Bida Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun

Bida Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun

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

Projects with strong water and recycling practices get priority approval

NSEZ is being developed based on scientific evidence, long-term climate projections, and a clear understanding of coastal and upstream-downstream dynamics.

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

Ashik Chowdhury. Sketch: TBS

Govt identifies roadmap with 3 priority areas for semiconductor industry: BIDA chief

Ashik Chowdhury. File Photo: Collected

Govt focuses on 4 priorities to ensure business-friendly environment: BIDA chief

Ashik Chowdhury. Sketch: TBS

Tk5,040cr allocation for PPP projects encouraging: Bida executive chairman

Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of both Bida and Beza, speaks at a press conference in Dhaka on 13 April. Photo: Jahir Rayhan/TBS

Separate programme on share market may be incorporated in next investment summit: Bida chief

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

Govt considering incentives for Bangladeshis bringing foreign investment