A joint venture between Singapore and Bangladesh company will set up a central effluent treatment plant in Dhaka Export Processing Zone.
The company, D-Water CETP Ecosystems (BD) Limited, will invest $4.793 million to treat 15,000-43,000 cubic meters
of liquid effluent per day of the industries of the DEPZ.
The plant will be set up in 16,000 square meters of land. It will make the environment of Dhaka EPZ more pollution free and create employment opportunity for 35 people.
An agreement to this effect was signed between Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority and the company in BEPZA Complex, Dhaka on Thursday.
Prasanta Bhushan Barua, member (investment promotion) of BEPZA, and Jim Silverman, managing director of D-Water CETP Ecosystems (BD) Limited, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective side.
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Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka