Chittagong, Sept. 11 -- Direction Technology (Bangladesh) Co. Limited, a Chinese company, has signed an investment agreement with the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) to establish a manufacturing plant in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ).

The new facility will produce bluetooth headphones, wired headphones, and data cables.

This investment, worth US$3 million, is expected to diversify Bangladesh's export basket beyond its traditional apparel and textile industries and add a new dimension to technology-based manufacturing in the EPZ.

The project is expected create employment opportunities for 478 Bangladeshi nationals, said a press release.

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