Investment Opportunities inHi-Tech Parks in Bangladesh
Dr. Khandoker Azizul IslamManaging Director (Additional Secretary)
Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority

DIGITAL BANGLADESH is the Philosophy of Revolution

The Father of the Nation

Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman

The Visionary ofDigital Bangladesh
Honourable Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina

Architect of Digital Bangladesh

Sajeeb Wazed

Honourable ICT Advisor to theHonourable Prime Minister51 Years of Japan-Bangladesh Ties: From Economic to
Strategic PartnershipJapanese Businesses in Bangladesh
Around 300 Japanese companies areoperating in Bangladesh. Many bigJapanese companies, including Mitsubishi,
will invest more in economic zones.
H.E. Ambassador of Japan Naoki Ito(on Apr 24, 2021)
According to the Japan External Trade
Organization (JETRO), the number ofJapanese companies in Bangladesh
increased from 70 in 2008 to 338 in2022.

Glimps of Collaborative History with ICT Division & BHTPAITEE qualification is
widely accepted inAsian region.

ICT resource
development
program for 50 IT
professional in JapanMoU respect tojob placement

Vision 2041 – Smart Bangladesh
Vision 2021 – Digital Bangladesh
Digital Bangladesh
Middle Income Country

Vision 2031
2030 SDG Goals
Upper Middle
Income Country

Smart Nation
Knowledge Based Economy
High Income Country

Key Drivers of the

DIGITALREVOLUTION

Digital Connectivity and Infrastructures

109244180 Million +125 Million +Education Institutes,
Community Clinics andGovernment Offices

Mobile Phone Users

Internet Users

4436

Connected Local
Government Units

17 Services
under Bangabandhu
Satellite

Key Drivers of the

DIGITALREVOLUTION

E-Government

Digital Financial
Service

Digital Service

DBID Platform: NID / Passport,

E-service

CRVS, BTRC Database, etc.

999

Police, fire service andambulance services

333

Various government
services109

women and children areabused

106 Dudok Helpline

BNDA Citizens: NID, Trade License,KYC

National Identity

KYC

Business Identity

TIN, BIN and other registrations

National E-service Bus (NESB)

Financial Inclusion: National

Payment Switch, Exchange, One-Pay,
MFS and DFS

Hosting

Connectivity

Security

1090

Disaster warning inadvance

100

Bangladesh Police
helpdesk

101 RAB helpdesk
105 National Identity Card
16430

Government legal
assistanceSkill Development
To Foster Growth
Hi-Tech Sector

650,000+ Youths
trained on basic
programming
languages

255,000+ Women
Have been trained onbasic ICT trades

Skill Develop Initiatives to Develop Youths of the 21st Century

32,000+ Youths
trained on emerging
Technologies

65,000+ Youths
trained on ICT
Support Services

3,000+ Youths
trained on Cyber
Security Service

Initiatives Facilitating the Growth of Digital Workforce
Natural Language
Processing Lab

IOT and Machine
Learning Lab

Deep Learning Lab

SoftwareDevelopment &3D Printing Lab

Network Design &SoftwareDevelopment Lab

Key Drivers ofthe Investment

Fast Emerging Economy with a Promising Future

Readiness in ICT
Sector in Bangladesh

Key Focus Vs Emerging Businesses
Key Focus inthe ICT
Industry
Promotion

A GlobalInnovator

Infrastructure
Development

Indigenous digital
No. 1 in Mobile
Financial Services Covid vaccination
platform

ICT Industry
Development

Digitizing Community
Retailers in Bangladesh
and in India

Providing Ride-Sharing, Logistics,
Food and Grocery Deliveries inBangladesh and Nepal

BANGLADESH“ Government will Establish Hi-tech Parks in Every District ”

HI-TECH

Sheikh Hasina, Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh

PARKS

109

92 Government &17 Private Hi-Tech Parks(HTP), Software Technology
Parks (STP) and Incubation
Centers are to be established

28190

151

(HTP), Software Technology
Parks (STP) and Incubation
Centers are operational

IT/ITES, Hardware
Manufacturing Companiesand R&D Centers areoperational from BHTPA
Facilities

Startups Under Incubationin Hi-Tech Parks and receiving
free space and utilities

11 Government &17 Private Hi-Tech Parks

Ecosystem Development Initiatives

Youth Upskilling Program#EconomicOpportunitiesForAll

Goal:
Economic
Opportunities Creationfor 1 million Youth and
Women of Bangladesh

Nationwide Brick and Mortar Facilities

Land Based Investment Scopes
Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City, Kaliakoir
Ready land and space for setting up industries
Dedicated rail communication from Dhaka
Infrastructure and other facilities

Location
Total Land Area
Companies Invested: Kaliakoir, Gazipur: 355 acre
: 75 Nos

Distance & Travel time from Dhaka
Distance : 46 kilometers
By Air : 20 minutes fly time by Helicopter
By Road : 1.5 Hours

Land Based Investment Scopes
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-Tech Park, Rajshahi
Ready land and space for setting up industries
Infrastructure and other facilities

Location
Total Land Area
Companies Invested: Nabinagar, Rajshahi: 30.67 acre: 10 Nos

Distance & Travel time from Dhaka
Distance : 246 Kilometers
By Air : 40 minutes fly time
By Road : 6 Hours
By Rail : 6 Hours

Land Based Investment Scopes
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-Tech Park, Sylhet
Ready land and space for setting up new industries
Infrastructure and other facilities

Location
Total Land Area
Companies Invested: Companiganj, Sylhet: 171.86 acre
: 18 Nos

Distance & Travel time from Dhaka
Distance : 234 Kilometers
By Air : 40 minutes fly time
By Road : 6 Hours
By Rail : 6 Hours

Space Based Investment Scopes
Software Technology Parks

Sheikh Hasina Software Technology Park, Jashore(1500+ Employments)

Heroic Freedom Fighter Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal
Software Technology Park, Chottogram(1200+ Employments)

 Rentable ready office spaces for IT/ITES companies Co-working facilities for startups
 Software firms, e-commerce companies, BPO’s are currently
operating from different STPs
Vision 2021 Tower – 1 Software Technology Park,Dhaka (1100+ Employments)

Startup Based Investment Scopes
IT Training & Incubation Centers

Sheikh Kamal IT Business Incubator, CUET

Sheikh Kamal IT Incubatorand Training Center, KUET

Sheikh Kamal IT Incubator andTraining Center, Rajshahi

Sheikh Hasina Instituteof Frontier Technology (SHIFT)Establishing the country's first frontier technologybased specialized international institute.

To develop the country's first Life-Long Learning
Institution through integration of industry withgovernment and academia.

Major Incentives for Investing in Hi-Tech / Software Technology Parks in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is far
ahead of otheremerging market
countries in giving
incentives to attract
investors andfacilitate FDI- Everest Group

10 years Corporate
Tax exemption on
IT/ITES companies
and 12 years for ParkDevelopers

18■100% Profit
repatriation■ Exemption on
Double Taxation

2
Exemption of Income
Tax on Expatriate
Professionals for
3 years

Exemption on
Stamp Duty andRegistration Fee forLand Registration

7

Import DutyExemption of Capital
Machineries andAssets

36■ VAT
Exemption onUtilities Uses
■ Easy Exit Option

100% Equity isallowed for Foreign
Companies; no cap
on FDI limits

4

Bonded Warehouse
Facility for theCompanies in theHi-Tech Parks

5Bangladesh is Committed to Continue Incentive Reform Process to Create a Conducive Business Environment for the Investors

Providing 64 services
https://ossbhtpa.gov.bd/

Through OSS

https://ossbhtpa.gov.bd/

Made in Bangladesh Ecosystem

SMARTBANGLADESHTowards becoming a

SMART Nation by 2041

Pillars of the Smart Bangladesh VisionSMART
CITIZENSMART
SOCIETY

SMART

GOVERNMENTSMARTECONOMY4 Pillars of the Smart Bangladesh Vision

Smart Citizen

Smart Society

Universal
Digital ID

DigitalCurriculum

Smart
DeviceAccessInclusive
Financial
Ecosystem

BanglaDigitalSkilling

DigitalCollaboration
Platforms

Smart
BanglaCampaign

DigitalClimateResilienceGreen
Sustainable
BanglaDigitalTolerance
and Culture
Movement

Smart Economy

Smart
Grid

4IR Industry
Accelerators

ICT Industry
Acceleration

Smart
Commerce

BanglaStack

Smart Bangla
GlobalCampaign

Startup
Bangladesh

Universal
Internet
Access –Internet
Infrastructure

Government Cloudand Data Centers

Smart Government
SmartBorders

Smart
Roadways

DigitalLeadership
AcademySmart Social
Safety Net

ICT
Policies

SmartCloudThank You