The government of Bangladesh has formally approved a US $57 million project to establish a modern e-waste management facility, offering a significant investment and infrastructure opportunity. The facility is earmarked for development at Kaliakoir Hi‑Tech Park, Gazipur, and will be implemented under the auspices of the Bangladesh Hi‑Tech Park Authority along with the ICT Division via a public-private partnership (PPP) model.

From an investor viewpoint, several features stand out:

• Capacity and scale: The plant’s annual processing target is 200,000–300,000 tonnes of electronic waste, a scale uncommon in Bangladesh’s current informal sector.
• Timeline & delivery milestone: The project aims for commissioning by 2028, giving investors a roughly 3-year build and ramp-up window from now.
• Supply-chain & technology focus: During project development, the DPP (Detailed Project Proposal) was revised to include raw-material sourcing, finished-product definitions, investment models and supply-chain structures, signalling a structured and investment-ready approach.
• Strategic national need: Bangladesh currently lacks a formal e-waste management system. Informal sector practices dominate, posing both environmental risk and untapped investment potential for formalised infrastructure.

For investors and market participants, this project opens pathways to:

• Re-use and recycling infrastructure investment in Bangladesh
• Supply-chain roles (e.g., collection, segregation, recovery, manufacturing of downstream materials)
• Partnering with PPP frameworks backed by government policy
• Leveraging emerging regulatory momentum in the circular economy

The public-private model also reduces fiscal burden on the government while unlocking private-sector participation. The PPP setup therefore offers comparative advantage in capital deployment, risk allocation, and return capture. Given the scale, national priority and timeline, this facility presents a compelling entry point in Bangladesh’s evolving e-waste and circular-economy ecosystem.