Bangladesh to Host Global Investors Summit

Bangladesh is set to welcome global investors and industry leaders as the Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 begins on Monday, aiming to showcase the country’s evolving investment climate and ambitious growth prospects.

The summit, organised by the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), will run from April 7 to 10 in Dhaka, drawing over 550 participants from around 50 countries, including China, the UK, the US, Singapore, South Korea, and India.

“This summit will not only highlight Bangladesh’s investment opportunities but also the significant reforms that have made our business environment more attractive to foreign investors,” said BIDA Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun.

He stressed the importance of providing investors with a clearer understanding of Bangladesh’s economic potential, adding that the event will be a milestone in reinforcing the country’s commitment to sustainable growth and investor-friendly policies.

High-profile attendees include Baroness Rosie Winterton, the UK’s Trade Envoy to Bangladesh; Jarno Syrjälä, Under-Secretary of State for International Trade at Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman & CEO of DP World; Óscar García Maceiras, CEO of Inditex; Mike Orgill from Uber APAC; Kyeongsu Lee from SAMSUNG C&T; Jon Omund Revhaug from Telenor Asia; and Han Jun-seokt, CEO of Giordano Korea.

As part of the summit, delegates will visit key industrial zones, including the Korean Export Processing Zone and Mirsarai Economic Zone in Chattogram on April 7, and the Japanese Economic Zone in Araihazar on April 8.

A 26-member delegation from South Korea is expected, which Chowdhury Ashik described as “a very positive outcome.”

The main event will be held at a Dhaka city hotel on April 9, where top officials and investors will engage in high-level discussions on Bangladesh’s investment future.

The BIDA chief is scheduled to brief the media later today at the Foreign Service Academy, ahead of the summit's official opening.