Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority

The BHTPA is facing institutional restructuring and a potential merger with other investment authorities while prioritizing the implementation of the national AI hub project.

BHTPA was established under the Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority Act, 2010 (gazetted 18 March 2010; amended 2014) as an autonomous statutory body under the ICT Division of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology; parent_id_ref = 'ICT Division'. Governance: a Board of Governors chaired by the Chief Adviser/Prime Minister and an Executive Committee chaired by the ICT Minister/Minister of State oversee the authority; the Managing Director is the chief executive officer. Current MD: Md. Mamunur Rashid Bhuiyan confirmed active in press briefings as of January 28, 2026 (Digital Device and Innovation Expo 2026); precise appointment date not found in primary sources, so head_since = null. staff_count = null: no sanctioned-post figure found in publicly available documents. annual_budget_bdt = null: BHTPA's individual budget is embedded in the ICT Division envelope (Tk 2,144 crore FY2025-26) and is not separately published in available budget documents. 28 parks figure: confirmed by MD Mamunur Rashid Bhuiyan at the Digital Device and Innovation Expo 2026 press conference, corroborated by Wikipedia and BHTPA's own portfolio listings covering hi-tech parks, software technology parks, and IT training and incubation centres. Janata Tower STP: 12-story multitenant building at Karwan Bazar, Dhaka; 17 IT companies, ~700 staff, 50 zero-cost start-up spaces; Vision 2021 Tower-2 under construction adjacent. Sylhet Hi-Tech Park: formally Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-Tech Park, Sylhet (BSMHTP, Sylhet) / Sylhet Electronics City; 162.83 acres at Companiganj Upazila, approximately 22 km north of Sylhet city, 18 km from airport; launched 12 December 2021 (inaugurated by then-PM Sheikh Hasina); 9,010 sq ft allocated to 3 companies post-inauguration; infrastructure procurement (boundary wall, entrance gate, internal roads) ongoing as of 2025. Kaliakair Hi-Tech City (Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City, Kaliakair): 355 acres; flagship park; cumulative investment >$800 million from approximately 75 companies with 5,000+ employees as of September 2025; all 50 industrial plots allocated; $64 million in new proposals since August 2024. BSIA: the Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Association (BSIA) -- not Bangladesh Software Industry Association -- signed an MoU with Hubei Semiconductor Industry Association (HSIA, China) in August 2025; BHTPA's Sylhet Electronics City is the identified BSIA investment target park; no direct BHTPA-BSIA bilateral MoU found in primary sources. OSS: One-Stop Service portal (ossbhtpa.gov.bd) integrates government agencies for IT investor onboarding covering land allocation, licences, work permits, and customs approvals. Merger: government's high-level committee (convener: Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan; member-secretary: BIDA/BEZA Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun) reviewing merger of 6 investment bodies; BHTPA is in the second-phase cohort after BIDA-PPPA merge first; final IPA blueprint expected February 2026, implementation April 2026; no merger completed as of verification date. Verification: all factual claims cross-checked against at least two independent primary or reputable sources (BHTPA official portal, Wikipedia, Daily Star, TBS News, BSS News, TechWorldBD, New BHTPA portal, ossbhtpa.gov.bd, DEIED project site, Grokipedia).