BEPZA welcomes first airplane amenity bag and kit manufacturing industry
Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has welcomed its first-ever airplane amenity bag and kit manufacturing company at the BEPZA Economic Zone. The Chinese firm KMK Industrial Limited will establish operations with an investment of $18.60 million, creating employment opportunities for 1,231 Bangladeshi nationals.
The agreement was signed on 14 September 2025 between Md. Ashraful Kabir, Member (Investment Promotion) of BEPZA, and Wu Yuxiang, Chairman of KMK Industrial Limited, in the presence of BEPZA Executive Chairman Major General Abul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman, BSP, ndc, psc.
The company will initially manufacture airplane amenity bags and gradually expand into producing in-house items such as socks, garments and accessories, cosmetics, and selected electronic items including headphones and USB cables. This marks a breakthrough in introducing a unique and diversified product line to the portfolio of industries under BEPZA.
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Speaking at the signing ceremony, Major General Abul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman, BEPZA Executive Chairman, thanked KMK Industrial Limited for choosing BEPZA Economic Zone as their preferred investment destination. He reaffirmed BEPZA's commitment to providing full support for smooth business operations, stating, "This project represents a milestone in our continuous effort to diversify export-oriented industries. We strongly encourage investors to develop in-house production capacity and source materials from local enterprises, thereby strengthening both industry and the national economy."
The ceremony was attended by senior BEPZA officials including Abdullah Al Mamun, Member (Engineering); A N M Foyzul Haque, Member (Finance); Md. Tanvir Hossain, Executive Director (Investment Promotion); Md. Khorshid Alam, Executive Director (Enterprise Services); Md. Salahuddin, Executive Director (Administration); and A.S.M Anwar Parvez, Executive Director (Public Relations), alongside representatives from KMK Industrial Limited.
