The governing board of the Moheshkhali Integrated Development Authority (MIDA) has approved an organogram comprising 137 positions to strengthen administrative capacity for implementing major development projects in Moheshkhali.
The decision was taken at the first governing board meeting of MIDA, which was launched in August this year.
The information was shared on Monday by Ashik Chowdhury, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), while briefing the media at the Bangladesh Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka.
He said the governing board of MIDA will be chaired by the chief adviser or a future prime minister. Alongside the organogram, the board also took decisions on short-term planning and development priorities for the area.
According to Ashik Chowdhury, preliminary confirmation has been given to a short-term land use or land allocation plan covering the 2025–2030 period. The first governing board meeting set the basis for finalising the plan.
Officials believe the land plan will provide advance clarity on where and how specific projects will be implemented within defined timeframes, helping reduce uncertainty in land management.
The governing board also outlined three major development priorities for Moheshkhali over the next five years. These include making the port fully operational, bringing LNG and LPG terminals into operation, and establishing a fish processing hub.
Ashik Chowdhury said energy shortages remain a major challenge for the country, which is why priority is being given to the rapid commissioning of LNG and LPG terminals. The short-term land use plan, he added, has been framed around these priorities.
If implemented, the decisions are expected to strengthen energy supply capacity, accelerate port-centric commercial activities and create new opportunities in food processing and exports through the proposed fish processing hub.
