BIS fetches Tk3,100cr investment proposals

Staff Reporter :

Apart from more in the pipeline, the recently concluded Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 has yielded initial investment proposals worth Tk 3,100 crore, according to Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA).
He shared the information at a press conference on Sunday at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital’s Bailey Road area.

Several additional investment proposals are currently in the pipeline, the BIDA chairman said.
Around Tk 5 crore was spent to organise the four-day summit, of which around Tk 1.5 crore came from the government and the remaining Tk 3.5 crore from partner organisations, he said.

During the briefing, the Bida chief also revealed a plan to establish 10 proposed economic zones.
For the first time in the history of Bangladesh, renowned investors from a record 40 countries including the United States, China, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, Germany, UAE, cement company Lafarge Holcim, Chinese apparel company Honda Industries and the country’s top business executives and policymakers , have participated in the BIS.

Among the participants, many investors came from world-renowned brands Inditex Group, a Spanish multinational clothing company, DP World, a multinational logistics company based in Dubai, Geodarno, Hong Kong based apparel and accessories, and Exceler Energy.