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Global smartphone company Xiaomi has launched a smartphone manufacturing plant in Gazipur with its partner DBG technology BD.
DBG is a global EMS company, which has been operating manufacturing business around the world for several renowned brands of consumer electronics.
The plant will produce around 3 million mobile phones per year. Around 1,000 people will be employed in the plant in the initial phase.
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Xiaomi revealed its "Made in Bangladesh" plan at a special event Thursday in Dhaka.
The first phone of the company to be assembled in Bangladesh belongs to the Redmi sub-brand, which is expected to be available in the market from the first week of November 2021. Next, the POCO and Xiaomi series will be made in the country.
Ziauddin Chowdhury, country manager of Xiaomi, said: "Manufacturing smartphones locally is a significant step towards incorporating Xiaomi into the fabric of Bangladesh in the years to come. Local manufacturing shows Xiaomi's commitment to being in Bangladesh for the long haul, and we can contribute to generating more jobs here."