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Foreign Investors Eye Key Sectors in Bangladesh: BIDA Chairman
Foreign businesses attending the Bangladesh Business Summit 2025 have expressed strong interest in sectors including the consumer market, textiles, pharmaceuticals, light engineering, renewable energy, e-commerce, and agro-processing.
Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), shared these insights in a press briefing on the third day of the summit. He highlighted that despite some foreign investors missing the event's registration, a significant number had arrived in Bangladesh to explore investment opportunities.
Several Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were signed on the third day, including agreements with major international companies like Holcim Group, DP World, and Solar Power Europe.
Key business leaders, including CEOs from various global firms, met with Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus to discuss investment opportunities in sectors such as health and education.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman and CEO of DP World, which operates a major port in the UAE, was among those showing interest. He expressed a keen desire to invest in the Matarbari port in Bangladesh. A Bangladeshi delegation will soon visit the UAE to explore free trade and port operations, according to BIDA's chairman.
Leaders from several renowned global apparel brands also attended the summit, reinforcing the growing interest in Bangladesh’s textile sector.
In response to a query, Ashik Mahmud confirmed that Bangladesh would welcome the manufacturing of military hardware within the country, signaling further diversification in the nation’s investment landscape.