Hong Kong (China)- and British Virgin Islands-based company Sunshine Outdoor (BD) Co Limited is set to manufacture tents and camping equipment at BEPZA EZ in Mirsharai, Chattogram.

In this regard, the company signed an agreement on Wednesday to invest $15 million to establish a tent and camping equipment manufacturing factory, according to a press release from the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority.

BEPZA executive director (investment promotion) Md Tanvir Hossain and Sunshine Outdoor (BD) chairman Liang Difa signed the agreement in the presence of BEPZA executive chairman Major General Mohammad Moazzem Hossain.

So far in 2026, nine foreign companies have signed land leasing agreements with the BEPZA to invest in various zones under state authority, of which six were Chinese or Chinese joint ventures, two were South Korean, and one was from the United Arab Emirates.

According to the agreement, the company would produce annually 1.5 million pieces of outdoor products like tents, canopies, bags, duffel bags, waterproof dry bags, sleeping bags, backpacks, tarpaulins, inflatable pillows and mattresses, air pillows, mosquito nets, carpets, mats, folding chairs, and different types of bins and baskets.

The company is expected to create employment opportunities for 2,975 Bangladeshi nationals.

Mohammad Moazzem Hossain thanked the company for choosing Bangladesh, particularly the BEPZA Economic Zone, as its investment destination and assured them of BEPZA’s seamless cooperation to ensure smooth and successful business operations in the zone.

He also emphasised that this investment would further accelerate BEPZA’s efforts toward export diversification.

Abdullah Al Mamun, member (engineering), Md Khorshid Alam, executive director (enterprise services), Samir Biswas, executive director (administration), Khadiza Parvin, executive director- additional charge (public relations), along with officials of BEPZA and representatives of Sunshine Outdoor, were present during the agreement signing ceremony.