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Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida)

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida)

Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo and BIDA Chairman Ashik Chodhury. Collage: Collected

Bangladesh, South Korea eye new era of investment cooperation

Both sides reiterated their commitment to expediting the CEPA negotiations ahead of Bangladesh’s graduation from LDC status

Govt scraps Indian Economic Zones as project stalls

Govt scraps Indian Economic Zones as project stalls

Bida moves to ease foreigners' recruitment thru streamlined visa, work permit process

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Investment promotion agencies receive $1.85b in proposals in eight months

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Turkish businesses engage with Bida at 'Gateway to Growth' investment seminar in Istanbul

Govt opens process to appoint financial advisory firm for Nagad sale

Govt opens process to appoint financial advisory firm for Nagad sale

A high-level inter-agency meeting chaired by Bida Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, was held today (2 September 2025). Photo: Collected

Govt to digitise security clearance for foreign investors through Bida OSS by mid-Sept

Bida, Bepza secure nearly $1b investment proposals in 6 months

Bida’s Executive Chairman Ashiq Chowdhury spoke at a national workshop titled “Youth Entrepreneurship: Investment, Policy and Ecosystem”, jointly organised by the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Dhaka on Thursday (17 July). Photo: Collected

Startups struggle amid funding gaps, policy hurdles, lack of skilled talent: Experts

Bida launches investor-centric website

Bida rejects claims of sluggish FDI, highlights $1b investment pipeline

Bida Chief Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun in attendance during an MoU signing ceremony between Bida and five companies on 25 May 2025. Photo: TBS

Five key business services to be available in one application by Sept: Bida chief

Ashik Chowdhury, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) speaks at a discussion at the Bida headquarters in the capital’s Agargaon on 13 May 2025. Photo: CA Press Wing

Parties want policy continuity, urge Bida to focus on short-term plans