With investment stagnating at a dismal level and foreign direct investment hovering around $2.5 billion annually, the government is going to hold a summit in a bid to attract foreign investors and break the current stalemate.

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) is going to organise a two-day investment summit from November 28 to focus on the development of the investment environment in the country.

The small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can now raise up to Tk 30 crore from the capital market.

Al Mahmud, who hails from Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj, went to Bahrain as a migrant worker 10 years ago.

Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) has received around 55 proposals from home and abroad till date seeking to invest in 25 state-run jute mills shuttered in July 2020 for modernisation, said BJMC Chairman Md Abdur Rouf yesterday.

Local garment makers yesterday sought Spanish investment in non-cotton textile items as the demand for apparel items manufactured from man-made fibre (MMF) is on the rise.

Shares of Ifad Autos Ltd jumped 4.42 per cent at the Dhaka Stock Exchange yesterday after it announced its plan to invest Tk 80 crore in one of its sister concerns.

DBL Group, one of the leading exporters, is going to invest $650 million to set up 10 manufacturing units for textiles, ceramics, and sanitary ware at the Sreehatta Economic Zone in Moulvibazar.

City Group, one of the country’s leading consumer goods processor and manufacturer, is to going to build a hi-tech park investing Tk 5,000 crore to manufacture technology products such as microprocessors, chips, circuits, mobile phones and laptops.

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki urged the Bangladesh government to provide cash incentives to the foreign investors in the country.

In the context of Covid-19, International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest in the pharmaceutical industry, including vaccine production in Bangladesh and other South Asian countries.

Chinese company Kaixi Fashion Bangladesh Co Ltd plans to invest $6 million to establish a lingerie manufacturing factory in the Dhaka Export Processing Zone.

Speakers at a seminar in the US called upon foreign investors and non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to invest in Bangladesh.

Speakers at a seminar in the USA called upon foreign investors and non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to invest in Bangladesh.

Label Makers, a Bangladeshi company, is going to establish a garment accessories plant in Dhaka Export Processing Zone with an investment of $1.14 million.

Private investment in Bangladesh fell to its lowest level in 14 years in the last fiscal year owing to the lingering uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic and continuing structural weaknesses.

Steelmakers must take urgent action to produce less carbon in order to meet the Paris Agreement on climate change, investors with $ 55 trillion in assets said Wednesday.

A weeklong roadshow styled “The rise of Bengal tiger: potential of trade and investment in Bangladesh” was organised in the USA in a bid to promote Bangladesh’s economy and the capital market.

Britain’s SSE on Monday agreed to sell its entire 33.3 per cent stake in Scotia Gas Networks (SGN) for 1.225 billion pounds ($1.70 billion) as the power producer sharpens its focus on renewables and low-carbon electricity.

Bangladesh has sought US investments in oil and gas exploration, particularly at offshore sites.