Rajshahi Hi-Tech Park is seeing a fresh wave of investment that is bringing new jobs and brighter hopes for local technology growth. International and local companies have begun operations or started investment plans, and empty commercial plots that once sat idle are now leased. Starlink has taken a one acre plot and built a ground station to help deliver faster internet across the country, while a local partner firm is managing the site and expanding antenna capacity. Other tenants include Bangladeshi tech firms, an online grocery provider and a major food and consumer group that will open offices and customer service centres in the park. The Silicon Tower offers many floors of office and lab space and most blocks are already allocated to companies that will hire engineers, designers and support staff. Park leaders expect the growing activity to create around three thousand new jobs and bring work for builders, electricians and service providers. Sited near a river, the park covers about thirty one acres and includes training rooms, offices and an IT incubation centre where software teams and students learn and test ideas. Training programmes and the incubation hub are helping entrepreneurs sharpen skills through practical classes, mentoring and small projects that match employer needs. Officials have reserved extra plots for larger companies that need room for research and assembly, and steady leasing shows confidence that the park can host both startups and bigger operators. Plans include a robotics and Internet of Things research centre that will give students and engineers chances to run hands on tests and develop useful prototypes. New arrivals plan to set up design teams, technical support units and business operations that will recruit local graduates and create steady daytime jobs near homes. The park’s ownership and leasing model keeps land and major facilities under a state authority while private firms run services, which helps lower startup costs and centralise maintenance and battery servicing. Managers also aim to boost training for technicians and open procurement for small suppliers so local workshops and vendors can win repair and supply contracts. Industry leaders recommend clear leasing rules, stronger on site services and linked training schemes to sustain momentum and make growth inclusive and reliable. The growing mix of global technology, local skills and training shows how a regional hi tech area can expand while keeping community life intact: shops and food stalls near the park expect more customers and repair and logistics firms see steadier demand. With planned steps that focus on skills, fair contracts and good upkeep, the park could become a lasting centre for jobs, learning and small industry that helps young people build careers and supports local businesses with steady work and higher incomes.
