Bida Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun

Bida Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun

Ashik Chowdhury. Sketch: TBS

Bangladesh needs global-scale port operators to stay competitive in trade: Bida chief

Referring to the World Bank's global container port ranking, Ashik said Bangladesh ranked 364th among 400 ports worldwide, underscoring the urgent need to improve port efficiency and logistics...

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun speaking at a roundtable discussion on “Trade Policy, Industrial Protection, Investment Impacts, and Consumer Welfare” organised by the Policy Research Institute (PRI) of Bangladesh in Dhaka on 11 May 2026. Photo: TBS

Bida chief calls for ending protectionism, fixing execution gaps to sustain investment growth

Ashik Chowdhury, Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA). Sketch: TBS

Bangladesh must move from second to fifth gear to boost investment: Bida chief

Chattogram Port. Photo: TBS

Deal on NCT only if national interest protected: PM tells officials

Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) and the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza), speaks at a press briefing in Dhaka on 26 January 2026. Photo: TBS

Defence industrial park planned at Mirsarai as G2G Indian EZ scrapped

Bida Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun. Sketch: TBS

Projects with strong water and recycling practices get priority approval

Collage shows NCP leaders (left) and Bida Executive Chairman Ashik Mahmud at separate meetings with Bhutanese PM Tshering Tobgay in Dhaka on 23 November 2025. Photo: CA Press Wing

NCP leaders, Bida chief call on Bhutanese PM Tobgay, discuss expanding bilateral ties

Ashik Chowdhury. Sketch: TBS

Vested groups behind protests over Laldia terminal deal: Bida chief

Ashik Chowdhury. Sketch: TBS

Foreign port operators key to ending corruption and boosting efficiency: Bida chief

Ashik Chowdhury. Sketch: TBS

'An absolutely legal business in Bangladesh': Bida boss on approving nicotine pouch factory

Photo: collected

Manual application for commercial land registration ends 16 Dec: Bida

Beza Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun hopes that this investment would inspire more in the NSEZ. Photo: TBS

Beza hands over 12.5 acres of land to China Lesso Group for $32m investment

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud spoke after inaugurating the Shipping and Logistics Online Desk in Chattogram today (10 August). Photo: TBS

Agreement to appoint operators at Ctg Port terminals likely in Dec: Bida chairman