DHAKA, June 29, 2021 (BSS) - Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority

(BEZA) today inked an agreement with UK-based PricewaterhouseCoopers
(PwC) for making ICT roadmap and experience centre design for
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpanagar (BSMSN).

The agreement was signed at a ceremony at the BEZA headquarters in the
capital, said a press release.

BEZA Executive Chairman Paban Chowdhury chaired the programme while
Partner of PwC Arijit Chowdhury was present during the signing
ceremony.

As per the agreement, the BEZA has appointed the PwC, a multinational
professional services network of firms, as a consultant to prepare the
action plan and experience centre design.

The BSMSN is an industrial hub comprising three conjoining economic
zones -- Mirsarai and Sitakunda in Chattogram district and Sonagazi in
Feni district.

The UK-based multinational organisation PwC would formulate an ICT
roadmap  for BSMSN within the next six months.

This consultancy service is kept into four parts. Firstly, the
strategy and key elements of the ICT roadmap for transforming BSMSN
into a 'Smart City' would be identified.

Second, the consulting firm will conduct a variety of research for the
‘Analytics Driven Command and Control Centre’.

Third, the elements required for the construction of the data centre
will be identified and the layout will be prepared.

Fourth, the PwC will prepare the design for the ‘Economic Zone
Experience Centre’ and make a plan to implement it.

In his speech, Paban Chowdhury said that BEZA is working to establish
100 economic zones across the country under the direct supervision of
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

In these economic zones, BEZA is very much committed to create an
investment-friendly environment through incorporating the