Mongla Export Processing Zone or in short Mongla EPZ was established in 2001 in a hope to attract new investments from all around the world and subsequently emancipate the south-western Bangladesh from economic negligence.

Has the Mongla EPZ been on track? Has it been able to attract enough foreing investments?

In Straight from Star Newsroom M Asaduzzaman tries to understand the current situation of Mongla EPZ and its scopes with The Daily Star business editor Sohel Parvez.