Dhaka stocks end week lower
Dhaka stocks wrapped up the week lower, as all key indices and market turnover retreated on muted investor activity...
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BEPZA attracts 23 Chinese investors in 14 months
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...
Change in policymakers鈥� outlook crucial
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...
Global stocks slide as investors await key Fed speech
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 co to invest $40m more in BEPZA EZ
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...
Mixed trends mark weekly decline at stocks
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...
Chinese investors interested to key sectors: BIDA
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...
Dhaka, Ctg stocks flat
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...
DSEX crosses 5,000-mark
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...
Unifying investment landscape
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...
Pro-investor website launched by BIDA
The newly designed website of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority was officially launched on Saturday...
BB eases remitting to foreign investors
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...
Dhaka, Ctg stocks gain as trading resumes
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...
Budget unlikely to boost investors鈥� confidence
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, CEAB host Chinese investors
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...
FICCI expresses concerns over business, investment despite some positive steps
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...
Big Japanese investors to come: Shafiq
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...
Political elites ruin capital market, destroy small-scale investors: Debapriya
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...
BSEC to meet retail investors May 29
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a consultation meeting with representatives of retail investor organizations on May 29 at 12:00pm...
Chinese team of 100 investors to visit this month: envoy
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�...
FIPA key to boosting Canadian investor confidence: envoy
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...
Local investors emerging as game changers
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...
Ordinance soon to split NBR, says chair
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...
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...
Global investors see scopes, seek policy predictability
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...
EPZ investors laud govt鈥檚 swift response over US tariff
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 retains B2 rating by Moody鈥檚
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...
Yunus invites Kuwaiti investors to investment summit
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...
Skilled human resources stressed to attract FDI
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...
Bashir assures Japanese investors of support
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has assured of extending all necessary cooperation to Japanese entrepreneurs and businesspeople who were interested to invest in Bangladesh...