Govt to set up free trade zone
The interim government has announced plans to establish a Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in the country, aligning with the growing global trend of trade liberalisation and investment facilitation...
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IFIPLC holds 360th board meeting
Islamic Finance and Investment PLC held its 360th board meeting at its head office on April 24, said a press release...
PBIL, EDGE sign deal on investment banking
Prime Bank Investment Limited and EDGE Research and Consulting Limited have recently signed an agreement to provide investment banking services to a wide range of institutional clients...
Critique of new BIDA plans
ASHIK Chowdhury, the executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, has become a strong advocate for a reform agenda aimed at fast-tracking foreign direct investment, deregulation, public-private partnerships, and labour flexibility. These new BIDA proposals, however framed as pragmatic instruments of development, express the deepest...
Past internet shutdowns seriously hampered investment: Faiz Taiyeb
Chief adviser鈥檚 special assistant Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, who is also the acting head of the posts and telecommunications division, on Saturday said that all policies allowing internet shutdowns would be abolished, as past shutdowns had harmed freelancers and deterred investment in the country...
Protection, security for foreign investors
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...
BIDA urges BERC to revise gas price hike
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority has urged the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission to revise the recently announced gas price hike, saying that otherwise, it would affect the economic momentum.聽..
Businesses warn gas price hike to discourage investments
Manufacturers in the country鈥檚 different sectors have warned that the hike in the prices of gas for new industrial and captive connections and for existing industrial connections in case of additional use would discourage new investments...
Foreign investors find cheap labour attractive
Foreign investors attending the Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 have said that cheap labour and tax breaks have made the county attractive to foreign businesses for investment.
Foreign investment pipeline created thru summit: BIDA
A foreign investment pipeline has been created for the country through Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 organised by the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority...
Specific road map to be framed to make investment summit fully successful: BIDA
A specific roadmap would be framed with a timeframe of 18 months to 24 months to make the Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 fully successful.
Bangladesh needs structural, policy changes to attract FDI
The country鈥檚 economists and businesses urged the government to focus on policy and structural changes to attract more foreign direct investment...
ShopUp, Sary merge with $110m US-Saudi investment
ShopUp, Bangladesh鈥檚 largest business-to-business commerce platform, and Sary, the leading B2B marketplace and services platform in the Gulf, have merged to form SILQ Group...
Yunus calls for global investment in Bangladesh
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called upon international businesses and investors to invest in Bangladesh, which he termed a land of crazy ideas, to change the world...
Youngone chairman receives honorary citizenship at Bangladesh Investment Summit
Kihak Sung, chairman of Youngone Corporation and a pioneer in Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garments and textile sectors, who first came to the country in the mid-1990s, was honoured with honorary citizenship on Wednesday for his outstanding contributions to the industry and Bangladesh economy...
Professor Yunus joins main event of Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday morning joined the main event of the Bangladesh Investment Summit-2025, a milestone event, reinforcing the country鈥檚 commitment to economic progress, investment-friendly policies, and long-term growth...
NDB to provide $1b by next 1 year: BIDA
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority executive chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun on Tuesday said that the New Development Bank would give Bangladesh $1 billion in loan by the next one year...
WB suggests reforms in four sectors
Bangladesh could attract significant investments and create millions of jobs by implementing essential reforms across four sectors, according to a World Bank Group report released today at the Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025...
Bangladesh has conducive scenario for investment: Prof Yunus
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday announced that he would host a breakfast meeting for both Korean and Chinese investors to address any investment-related concerns and fast-track their investment in Bangladesh...
BB to set up Tk 900cr fund for startup: Mansur
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Monday said that the central bank had taken an initiative to launch a special fund of about Tk 800 crore to Tk 900 crore to support startup...
Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 kicks off in Dhaka
Bangladesh Investment聽Development Authority executive chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun on Monday said that the聽government was creating an ecosystem to make business operations in Bangladesh聽much easier...
Nurul appointed as MD of IFIPLC
Md Nurul Azim has been appointed as managing director of Islamic Finance and Investment PLC on Sunday, said a press release.
Summit to change perception of global investors: BIDA
One of the main purposes of the Investment Summit is to change the perceptions of global investors toward Bangladesh, said Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the聽Bangladesh Investment Development Authority...
German delegation in Dhaka to join Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025聽
A German delegation consisting of different business stakeholders has arrived in Dhaka for a five-day visit between April 6, 2025 and April 10, 2025....
鈥楩oreign Direct Investment: The Legal Framework鈥� published
Legal Counsel, a corporate law firm, recently published a booklet titled 鈥楩oreign Direct Investment: The Legal Framework鈥�, said a press release on Saturday.
Investments of Norway sovereign fund hit 8-year low
Norway鈥檚 sovereign wealth fund, the world鈥檚 largest fund, saw its investments in the Bangladesh capital market drop to an eight-year low in 2024, declining by 5.73 per cent to $141.93 million from $150.56 million in 2023, according to data from Norges Bank Investment Management...
Starlink to power Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025
Elon Musk鈥檚 satellite internet company Startlink will power the main event of the 鈥楤angladesh Investment Summit 2025鈥� to be held in the capital on April 9 aiming at attracting foreign direct investment...
IFRS to help SMEs have access to easy investment: Taskeen
The International Financial Reporting Standards will strengthen access to finance and investment, boost global competitiveness and reduce the risks of financial misreporting...
AstraZeneca unveils China investment
British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Friday announced plans to invest $2.5 billion in China, despite the detention there of its former head of operations over alleged illegal activity...
BEPZA receives $418.73 million investment proposals
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority has received a robust response from both local and foreign investors, signing new investment agreements with 26 companies in the first eight months of the current financial year 2024-25.