Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority

Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun concurrently heads both BIDA (appointed 12 September 2024) and BEZA (additionally appointed 18 September 2024); he is the first private-sector appointee to lead either agency. On 7 April 2026 the Cabinet Division granted him state minister rank. BEZA's governing board is chaired by the Chief Adviser (Prime Minister equivalent under the interim government) with members including the Finance Minister and Bangladesh Bank Governor. Staff count of 130 is the sanctioned strength per BEZA's own 'at a glance' page; actual deployed headcount not separately published. Annual budget not disaggregated in any accessible public source; set to null. The 'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar' brand name is under review by the interim government but retained here as the legal/official name per BEZA's own website as of May 2026. The Indian EZ at Mirsharai (323.75 ha) is distinct from the broader National SEZ spanning 33,805 acres at the same location; the Indian allocation was a sub-parcel now reassigned. The Mongla Indian EZ (110 acres) was a PPP zone with PowerPac-PPMKPPL JV as developer; the Indian G2G layer (not the PPP layer) was what was cancelled. Japanese EZ in Araihazar, Narayanganj is a separate zone from the Mirsharai complex; 'Japanese Mirsharai EZ' in the task brief refers to Japanese investor interest in Mirsharai's National SEZ, not the Araihazar zone. Activity evidence hold: removed 2 exact generated refresh event(s) on read. Generated scores, positions, activity actions and verification stamps are unavailable. Retained events and unmatched action text require source review; original raw records are unchanged.