powered business delegation led by Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ma Mingqiang also visited the industrial park on January 29, 2016. Eight industries of the Saad Musa Group are now in production in the industrial park, which have generated employment opportunity for over 7,000 workers. State Minister for Land Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jabed laid the foundation stone of Sultan Habiba Spinning Mill in the industrial zone on September 15 last. Late minister and presidium member of the Awami League Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu inaugurated the Saad Musa Industrial Park on 08 December, 2009.
