Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Bangladesh scales back its big-dream plan to establish 100 economic zones across the country by 2030 and the current government prioritizes five full-blown EZs to deliver the desired goods.

It now focuses on select few zones "to maximize the attraction of foreign investment and impact on the country's economy", according to a top government official.

Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) planned to create 100 special economic zones across the country to promote economic growth and employment by 2030, according to a report published by fdi intelligence in its February-March issue.

Once completed, these EZs were envisaged to create 10 million jobs and provide a manufacturing base for US$40 billion worth of exports....