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Special economic zone in Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mongla Export Processing Zone or Mongla EPZ[1] (Bengali: মংলা রপ্তানী প্রক্রিয়াকরণ এলাকা) is one of the eight export processing zones under the Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (BEPZA).[2][3] It is located in Mongla and is adjacent to the Port of Mongla.
Mongla Export Processing Zone was inaugurated by then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 23 May 1998.[4] The zone has received investment from 29 companies as of 2015, of which 16 have gone into production and rest are under construction.[5] The zone has faced criticism for housing some environmentally harmful industries.[6] Mongla EPZ performance has been below government expectations.[7]