The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority has witnessed a sharp rise in Chinese investments over the past 14 months, due to China鈥檚 shift to high-value products and the ongoing US-China tariff tensions...
Investor confidence, changes in policymakers鈥� outlook, home-grown policy and economic viability of power projects are highly crucial for shifting towards generating clean energy, experts said...
Stock markets mostly fell during cautious trading sessions Thursday, a day before a key speech expected to offer signals about future interest rate cuts in the United States...
Chinese investor Kaixi Group has once again chosen BEPZA Economic Zone as its preferred destination for expansion, signing a new agreement on Monday to invest $40.05 million in a garments and related accessories manufacturing industry...
Investors at the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses ended the week on a sour note, snapping a streak of consecutive weekly gains as key indices fell notably in the four-day trading week...
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority has said Chinese investors have demonstrated strong interest in Bangladesh鈥檚 key sectors during a series of bilateral engagements between a Bangladesh delegation and the Chinese investors in Shanghai and Guangzhou...
Stock markets on Sunday finished the session of the week flat amid heightened intraday volatility as investors opted to lock in short-term gains from recently appreciated stocks while taking renewed positions on selected small-cap and blue-chip scrips...
Stocks on Wednesday sustained the gaining streak with the key index of the major bourse crossing the 5000-mark for the first time since April 23 as the buoyant investors continued their buying interest in sector-wise issues anticipating positive momentum ahead...
BANGLADESH stands on the cusp of becoming a regional manufacturing powerhouse by 2035. To materialise this goal, the government plans to merge its various investment bodies into a unified one-stop entity , the investment promotion agency, to simplify processes and attract foreign investors. This vision is bold, but it contains a critical oversight: the possible...
The newly designed website of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority was officially launched on Saturday...
The Bangladesh Bank has widened the scope for local subsidiaries of foreign companies to remit service payments abroad, even if their foreign shareholding is below 50 per cent...
Trading on the country鈥檚 two stock exchanges resumed on Sunday with an uptrend in key indices, as investors returned after a 10-day Eid holiday...
Foreign Investors鈥� Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Zaved Akhtar on Wednesday opined that the proposed national budget for the 2025-26 financial year聽will not increase confidence level for enhancing foreign direct investment...
City Bank PLC, in collaboration with Chinese Enterprises Association in Bangladesh, recently hosted a high-level business networking event for a visiting business delegation comprising of over 100 Chinese investors and businessmen, said a press release...
The Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said that despite having some positive aspects, there are also some concerns regarding several provisions that could potentially impede business growth and increase the burden on compliant taxpayers...
Chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday expressed optimism about increased Japanese investment in Bangladesh following the highly successful visit of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to Japan...
Economist Debapriya Bhattacharya on Saturday said that political elites had long manipulated the country鈥檚 capital market and political interference devastated the small- and medium-scale investors...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a consultation meeting with representatives of retail investor organizations on May 29 at 12:00pm...
Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Thursday said that visit of the largest-ever business delegation in Bangladesh from China led by Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao later this month would send a 鈥榮trong signal鈥� of openness, cooperation and mutual benefit and will elevate the Bangladesh-China economic and trade relations to a new level.鈥�...
Canada鈥檚 Indo-Pacific Trade Representative Paul Thoppil has said a Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA) would play a critical role in boosting confidence among Canadian investors...
As Bangladesh鈥檚 economy evolves, a new class of local investors is stepping into the spotlight, playing a transformative role in driving growth, innovation and resilience across key sectors...
NBR chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said the reform ordinance to separate the National Board of Revenue will be issued soon as the advisory council has approved it...
WHILE the government of Bangladesh was busy hosting the Investment Summit, the country witnessed the unfortunate incidents of vandalism at several outlets of Bata, KFC, and Domino鈥檚 Pizza under the pretext of the 鈥楶rotest for Palestine鈥� on April 7, 2025. Although the government acted quickly to arrest the suspects involved in these events, its failure to...
Global investors have described Bangladesh as a land of opportunities, but they have said that the government should ensure policy predictability in order to retain the investors鈥� confidence...
The investors of Bangladesh Export Processing Zones have expressed their deep appreciation for the government鈥檚 prompt and strategic initiative following the recent announcement by the US administration of imposing a 37 per cent 鈥榬eciprocal tariff鈥� on Bangladeshi exports...
City Bank has retained its issuer rating of B2 as per Moody鈥檚 Investors Service鈥檚 latest published credit opinion on the bank, said a press release...
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday invited Kuwaiti investors to explore opportunities in Bangladesh鈥檚 Special Economic Zones and the upcoming Bangladesh Investment Summit to be held in April 7-9 in Dhaka...
Business stakeholders of the United Arab Emirates said that Bangladesh should focus on its large pool of young people and make them skilled enough so that foreign investors could feel confident about investing in Bangladesh and utilising this young demographic dividend...
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has assured of extending all necessary cooperation to Japanese entrepreneurs and businesspeople who were interested to invest in Bangladesh...
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Monday called upon the top Japanese investors to invest more in Bangladesh...