Kaliakoir hi-tech park almost ready for investors
Friday, 5 November 2010
The country's first-ever hi-tech park at Kaliakoir in Gazipur is almost ready for landing of investors in hi-tech sectors, especially, IT, ITES, electronics and telecommunication, reports BSS.
"Construction of basic infrastructure for the hi-tech such as administrative building, boundary wall, gate, internal road, high-speed internet connectivity, pump house, power sub-station, and telephone sub-exchange has already been completed," project director of the park Shafiqul Islam told the news agency Thursday.
Mr Islam said all the basic facilities are now be available in zone I and will expand to zones 2-5 in future.
He said the authority would now float tender for appointing park developers for proper completion of the hi-tech park project and ensuring adequate marketing to attract potential investors.
"The responsibility will go to the park developers to build all necessary infrastructures and ensure the landing of investors in the park," he added.
Mr Islam said the executive committee on the park headed by the state minister for Science and ICT would sit soon for appointing park developers and it would be completed within a month.
Besides, the government is working to persuade high profile global business enterprises to invest in the hi-tech park, he said.
Business enterprises of both local and foreign countries would get the opportunity to invest in the hi-tech park to do businesses smoothly without any hassle, he mentioned.
He said the government had allocated Tk 260 million (26 crore) for the first phase work of the project that was completed in March this year. Of the amount, he said, Tk 250 million was spent for the purpose.
The government has already held talks with World Bank (WB) to facilitate preparation of the bidding documents for appointing international developer, sources said.
"Construction of basic infrastructure for the hi-tech such as administrative building, boundary wall, gate, internal road, high-speed internet connectivity, pump house, power sub-station, and telephone sub-exchange has already been completed," project director of the park Shafiqul Islam told the news agency Thursday.
Mr Islam said all the basic facilities are now be available in zone I and will expand to zones 2-5 in future.
He said the authority would now float tender for appointing park developers for proper completion of the hi-tech park project and ensuring adequate marketing to attract potential investors.
"The responsibility will go to the park developers to build all necessary infrastructures and ensure the landing of investors in the park," he added.
Mr Islam said the executive committee on the park headed by the state minister for Science and ICT would sit soon for appointing park developers and it would be completed within a month.
Besides, the government is working to persuade high profile global business enterprises to invest in the hi-tech park, he said.
Business enterprises of both local and foreign countries would get the opportunity to invest in the hi-tech park to do businesses smoothly without any hassle, he mentioned.
He said the government had allocated Tk 260 million (26 crore) for the first phase work of the project that was completed in March this year. Of the amount, he said, Tk 250 million was spent for the purpose.
The government has already held talks with World Bank (WB) to facilitate preparation of the bidding documents for appointing international developer, sources said.