Bangladesh is promoting foreign investment to support its economic growth goals. The country offers a stable democratic system and many business opportunities in sectors like textiles, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and infrastructure development. The government has pursued market-friendly reforms and created organizations like the Board of Investment to facilitate private sector participation and attract investors. Potential investment projects range from $10-350 million USD in industries such as dairy, garments, electronics and renewable energy with average annual returns of 10-30%.

1. Investment
Opportunities in
Bangladesh
Join the Industrial Revolution
Bangladesh is a fast growing developing country in Asia. The economic, political and
environmental condition of Bangladesh is very much investment friendly at present. There are
many sectors of businesses that are very potential to investors.
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2. 1 | P a g e I n v e s t m e n t O p p o r t u n i t i e s i n B a n g l a d e s h
Offered by: CBECL GROUP (www.cbecl.com), Bangladesh

3. 2 | P a g e I n v e s t m e n t O p p o r t u n i t i e s i n B a n g l a d e s h
Offered by: CBECL GROUP (www.cbecl.com), Bangladesh

4. 3 | P a g e I n v e s t m e n t O p p o r t u n i t i e s i n B a n g l a d e s h
Offered by: CBECL GROUP (www.cbecl.com), Bangladesh
“In today’s globalized world, the farsighted and wise are taking immediate advantage of
opportunities for expanding their businesses. Such opportunities exist today for investors in
Bangladesh. We want to turn Bangladesh into a middle-income country by 2021 for which
foreign investment is a significant component.
We invite you to invest in Bangladesh, you can rest assured that you will have the full welcome
and support of my government .”
Sheikh Hasina
Honourable Prime Minister
& Chairperson,
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority(BIDA)

5. 4 | P a g e I n v e s t m e n t O p p o r t u n i t i e s i n B a n g l a d e s h
Offered by: CBECL GROUP (www.cbecl.com), Bangladesh
Brief Discussion
Bangladesh: officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by
India on all sides except for a small border with Burma (Myanmar) to the far southeast and by the Bay of
Bengal to the south. Together with the Indian state of West Bengal, it makes up the ethno-linguistic
region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in the official Bengali language.
Bangladesh is gradually establishing itself as “Asian Tiger” for extraordinary economic growth. In the last
couple of years, it had over 7% GDP rate which is expected to rise up until 2050. To continue this robust
economic progress, Bangladesh needs to focus on developing infrastructure, increasing collaborations
and creating an investment climate.
The country has a genuinely democratic system of government and enjoys political stability seen as a
sine qua non for ensuring a favorable climate for investment and sustained development.
Bangladesh has been quick to undertake major restructuring for establishing a market economy, with
the major thrust coming from the private sector. The country enjoys modest but steady economic
growth. Its current development strategy is based on the premise that the creation and distribution of
wealth occurs through the acceleration of growth driven by competitive market forces, with the
government facilitating growth and making a clean break from the practices of a controlled economy
where private investment is constrained. The government has been gradually withdrawing its
involvement in this industrial and infrastructure sectors and promoting private sector participation.
The government has moved speedily to translate its policy pronouncements into specific reforms. It has
been consistently pursuing an open-door investment policy and playing a catalytic rather than a
regulatory role.
Regulatory controls and constrains have been reduced to a minimum. The government has steadily
liberalized its trade regime. Significant progress has been achieved in reducing non-tariff restrictions on
trade, rationalizing tariff rates and improving export incentives. The introduction of VAT has helped
rationalization of the import tariff and domestic tax structures. The tariff structure and the import policy
are kept under constant review to identify areas where further improvements are called for.
Motivated by the simple realization that state-owned enterprises are a drain on its scarce resources and
that these are generally inefficient, very costly and slow in responding to changing markets and
consumer desires, the country has embarked on a privatization program, offering substantial
opportunities for international investors.
Foreign investment is particularly welcome in the export-oriented industries such as textiles, leather
goods, electronic products and components, chemicals and petrochemicals, agro-based industries,
green jute pulp, paper, rayon products, frozen foods (dominated by shrimp farming), tourism,
agriculture, light industries, software and data processing.

6. 5 | P a g e I n v e s t m e n t O p p o r t u n i t i e s i n B a n g l a d e s h
Offered by: CBECL GROUP (www.cbecl.com), Bangladesh
Foreign investment is also desired in high technology products that will help import substitution or
industries that will be labor as well as technology intensive.
Some of the foreign private investment opportunities are:
 Direct (100%) foreign investment or joint venture investment in the Export Processing Zones
(EPZs) or outside EPZs.
 Portfolio investment by purchasing shares in publicly listed companies through the stock
exchange.
 Investment in infrastructure projects such as power generation (private power generation policy
announced); oil, gas and mineral exploration, telecommunication, ports, roads and highways.
 Outright purchase or purchase of shares of state-owned enterprises, which are under process of
privatization.
 Investment in private EPZ.
The country's drive for foreign investment is being spearheaded by the Board of Investment, which was
created to facilitate the setting up of manufacturing and other industries in the private sector, both local
and foreign. It is a promotional organization dedicated towards providing investment assistance to all
investors.
The Board is headed by the country's Prime Minister and it includes Ministers and Secretaries from the
concerned ministries as well as representatives from the private sector.
The Board has launched an investment promotion drive at home and abroad to attract investors. The
BOI has been assisting in the implementation of new projects as well as providing services.
In order to stimulate rapid economic growth of the country, particularly through industrialization, the
government has adopted an 'Open Door Policy' to attract foreign investment to Bangladesh. The
Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) is the official organ of the government to
promote, attract and facilitate foreign investment in the Export Processing Zones.
Bangladesh is on the verge of a significant breakthrough in terms both of international investor
confidence and significant inflow of new investment funds.

7. 6 | P a g e I n v e s t m e n t O p p o r t u n i t i e s i n B a n g l a d e s h
Offered by: CBECL GROUP (www.cbecl.com), Bangladesh
Some Potential Projects for Foreign Investors
We have analyzed the feasibility of some potential projects in Bangladesh for direct (100% investment)
or Joint Venture (partial investment) for foreign investors. They are:
Serial Name of Project Required Investment
(USD in Million)
Annual Return on
Investment (ROI)
01 Automatic Steel Re-Rolling Mill 400 8-10%
02 Car Battery Production Line 15 15-20%
03 Auto Rice Mill 10 20%
04 Animal Feed Mill 10 25%
05 Flour Mill 10 25%
06 Dairy 10 20-25%
07 Garment Industry 50 15-20%
08 Textile Industry 300 10-15%
09 Jute Mill 15 18-22%
10 Concrete Block Production Line 35 30%
11 Sulphuric Acid Production Line 350 12-15%
12 Methanol Production Line 350 12-15%
13 Electronics (TV, Fridge, AC) 25 15-20%
14 Renewable Power Plant (solar, wind) 450 10-12%
15 Dredger 30 25-30%
16 Hospital 250 10-12%
17 College/University 250 10-12%
18 Pharmaceuticals Industry 250 10-12%
19 Hotel/Resort 250 10-12%
20 Private EPZ 3000 10-15%