About 60 percent of Arvind’s denim are exported to Bangladesh as raw materials for the RMG industry, according to Akhtar.

“So we find setting up a factory here as a logical forward movement.”

Replying to a query, Akhtar said that the cost advantage in terms of labour and the large textile sector lured them to start manufacturing in Bangladesh.

“We expect the market to grow by 12 percent by 2015 which would account for 500 million metres of denim annually and we want to grab a 30 percent market share.”

At present, the denim usage of Bangladesh stands at 300 million meters.

BEPZA executive chairman Jamil Ahmed Khan, Bangladesh India Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Abdul Matlub Ahmed were present among others at the signing ceremony

Location :
Comilla old Airport area. 167 kms from Chittagong port,
97 kms from Dhaka.

Profile Of Zone :
Zone area : 108.28 hectares (267.46 acres)
Number of industrial plots : 211
Size of each plot: 2000 sqm.
Tariff : US $ 2.20 / sqm / year.
Space of Standard Factory Building : 27000 sqm.
Tariff : US $ 2.75 / sqm /month.

Utility Services :
Water Supply : Own water supply system.
Tariff : Tk. 18.47 / cu-m.
Gas Supply : From Bakhrabad Gas system Ltd.
Tariff : Tk. 5.76 / cu-m.
Power Supply : 11 kv, 3 phase, 50 cycles / sec.
Tariff : Tk. 4.18 / kwh.
(Utilities will be charged at the current rate of US $)

Contact Person :
General Manager
Email: epzcom@bttb.net.bd

Contract Address :
Comilla Export Processing Zone, Airport Area, Comilla
Phone : +880 081 77055
Fax : +880 081 77056