Bida

Bida expects $3b FDI in ports

The government is considering engaging leading global port operators to run the country’s port facilities, aiming to maximise the use of its limited capacity, said Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida).
8 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Let’s invest to compete globally

We have the potential to be a globally competitive country politically and economically.
23 April 2025, 07:00 AM

Bida expresses concern over gas price hike

The newly fixed gas tariff discriminates against new investors, as it compels them to pay 33 percent more in bills than existing ones, said Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida).
16 April 2025, 18:56 PM

US tariffs will not affect investments in Bangladesh: BIDA Chairman

The recently enacted decisions by the US government regarding tariffs will not affect the upcoming Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025, according to Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Ashik Chowdhury.
6 April 2025, 11:54 AM

Satellite internet could enhance rural connectivity: Bida executive chairman 

This connectivity could help upskill young people, says Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun
9 November 2024, 10:45 AM

Bida’s one-stop service plagued by non-stop negligence

Services rendered by government agencies through a single-window platform to facilitate business remain marred by unscrupulous activities, despite expectations of improvement among entrepreneurs under the interim government.
26 October 2024, 18:00 PM

47% factories fail to implement corrective measures: Bida

About 47 percent of the factories that were deemed at risk of industrial accidents by the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) have yet to implement necessary corrective measures within the stipulated deadline of December 2023, officials of the government agency said.
7 March 2024, 00:46 AM

Bida’s OSS to expand to 150 services by March 

Bida is currently offering 112 services through its one-stop service (OSS) and plans to expand it to 150 within March
8 February 2024, 09:57 AM

Bangladesh-Japan economic relations summit kicks off

The Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro), Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida), and the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) jointly organised the summit at Pan Pacific Sonargaon in Dhaka this afternoon.
23 July 2023, 08:20 AM

Bida provides 67 services to investors through OSS

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) is providing 67 services to investors through its One Stop Service (OSS), said its chief yesterday.
9 January 2023, 08:15 AM

Bida, US venture capital firm to work together to attract FDI

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) has joined hands with US-based venture capital firm Anchorless Bangladesh to attract and facilitate targeted global investments and jointly promote investment opportunities in Bangladesh and abroad.
1 September 2022, 03:20 AM