Overview of the BSMSN New City EIPP Proposal
BSMSN (Bangladesh Satellite and New City Development) is the public body responsible for overseeing new town and satellite city development in Bangladesh. To ease congestion in the Dhaka metropolitan area, the government is planning multiple new cities in surrounding districts. EIPP, the Environment and Industry Promotion Program, is a Korean cooperation framework led by the Ministry of Environment and the Korea Environment Corporation. It aims to integrate Korean environmental and industrial technologies into urban infrastructure projects in developing countries.
Applying EIPP to BSMSN new city development would package Korean environmental solutions into core urban infrastructure such as water, wastewater, waste management, and energy systems to build a sustainable green city. Three candidate sites are under discussion: Bangabandhu City, Phulbariahat, and Joydebpur. The overall program size is estimated at $1.5-2.0B. Korea's development experience in Sejong, Songdo, and Gimpo Hangang New Town offers a practical model for implementation.
EIPP Proposal Framework
The core of the proposal is an integrated design framework that aligns environmental infrastructure, energy systems, and ICT services from the master planning stage. The environmental pillar covers water supply, wastewater treatment, stormwater management, and waste resource circulation. The energy pillar focuses on distributed generation such as solar and biogas, alongside smart grids and storage systems. The ICT pillar covers smart transport, integrated control centers, and IoT-based facility management. Designing these three pillars together at the outset can reduce construction costs while improving operational efficiency.
| Pillar | Infrastructure Item | Korean Technology | Scale ($M) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment | Water Supply Plant | Membrane filtration (MF/UF) | 200 | 200,000 tons/day |
| Environment | Sewage Treatment Plant | MBR / A2O process | 300 | 150,000 tons/day |
| Environment | Waste-to-Energy | Incineration power generation | 150 | 500 tons/day |
| Energy | Solar + ESS | Distributed generation | 100 | 50 MW |
| Energy | Smart Grid | AMI and DR | 80 | K-Grid model |
| ICT | Integrated Control Center | K-City platform | 50 | IoT and AI operations |
| ICT | Smart Transport | ITS and BRT | 120 | 30 km corridor |
| Total | - | - | 1,000 | Core EIPP package |
Analysis of Candidate New Cities
Among the three candidates, Bangabandhu City is the largest and the strongest priority for an initial EIPP application. With 6,150 acres and a target population of 800,000, it is designed as an IT and industrial hub linked to special economic zones. Korea's Sejong administrative city and Pangyo tech cluster provide useful reference points. Phulbariahat is more comparable to a residential satellite city such as Gimpo Hangang, while Joydebpur fits better with an administrative and education-oriented model such as Naju Innovation City. A shared environmental infrastructure standard across the three sites would create economies of scale.
Implementation Strategy and Participation Model
The proposal to apply EIPP to BSMSN new city development is a strategic model for packaging Korean urban development and environmental technology for export to Bangladesh. A phased path of master plan consultancy, pilot delivery, full-scale rollout, and long-term operations offers the most practical structure. KOICA ODA can serve as the initial entry point, while ADB, the World Bank, and PPP finance can support later stages. If executed successfully, the project could also become a platform for exporting the K-City model to other developing markets.