The Bangladesh Engineering Industry Owners Association (BEIOA)

The Bangladesh Engineering Industry Owners Association (BEIOA) has 4,000 SME members who are engaged in the production and marketing of light engineering products. BEIOA’s principal objective is to contribute continuously towards the development of light engineering sector of Bangladesh. In order to do this, BEIOAconducts inter alia promotional activities, provides information and services to its member – and in so doing, acts as a platform for the members to develop the industry. The Association’s members have equal access to relevant information related to the business development, capacity enhancement, quality and standards of products. The Association also acts as a conduit for members to share their policy-related concerns, with major concerns then being brought to the government’s attention.

By instating technology benchmarks and standards and regularly reviewing them, BEIOA has created an opportunity for its members to continuously assess the technological capabilities of the industry with the view to increasing productivity of the industry. BEIOA plans to develop formal clusters with its members to encourage collaboration and the sharing of best practices – allowing cluster actors to improve capacity and competitiveness.