STAR BUSINESS DESK

PH Creative (BD) Limited, a South Korean company, will set up a manufacturing facility at the Bepza Economic Zone (Bepza EZ) in Mirsharai, Chattogram.

The company will produce a wide range of items, including steel, aluminium and iron frames; fibreglass poles; tents; sleeping bags; camping chairs; and various tent accessories such as PVC wear covers, caps, chair patches, hangers and hammers.

It will also manufacture trolley bags, handbags and garment accessories, including toggles and beads.

The investment will create employment opportunities for around 2,000 Bangladeshi nationals, according to a press release.

Md Tanvir Hossain, executive director for investment promotion at the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza), and Jin Ho Bae, chairman of PH Creative (BD) Limited, signed the agreement at the Bepza Complex in Dhaka yesterday.

Mohammad Moazzem Hossain, executive chairman of Bepza, attended the signing ceremony and thanked the South Korean company for choosing Bangladesh, particularly the Bepza Economic Zone, as its investment destination.

He also encouraged the firm and other South Korean investors to explore further opportunities in high-tech sectors, especially semiconductors and electronic products.