To further augment scope of foreign investment in the country, 11 more services of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) One Stop Service (OSS) Centre have come under online for ensuring quicker services for the investors of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs). The services are titled Application for EIA, ECC (Red), ECC Renewal (Red), ECC (Green), ECC Renewal (Green), ECC (Orange A), Renewal ECC (Orange A ), ECC (Orange B ), Renewal ECC (Orange B ), Approval of Repatriation of Technical Knowhow and Assistance Fee and Approval of Repatriation of Royalty. Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus on Thursday inaugurated the services as the chief guest at a function at Sonargaon Hotel in the city while Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Md Sirazul Islam, Land Secretary Md Maksudur Rahman, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Secretary Ziaul Hasan and Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Dr Rubana Hoque attended the function as special guests. BEZA Executive Chairman Paban Chowdhury presided over the function. In his speech, Ahmad Kaikaus said the present government is determined to build Bangladesh as a developed and prosperous nation by 2041. “For this, the government is working relentlessly to raise the per capita income to 12 thousand US dollars. We are in competition with other countries to attract foreign investment. Only by increasing the quality of services, we can bring about a positive change in the position of the Ease of Doing Business index and achieve the target of attracting investment,” he added. Paban Chowdhury said BEZA OSS is ensuring one-stop service to investors not only on paper but also in real sense and will continue to do so in the future. He further said that even during the Covid-19 period, all kinds of services were being provided from BEZA OSS Center which has led to new investment proposals. He hoped that the investment will be further enhanced through the added new services. BEZA is now providing a total of 125 services under OSS centre. Out of the services, investors are now getting 32 services through online.
