Foreign investment

File photo: Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun talks to media at a media briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka on Sunday (6 April). Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Govt considering incentives for Bangladeshis bringing foreign investment

KEPZ will now operate under Beza, says Bida Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud bin Harun

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) Head of Business Development Nahian Rahman Rochi speaks at a briefing at the InterContinental hotel in the capital on 10 April 2025. Photo; TBS
Economy

Foreign investment pipeline created; roadmap planned to monitor progress: Bida

Representational image of Japanese Economic Zone. File Photo: Collected
Economy

Japanese economic zone now looks to attract foreign investors

File photo of Bangladesh Bank/BSS
Banking

Non-residents can now invest up to Tk1m without Bangladesh Bank approval

Ferdaus Ara Begum. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

The importance of policy support to attract foreign investors

The newly appointed BIDA Executive Chairman, Ashik Chowdhury, participated in the meeting virtually from Singapore, with Dr Khandoker Azizul Islam, Executive Member (Investment Environment Services) of BIDA, presiding over the session on 17 Sep. Photo: UNB
Economy

FICCI delegation meets with special envoy Lutfey Siddiqi to discuss opportunities for foreign investment 

Foreign stock investors rebound after Hasina’s fall
Stocks

Foreign stock investors rebound after Hasina’s fall

There needs to be integration between BEPZA and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that the overarching investment promotion message is synergised. Photo: TBS
Thoughts

Bangladesh 2.0: Rethinking BIDA and investment strategy

Table: TBS
Banking

Foreign investors in Nagad Digital Bank under cenbank scrutiny

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gives her speech as the chief guest at a summit on trade, business, and investment opportunities between Bangladesh and China in Beijing on 9 July 2024. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Visit Bangladesh, explore business opportunities: PM Hasina tells investors in Beijing

Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) President Zaved Akhter and former president Rupali Chowdhury, along with others, attend a post-budget press conference held at a hotel in Dhaka on Monday, 10 June. Photo: TBS
Budget

Abrupt policy changes discourage foreign investors, FICCI warns

A general view of the Bepza Economic Zone in Mirsarai of Chattogram. Three companies are poised to initiate production in the economic zone later this month. Photo: TBS
Budget

1% import duty threatens foreign investment in economic zones: Stakeholders

Sketch: TBS.
Thoughts

Will The Offshore Banking Act help increase foreign currency inflow?