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Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida)

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida)

Fire at jhut factory in Gazipur on 16 August 2025. Photo: TBS

850 factories spotted as 'highly risky,' yet safety drive stalled for two years

Bida, tasked with coordination effort in 2021, now seeks to relinquish the responsibility

Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo and BIDA Chairman Ashik Chodhury in a ministreal meeting at Lotte Hotel, Seoul. Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh, South Korea eye new era of investment cooperation through CEPA

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

Representational image. Photo: Collected

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