At a recent conference of the WEPZA held at Antalia in Turkey, the participants of different export processing zones (EPZs) of the world who are the members of the WEPZA have elected Bepza as vice president of the WEPZA.

The journey of EPZs in Bangladesh began in 1983 with the Chittagong EPZ and later seven EPZs were established in the last 20 years. Presently, 255 industrial units of 30 countries with US$ 1095 million investment are operating in eight EPZs of the country and another 148 plants are under implementation. Around 2 lakh Bangladeshi nationals are working in these EPZs.